#bmb22

lu’s reading list in 2022 - little women by louisa may alcott women have minds and souls as well as just hearts, and they've got ambition and talent as well as just beauty. and i'm sick of people saying love is all a woman is fit for

lu’s reading list in 2022 - hani and ishu’s guide to fake dating by adiba jaigirdar she smiles for real this time. that smile that I’m sure is what made me fall for her in the first place / Ishu smiles, and my breath hitches at the sight of it. she smiles so rarely that each one - the genuine ones that light up her entire being - feels like a gift. like something private she has only reserved for me / because as long as Hani and I are side-by-side, everything will be alright

lu’s reading list in 2022 - beth march, little women by louisa may alcott there are many beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind / I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is leaving you all. I’m not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven

lu’s reading list in 2022 - amy march, little women by louisa may alcott I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship / because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I’ve a right to be hurt, I don’t intend to show it

lu’s watchlist in 2022 - punk 57 by penelope douglas it gets better, you are important, and you can’t be replaced. hang on. you’ll find your tribe

lu’s reading list in 2022 - meg march, little women by louisa may alcott meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and soul seemed to bloom into her face that day, making it fair and tender, with a charm more beautiful than beauty

lu’s reading list in 2022 - theodore laurence, little women by louisa may alcott though raised to be a gentleman, laurie has a mischievous sense of humor. at his worst, he can be spoiled, selfish, and self-indulgent; laurie’s always grown up with wealth and privilege and he sometimes takes that for granted. but at his best—usually when he’s around the march sisters—laurie is intelligent, kind, and protective. he’s always seen himself as an honorary member of the march family and he would do anything for them

lu’s watch / reading list in 2022 - elle argent, heartstopper I was really scared no one would like me, so I didn’t even try talking to people at first. I actually needed to put myself out there or I’d just be alone