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sisizzip · 2 years

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enemies to lovers, or as i like to call it: sweethearts [derogatory] to sweethearts [affectionate]

#fantasy books #enemies to lovers #books & libraries #wattpad #writing #the cruel prince #the shadows between us #red queen #kingdom of the wicked #kingdom of the feared #kingdom of the cursed #acotar #reading #lol

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shrooomp · 2 years

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ruthless women ready to go on a killing spree as soon as someone disrespects their husbands gotta be my favorite gender

#jude duarte #jurdan #cardan #Alessandra stathos #the shadows between us #the cruel prince #the folk of the air #kallias meheras

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ellllsia · 5 months

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People might find it less amusing when they already know that the book (or fanfiction) they are reading is actually an enemies to lovers. It makes it less fun because whenever the protagonist or their love interest go on a very long monologue about their hatred towards their soon to be lover, it's less thrilling. Since we already know what's coming for them hihihi 🤭. But for me, it's always been about getting to that one moment where they just go "oh no"( preferably written in italic). That moment when they realise they have been spending too much time thinking about this person that they despise so much. When they finally acknowledge that if they are pinning each other every time they meet it's because they just enjoy the proximity . It's all about that one moment and ughhhh, it drives me crazyyyy.

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bigdreamsandwildthings · 1 year

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Happy weekend 🤍

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bookfirstlinetourney · 9 months

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Round 1

All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

-Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

They never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will.

-The Shadows Between Us, Tricia Levenseller

The abduction of a child by a stranger is every parent's worst nightmare. But statistically it is a highly unusual event. Children are actually most at risk of harm and abuse from a family member behind closed doors, and while the outside world might seem threatening, the truth is that most strangers are decent people, whereas the home can be the most dangerous place of all. The man stalking six-year-old Neil Spencer across the waste ground understood that only too well.

-The Whisper Man, Alex North

#books #polls #reading #round 1 #tournament poll #anna karenina #leo tolstoy #the shadows between us #tricia levenseller #the whisper man #alex north

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sonkezsaril · 2 months

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"Kalbimi ilk ve son kez kıran o çocuğun cesedini hiç bulamadılar.

Hiç bir zaman da bulamayacaklar.

Hektor Galanis'i öyle derin bir çukura gömdüm ki dünyanın iblisleri bile ona ulaşamaz.

O, hayalimdeki her şeydi. Fakat çok eğlensek de artık bundan sıkıldığını söylediği gün, benim için bitmişti. Adını bile hatırlamadığım bir kızdan hoşlanmaya başladığını anlatırken tek düşünebildiğim şey, ona her şeyimi vermiş olduğumdu. İlk öpücüğümü, aşkımı ve bedenimi.

Ve onu sevdiğimi söylediğimde, "Bunun için sana teşekkür ederim ama bence artık herkes kendi yoluna gitmeli," demekle yetinmişti.

Başka şeyler de söylemişti. Bıçağımı göğsüne sapladığımda, kelimeler ağzından en az kanı kadar hızlı dökülüyordu."

#tricia levenseller #aramızdaki gölgeler #the shadows between us

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wingsdippedingold · 26 days

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Perfect example of a booktok book and it's nonsensical plot

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#booktok #anti booktok #the shadows between us #Youtube

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dr-doo · 1 year

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love it when books go from take out (murder) to take out (dating)

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rphelperblog · 2 years

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YA Book Villain Quote Meme

feel free to edit or change pronouns for rp purposes-Inspired by the crime threads and wishlist by @silvcrflames

“Love is a conquest! Love is war!”

“It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field then a lover who will kill you in your sleep.”

“I am capable of choosing my battles, so that I may win the war.”

“Everyone has darkness inside them, however hidden.”

“Fine, make me your villain.”

“I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.”

“If the devil only punishes bad people, wouldn’t that make him good?”

“If I cannot move heaven, then I will raise hell.”

“To love is to destroy, and to be loved is to be destroyed.”

“Being underestimated always works to my advantage. But sometimes I find it offensive. That often makes me violent”

I belong to no one. On this night, I swear to you that I will rise above everything you’ve ever taught me. I will become a force that this world has never known. I will come into such power that none will dare hurt me again.”

Even the devil was once an angel"

“I will strip away all that you know, all that you love, until you have no shelter but mine.”

“I will do everything in my power to destroy all who stand in my way.”

“What is so great about being good?”

“Don't cry. You are stronger than that.”

Pain enhances beauty”

“Fear is power,”

“They've never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will.”

“It’s the things we love most that destroy us.”

“Pain goes away eventually,Death is permanent.”

“Embellish your flaws. They will turn into your assets.”

“A good queen was a well-informed queen.”

“It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt”

“How many times have you been called an abomination?”

“Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?”

“Some of us are broken and there’s nothing you can do to fix it.”

“Ideally, a lady will have three toys at once. One to romance her, one to bed her, and one to adorn her with very expensive jewelry.”

“Maybe she truly was hideous. But so long as she could deceive everyone, what did it matter?”

“So. Tell me, little wolf. Do you want to punish those who have wronged you?”

“I would not allow myself to die in the grave I'd dug.”

“What is the point of searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?”

“Everything else in the world is but a sham. Death is the only sincerity.”

“But true rulers are not born. We are made.”

“In my fury, I killed him.”

I only ask for obedience. If that is too hard, I can help. It is easier to obey without a tongue, and easier to kneel without legs.”

“Some hate us, think us outlaws to hang at the gallows.Some fear us, think demons to burn at the stake,Some worship us, think us children of the gods.But all know us.”

“She had not seen the bodies, but she had seen the bedrooms the next morning, and her first thought was that all that blood would make for a very pretty rouge on her lips.”

““It was all her fault. Everything was her fault. She had ruined every moment .”

"If you had, you'd know I've already killed for love once before."

“I’ve an inclination to kill again,”

“You and I are playing a very dangerous game.”

“Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed.”

My fury heightens. Everyone. They will cower at my feet, and I will make them bleed.”

“I see him lying on the ground and all I feel is disgust.”

“So many poor and desperate, come to see me suffer in order to distract themselves from their own hungry lives.”

“That's another thing to love about me. I steal.”

“No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”

“In this moment, I am a god.”

“I will keep you, until the day I choose not to. You have destroyed and harmed all that is dear to me. In return, I want you to know what that feels like. I will not kill you. I will keep you alive. I will torture you. Until your soul is dead.”

We are so much lovelier when we fall. “

“There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.”

“I've been waiting for you a long time. You and I are going to change the world.”

Take it, and cut your brother's throat with it, and take back the honor of your blood.”

“You two have a bad habit of acting like fools and calling it heroic.”

“I am the nightmare.”

“The darkness bows to me, eager for my embrace. I close my eye, open my heart to the feeling, and soak in the delight of vengeance.”

“Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things—for love, for acceptance—that I do not really need. I need nothing except the submission that comes with fear. I do not know why it took me so long to learn this.”

“And I'm not horrified. I look at it, indulging in the darkness around me, feeding me, strengthening me, and I realize that I'm happy I killed him. Truly happy.”

“I am mostly human. But when I allow myself to use the gifts my mother gave me, I become something else. And it kills me a little inside each time I have to fight it back off.”

“If she were to see you, she would kill you.”

“A challenge and an insult all wrapped into one. My specialty.”

Sometimes you must lose everything to gain it again, and the regaining is all the sweeter for the pain of loss.”

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stromuprisahat · 2 years

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Hii, dearest!

I've been reading some of your posts and analysis about the Darkling/ Darklina and I have to ask you, do you have any recomendatios of books with a vibe like them (or better, a vibe like want tbey could have been) but that won't make the reader revolted with the end?

Well, love your posts and thank you. Hope this find you well. ☺️

Hi and thanks!

I can’t think of books with similar vibe, but I can recommend those I’ve read to get rid of the bad aftertaste:

The Shadows between Us by Tricia Levenseller- different kind of shadow powers, not physically badass heroine, but ruthless and actually hungry for power, Slytherin romance; light reading for fun

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik- Slavic & Jewish inspiration, enemies to lovers (2×), badass ladies winning thanks to their wits and humanity; demands more attention from reader

The Folk of the Air trilogy by Holly Black- he hates that he has feelings for her, originally abusive behaviour (They’re not in relationship at that point.), lies over lies, powercouple ruling the realm, truly outsider heroine, Jude would have Alina for breakfast- sunpowers or not; well-written YA, obsessed

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab- the embodiement of Darkness, toxic relationship, immortality, he ISN’T human at all, romance-wise- this is what LB would want us to see in Darklina if Alina had personality; almost a year later and I’m still not over it, beautiful, poetic

I hope you’ll like at least some of these.

#reply #books recs #Darklina #The Shadows between Us #Spinning Silver #The Folk of the Air #The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue #Tricia Levenseller #Naomi Novik #Holly Black #V. E. Schwab

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coming-of-age-witch · 1 year

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Alessandra sthatos : schemes against a guy (simps on him)

Jude Duarte : schemes against a guy (simps on him)

#Enemies to lovers #I like how it goes #Best girlies ever #Homies #bookaddict #bookgirl #ya novels #Ya protangonists #Murderer #The shadows between us #The folk of the air #Booktok #Novels #cardan greenbrair #Kallias maheras #Alessandra stathos #Jude duarte

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graaaaaayy · 1 month

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just finished The Shadows Between us. Tricia Levenseller has done it again. I’ve heard critiques about her work not having good plot or conflict but everyone needs a light and easy read from time to time that you can just enough without stress or suspense ( or well, too much of it ) and her books are perfect for that

I’m not entirely sure I’m making sense at the moment, I slept for a grand total of 35 minutes in the past 24 hours. But yeah, 8.7/10. Sometimes I feel like stabbing people too, Alessandra

Watching Kallias and Alessandra slowly fall for each other while being in denial about it was actually so entertaining

#tricia levenseller #the shadows between us #Alessandra stathos #kallias maheras

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potatareads · 1 year

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