13,191 books
—
80,426 voters
A girl isn’t fit to be anything more than a prize. My father promised he’d never force me to marry. He taught me to hunt and to fight like a man. I was just as good as all my brothers. And now?” Lady Sarnai wrung her hands. “He broke his
...more
“What I didn’t say was: I know you too well. You live your life idealistically. You think it’s possible to opt out of the system. No regular income, no health insurance. You quit jobs on a dime. You think this is freedom but I still see the bare, painstakingly cheap way you live, the scrimping and saving, and that is not freedom either. You move in circumscribed circles. You move peripherally, on the margins of everything, pirating movies and eating dollar slices. I used to admire this about you, how fervently you clung to your beliefs—I called it integrity—but five years of watching you live this way has changed me. In this world, money is freedom. Opting out is not a real choice.”
― Severance
― Severance
“I can’t lose the thing I’ve held onto for so long, you know?” My face twists up from the pain of pushing it out. “I just really need it to be a love story, you know? I really, really need it to be that.”
“I know,” she says.
“Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it”? I look to her glassy eyes, her face of wide open empathy. “It’s my life,” I say. “This has been my whole life.”
― My Dark Vanessa
“I know,” she says.
“Because if it isn’t a love story, then what is it”? I look to her glassy eyes, her face of wide open empathy. “It’s my life,” I say. “This has been my whole life.”
― My Dark Vanessa
“I think people mistake you being in a bad mood when you’re just overwhelmed. I think you needed to lie here for a few minutes with no one needing you. I think you’re overstimulated and even the best of us require some time to collect ourselves.”
― Reckless
― Reckless
“The first place you live alone, away from your family, he said, is the first place you become a person, the first place you become yourself.”
― Severance
― Severance
“A queen
offers her hand to be kissed,
& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time.”
― Clap When You Land
offers her hand to be kissed,
& can form it into a fist
while smiling the whole damn time.”
― Clap When You Land
New Adult Book Club
— 20219 members
— last activity Apr 06, 2026 07:54AM
This group is for everyone to share their love of New Adult fiction - the rapidly growing catagory for books that have the same coming of age feel as ...more
Bibliophile Academy
— 866 members
— last activity Oct 30, 2019 04:42AM
Hello, readers! We created this book club with one simple, and yet very important purpose; to encourage bonds between readers through something we al ...more
Our Shared Shelf
— 222836 members
— last activity May 11, 2026 04:06AM
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
A Touch of Whimsy
— 1652 members
— last activity Nov 30, 2024 08:12AM
Hi and welcome to A Touch of Whimsy's Goodread's page! We're a bookclub that focuses on middle grade literature to add a touch of whimsy to our lives. ...more
Crazy for Young Adult Books
— 12878 members
— last activity Dec 25, 2025 10:38AM
Buddy Reads: Requests - In Progress - Upcoming A-Z: 2024 Grp Page Count Challenge: 2024 Jan - March Qrtly Challenge: 2023 Series Challenge: 2024 Ge ...more
Ris’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Ris’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Ris
Lists liked by Ris
































































