#Sonali Dev

[reverie-quotes]

Finding your soul mate is a gift, but losing one is not an excuse to stop living. Like everything in life, soul mates serve their time, and once they do, it's time to move on. Our souls are not so limited that they can only have one mate.

— Sonali Dev, The Vibrant Years

[readatrix]

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” ― Jorge Luis Borges

[wttnblog]

10 September 2023 Book Releases to Read This Month

Fall is upon us, and that means many of the books coming out this month are in the horror genre. All of these look so good, including a couple of New Adult entries , and I cannot wait to read them. Let me know what books you are most excited to read this month, and if you’re an author, feel free to promote your own September 2023 releases in the comments. Evil Eye Author: Etaf Rum Release…

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

📖 Kindle Challenge 📖

🦇 I've used an e-reader since 2011, to avoid hauling my massive book collection across city and state lines back when I was moving once a year. To those of you on the fence about buying one, I definitely recommend it!

📖 Type of Kindle? 🦇 Kindle Paperwhite 10th Generation & a Kindle Fire 10

📖 Kindle Unlimited? 🦇 Yes, but I barely keep up with those books, plus ARCs, plus everything I purchase (I grab books when they're on sale).

📖 Buy or Borrow? 🦇 Mix of both, but I mostly only purchase when they're below $5.

📖 Reading progress? 🦇 Page number.

📖 Font size? 🦇 3. Tiny.

📖 Case or no case? 🦇 I've tried the folding case and Strapsicles, but works best for me is no case with a Popsocket over my custom skin decal.

📖 Total number of books on your kindle? 🦇 1663

📖 How many books have your read on your kindle? 🦇 763

📖 What was the last book you read on your kindle? 🦇 The Backtrack - Erin La Rosa

❓Do you decorate your Kindle?

[neilperrysme]

dekhkar tumko yakeen hota hai

koi itna bhi haseen hota hai

dekh paate kahan ham tumko

dil kahin hosh kahin hota hai

jab saamne tum aa jate ho

kya janiye kya ho jaata hai

jab saamne tum

nida fazli | aadesh srivastav | asha bhosle | jagjit singh

[ashleybenlove]

I might read some of The Book of Bill tomorrow (depends on if I can squeeze it in between The Dragon Prince season 6, Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics, and the other two books I'm reading) but damn this book looks so creepy and spooky scary. Like, opening it is gonna unleash Weirdmaggedon AGAIN.

[littlemyinvadeshighbury]

I think Emma, in any form or adaptation, is about growth, but not necessarily growing up. It's about learning to let loose while also learning that you can't always have control over a situation. You don't have to always be more uptight but you can't stay free falling without touching the problems you're causing. But like that just me prolly bc I'm literally odd

[realife-mermaid]

everyone wants to do modern day sense and sensibility, no one wants to adapt marianne and colonel brandon, objectively the sexier couple of the two dashwood pairings smFh

[chippedcupwrites]

Sansa Stark & Sandor Clegane A Girl and Her Dog

♥ all gifs & image edits are made by me quote and painting attributions under the cut ♥

A Game of Thrones by George R.R Martin │ Herbert Thomas Dicksee, The Vikings Daughter │ A Game of Thrones ep. 2x07 & Lord Byron │ Walton Ford, Gleipnir │ "One More Brevity" by Robert Frost │ A Feast for Crows by George R.R Martin │ The Secret of Moonacre (2008) and "Tuned Girl With Her Dogs" by Vivian Nguyen │ professor-pants │ John Everett Millais, The Crown of Love │ A Game of Thrones ep. 2x06 │ "The Lonely Girl And Her Dog" by Justin Gildow │ Aesop's Fables Cigarette cards (Gallaher Limited), The Wolf and the Lamb & White Oleander by Janet Fitch │ A Storm of Swords by George R.R Martin │ Douglas Malloch │ Regency oil painting, artist unknown │ A Game of Thrones ep. 2x09 & "Soap" by The Oh Hellos │ Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver │ A Change of Heart by Sonali Dev │ A Game of Thrones ep. 8x04 │ Edvard Munch, Love and Pain │ "Little Lost Pup" by Arthur Guiterman │ A Game of Thrones and A Clash of Kings by George R.R Martin & Edwin Henry Landseer, Saved │ "Little Lost Pup" by Arthur Guiterman │ A Clash of Kings by George R.R Martin │ "Start Here” by Caitlyn Siehl │ The Blade Artist by Irvine Welsh │ Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert │ A Game of Thrones ep. 2x07 & Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte │ A Clash of Kings by George R.R Martin │ Mufti Ismail Menk │ A Game of Thrones deleted scene │ John William Waterhouse, Tristan and Isolde with the Potion │ "Start Here” by Caitlyn Siehl │ A Game of Thrones by George R.R Martin │ William Chapman │ "Shrike" by Hozier │ Hans Adolf Bühler, Homecoming │ Gale Smith, Promise of Peace │ "The Taming Of The Beast" by Dean Meredith │ Walton Ford, Gleipnir │

[asoftepiloguemylove]

hi !!! hope ur doing good today! can i request a webweave on the feeling of growing up? like leaving your past life behind and feeling optimistic about having new chances and being able to start over :-) thank you very much (o˘◡˘o)

i really like this one :)) i hope you're doing well <33

Louise Glück Vita Nova (via @artcompilations) / John Steinbeck East of Eden / The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) dir. Stephen Chbosky / Franz Kafka The Diaries of Franz Kafka, 1910-1913 (via @dailykafka) / Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) dir. Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert / V.E. Schwab Vicious (via @damonalbarngirl) / Anis Mojgani / Sonali Dev A Change of Heart (via @hauntedbythenarrative) / The Breakfast Club (1985) dir. John Hughes / Ocean Vuong Night Sky with Exit Wounds

[thousandfireworks]

Authors whose books you have to avoid because they are problematic.

Abigail Hing Wen.

Alex Aster.

Alice Hoffman.

Alice Oseman.

Alison Win Scotch. ‘Terrorism is never acceptable. Not in Israel.’

Allie Sarah.

Amber Kelly.

Amy Harmon.

Annabelle Monaghan.

Anna Akana.

Aurora Parker.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Brandon Sanderson. Islamophobic.

Carissa Broadbent. Said that hamas is doing violence against innocence.

Chloe Walsh. Siding with Israel in the name of humanity.

Christina Lauren. Believe that Israel is the victim. A racist, also Islamophobic.

Colleen Hoover.

Cora Reilly. Travel to Israel despite criticism.

Danielle Bernstein. Islamophobic.

Danielle Lori.

Deke Moulton. Said hamas is terrorist.

Dian Purnomo.

Eliza Chan.

Elle Kennedy.

Elyssa Friedland.

Emily Henry.

Emily Mclntire.

Emily St. J. Mandel. Admiring Israel.

Gabrielle Zevin. Wrote a book about anti-Palestine. Mentioned Israel multiple times without context on his book.

Gregory Carlos. Israeli author. A zionist.

Hannah Whitten.

Hazel Hayes. Reposted a post about October 7th.

Heidi Shertok.

Jamie McGuire.

Jay Shetty. ‘Violence is happening in Israel.’

Jean Meltzer.

Jeffery Archer. Wrote a book with a mc Israel operative (mossad) in a positive and anti terrorist light.

Jennifer Hartman. Liked a post about pro-Israel.

Jen Calonita.

Jessa Hastings.

Jill Santopolo. Said that Israel has right to exist and fight back.

John Green.

Jojo Moyes.

J. Elle.

J. K. Rowling. Support genocide. Racist. Islamophobic.

Kate Canterbery.

Kate Stewart.

Katherine Howe.

Katherine Locke.

Kristin Hannah. Support Israel. Shared a donation link.

Laini Taylor.

Laura Thalassa. Islamophobic.

Lauren Wise. Cussed that Palestinian supporters would be raped in front of children.

Lea Geller. Thanked people who supports Israel.

Leigh Dragoon. Islamaphobic and anti Asian racist rants on Twitter and threads

Leigh Stein.

Lilian Harris. A racist. Blocking people who educates about colonialism in Palestine and call them disgusting.

Lisa Barr. A daughter of Holocaust survivor. Support Israel.

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery.

Lisa Steinke.

Liz Fenton.

Lynn Painter. Afraid of getting cancelled as a pro-Palestine and posted a template afterwards.

L. J. Shen. Her husband joins idf (Israel army).

Mariana Zapata.

Marie Lu.

Marissa Meyer.

Melissa de la Cruz.

Michelle Cohen Corasanti.

Michelle Hodkin. Spread false rumors about arab-hamas. Islamophobic.

Mitch Albom. ‘We shouldn't blame Israel for surviving attacks or defending against them.’

Monica Murphy. Siding with Israel.

Naomi Klein.

Navah Wolfe.

Neil Gaiman. Suggested Palestinians unite with Israel and become citizens.

Nicholas Sparks.

Nic Stone. Talked nonsense that children in Palestinian refugee camp are training to be martyrs for Allah because they felt it was their call in life.

Nyla K.

Olivia Wildenstein. Blocking people who disagree with Israel wrongdoing.

Pamela Becker.

Penelope Douglas.

Pierce Brown.

Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Rebecca G. Martinez.

Rebecca Yarros. ‘I despise violence’ her opinion about what's happening in Gaza. Blocking people who calls her a zionist.

Rena Rossner.

Renee Ahdieh.

Rick Riordan.

Rina Kent.

Rivka (noctem.novelle).

Rochelle Weinstein.

Romina Garber. ‘These terrorist attacks do nothing to improve the lives of Palestinians people.’

Roshani Chokshi. Encourage people to donate to Israel.

Samantha Greene Woodruff.

Sarah J. Mass. Her book contained ideology of zionism.

Stephanie Garber. Promoting books by zionist author (Sarah J. Mass)

Skye Warren.

Sonali Dev.

Talia Carner.

Tarryn Fisher. Said ‘there was terrorist attack in Israel.’

Taylor Jenkins Reid. Posted a video about genocide.

Tere Liye. Rumoured to have ghoswriters to write his books and never give credit to them.

Tillie Cole.

Tracy Deon.

Trinity Traveler (Ade Perucha Hutagaol). Rumour to wrote book about handsome Israelis.

T. J. Klune.

Uri Kurlianchik.

Veronica Roth.

Victoria Aveyard. ‘Israel has the right to exist.’ quote from her about the issue.

V. E. Schwab. Shared a donation link and video about Israel.

Yuval Noah. ‘Israel has the right to do anything to defend themselves.’

Zibby Owens.

[reverie-quotes]

She always said loving yourself is a foundational requirement of knowing how to love anyone else and that most meanness in the world comes from self-loathing.

— Sonali Dev, The Vibrant Years

[longsightmyth]

Mid Year Book Freak Out

@agardenandlibrary tagged me and I should probably participate on SOME things I'm tagged in

Number of books you’ve read so far: 62, having finally waded through the end of Graceling.

Best book you’ve read so far in 2024: The two best NEW (to me) books I've read this year are Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev and Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore.

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2024: Memory? Yeah, we'll say Memory. Memory by Lois Mcmaster Bujold.

New release you haven’t read yet but want to: ...what came out this year, I whisper, scrolling frantically through my goodreads. OH. The Amethyst Kingdom by AK Mulford and The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo.

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan is also my pick. Y'all know I'll read the phone book if she writes it.

Biggest surprise favorite new author (debut or new to you): Favorite isn't the right word, but I was pleasantly surprised by Scarlett St Clair's King of Battle and Blood. I'll probably read more of her. Thanks @bookishfeylin for mentioning her

Newest fictional crush favorite character: Oh god do they have to be new? Uuuuuuuhhhhhhhhh Adventure Fox from Winterkeep.

Book that made you cry: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev (and probably others from the same series), Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore, Memory by Lois Mcmaster Bujold, New Spring by Robert Jordan (It was late and the 'too late for dreams' part came up okay).

Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): honestly IDK

Book that made you happy: Diana Rubino's Crowned by Love and Jewels of Warwick series. Were they good? Absolutely not. They weren't even trashy good. They were genuinely terrible novels with a terrible lack of research behind them. But god did I have fun subjecting my friends to them.

What books do you need to read by the end of the year?: Sorry I read for no monetary profit I am therefore free of reading obligation

Tagging @bookishfeylin @feyres-divorce-lawyer @discountalien-pancake @displayheartcode @wizardheart83 but also anybody who wants to participate

[stevenrogered]

for all my U.S. rom-com/romance people, heads up that the friend zone by abby jiminez, the wake up call by beth o'leary, recipe for persuasion by sonali dev and happily never after by lynn painter are all 1.99 on kindle right now :)

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

[neilperrysme]

अगर हम कहें और वो मुस्कुरा दें

agar hum kahen aur wo muskura dein

if I say something and they smile at me,

हम उन के लिए ज़िंदगानी लुटा दें

hum unke liye zindgaani luta dein

i could give up my life for them

अगर ख़ुद को भूले तो कुछ भी न भूले

agar khud ko bhoole to kuch bhi na bhoole

if i forgot myself, its as good as forgetting nothing,

कि चाहत में उन की ख़ुदा को भुला दें

ke chaahat mein unkee khuda ko bhula dein

in your love, i can forget God

क़यामत के दीवाने कहते हैं हम से

qayaamat ke deewaane kehte hain humse

some people dont fear a catastrophe and tell me/lovers of catastrophe tells me

चलो उन के चेहरे से पर्दा हटा दें

chalo unke chehre se parda hata dein

lets unveil the mask from their face

agar hum kahein

sudarshan faakir | jagjit singh | chitra singh