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"Jude,

Come home. Come home and shout at me. Come home and fight with me. Come home and break my heart, if you must.

Just come home.

- Cardan"

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"Heroes don't get happy endings. They give them to other people"

(Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber)

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"In a thousand years, when I've all but forgotten how to love yet again, you'll flit back into my heart, and I'll weep wondering what happened to my mad love" - Astarion

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i got a new sweater. the one i was dreaming of for so long. crème coloured yarn, delicate pattern. with wide sleeves where i can hide my hands to warm up easily, without being worried to stretch the material. and my mum sewed me a new autumn skirt. so i'm patiently waiting for parcel from her

days are becoming shorter with gradually approaching autumn. however the weather is still quite warm, and sunny. and the trees are yet wearing coats of green. however the air already smells of fall, and the sun sits not so high above in the sky creating an illusion of outstretched evenings.

and so it's just a matter of time, when i can put on the new but already special sweater on

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our darling fall is here, and i'm so excited for the cold season. I have created a list of activities you can enjoy with your dear and loved ones, or simply by yourself 🍂🤎🍁

are you excited for autumn/winter?

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“You're a Homeric scholar?' I might have said yes, but I had the feeling he'd be glad to catch me in a mistake and he would be able to do it easily. 'I like Homer' I said weakly. He regarded me chill distaste. 'I love Homer' He said.”

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"𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐲: 𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲" 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

Blurb:

Edinburgh, 1817. A gothic tale full of mystery and romance about a willful female surgeon, a resurrection man who sells bodies for a living.

When the two of them have a chance encounter outside the Edinburgh Anatomist’s Society, Hazel thinks nothing of it at first. But after she gets kicked out of renowned surgeon Dr. Beecham’s lectures for being the wrong gender, she realizes that her new acquaintance might be more helpful than she first thought. Because Hazel has made a deal with Dr. Beecham: if she can pass the medical examination on her own, the university will allow her to enroll. Without official lessons, though, Hazel will need more than just her books – she’ll need bodies to study, corpses to dissect.

Lucky that she’s made the acquaintance of someone who digs them up for a living, then.

But Jack has his own problems: strange men have been seen skulking around cemeteries, his friends are disappearing off the streets. Hazel and Jack work together to uncover the secrets buried not just in unmarked graves, but in the very heart of Edinburgh society.

RATING: 3,5 ★

LIKES ↴

just like synopsis says - it's a gothic mystery tale set in 18th century Scotland. and this alone was enough for me to pick up the story.

and i must admit, i truly felt that feeling of crisp autumn air mixed with the smell of rain. it was easy to picture the gloom and fogginess of the setting. and you can definitely sense it from the very first pages where we're already met with peculiar occurrences.

the read is pleasant and easy, quiet fast paced and logical (however we'll get to that point a little later). in addition to that, i must give a heads up to the beautiful writing skills of the author, and the ability to clearly describe all the actions given.

when it comes to character building, i very much liked Hazel. determined, brave, curious. she sees a goal and she's ready to find any way to make it happen. even to go against the "normalities" set by society of that years. she's a strong person, given the circumstances she had to go through in her past and presents.

this story engages pretty much every aspect of your emotions - which is good. we feel the heaviness of serious topics and doubt of the future, as well as we get to share funny and heart warming moments with main characters.

DISLIKES ↴

as i said before - in the very beginning of the book, we get introduced to a series of mysterious phenomenon's.

as well as a couple of resurrection man, many other people disappear here and there. and some of them happen to be Jack's friends.

it would be thought, that with every turn of the page more questions should arise, as well as intrigue. however the level of mystery holds strongly in the first 1/2 of the book. but later, what previously seemed like a perfect pacing - the rhythm of the events suddenly speeds up, creating a feeling that author wanted to finish this story as soon as possible.

what was supposed to come out as a shocking turn of events, became confusing. all the secrets were uncovered rather fast (faster than i could even try to connect all known to me dots of information together, to build individual theories).

Jack's friends are missing. but he suddenly forgets about it when he meets Hazel.

i myself, found growth of the relationship of these two rather rapid. (however, taking a note that both of them are teenagers, such rush of falling in 'deep' love might be understandable to some). although it would have been even more understandable and even logical, if both spent more time together than it was actually presented.

CONCLUSION ↴

would i read this story again? probably. cause it's still a perfect autumnal story to enjoy, when you want to read something relaxing, with sparks of intrigue here and there.

would i read the sequel (yes, there is a sequel)? no. i feel like one book for this story is very much enough, taking to consideration that the second part follows a new path in the story that i believe is unnecessary.

but when talking about this part specifically- i would like it to be a little longer. so sudden turns of events would truly feel sudden. so there would be place to fit all the investigations and possible events that could have taken place in plot. as well as more realistically paced romance trail.

in other words, if you enjoy reading YA books, you might as well like this one.

| “It was an impossible situation, a trick of society as a whole: force women to live at the mercy of whichever man wants them but shame them for anything they might do to get a man to want them.”

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𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞

🦊: can you feel it? the smell of rain.

can you hear the crunch of dry leaves?

the taste of pumpkin spice and apple fritters is right there, on the tip of your tongue.

this foxy cannot be more excited for autumn to finally arrive as she is already. cannot wait to wear tights and turtlenecks. look mysterious in black raincoat, standing there under umbrella, watching the crows on the cathedral roof.

pumpkin patches, spooky season, painting nails black and finally wearing darker shade of lipstick, cuddling up to watch 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘣𝘺-𝘥𝘰𝘰, putting cinnamon in every hot beverage and pastry.

and how about you my dear friend? are you excited for autumn?

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your love makes me shine brighter than all the stars

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Joey Eleanor Bowman ("Broken Smiles Club" original story)

She’s sarcastic, often sighs deeply, likes to debate, has cracked nail polish, thinks a lot. But she’s responsible, cherishes her friends, believes that everyone is beautiful. She’s Joey Bowman - a student of not your usual educational facility KangSan Academy of Special Arts.

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Jesper: From now on, I’ll be calling us by code names.

The Crows: *all groan*

Jesper: I’m Eagle One.

Jesper: Kuwei is “Been there, done that.”

Wylan: *shoots Kuwei a dirty look*

Jesper: Wylan is “Currently doing that.”

Kuwei: *flips Wylan off*

Jesper: Matthias is “It happened once in a very lucid dream.”

Matthias: *is in pure confusion*

Jesper: Kaz is “I’d be lying if I said I’ve never thought about it.”

Kaz: *raises eyebrow* That explains a lot.

Jesper: Nina is “If I had to pick a girl.”

Nina: *smirks* In your dreams.

Jesper: Inej is… Eagle Two.

Inej: Oh, thank the Saints.

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sugar honey peaches

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Cannot wait to see the whole gang of six of crows and shadow and bone together 😭

Hello, Grishaverse. Here's a lil Shadow and Bone cast Q&A to prepare you for season two <3

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heaven is a place on earth

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- All because of my name? Hah, it's Izumi. Izumi Miyamura

«Horimiya»

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«she had flirted with alcohol for years. now it was time to consummate the relationship»

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It's cold, you should take my jacket