“My heart was already cracked, but this one word, gone, was the stone that broke it.”
― Dragon's Keep
― Dragon's Keep
“I love you, a thousand times over. And I will never apologize for it.”
― The Wrath and the Dawn
― The Wrath and the Dawn
“Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.”
― The Wrath and the Dawn
― The Wrath and the Dawn
“We women are a sad lot, aren't we?"
"What do you mean?"
"Strong enough to take on the world with our bare hands, yet we permit ridiculous boys to make fools of us."
"I am not a fool."
"No, you're not. Not yet.”
― The Wrath and the Dawn
"What do you mean?"
"Strong enough to take on the world with our bare hands, yet we permit ridiculous boys to make fools of us."
"I am not a fool."
"No, you're not. Not yet.”
― The Wrath and the Dawn
“If a girl were asked which part of a plant she would be, would any choose the root? Blindly clutching the dark earth, never seeing sun nor feeling wind? Toiling there to feed the stem and flower with never a thank-you from them? And who would choose to be the thorn? Thorns protect the plant from pluckers, but who gives honor to them? Nay, any girl would choose to be the bud, opening to the sun, fragrant and beautiful, tickled by bees and butterflies, and looked upon with love.”
― Dragon's Keep
― Dragon's Keep
Layan’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Layan’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Layan
Lists liked by Layan





























