so, I decided, why not take books I love or books I’ve read, and pair them with a song I love. this will also give you more books for your TBR AND more songs for your playlists, so it’s a win-win for everyone.

without further ado…

anywhere but here | PVRIS

it feels so sad in the summer//we're goin' under//pull up the covers//sounds like car crashin' thunder//losin' a lover//your mother, your brother//I want, I want you to take me//anywhere but here//I want, I want you to take me//anywhere but here, anywhere but here

I could explain how this whole song is absolutely The Raven Cycle, but then I'd have to post all the lyrics and that is not today's post. but just go listen to the song and tell me it doesn't make you think of Gansey and Blue and the Raven Boys going out into the woods and speaking Latin to the trees. 

diving bell | STARSET

oh, this wasn't in my plans//abandoned ship and heading for the sand//oh, the albatross crash-lands//I've got the sinking feeling that I never can go home//if I stare into the abyss will it stare into me//in my mind//endless sea//calling from the bottom but you don't hear me//send your line//down to me//meet me on the surface I will never leave

okay hear me out. I know y'all are probably tired of me screaming about STARSET every chance I get. I know not everyone is going to be into rock music. HOWEVER, this is Nikolai's song. there is not one song besides this one that could ever describe Nikolai more. this song is definitely my favorite song of all time, but I have always thought it fits Nikolai in the Shadow and Bone trilogy. Maybe even in the King of Scars duology. Give this song a chance, it's not heavy on the rock side, and imagine Nikolai on his airship. it fits beautifully. case closed. 

winter | PVRIS

Alina and the Darkling. because THE DARKLING IS TOXIC. (Mal for the win, all day every day, please and thank you.) I feel like this captures Alina's realization that the Darkling is a toxic, toxic being. also the song is a bop and deserves more attention. 

I don't wanna ruin your party | Munn

'cause I don't wanna ruin your party//where you see all the damage you've caused me//you get everything that you wanted//I don't wanna ruin your party//a heart can't judge if eyеs don't see//the hellish ways you treated me//I'll take the pain and turn the cheek//I'll be the victim you'll always need

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