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I just want to read a book drinking my cold coffee.
Everyone loves Meows Morales
I was lucky enough to get sent a copy of this book by Faber, and after reaching Come Closer by Sara Gran a couple of years ago I thought I knew what to expect from this novel but I was completely wrong.
In The Book of The Most Precious Substance we follow Lily, a has-been author and currently a rare bookseller trying to make ends meet whilst supporting her slowly dying husband. Lily’s life takes a turn when she’s asked to acquire an incredibly rare occult grimoire supposed to give the user unlimited power.
I love a book about books personally, so I was hooked in from the beginning. But I was surprised at how little darkness and horror there was for a long time, given the plot. But when it does get dark it hits you like a wave of witchcraft, blood, sex, and horror. And I finished the book feeling like I’d gotten exactly what I hoped for.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
““Un buen mentiroso sabe que la mentira más efectiva es siempre una verdad a la que se le ha sustraído una pieza clave””
—
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Fue un novelista español, nacido en Barcelona en septiembre de 1964. Su obra más famosa, “La sombra del viento” vendió 15 millones de ejemplares y obtuvo numerosos galardones, y esta considerado entre los cien mejores libros de lengua española en los últimos veinticinco años.
Su padre era un agente de seguros y su madre ama de casa. Estudió con los jesuitas en el colegio de San Ignacio de Sarriá, y posteriormente se matriculó en ciencias de la información, en donde le surgió una oferta para trabajar en el mundo de la publicidad y llegó a ser director creativo de una importante agencia de publicidad.
En 1992, decide abandonar el mundo de la publicidad para dedicarse a la literatura y, aunque decía no saber a bien de su vocación temprana por la literatura, (ya que en su familia no existía tradición literaria), para su padre “el mundo de la lectura y de los libros era muy importante”.
En 1993 publica su primera novela titulada “El principe de la niebla” con la que obtuvo el premio Edebé de literatura infantil y juvenil, y que son unos galardones que organiza una editorial del mismo nombre. Con el premio, Carlos cumplió su sueño de vivir en la ciudad de Los Angeles en los Estados Unidos, (pues era un apasionado del cine), pasando sus primeros años escribiendo guiones, al mismo tiempo que continuaba redactando novelas nuevas.
Elizabeth when she learns Charlotte and Collins are engaged: You were just supposed to distract him, not marry him!
«Debe de haber un error», dije. Todos los capítulos de mi vida empiezan con esa frase.
“Someone once said that the moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you’ve already stopped loving that person forever.”
— Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Source: quotemadness.com
[ in the kitchen ]
patroclus: is something burning?
achilles: just my desire for you ;)
patroclus: achilles, the toaster is on fire
Welcome to Forgotten YA Gems’ fifth annual Reading Bingo Challenge!
There are a lot of ways you can customize your challenge with length and number of books read. Whether you’re reading 8 books or 24, one month or all season, we hope you’ll join us!
Guidelines
- Choose your card! We have options for small (8 books), medium (16 books), and large (24 books) cards.
- The challenge begins June 1, 2023 and officially ends August 31, 2023, although you’re welcome to set a different time limit if you want it to be more challenging!
- You can join the challenge at any time! There is no deadline.
- You’re welcome to read whatever you like for the challenge, from picture books to YA to adult. If you want to make things extra challenging and really target that backlist, you can stick to the group guidelines (five years or older and YA/MG/NA), but how you play is up to you!
- Each book only counts for one square, so choose carefully!
- If you’re good with a photo editor you can update your Bingo card with each book you’ve read.
- Have questions? Andrea @thelivebookproject, Carrie @brightbeautifulthings, and Lore @cementeriodelibrosolvidads are happy to help!
- Feel free to tag us and let us know what you’re reading, or join us on Discord for discussions. We’d love to know how you’re doing! We hope you all have fun with it, read some great books, and talk to some awesome people!
I know there are many more to share, but we'd have to fill a huge library.
Welcome to Forgotten YA Gems’ fifth annual Reading Bingo Challenge!
There are a lot of ways you can customize your challenge with length and number of books read. Whether you’re reading 8 books or 24, one month or all season, we hope you’ll join us!
Guidelines
- Choose your card! We have options for small (8 books), medium (16 books), and large (24 books) cards.
- The challenge begins June 1, 2023 and officially ends August 31, 2023, although you’re welcome to set a different time limit if you want it to be more challenging!
- You can join the challenge at any time! There is no deadline.
- You’re welcome to read whatever you like for the challenge, from picture books to YA to adult. If you want to make things extra challenging and really target that backlist, you can stick to the group guidelines (five years or older and YA/MG/NA), but how you play is up to you!
- Each book only counts for one square, so choose carefully!
- If you’re good with a photo editor you can update your Bingo card with each book you’ve read.
- Have questions? Andrea @thelivebookproject, Carrie @brightbeautifulthings, and Lore @cementeriodelibrosolvidads are happy to help!
- Feel free to tag us and let us know what you’re reading, or join us on Discord for discussions. We’d love to know how you’re doing! We hope you all have fun with it, read some great books, and talk to some awesome people!
Milan apartment photographed by Anthony Cotsifas featured in the New York Times.