2,477 books
—
15,188 voters
Valentine
https://www.goodreads.com/valentinelynch
“It wasn't disgust she felt for Karou, not anymore; it was indignation. Incredulity. A man like Akiva crosses worlds to find you, infiltrates the enemy capital just to dance with you, bends heaven and hell to avenge your death, saves your comrade and kin from torture and death, and you send him off looking gut-punched, diminished, carved hollow?”
― Days of Blood & Starlight
― Days of Blood & Starlight
“Death," said Akiva. His life was leaving him fast now that he no longer held his wound. His eyes just wanted to drift closed. "I'm ready."
"Well, I'm not. I hear it's dull, being dead."
She said it lightly, amused, and he peered up at her. Had she just made a joke? She smiled.
Smiled
He did, too. Amazed, he felt it happening, as if her smile had triggered a reflex in him. "Dull sounds nice," he said, letting his eyes flutter closed. "Maybe I can catch up on my reading.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
"Well, I'm not. I hear it's dull, being dead."
She said it lightly, amused, and he peered up at her. Had she just made a joke? She smiled.
Smiled
He did, too. Amazed, he felt it happening, as if her smile had triggered a reflex in him. "Dull sounds nice," he said, letting his eyes flutter closed. "Maybe I can catch up on my reading.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
“Do," said Louisa finally, "whatever you can't not do.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
“You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars.”
― Maggot Moon
― Maggot Moon
“I understand now that boundaries between noise and sound are conventions. All boundaries are conventions, waiting to be transcended. One may transcend any convention if only one can first conceive of doing so.”
― Cloud Atlas
― Cloud Atlas
Our Shared Shelf
— 223074 members
— last activity Jan 26, 2026 06:48AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Valentine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Valentine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Valentine
Lists liked by Valentine























