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all the books I read in april 2024

❤️- decent reading/would maybe recommend; ⭐️- favorite

1. “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” by Victor Hugo - 7/10 (❤️)

2. “Sorcery of Thorns series” by Margaret Rogerson - 6/10 (❤️)

3. “The Fountains of Silence" by Ruta Sepetys - 7.5/10 (❤️)

4. “Gumiho” series by Kat Cho - 6/10 (❤️)

5. “Caraval” trilogy by Stephanie Garber - 3/10*

6. “Realm Breaker” trilogy by Victoria Aveyard - 7/10 (❤️)

7. “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy - 9/10 (⭐️)

8. “Mansfield Park” by Jane Austen - 6/10 (❤️)**

9. “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin - 8/10 (⭐️)

*technically I read the first two books last month but let’s pretend I read all of the books in april

** would’ve been around 8/10ish if it weren’t for who Fanny ended up with…

note: honestly, I could’ve read more. but I was in sort of a reading slump where even though I didn’t actually want to be on my phone, I was on it. it sort of feels worse how little books I read compared to last month, even though I know Anna Karenina is a lengthy book and just because I don’t read one book a day doesn’t mean I’m someone who doesn’t love reading books.

#book review #books and reading #book recommendations #book ratings #april 2024 #thoughts #bookblr #the hunchback of notre dame #victor hugo #sorcery of thorns #margaret rogerson #the fountains of silence #ruta sepetys #gumiho #kat cho #caraval #stephanie garber #realm breaker #victoria aveyard #anna karenina #leo tolstoy #mansfield park #jane austen #book buni

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I've seen many posts that were like "💕what it would be like to date [insert a tsh character]💕" with cute romantic stuff and i was like GIRL NO, so that's what it would actually be like to date the secret history characters:

Charles: is drunk 24/7, throws stuff at you, hits you, disappears without explanation to be found in a hospital three days later, secretly fucks his twin sister

Richard: stalks and idealizes you even before your first conversation, then lies to you constantly about literally everything to make himself seem cool, never tells you anything about himself, gatekeeps, gazlights, fantasizes about hitting and raping you, doesn't care to know you, obsesses over you after a breakup for years

Francis: is gay and only dates you as a cover-up for being gay (for gays: doesn't know what consent is at all, kisses you and then tells you he doesn't feel anything for you, probably only wants a one-night stand, wakes you up at 2 a.m., because he just had an anxiety attack)

Henry: forces you to join a cult, never talks about feelings, never tells you anything about himself, suspiciously often talks about murder, then kills himself in front of you, mentally scarring you for the rest of your life

Bunny: is sexist, racist, homophobe, mentally unstable, doesn't have a job, insults you on purpose, spends all your money, reads your diary without permission, throws tantrums, steals from you, then dies under mysterious circumstances

Camilla: cheats on you with her twin brother, and we know nothing about her personality besides that thanks to richard who was so in love with her that he never saw her as a human being instead of a highly idealized pretty picture

Everyone: are high and/or drunk most of the time, are in a cult, do kill people

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Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.

— John Green.

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If you wanna protect AO3 or character ai. Or Wattpad. Or Tumblr. Or discord. Or even the right for undocumented people and minors to use the fucking Internet reblog this I swear to God. Reblog this and reblog as many KOSA posts as you can go on their website and contact your Representatives. Do it. Do it. Do it.

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no cus like idrc for romance in media but hear me out... if it's the trope where one character is absolutely broken and deranged with a warped moral compass and the other character is standing on the sidelines, watching them in awe as they level cities, thinking "scary? my god, you're divine," i will FOLD. i will go batshit crazy over that

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

“It was only when he was alone and he couldn’t participate in the business of living that he tended to notice how lovely being alive was.” 

#tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow #gabrielle zevin #sam mazer #sadie green #book quotes #books #bookblr #books and reading #book-buni

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On a splendid walk!

I finished making this guy, v inspired by @slocotion, old clown dolls, and Vanessa Stockard. I'm not sure what to call him, Timothy, maybe!

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oh yeah btw i went into the city with my sister today and it was a very nice day :) i'm now going to tell you all about it bc i need to learn to be more positive. also, i will add random photos from pinterest so this post looks mildly interesting

here i go:

- first we watched an anzac day march (i live in australia, yeah. idrm u guys knowing that. basically anzac day is a day where we show respects to soldiers who fought in the war/s) for a whole hour (yeah... it was very tiring but atleast all we had to do was sit and watch. its not exactly hard i suppose)

- then, we went to a cafe where we drank iced matcha latte and shared a chocolate cake slice. the cafe was so cozy and it had jaz music and it was dark wood + green + overgrown vines type of vibe :)

- then, we went to....

drumroll please

a second hand bookstore !!!

*dies, comes alive, dies, comes alive* (x4)

there were a million books in there (or so the sign at the front claimed) and it was such a lovely place

it smelled like old books. i nearly suffocated because the smell was so strong (but i didnt mjnd at all ofc)

in the back, there was a big space with no shelves and a few tables and chairs to sit and read (i assume?) (tho there were still shelves along the wall)

in the front+middle, there were shelves everywhere, with only space for 2 people in between each shelf

it was very cluttered. i struggled to understand the system because many shelves were unlabelled, but i think that adds to the charm and i loved having to look through all the shelves

at the very front, there is the cash register and a bunch ( a BUNCH) of book stacks on the floor with no price (bc the owner hadnt priced the books yet. the shop is personally owned and they price books by writing it in pencil on the first page. isnt that so charming??)

the books werent insanely cheap, but its a food place to fins different/collectable covers of certain books

i saw a red hardbound version of dead souls by nikolai gogol, which i was going to get bc i really want to read that, but it was falling apart so badly (like the spine was 4/5 off the book) that i felt like it was unwise to purchase haha :,)

in the end, i didnt get to look at everything bc my sister got restless but i did manage to buy 3 books that i am very happy abt:

1. "the adventures of tom sawyer" by mark twain :) this was 7.50 and it had a really pretry cover (also it was small sized, which i think is so charming and pocketable)

2. "the tenant of wildfell hall" by anna brontë. i have read none of the brontë sisters' works, but i really want to:) this was also only 7.50 and the cover was pretty, and it was also pretty small

3. "quiet" by susan cain. it seems so interesting and it was only $10, whereas its going for $20 on amazon 💀 :)

also the owner gave me a bookmark that looked old and it was beige + black and it had the shop name on it, contact info, promo stuff but also it was so cool bc the font was fancy and there was an olden day sketch of an oldman reading to a child in the middle of the bookmark :)

also the owner was a nice and chill old man. also there was classical music !

i cant wait to revisit that store :) i will be opting to purchase all of my classics there because they have covers that ive never seen before.

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then we took the bus home

the end

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Affirmations.

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Kisses can be platonic!!!!!! Cuddles and handholding can be platonic!!!! Physical affection isn't inherently romantic!!!!! You get to decide what is/isn't romantic for you!!!!! And as always, consent is key!!!!!!!

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am i changing or am i reverting back to who i was before

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note: all songs should be available on all/most music streaming platforms but here are youtube links anyways (I recommend watching the music videos for “Revenge” and “Nxde”)

#g idle #songs #tumblr polls #my polls #favorite songs #please answer #i just want to know #book buni #kpop #shuhua #soyeon #miyeon #yuqi #minnie

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Boop! From The Wonderful World of Cats, illustrated by Leonard Shortall. 1961.

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snoopy latte art

#snoopy #the peanuts #latte art