#books and libaries

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[thebookquotes]

I am not actually tired, but numb and heavy, and can't find the right words.

Franz Kafka, from a letter to Felice Bauer, c. November 1912

[midnightsoulsworld]

Kitaab-e-taqdeer se kya shikwa aye dil-e-nadaan ..

Jab har shay ne mit jana hai toh khwaish kaisi?

~Z

[oldfarmhouse]

https://www.pinterest.com.

[awoogaslashers]

Very nice book choice Jason!

[thoughts-become-reality]

[quotesonquotes]

"Sometimes you have to put your fear aside to survive."

Georgie Reed

[wordswithloveee]

[lilykincade]

Went shopping @ the library!!!!!

[frilledshark-enthusiast]

more things should work like libraries

I want to take out clothes for free

[cheyenneehart]

[ur-daily-inspiration]

[thebookquotes]

I'm not everything I want to be, but l'm more than I was, and l'm still learning.

Charlotte Eriksson, Everything Changed When I Forgave Myself

[midnightsoulsworld]

Mana ke hum adab se baat nahi karte..

Par ye mano ke matlab se baat nahi karte..

Ye narm lehja pyari baatein tere liye hain....

Hum iss lehje mein sabse baat nahi karte ..

[oldfarmhouse]

https:/Instagram.com.wellies_and_prosecco

[phile-comma-biblio]

“Darlington liked to say that dealing with ghosts was like riding the subway: do not make eye contact. Do not smile. Do not engage. Otherwise, you never know what might follow you home.”

Title: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

Genre: urban fantasy/mystery/horror

Trigger/content warnings: childhood sexual abuse, suicide, self harm, drug use, overdose, blood/gore, murder

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I cannot put into words how much I love this story and it’s characters. This was a reread for me, and I’m so glad to say that I adored this on the second time round just as much as the first.

Ninth House follows Galaxy “Alex” Stern, a tortured, traumatised young woman who finds herself thrust into the middle of a dizzying world of magic, secret societies, and murder at the heart of Yale University.

I personally think that Leigh Bardugo absolutely knocked it out of the park with this one. This novel being her first offering to the world of Adult Fiction, it’s, in my very humble and amateur opinion, flawless. The setting is enchanting yet grounded, the characters flawed and complex yet loveable, the magic system is gorgeously crafted and feels incredibly unique yet realistic. I really feel like this is the perfect dark academia/urban fantasy dreamworld.

I adore Alex so much. She’s very clearly not a perfect person; she is so stubborn and proud, and it’s clear that she has not made the best choices in her life and they have come back to haunt her. On the other hand, though, Alex is so smart and resourceful. She’s a survivor, one that has been through so so much trauma that you can’t help but feel so deeply for her.

I really could talk for forever about this book, it’s so rich and detailed and just incredible. If you found Leigh’s other series, Shadow And Bone, too juvenile, I would really recommend picking this one up. I have Hellbent, the next book in the series, sitting right next to me. I’m so excited to see where the story goes!