GO LOUD.

thinking about anastasia trusova paintings again

CAN ANYONE HEAR ME

Every morning I wait for the sunrise from my little apartment to remind myself how lucky I am

Vincent van Gogh - Olive Trees.

{This painting comes from a series of 15 canvases that Vincent dedicated to the subject of olive trees during his stay at the asylum of Saint-Rémy-de-Province, where he committed himself after suffering a series of breakdowns. When free to wander the countryside, he explored the region’s olive groves. “The murmur of an olive grove,” he wrote to his brother Theo, “has something very intimate, immensely old about it.”}

Pink Fragments.

simone rocha aw 2021

literally this

this happens when electricity passes through flowers

I adore Mary H.K. Choi’s books, and I’m unbelievably excited for her next release, YOLK! her writing is so poignant; this book deals with a complex sister relationship too, so I can’t wait to see how that unfolds. check out more about this book here:

october was a little kinder to me, in that I felt a little more like reading. I managed to read 9 books this month, which puts me at 190 total for this year! check out everything I read this month and what I’m looking forward to next month:

read my full review of cloudwish by fiona wood here.

Sometimes trouble is just a wish away.

For Vân Ước, fantasies fall into two categories: nourishing or pointless. Daydreaming about attending her own art opening? Nourishing. Daydreaming about Billy Gardiner, star of the rowing team who doesn’t even know she’s alive? Pointless.

So Vân Ước tries to stick to her reality—keeping a low profile as a scholarship student at her prestigious Melbourne private school, managing her mother’s PTSD from a traumatic emigration from Vietnam, and admiring Billy from afar. Until she makes a wish that inexplicably (possibly magically) comes true. Billy actually notices her. In fact, he seems to genuinely like her. But as they try to fit each other into their very different lives, Vân Ước can’t help but wonder why Billy has suddenly fallen for her. Is it the magic of first love, or is it magic from a well-timed wish that will eventually, inevitably, come to an end?

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Love In A Rose | Austria, Vienna (Ph. Thomas Lieser).

read my full review of the burning god by r.f. kuang here.

The exciting end to The Poppy War trilogy, R. F. Kuang’s acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy that combines the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters, to devastating, enthralling effect.

After saving her nation of Nikan from foreign invaders and battling the evil Empress Su Daji in a brutal civil war, Fang Runin was betrayed by allies and left for dead.

Despite her losses, Rin hasn’t given up on those for whom she has sacrificed so much—the people of the southern provinces and especially Tikany, the village that is her home. Returning to her roots, Rin meets difficult challenges—and unexpected opportunities. While her new allies in the Southern Coalition leadership are sly and untrustworthy, Rin quickly realizes that the real power in Nikan lies with the millions of common people who thirst for vengeance and revere her as a goddess of salvation.

Backed by the masses and her Southern Army, Rin will use every weapon to defeat the Dragon Republic, the colonizing Hesperians, and all who threaten the shamanic arts and their practitioners. As her power and influence grows, though, will she be strong enough to resist the Phoenix’s intoxicating voice urging her to burn the world and everything in it?

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my interview with @chloegong , the author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS, is now up! we talk about her inspirations for writing this retelling, her characters’ favorite TV show, and so much more. check it out here: