Sign in with Facebook
Ella Cole
https://www.goodreads.com/ellacole03
Mary Jane
by
I’d always thought men wanted sex more than women. But maybe that was as wrong as the ideas that Jewish people were untrustworthy or Black people should “know their place.”
“In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S.
"Go," she says. "He waits for you."
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
"Go," she says. "He waits for you."
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
― The Song of Achilles
“Love doesn't conquer everything. And whoever thinks it does is a fool.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.”
― The Secret History
― The Secret History
“Name one hero who was happy."
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
― The Song of Achilles
I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus' back.
"You can't." He was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"I can't."
"I know. They never let you be famous AND happy." He lifted an eyebrow. "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me." I loved it when he was like this.
"I'm going to be the first." He took my palm and held it to his. "Swear it."
"Why me?"
"Because you're the reason. Swear it."
"I swear it," I said, lost in the high color of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"I swear it," he echoed.
We sat like that a moment, hands touching. He grinned.
"I feel like I could eat the world raw.”
― The Song of Achilles
Marvel: More Than a Fan
— 197 members
— last activity Oct 22, 2025 01:44PM
"Alright, kid. You're an Avenger now." Welcome! This group is for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe- or, for those of us who know that we are mor ...more
swifties who also read
— 46501 members
— last activity Feb 27, 2026 07:34PM
join this if you love taylor swift and books -- Welcome to the group! This is your mod, Neena. The creator of this group's account sadly does not exis ...more
The STEMMinist Book Club
— 794 members
— last activity Feb 14, 2026 07:34AM
The STEMMinist Book Club sits at the intersection between books, STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine), and feminism. We have r ...more
Booktok 📚
— 223537 members
— last activity 1 hour, 58 min ago
A place for booktokers to interact with each other and share the love
Huntsville-Madison County Public Library
— 1181 members
— last activity Feb 27, 2026 12:13PM
See what our staff is reading, what's new at HMCPL, and discuss your literary picks and pans. ...more
Ella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
56 books
|
4 friends
207 books
|
449 friends
627 books
|
4,975 friends
130 books
|
6 friends
214 books
|
1,190 friends
21 books
|
77 friends
153 books
|
2 friends
155 books
|
6 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ella
Lists liked by Ella
