#i read jennifer saint’s ariadne last night
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You mentioned that you were into a lot of adaptions, reinterpretations, and inspired works of the ancient Greek religion and lore, what are you into as far as the source materials? Are you a fan of the poems, a plays person, or do you prefer the philosophy? I personally started with pjo hyperfixation in elementary to the ancient Greek works in middle school and actually discovered Hadestown, tsoa, and Epic now that I'm in college so I'm curious how that affects what people prefer. I'm mostly a fan of the poems myself, I adore the Iliad and unpopular opinion but I really like the Dionysiaca. Obviously I enjoy the other stuff too, the Odyssey and Posthomerica and Homeric Hymns (Homeric Hymn 2 to Demeter my beloved) but the Iliad was the first one I read so it's always been my fav. I've only recently discovered that there were fans on Tumblr and AO3 for all of those outside pjo in the last couple months so sorry if I sound over eager! I'm just very excited.
Like you I started out with Percy Jackson in elementary! It was actually required reading believe it or not, and I fell in love. Since then I really love the adaptations of Greek Mythology (Epic, Hadestown, PJO musical, Ulysses dies at Dawn) and others such as book retellings like Madeline Millers works Circe and Song of Achilles. Also Jennifer Saints Ariadne, and a couple other books that I’m forgetting right now.
As for more source materials, I of course love reading the Odyssey and Iliad, although I think I lean towards the more moderns translations on those.
I do very much like the plays though! I am a involved a lot in theatre, so it’s inevitable. Medea holds a special place in my heart, as that’s the play I am most familiar with. Honestly, with no prompting, I could launch into a Medea monologue right now. In addition I have read Oedipus Rex (this dude has Problems), a bit of Antigone, and Agamemnon!
I can’t say I’ve read too many other source materials, but anything that mentions Greek Mythology slightly is sure to interest me. (Midsummer Nights Dream had a bit of references to Greek Mythology though I don’t think that counts enough. Also could launch into a Helena monologue)
Overall I would say I just enjoy all of it! I’m definitely looking into reading and learning more, but unfortunately I’ve been busy lately. I love finding people who love the same things though!!!
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books i’ve read in 2022.
the complete list of the 68 books i read this year.
i set my goal as 52 books to read in 2022 (one book per month) and i’m very happy that i achieved that! in 2021 i read 26 books, which was very impressive for me, so the fact that i’ve read more than twice that this year is incredible.
a quiet kind of thunder by sara barnard
the wife of bath by geoffrey chaucer
the diary of a young girl by anne frank
always by morris gleitzman
crooked kingdom by leigh bardugo
the spanish love deception by elena armas
the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins
mary barton by elizabeth gaskell
do androids dream of electric sheep by philip k dick
the lonely londoners by sam selvon
the love hypothesis by ali hazelwood
it ends with us by colleen hoover
one last stop by casey mcquiston
fun home by alison bechdel
the mad women’s ball by victoria mas
ugly love by colleen hoover
twelfth night by william shakespeare
aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire saenz
aristotle and dante dive into the waters of the world by benjamin alone saenz
they both die at the end by adam silvera
heartstopper by alice oseman
normal people by sally rooney
one day in the life of ivan denisovich by aleksandr solzhenitsyn
my policeman by bethan roberts
delilah green doesn’t care by ashley herring blake
all your perfects by colleen hoover
confess by colleen hoover
the perks of being a wallflower by stephen chbosky
one true loves by taylor jenkins reid
beach read by emiky henry
red, white, and royal blue by casey mcquiston
call me by your name by andre aciman
humans by matt haig
how to stop time by matt haig
a man called ove by fredrik backman
you and me on vacation by emily henry
find me by andre aciman
still life by sarah winman
a court of thorns and roses by sarah j maas
a court of mist and fury by sarah j maas
a court of wings and ruin by sarah j maas
a court of frost and starlight by sarah j maas
a court of silver flames by sarah j maas
book lovers by emily henry
sorcery of thorns by margaret rogerson
malibu rising by taylor jenkins reid
the poppy war by r. f. kuang
forget me twice by carina taylor
love on the brain by ali hazelwood
finding audrey by sophie kinsella
pride and prejudice by jane austen
felix ever after by kacen callender
ariadne by jennifer saint
cemetery boys by aiden thomas
the hunger games by suzanne collins
mary and the wrongs of woman by mary wollstonecraft
it happened one summer by tessa bailey
oh whistle and i’ll come to you my lad by m. r. james
a room of one’s own by virginia woolf
the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde by robert louis stevenson
the picture of dorian gray by oscar wilde
dracula by bram stoker
silence of the lambs by thomas harris
northanger abbey by jane austen
frankenstein by mary shelley
story of your life by ted chiang
before i do by sophie cousens
heart of darkness by joseph conrad
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2022 Yearly Roundup
Stats
Total books read: 95
'New' books read: 90
5 star books: 32
My reading goal this year was 72 new-to-me books, 6 per month. I smashed my yearly goal, and hit my monthly goal 11 out of 12 months. The only month I missed, October, was the month I re-read The Raven Cycle instead. I think I did pretty well!
A Gathering of Shadows - V.E. Schwab ★★★★☆
The Cruel Prince - Holly Black ★★★★★
The Wicked King - Holly Black ★★★★★
The Queen of Nothing - Holly Black ★★★★★
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories - Holly Black ★★★★☆
Lore - Alexandra Bracken ★☆☆☆☆
Pandora - Susan Stokes-Chapman ★★★★★
Skyward - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
A Long Fatal Love Chase - Louisa May Alcott ★★☆☆☆
Practical Magic - Alice Hoffman ★★★☆☆
These Violent Delights - Chloe Gong ★☆☆☆☆
Only a Monster - Vanessa Len ★★★★☆
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab ★★★★★
The House with Chicken Legs - Sophie Anderson ★★★☆☆
The Atlas Six - Olivie Blake ★☆☆☆☆
Galatea - Madeline Miller ★★★☆☆
Gallant - V.E. Schwab ★★★★★
Cemetery Boys - Aiden Thomas ★★★★★
The Devil Makes Three - Tori Bovalino ★★★☆☆
A River Enchanted - Rebecca Ross ★★☆☆☆
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke ★★★☆☆
Tithe - Holly Black ★★★★★
Valiant - Holly Black ★★★★★
Ironside - Holly Black ★★★★★
Piranesi - Susanna Clarke ★★★☆☆
Half a Soul - Olivia Atwater ★★★★☆
The Ladies of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke ★★★☆☆
Ten Thousand Stitches - Olivia Atwater ★★★★★
Longshadow - Olivia Atwater ★★★★½
The Lord Sorcier - Olivia Atwater ★★★★★
The Latch Key - Olivia Atwater ★★★☆☆
Portrait of a Thief - Grace D. Li ★★★★★
The Lost Sisters - Holly Black ★★☆☆☆
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan ★★★☆☆
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse - Rick Riordan ★★★★☆
Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan ★★★★★
Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian - Rick Riordan ★★★★★
Book of Night - Holly Black ★★★☆☆
The Ravens - Danielle Paige and Kass Morgan ★★★★☆
The Monarchs - Danielle Paige and Kass Morgan ★★★☆☆
Starsight - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Cytonic - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Legion - Brandon Sanderson ★★★☆☆
Skin Deep - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
Lies of the Beholder - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
Skyward Flight - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Firefight - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Calamity - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★½
Mitosis - Brandon Sanderson ★★★☆☆
The King’s Renegal - Emily Wilson and Celia Oliva ★★☆☆☆
The Foxhole Court - Nora Sakavic ★★★★★
The Raven King - Nora Sakavic ★★★★★
The King’s Men - Nora Sakavic ★★★★★
Arcanum Unbounded - Brandon Sanderson ★★★☆☆
Dawnshard - Brandon Sanderson ★★★☆☆
Defending Elysium - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Perfect State - Brandon Sanderson ★★☆☆☆
Firstborn - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★★
Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson ★★★★☆
These Hollow Vows - Lexi Ryan ★★★☆☆
These Twisted Bonds - Lexi Ryan ★★☆☆☆
Gild - Raven Kennedy ★☆☆☆☆
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune ★★★★★
Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir ★★★☆☆
Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir ★★☆☆☆
In Deeper Waters - F.T. Lukens ★★★★☆
Ariadne - Jennifer Saint ★★★★☆
Violet Made of Thorns - Gina Chen ★☆☆☆☆
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen ★★★★☆
Nettle and Bone - T. Kingfisher ★★★★☆
The Dark Tide - Alicia Jasinska ★★★★★
A Prince of Troy - Lindsay Clarke ★★☆☆☆
Wake the Bones - Elizabeth Kilcoyne ★★★★★
The Raven Boys - Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
The Dream Thieves - Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
The Raven King - Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
Opal - Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★★
Call Down the Hawk - Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★☆
Mister Impossible - Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★☆
Greywaren - Maggie Stiefvater ★★★★★
The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani ★★★☆☆
A World Without Princes - Soman Chainani ★★☆☆☆
Vicious - V.E. Schwab ★★★★★
The Last Ever After - Soman Chainani ★★★☆☆
Nothing but Blackened Teeth - Cassandra Khaw ★★★★☆
Firstborn - Brandon Sanderson (re-read)
Upon a Waking Dream - J.S. Bailey ★★☆☆☆
The Secret Gift - Bethany Atazadeh ★★★★☆
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens ★★★★★
Godkiller - Hannah Kaner ★★★☆☆
Vengeful - V.E. Schwab ★★★★☆
The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories - various authors ★★★★☆
Wintersong - S. Jae-Jones ★★★☆☆
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9 people you want to get to know better !
i was tagged by @eowylesbian thanks so much luce!!!
fav colour: black (if we're counting this as a color) bc it's definitely the most frequent colour in my wardrobe; i also adore purple and blue
currently reading: i'm not reading anything rn but the last book i read was iron widow by xiran jay zhao (definitely recommend) and ariadne by jennifer saint is probably gonna be my next read
last song: the pros and cons of breathing - fall out boy
last series: lockwood and co (also definitely recommend; it has both scary and cozy vibes and great lighting for scenes that take place at night)
last movie: i finally watched dune last week
currently working on: not anything specific but i'm gonna start working on my clone wars anakin skywalker cosplay soon; i also need to study for my 3 retake exams and i wanna rollerskate again
tagging (absolutely no pressure tho): @throckmorton-of-frogmorton @fictionalred @shejustcalledmeafish @dont-touch-my-fandoms (these are not 9 people but who cares have fun!!!)
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Thank you @solangewrite for tagging me and sorry for getting this late hehe my dumbass forgot to get to this 💀
Rule: tag 9 people you would like to know/catch up with
Problem here is I don't talk to that many ppl here bc of my introverted ass (pls dont hesitate to message me if u ever feel like talking ti me) djjssjs but i shall tag: @boowanie @twogyuu @lily-blue @ann-non @mangogyu @lavenderautumnx @wonwoosthetic and everyone who wanna do this im sorry im blanking out 😭😭😭
Last song: Taeyeon - I
Last movie: Escape Room: Tournament of the Champions (just last night too👀)
Last book: The Song of Achilles by Madelinne Miller (and currently reading Ariadne by Jennifer Saint)
#also#dont feel pressured to do this if you dont want to!!!#i just find fun answering these things hehe#tag game#im rly just tagging eri so I'd at least reach half of 9 zjsbsjjes
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For the book asks - 12, 15, 18!
Thanks so much!
12. did you enjoy any compulsory high school readings?
Yes! I studied Macbeth for GCSE English and The Crucible for GCSE Drama and I really enjoyed them both. Macbeth still holds a special place in my heart, and I'd really recommend the new A24 adaptation, I loved it
15. recommend and review a book.
The book I'm gonna recommend (because I haven't seen anyone talking about it enough) is My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Synopsis:
The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act...different. She's moody. She's irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she's nearby. Abby's investigation leads her to some startling discoveries--and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
I loved this book SO MUCH. The two main characters both feel very real, and their relationship is so effective as the driving force of the book. It's surprisingly funny, but the contrast between the comedy and the serious plotline actually works really well and helps it to feel like a really authentic depiction of teenage girls. Like I said, the relationship between the two main characters is very much the strongest part of the book, but I honestly felt like there was never a dull moment in this book, and I'd absolutely recommend it to any horror fans looking for someone fun
18. do you like historical books? which time period?
Yes! I'm going to be studying history at university soon, so historical fiction is a big favourite of mine. I honestly don't really have a favourite period to read from, so here's a few historical books I've read recently with the period they're set in:
• The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton - 1970s
• Last Night at The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo - 1950s
• Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell - 1590s
• Ariadne by Jennifer Saint - Ancient Greece
Feel free to drop some more asks!
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Surprise book!
I picked up a book from the library yesterday that was not on my list, but only because I didn't know it existed.
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
And if you think her name sounds familiar it's probably because she is the author of Ariadne.
I went on a bit of a kick last year reading Greek Mythology retellings and that included Ariadne. I quite enjoyed it, and even though I only started it last night I am enjoying Elektra.
The book is told from the prospective of three women, Clytemnestra wife of Agamemnon and sister of Helen. Cassandra of Troy who gains the gift of prophecy and the curse to not be believed. And of course Elektra, the youngest daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
I think the story will focus on the war and ultimately the fall of Troy and aftermath from the point of view of the three women. In that way it is slightly reminiscent of A Thousand Ships.
For the full list of Books I read last year, click HERE
For what I am reading this year you will just have to wait. OR come find me on The Storygraph where I am Shy_Fairy
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Why must the female lead spurn any and all relationships with men in order for a work to be called “feminist?”
Why does the “feminist” story require her heart to be broken repeatedly just to prove the author’s point?
Is it too much to ask that her story ends in a healthy relationship with a partner who loves and supports her?
#i read jennifer saint’s ariadne last night#so much potential#and yet#missed it by that much#literary criticism
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Alright y’all, here’s my full list of books I read in 2021. I’ve made posts for each individual month since I started reading in July (when I got my library card). I’ve read 86 books total, and visited 11 public libraries in two states in the process (support your local library! Save your bookshelf space!).
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue [Montague Siblings: 1] - Mackenzi Lee
History is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller
Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
The Lightning Thief [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 1] - Rick Riordan
The Sea of Monsters [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 2] - Rick Riordan
The Titan’s Curse [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 3] - Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 4] - Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian [Percy Jackson and the Olympians: 5] - Rick Riordan
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy [Montague Siblings: 2] - Mackenzi Lee
The Lost Hero [The Heroes of Olympus: 1] - Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune [The Heroes of Olympus: 2] - Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena [The Heroes of Olympus: 3] - Rick Riordan
The House of Hades [The Heroes of Olympus: 4] - Rick Riordan
The Blood of Olympus [The Heroes of Olympus: 5] - Rick Riordan
The Hidden Oracle [The Trials of Apollo: 1] - Rick Riordan
The Dark Prophecy [The Trials of Apollo: 2] - Rick Riordan
The Burning Maze [The Trials of Apollo: 3] - Rick Riordan
The Tyrant’s Tomb [The Trials of Apollo: 4] - Rick Riordan
The Tower of Nero [The Trials of Apollo: 5] - Rick Riordan
Carry On [Simon Snow: 1] - Rainbow Rowell
Wayward Son [Simon Snow: 2] - Rainbow Rowell
More Happy Than Not - Adam Silvera
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe [Aristotle and Dante: 1] - Benjamin Alire Saenz
The Sword of Summer [Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: 1] - Rick Riordan
The Hammer of Thor [Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: 2] - Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead [Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: 3] - Rick Riordan
Any Way the Wind Blows [Simon Snow: 3] - Rainbow Rowell
What If It’s Us [What If It’s Us: 1] - Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda - Becky Albertalli
Salt to the Sea - Ruta Sepetys
The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern
Six of Crows [Six of Crows: 1] - Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom [Six of Crows: 2] - Leigh Bardugo
And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini
The Fountains of Silence - Ruta Sepetys
Circe - Madeline Miller
Loki: Where Mischief Lies - Mackenzi Lee
Shadow and Bone [Shadow and Bone: 1] - Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm [Shadow and Bone: 2] - Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising [Shadow and Bone: 3] - Leigh Bardugo
King of Scars [King of Scars: 1] - Leigh Bardugo
Rule of Wolves [King of Scars: 2] - Leigh Bardugo
Out of the Easy - Ruta Sepetys
In Deeper Waters - F. T. Lukens
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing [The Carl Saga: 1] - Hank Green
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor [The Carl Saga: 2] - Hank Green
Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo
All Out - Saundra Mitchell; Dahlia Adler, Sara Farizan, Tessa Gratton, Shaun David Hutchinson, Kody Keplinger, Mackenzi Lee, Malinda Lo, Nilah Magruder, Anna-Marie McLemore, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Natalie C. Parker, Alex Sanchez, Kate Scelsa, Tess Sharpe, Robin Talley, Scott Tracey, Elliot Wake
The Starless Sea - Erin Morgenstern
A Darker Shade of Magic [Shades of Magic: 1] - V. E. Schwab
Vicious [Villains: 1] - V. E. Schwab
Vengeful [Villains: 2] - V. E. Schwab
Infinity Son [Infinity Cycle: 1] - Adam Silvera
Infinity Reaper [Infinity Cycle: 2] - Adam Silvera
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Gathering of Shadows [Shades of Magic: 2] - V. E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light [Shades of Magic: 3] - V. E. Schwab
Ariadne - Jennifer Saint
They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera
Jade City [The Green Bone Saga: 1] - Fonda Lee
Jade War [The Green Bone Saga: 2] - Fonda Lee
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab
This Savage Song [Monsters of Verity: 1] - Victoria Schwab
Our Dark Duet [Monsters of Verity: 2] - Victoria Schwab
The Archived [Archived: 1] - Victoria Schwab
The Unbound [Archived: 2] - Victoria Schwab
We Hunt the Flame [Sands of Arawiya: 1] - Hafsah Faizal
We Free the Stars [Sands of Arawiya: 2] - Hafsah Faizal
Maybe in Another Life - Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Deadly Education [Scholomance: 1] - Naomi Novik
The Last Graduate [Scholomance: 2] - Naomi Novik
The City of Brass [The Daevabad Trilogy: 1] - S. A. Chakraborty
The Kingdom of Copper [The Daevabad Trilogy: 2] - S. A. Chakraborty
The Empire of Gold [The Daevabad Trilogy: 3] - S. A. Chakraborty
A Conspiracy of Truths [A Conspiracy of Truths: 1] - Alexandra Rowland
A Choir of Lies [A Conspiracy of Truths: 2] - Alexandra Rowland
These Violent Delights [These Violent Delights: 1] - Chloe Gong
Uprooted - Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
The Poppy War [The Poppy War: 1] - R. F. Kuang
Trail of Lightning [The Sixth World: 1] - Rebecca Roanhorse
Storm of Locusts [The Sixth World: 2] - Rebecca Roanhorse
Jade Legacy [The Green Bone Saga: 3] - Fonda Lee
The Dragon Republic [The Poppy War: 2] - R. F. Kuang
The Burning God [The Poppy War: 3] - R. F. Kuang
#2021 book list#support your local library#I’m sorry the formatting is trash I was lazy#rick riordan#v. e. schwab#r. f. kuang#rebecca roanhorse#Chloe gong#adam silvera#ruta sepetys#mackenzi lee#fonda lee#taylor jenkins reid#madeline miller#leigh bardugo#erin morgenstern#naomi novik#hafsah faizal#s. a. chakraborty#shades of magic#percy jackson#the green bone saga#an absolutely remarkable thing#the poppy war trilogy#the daevabad trilogy#these violent delights#tbdate#the song of achilles#rwrb#the invisible life of addie larue
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books read in 2021
here we go again! i also have goodreads and @thesonofneptune is my book blog. bolded are favourites
The Wolf in the Whale by Jordanna Max Brodsky ★★★
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ★★★
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow ★★★
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker ★★★
Playing Nice by J.P. Delaney ★★★★
Kings of the Wyld (The Band #1) by Nicholas Eames ★★★★
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse ★★★
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica ★★★★
Salt In the Sea by Ruth Sepetys ★★
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (DNF)
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah ★★★★
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho ★★★
Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long ★★★★
The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick ★★★
The Push by Ashley Audrain ★★★★★
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie ★★★
Where The Forest Meets The Stars by Glendy Vanderah ★★★
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers ★★
Silver in the Wood (The Greenhollow Duology #1) by Emily Tesh ★★★★
Drowned Country (The Greenhollow Duology #2) by Emily Tesh ★★★
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu ★★★
A Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec ★★★
Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane ★★★★
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell ★★★
On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu ★★
Hamnet by by Maggie O'Farrell ★★★
Do No Harm by Christina McDonald ★★
Never Die by Rob J Hayes ★★★
The Frozen Crown (Warrior Witch #1) by Greta Kelly ★★★
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights #1) by Chloe Gong ★★★★
Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1) by Kevin Hearne ★★
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ★★★
The End of Men by Christina Sweeney-Baird ★★★
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay ★★★★
Master of Sorrows (The Silent Gods #1) by Justin Travis Call ★★★
The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst ★★★
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix ★★★
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (DNF)
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder ★★★★
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin ★★★
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan ★★★
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir ★★★
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake ★★★★
The Ghost Tree by Christina Henry ★★★★
The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1) by C.L. Clark ★★★
Run Away by Harlan Coben ★★★
The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon ★★★★
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland ★★★★★
Crier’s War (Crier’s War #1) by Nina Varela ★★★
Becoming Leidah by Michelle Grierson ★★★
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson ★★★★
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker ★★★
The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson ★★
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong ★★
The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo ★★★
These Feathered Flames (These Feathered Flames, #1) by Alexandra Overy ★★★
The Perfect Daughter by D.J. Palmer ★★★
The Book of Koli (Rampart Trilogy, #1) by M.R. Carey ★★★
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint ★★★★
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry ★★★★
Deeplight by Frances Hardinge ★★★
Lore by Alexandra Bracken ★★
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho ★★★★
A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe #1) by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★★
Paris By Starlight by Robert Dinsdale ★★
The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson ★★★
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ★★
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ★★★
The Perfect Family by Robyn Harding ★
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo ★★★
Son of the Storm (The Nameless Republic, #1) by Suyi Davies Okungbowa ★★★
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon ★★★
The Jasmine Throne (Burning Kingdoms #1) by Tasha Suri ★★★★
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri ★★★
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston ★★★★
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides ★
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1) by John Gwynne ★★★
Daughter of Sparta (Daughter of Sparta, #1) by Claire M. Andrews ★★★
The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie M. Liu ★★★
Steel Crow Saga by Paul Krueger ★★★
This Poison Heart (The Poison Heart, #1) by Kalynn Bayron ★★★
Sistersong by Lucy Holland ★★★★
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf ★★★★
Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1) by Elizabeth Lim ★★
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass ★★
The Midnight Lie (The Midnight Lie, #1) by Marie Rutkoski ★★★
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ★★★
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) by Shelley Parker-Chan ★★★
The Lost War (Eidyn #1) by Justin Lee Anderson ★★★★
Malice (Malice Duology #1) by Heather Walter ★★★★
The Haunting Of Tram Car 015 (Dead Djinn Universe #2) by P. Djèlí Clark ★★★
Skullsworn (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #4) by Brian Staveley ★★★
A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee ★★★★
Aching God (Iconoclasts, #1) by Mike Shel ★★★
Chasing Graves (The Chasing Graves Trilogy, #1) by Ben Galley ★★★
Race the Sands by Sarah Beth Durst ★★★★
The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould ★★★
The Hand of the Sun King (Pact and Pattern #1) by J.T. Greathouse ★★★★
Along the Razor's Edge (The War Eternal, #1) by Rob J. Hayes ★★
The Dragon Warrior (The Dragon Warrior #1) by Katie Zhao ★★★★
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto ★★★
Black Stone Heart (The Obsidian Path, #1) by Michael R. Fletcher ★★★
The Boy with Fire (The Ravence Trilogy #1) by Aparna Verma ★★★
Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff ★★
The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston ★★★
Master Assassins (The Fire Sacraments, #1) by Robert V.S. Redick ★★★★
Wildwood Whispers by Willa Reece ★★★
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones ★★★★
Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1) by Rachel Aaron ★★★
Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao ★★
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune ★★★
To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames ★★★★
A Clash of Steel: A Treasure Island Remix by C.B. Lee ★★★
A Spindle Splintered (Fractured Fables #1) by Alix E. Harrow ★★★
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Persepolis #1-2)by Marjane Satrapi ★★★★
Vespertine (Vespertine, #1) by Margaret Rogerson ★★★
The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke ★★
The Keeper of Night (The Keeper of Night, #1) by Kylie Lee Baker ★★★
We Are the Dead (The Last War, #1) by Mike Shackle ★★★
Little Thieves (Little Thieves, #1) by Margaret Owen ★★★
Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo ★★
Dark Rise (Dark Rise, #1) by C.S. Pacat ★★★★
A Marvellous Light (The Last Binding, #1) by Freya Marske ★★★
All of Us Villains (All of Us Villains, #1)b y Amanda Foody ★★★
Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights, #2) by Chloe Gong ★★★★
Small Favors by Erin A. Craig ★★★
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente ★★
The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire, #2) by Andrea Stewart ★★★★
Jade Legacy (The Green Bone Saga, #3) by Fonda Lee ★★★★
The Library of the Unwritten (Hell's Library #1) by A.J. Hackwith ★★★
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier ★★★★
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan ★★★
City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda ★★★★
The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris ★★★
Deposing Nathan by Zack Smedley ★★★
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I posted 2,279 times in 2021
438 posts created (19%)
1841 posts reblogged (81%)
For every post I created, I reblogged 4.2 posts.
I added 130 tags in 2021
#0 - 10 posts
#thinking bout queue lots lately - 55 posts
#thanks for asking! - 25 posts
#tori would love this post - 11 posts
#ahahahaha - 9 posts
#anonymous - 7 posts
#ringer podcast - 5 posts
#lover - 3 posts
#tw: food - 3 posts
#ahahaha - 2 posts
My Top Posts in 2021
#5
I’m just going to say it....I’ve never heard starbucks lovers in blank space and still don’t hear it at all
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#4
Reading List 2021
Who’s ready for another reading list? I’ve added links to my goodreads review this time around!
The Opposite of Always by Jason A. Reynolds (1/1)
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (1/3)
The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey (1/10)
The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos (1/11)
One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (1/13)
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (1/16)
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (1/22)
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (1/25)
Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken (1/27)
The Memory of Babel by Christell Dabos (1/31)
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2/4)
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (2/5)
Written in the Stars by AIsha Saeed (2/7)
Beartown by Fredrik Backman (2/9)
Lore by Alexandra Bracken (2/18)
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (2/22)
Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (2/26)
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (3/2)
Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (3/3)
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (3/8)
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare (3/10)
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (3/14)
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (3/16)
The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (3/20)
Beloved by Toni Morrison (3/21)
This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey (3/24)
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (3/29)
Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (3/30)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (4/13)
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (4/16)
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman (4/17)
Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman (4/18)
Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi (4/20)
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (4/22)
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (4/22)
Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (4/30)
And Every Morning the Way Home Get Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (5/3)
Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman (5/6)
Anne of Manhattan by Brina Staler (5/6)
We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Fazal (5/12)
Bridge of Souls By Victoria Schwab (5/13)
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (5/20)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (5/20)
The Deep by Rivers Solomon (5/24)
Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman (5/27)
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (5/28)
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (5/31)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (6/1)
Paper Girls Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (6/3)
Better Together by Christine Riccio (6/7)
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (6/15)
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (6/19)
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (6/24)
The Midnight Library By Matt Haig (7/6)
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#3
What was everyone's emotional support unreleased song?
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#2
tolerate it is so fucking sad who allowed taylor to think up these situations? I don't want her to even imagine feeling like this it's so distressing
171 notes • Posted 2021-08-04 21:33:22 GMT
#1
Taylor really snapped with Wildest Dreams homegirl really said I am so fucking hot that the mere thought of me will be following this mans around for the rest of his life
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#my 2021 tumblr year in review#your tumblr year in review#the way my tag for tori is one of my most used tags AHAHAHA
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Master List of Books Read
This is the Master List of my books read, I am up for discussing any of the books on this list:
1. Long Way Down by Jason Renoylds
2. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
3. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
4. They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera.
5. The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen.
6. Six of Crows by Leah Bardugo.
7. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.
8. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas.
9. One of Us is Lying by Karen M McManus.
10. The Wicked King by Holly Black.
11. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson.
12. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.
13. Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston.
14. The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black.
15. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas.
16. If We Were Villains by M L Rio.
17. The Bookweaver's Daughter by Malavika Kannan.
18. Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibanez.
19. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
20. Imaginary Borders by Xiuhtezcatl Martinez.
21. How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black.
22. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.
23. Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland.
24. The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu.
25. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
26. These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
27. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
28. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
29. The Iliad by Homer
30. Ariadne by Jennifer Saint
31. Why Did I Get A B by Shannon Reed
32. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickenson.
33. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
34. Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
35. The Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern
36. A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
37. Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
38. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead
39. Geekerella by Ashley Poston
40. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
41. We The Animals by Justin Torres
42. All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
43. Edinburgh by Alexander Chee
44. Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas.
45. One Last Stop by Casey McQuinston
46. The Round House by Louise Eldrich
47. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
48. Exit West by Moshin Hamid
49. Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix
50. Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
51. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
52. Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon
53. Join the Club Maggie Diaz by Nina Moreno
54. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
55. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
56. Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
57. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
58. Normal People by Sally Rooney
59. Heartstopper Vol 1 by Alice Oseman
60. Sisters of Sword and Song by Rebecca Ross
61. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Update Two
My dear, vast audience,
Ugh! I Am Bad At Schedules! It’s been well over a week since I last posted, so I’m going to see if I can post every other week and then work up from there. I’m going to give us a nice clean slate update and tomorrow I’ll do my “real” post for the week - likely a short review.
List Time!!!
Completed since last post:
- Binti: the Night Masquerade - Nnedi Okorafor
- Between Shades of Gray - Ruta Sepetys
- Dark Places - Gillian Flynn
- Eat A Peach - David Chang
Currently reading:
- NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, Steve Silberman
- A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine
- The Plague of Doves, Louise Erdrich
- Parable of the Talents, Octavia Butler
- Vengeful, Victoria Schwab
- The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
Near Future TBR:
- Grown, Tiffany D. Jackson
- Firekeeper’s Daughter, Angeline Boulley
- The Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin
- Ariadne, Jennifer Saint
- Mixed, Chandra Prasad
- Black Enough, Ibi Zoboi
- The Power, Naomi Alderman
- Winter Counts, David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Until next time!
Sincerely,
A Future Librarian of America
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I cannot believe it's already March! I would ask where all the time has gone, but if you're anything like me, the time has been spent in the same place for the last year (eesh).
Anyway, I thought I would share my March TBR with you all here. I have around 10 books on it, but honestly I would be thrilled to read 5 of them. I feel a tiny bit of a reading slump coming on, especially after the marathon month of February.
On the list I have a few ARCs I received from NetGalley, a couple books from the Throne of Glass series, and several from my never-ending TBR backlog. My birthday was a few days ago and while I would have loved some books, my shelves are sighing in relief lol.
What books would you like to read this month?
To Love and To Loathe by Martha Waters (ARC, coming out April 6th, 2021). A Regency-era romance about a woman who loves her independence making a wager with her friend that he won't marry within the year. Romance and hijinks ensue.
A Coat of Yellow Paint by Naomi Davis (ARC, coming out April 6th, 2021). A collection of essays about motherhood, life, and remaining balanced in a world that pulls you into 1000 different directions. Written by the creative mind behind the blog Love, Taza.
Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (ARC, coming out May 4th, 2021). A retelling of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur. One of my most anticipated books of 2021. Also the first Goodreads giveaway I've ever won!
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas. The fifth installment of the Throne of Glass series.
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas. The sixth installment of the Throne of Glass series (SJM/ToG fans out there- can I buddy read this with the fifth book? Or should I read it afterwards? I know it doesn't necessarily follow the events of the fifth book)
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. A puzzle book following the house of Piranesi and all the twists and turns it contains, as well as Piranesi's exploration of the house and its inhabitants.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab. Addie LaRue sells her soul to the devil in exchange for immortality, but as soon as she moves out of someone's line of sight they forget about her forever.
Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane (ARC, coming out May 4th, 2021). Four friends in their thirties have their trust and friendship tested after one event threatens to undo everything they thought they had and known.
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Septys. Historical fiction detailing the tragedies of the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustoff through four fictional yet historically-accurate voices.
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. A non-fiction book detailing the rise of segregation in the United States based off of housing laws.
#rose is reading#rose will be reading#march tbr#to be read#march#to love and to loathe#Martha waters#arc#a coat of yellow paint#Naomi davis#atria#flatiron books#ariadne#Jennifer saint#April releases#may releases#empire of storms#tower of dawn#Sarah j maas#throne of glass#piranesi#Susanna clarke#the invisible life of Addie larue#ve schwab#just last night#mhairi mcfarlane#salt to the sea#ruta sepetys#the color of law#Richard rothstein
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