An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of March 2024: An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson

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PLAYLIST

–  Dinner and Diatribes by Hozier
“Now that the evening is slowing
Now that the end is in sight
Honey, it’s easier knowing
What you’d do to me tonight”

– ilomilo by Billie Eilish
“Hurry, I’m worried
The world’s a little blurry
Or maybe it’s my eyes
The friends I’ve had to bury
They keep me up at night”

– Fire on Fire by Sam Smith
“Fire on fire would normally kill us
But this much desire, together, we’re winners
They say that we’re out of control and some say we’re sinners
But don’t let them ruin our beautiful rhythms”

– Staying Power by Allie X
“Don’t want to be a victim, but I want your sympathy
Don’t want to be religious, but life brought me to my knees
I’ve got so much to say to you that I want you to know
But I don’t wanna scare you off, I don’t want you to go”

–  Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
“I should’ve known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famefucker
Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire”

– Sparks by Coldplay
“My heart is yours
It’s you that I hold on to
Yeah, that’s what I do”

–  No Body, No Crime by Taylor Swift (ft. HAIM)
“I think he did it but I just can’t prove it”
I think he did it but I just can’t prove it
I think he did it but I just can’t prove it
No, no body, no crime
But I ain’t letting up until the day I die”

– When I Kissed the Teacher by ABBA
“I was in a trance when I kissed the teacher
Suddenly I took the chance, when I kissed the teacher
Leaning over me, she was trying to explain the laws of geometry
And I couldn’t help it, I just had to kiss the teacher”

– Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
“Your own personal Jesus
Someone to hear your prayers
Someone who’s there
Feeling unknown
And you’re all alone
Flesh and bone”

– Too Sweet by Hozier
“I’d rather take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me”

–  Kill for you by Skylar Grey
“Even if you are wrong, you are right
Even if it’s a terrible crime
It’s alright, ’cause I got your back, and I know you got mine
I belong to the church of your name
Sing a song, ’cause I worship the ground you walk on”

–  Never Let Me Go by Florence + The Machine
“And the arms of the ocean are carrying me
And all this devotion was rushing out of me
And the crashes are heaven for a sinner like me
But the arms of the ocean delivered me”

–  Lilith by Halsey
“You got me thinking that I was too mean
Well, everything that I say I believe
Tuck a knife with my heart up my sleeve and
Change like a season
Reason for nothing
I am disruptive
I’ve been corrupted
And by now I don’t need a fucking introduction”

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of January 2024: Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

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PLAYLIST

– Seven by Taylor Swift
“And I’ve been meaning to tell you
I think your house is haunted
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
And I think you should come live with
Me and we can be pirates
Then you won’t have to cry
Or hide in the closet
And just like a folk song
Our love will be passed on”

–  Tradition by Halsey
“Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
It’s in the blood and this is tradition”

–  Moment’s Silence (Common Tongue) by Hozier
“When the meaning’s gone
There is clarity
And the reason comes
In the common tongue
In you lovin’ me”

–  Little Freak by Harry Styles
“Little freak, Jezebel
You sit high atop the kitchen counter
Stay green a little while
You bring blue lights to dreams”

– Can’t Be Together by Adele
“I may be out of the room, but I can see you
I know you still want me, you always will
And I can guarantee I know just how it feels
To never be free completely
Sometimes you just feel so empty”

– Various Storms and Saints by Florence and the Machine
“And the air was full
Of various storms and saints
Parading in the streets
As the banks began to break
And I’m in the throes of it
Somewhere in the belly of the beast”

– Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde (Cover)
“Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world”

– The Great War by Taylor Swift
“I drew curtains closed, drank my poison all alone
You said I have to trust more freely
But diesel is desire, you were playin’ with fire
And maybe it’s the past that’s talkin’
Screamin’ from the crypt”

– Not Strong Enough by Boygenius
“I lie, I am just lowering your expectations
Half a mind that keeps the other second guessing
Close my eyes and count
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god”

– Count on Me by Bruno Mars
“If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I’ll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can’t see
I’ll be the light to guide you”

– Can I Believe You? by Fleet Foxes
“It never got less strange
Showing anyone just a bare face
If I don’t, well, nothing will change
Staying under my weather all day”

– Game of Survival by Ruelle
“There’s no surrender
And there’s no escape
Are we the hunters?
Or are we the prey?”

– For Us by V
“Come before it’s too late
I got things to say
Before I go
There’s no time to wait
We can hide away”

If you like these singers, then read these books #1

Hey there guys, today I would like to introduce you to a new idea I had, and that is to give you three books to read that I think you might like if you enjoy listening to these artists. I will start with some of my favourite singers of all time, and if you like this format, maybe I will do others in the future.
I will say, buckle up and let’s get started!

 

Taylor Swift

Of course I had to start with my favourite singer of all time, Taylor Swift. She has such a vast catalogue, that it would be quite reductive to just offer you three books, but I will try for the sake of this article. If you would like more specific recs, I have various articles on this blog where I give a recommendation for every single song of various Taylor’s albums. For this time being, in honour of her career, I decided to split the recs as one for her country era, one for her pop era, and one for her indie folkmore one.
For the country category, what could be better than the Chestnut Spring Series by Elsie Silver? I think this romance series could really well reflect Taylor’s first albums, where romance was a huge part of the narrative. For her pop era, I decided to go with basically anything by Emily Henry, but in particular her book People We Meet on Vacation, it has that energetic and romantic vibe that Taylor’s pop albums tend to have, and a part of this is even set in New York, so win win. And for the folkmore era I decided to go with my favourite classic book of all time, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The moors, the drama of it all, the big emotions, this book has it all. And also, a lot of rain. What better than that to associate with these albums?

 

Harry Styles

Here we go with another one of my favourite singers of all time. I’ve been a big fan of Harry for years now, I’ve seen him live a bunch of times, and his music really has got me through a lot.
The three books I would like to associate with Harry’s music are The Binding by Bridget Collins, Call Me By your Name by André Aciman and Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
“The Binding” is maybe the less obvious of them all, but in my eyes it really encompasses a lot of Harry’s mellower songs vibes, the imagery is quite beautiful and convoluted, and it reminds me for example of songs like Little Freak. “Call Me By Your Name” is a book I simply had to include because in my eyes it is really tight with Harry’s songs, there’s something about the poetry but at the same time the angst that both convey, that really makes these two pieces of media similar in my eyes. And I think Daisy Jones is quite self-explanatory, right? I mean, we could discuss that Harry is maybe the most rockstar-y pop-star of our time, and his looks and antics really resemble the ones of a 70s band.  That’s just how it is in my eyes.

 

 

Hozier

Listen, Hozier is per se maybe one of the best songwriters of our generation, so his lyrics alone are a work of art, but if you would like to associate his wonderful songs with some books, I will give you my recs.
In my eyes Hozier’s music encompasses three big macro-areas of themes/aesthetic and they are literature references, mythology (in particular Greek) and the folkloristic nature feeling of being in the woods with magical creatures. So I have a book for everyone of these categories.
Let’s start with the literature one: what better than a classic dark academia book? The staple of it all? The Secret History by Donna Tartt is the book for you if you enjoy talks of poetry, glory and a mesmerizing writing style. I swear I think about this book on a daily basis and it’s been years since I first read it.
For the mythology area I had of course to go with The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, I think it is a staple in the Greek mythology retellings genre, and I think its lyricism and the way it’s written, with an otherworldly delicacy, really declares it the best in the sector.
And finally, for the folkloristic area, I think the best choice might be Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, an historical fantasy novel where nature is its own character and the cottagecore vibes are very present and set the tone for the whole story.

 

 

Phoebe Bridgers

And last but not least for this article we have a singer that also doubles as my therapist lol. Phoebe Bridgers is one of the best singers/songwriters of our generation, and I think she so well encapsul the struggle of being a woman in her twenties and thirties. For this reason, if you like Phoebe I can only recommend a bunch of books from the “hot girl literature” trend of the last few years:
First and foremost, a book I truly think well encompasses Bridgers’ lyrics is Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews, a coming-of-age story, a love story and an ode to Europe all in one. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I would highly recommend it. If you want something more glamorous, I could recommend you Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. This story is set in New York and it follows a girl in her twenties as she struggles with friendship, love, and a sadness that never seems to go away (like Phoebe perfectly says: “Jesus Christ, I’m so blue all the time”).
And last but not least, I think really resembling some of Phoebe’s earlier stuff, Bunny by Mona Awad is a very fitting choice. It’s something a little bit more unhinged and over the top, with some dark academia vibes and a deep dive into womanhood.

 

Okay guys, these were my book recs if you like the same artists I listen to. Please let me know your advice and recs, and if you liked this kind of article. I could always do more with other singers.
Thank you for reading and for your time.

Beartown by Fredrik Bakcman – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of November 2023: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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PLAYLIST

–  Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve by Taylor Swift
“If clarity’s in death, then why won’t this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts
Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first”

–  Northern Attitude by Noah Kahan
“If I get too close
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
‘Til the summertime
Forgive my northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light”

– Can’t Catch Me Now by Olivia Rodrigo
“But I’m in the trees, I’m in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You’ll see my face in every place
But you can’t catch me now”

– Everybody Hurts by R.E.M
“If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much
Of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes”

–  In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier
“An awful noise
Filled the air
I heard a scream in the woods somewhere
A woman’s voice!
I quickly ran
Into the trees with empty hands”

– Innocent by Taylor Swift
“Wasn’t it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn’t it beautiful when you believed in everything
And everybody believed in you?”

– A&W by Lana Del Rey
“I mean, look at my hair, look at the length of it there
and the shape of my body
If I told you that I was raped
Do you really think that anybody
would think I didn’t ask for it, didn’t ask for it?”

– Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
“So you’re a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just can’t get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy
I’m that bad type”

– Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
“I should’ve known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you’ve made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famefucker
Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire”

–  Weight of Living, Pt.1 by Bastille
“Your Albatross, let it go, let it go,
Your Albatross shoot it down, shoot it down
When you just can’t shake the
Heavy weight of living”

–  Holocene by Bon Iver
“And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
Hulled far from the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles”

–  Daylight by David Kushner
“Tellin’ myself it’s the last time
Can you spare any mercy that you might find
If I’m down on my knees again?
Deep down, way down, Lord, I try
Try to follow your light, but it’s night time”

–  History of Man by Maisie Peters
“I’ve seen it, in the poems and the sands
I’ve pleaded, with the powers and their plans
I tried to rewrite it but I can’t
It’s the history, the history of man”

A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of May 2023: A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

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PLAYLIST

 

–  Sweet Nothing by Taylor Swift
“‘Cause they said the end is coming
Everyone’s up to something
I find myself running home to your sweet nothings
Outside, they’re push and shoving
You’re in the kitchen humming
All that you ever wanted from me was nothing”

– Would That I by Hozier 
“With each love I could lose
I was never the same
Watch it still live in roofs
Be consumed by the flame
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Lay in waste of my lovin’ long ago”

– Do You Like It when We Lay like This? by Isaac Stuart
“Her hand trickles down the centre of my spine
She kisses my neck from behind
I read her like a book she has those troubled eyes
Maybe she wants something more from life”

– Black Magic by Little Mix
“Take a sip of my secret potion
I’ll make you fall in love
For a spell that can’t be broken
One drop should be enough
Boy, you belong to me

–  Golden Hour by Jvke
“We were just two lovers
Feet up on the dash, drivin’ nowhere fast
Burnin’ through the summer
Radio on blast, make the moment last
She got solar power
Minutes feel like hours”

– Daisies by Katy Perry
“They told me I was out there, tried to knock me down
Took those sticks and stones, showed ’em I could build a house
They tell me that I’m crazy, but I’ll never let ’em change me
‘Til they cover me in daisies, daisies, daisies”

–  Haunted by Taylor Swift
“Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something’s gone terribly wrong
You’re all I wanted
Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can’t breathe whenever you’re gone
Can’t turn back now, I’m haunted”

– Little Freak by Harry Styles
“Little freak, Jezebel
You sit high atop the kitchen counter
Stay green a little while
You bring blue lights to dreams”

– Plastic Off the Sofà by Beyoncé
“Ah, we don’t need the world’s acceptance
They’re too hard on me, they’re too hard on you, boy
I’ll always be your secret weapon in your arsenal, your arsenal
And I know you had it rough growing up, but that’s okay (that’s okay)”

–  Loveland by Milky Chance
“Like she has flower in her hair
You have flowers in your mouth
Cause your heart is upside down”

– Pointless by Lewis Capaldi
“From all my airs and graces
To the little things I do
Everything is pointless without you
Of all the dreams I’m chasing
There’s only one I choose
Everything is pointless without you”

– Season of the Witch by Lana Del Rey
“You’ve got to pick up every stitch (gonna be, gonna be)
Beatniks are out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch”

– I Put a Spell on You by Annie Lennox
“I put a spell on you,
Because you’re mine”

The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent – Bookish Playlist

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of March 2023: The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent

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PLAYLIST

– People You Know by Selena Gomez
“We used to be close, but people can go
From people you know to people you don’t
And what hurts the most is people can go
From people you know to people you don’t”

–  Vigilante Sh*t by Taylor Swift
“She needed cold hard proof so I gave her some
She had the envelope, where you think she got it from?
Now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride
Picture me thick as thieves with your ex-wife
And she looks so pretty
Driving in your Benz
Lately she’s been dressing for revenge”

– Kintsugi by Lana Del Rey
“We’ve only got hours
And I just can’t stop cryin’ ’cause all of the ways
When you see someone dyin’
You see all your days flash in front of you
And you think about who would be with you”

– You Don’t Owe Me by Lesley Gore
“You don’t own me
Don’t try to change me in any way
You don’t own me
Don’t tie me down ’cause I’d never stay”

– She by Harry Styles
“She (she)
She lives in daydreams with me (she)
She’s the first one that I see
And I don’t know why
I don’t know who she is (she, she)”

– This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift
“This is why we can’t have nice things, darling
Because you break them, I had to take them away
This is why we can’t have nice things, honey (oh)
Did you think I wouldn’t hear all the things you said about me?
This is why we can’t have nice things”

– Greek Tragedy by The Wombats
“Oh, and she hits like ecstasy
Comes up and bangs the sense out of me
It’s wrong but surely worse to leave
She hits like ecstasy
So free up the cheaper seats
Here comes a Greek tragedy”

– Homemade Dynamite by Lorde
“A couple rebel top gun pilots
Flying with nowhere to be
Don’t know you super well
But I think that you might be the same as me
Behave abnormally”

–  Eat Your Young by Hozier
“I’m starvin’, darlin’
Let me put my lips to something
Let me wrap my teeth around the world
Start carvin’, darlin’
I wanna smell the dinner cooking
I wanna feel the edges start to burn”

– No Body, No Crime by Taylor Swift ft. HAIM
“Her husband’s acting different and it smells like infidelity
She says, “That ain’t my merlot on his mouth”
“That ain’t my jewelry on our joint account”
No, there ain’t no doubt
I think I’m gonna call him out”

– The Streets of Edinburgh by The Proclaimers
“The pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the World for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me”

–  A Dangerous Thing by AURORA
“Something about you is warm and sedusive, and
When you’re with me, you’re cold and abusive
I knew from the second we met, you are a dangerous flame
You are a dangerous flame”

– The Love Club by Lorde
“I’m in a clique, but I want out
It’s not the same as when I was punched
In the old days, there was enough
The card games and ease, with the bitter salt of blood”

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of  July 2022: The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton.

 

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PLAYLIST

– Atlantis by Seafret
“I can’t save us, my Atlantis, we fall
We built this town on shaky ground
I can’t save us, my Atlantis, oh, no
We built it up to pull it down”

– Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish
“Step on the glass, staple your tongue (Ahh-ha)
Bury a friend, try to wake up (Ahh-ha)
Cannibal class, killin’ the son (Ahh)
Bury a friend, I wanna end me”

–  The Tradition by Halsey
“Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
Ask for forgiveness, never permission
Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
It’s in the blood and this is tradition”

– Greek Tragedy by Wombats
“Oh and she hits like ecstasy
Comes up and bangs the sense out of me
It’s wrong but surely worse to leave
She hits like ecstasy
So free up the cheaper seats
Here comes a Greek tragedy”

–  Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel
“So come on, Virginia, show me a sign
Send up a signal, I’ll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you’re hiding behind
Never let’s in the sun”

– Freaks by Surf Curse 
“My head is filled with parasites
Black holes cover up my eyes
I dream of you almost every night
Hopefully I won’t wake up this time”

–  ‘Til Forever Falls Apart by Ashe & FINNEAS
“We’ve been living on a fault line
And for a while, you were all mine
I’ve spent a lifetime giving you my heart
I swear that I’ll be yours forever
‘Til forever falls apart.”

– Bells in Santa Fe by Halsey
“Don’t call me by my name
All of this is temporary
Watch as I slip away
For your sake
All of this is temporary”

– Things We Lost in The Fire by Bastille
“Flames they licked the walls
Tenderly they turned to dust all that I adore”

– Roslyn by Bon Iver & St. Vincent
“Down’s sitting around
Folds in the gown
Sea and the rock below
Cocked to the undertow”

–  Ivy by Taylor Swift
“Oh, I can’t
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I’m covered in you”

– A Church is Burning by Simon & Garfunkel
“Like hands that are praying, aglow in the sky
Like hands that are praying, the fire is saying
“You can burn down my churches, but I shall be free”

– Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
“And the day that we’ll watch the death of the sun
That the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on
Then you’ll gaze unafraid as they sob from the city roofs”

 

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng– Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of April 2022: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

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PLAYLIST

– Things We Lost in the Fire by Bastille
“These are the things, the things we lost
These are the things we lost in the fire fire fire
Flames they licked the walls
Tenderly they turned to dust all that I adore”

– Used to Know Me by Charli XCX
“I’m like a flower blooming
Since I left you behind
Don’t know what I was doing
Thought your venom was divine
Knew you were turning evil
You said I lost my mind
No, you ain’t gon’ do me like that”

– I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
“‘Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing”

– Waves by Dean Lewis
“It comes and goes in waves
It always does, it always does
We watch as our young hearts fade
Into the flood, into the flood”

– No Angels by Bastille ft. Ella (Cover)
“No, I don’t want no scrubs
A scrub is a guy that can’t get no love from me
Hangin’ out the passenger side
Of his best friend’s ride
Trying to holler at me”

–  Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA
“Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what’s in her mind
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time”

– Hey Jude by The Beatles
“And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.”

–  In Vain by Sigrid
“So don’t you stay if you don’t mean it
If you don’t feel it, and just fuck me up again
Please walk away and we’ll just leave it
Or were you thinkin’ I would give my heart in vain?”

– Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos
“This is not really
This, this, this is not really happening
You bet your life it is
You bet your life it is
Honey, you bet your life
It’s a peel out the watchword
Just peel out the watchword”

– Secrets by One Republic
“So tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I’m gonna give all my secrets away”

– Wasteland, Baby by Hozier
“All the fear and the fire
Of the end of the world
Happens each time a boy falls in love with a girl
Happens great, happens sweet
Happily, I’m unfazed here, too”

– People Watching by Conan Grey
“But I wanna feel all that love and emotion
Be that attached to the person I’m holding
Someday, I’ll be falling without caution
But for now, I’m only people watching”

– Darling by Halsey
“Until it’s time to see the light
I’ll make my own with you each night
I’ll kidnap all the stars and I will keep them in your eyes
I’ll wrap them up in velvet twine
And hang them from a fishing line
So I can see them any time I’d like”

Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of February 2022: Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa.

 

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PLAYLIST

– Gold Rush by Taylor Swift
“Gleaming
Twinkling
Eyes like sinking ships
On waters so inviting
I almost jump in”

– The Anchor by Bastille
“You were the light that is blinding me
You’re the anchor that I tie to my brain
‘Cause when it feels when I’m lost at sea
You’re the song that I sing again and again”

– Sweet Creature by Harry Styles
“Sweet creature
We’re running through the garden
Oh, where nothing bothered us
But we’re still young
I always think about you and how we don’t speak enough”

– Hostage by Billie Eilish
“Gold on your fingertips
Fingertips against my cheek
Gold leaf across your lips
Kiss me until I can’t speak”

–  Anchor by Allie X
“Like an anchor
My pretty baby holds me down
Safe and secure
And when its arms are wrapped around
Nothing on Earth
Can come between this kind of love”

– Angel of Small Death and The Codeine Scene by Hozier
“With her sweetened breath, and her tongue so mean
She’s the angel of small death and the codeine scene
With her straw-blonde hair, her arms hard and lean
She’s the angel of small death and the codeine scene”

– Beating Heart by Ellie Goulding 
“Wanna hear your beating heart tonight
Before the bleeding sun comes alive
I want to make the best of what is left hold tight
And hear my beating heart one last time before daylight”

–  All Too Well (10 Minute Version) by Taylor Swift
“And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you, too?”

– I guess I’m in love by Clinton Kane
“And darlin’, this is more than anything I felt before
You’re everything that I want, but I didn’t think I’d find
Someone who is worth the wait of all the years of my heartbreak
But I know now I found the one I love”

– The Lighthouse by Halsey
“From a tender age I was cursed with rage
Came swinging like a fist inside a batting cage
I went swimming with the devil at the bottom of a lake
And he left me there by my lonesome”

– For the First Time by The Script
“But we’re gonna start by
Drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Shit talking up all night
Saying things we haven’t for a while, a while, yeah
We’re smiling, but we’re close to tears, even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we’re meeting
For the first time”

– Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne
“Yeah, my life is what I’m fighting for
Can’t part the sea, can’t reach the shore
And my voice becomes the driving force
I won’t let this pull me overboard”

–Happiness is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
“If he’s a serial killer, then what’s the worst
That could happen to a girl who’s already hurt?
I’m already hurt
If he’s as bad as they say, then I guess I’m cursed
Looking into his eyes, I think he’s already hurt
He’s already hurt”

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of Ocotber 2021: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake.

(The cover credits are mine. Please give rights if you use it. The singular photos are not mine, all credits to the owner.)

PLAYLIST

– Glory and Gore by Lorde
“But in all chaos there is calculation
Droppin’ glasses just to hear them break
You’ve been drinkin’ like the world was gonna end (it didn’t)
Took a shiner from the fist of your best friend”

– Wandering Romance by Lie Ning
“Tell me why you can’t control
The feelings you desire
Burning on my bridges
As you said my world’s on fire”

– Uprising by Muse
“They will not force us
They will stop degrading us
They will not control us
We will be victorious”

– Gold Rush by Taylor Swift
“Walk past, quick brush
I don’t like slow motion double vision in rose blush
I don’t like that falling feels like flying ’til the bone crush
Everybody wants you
But I don’t like a gold rush”

– I Warned Myself by Charlie Puth
“I warned myself that I shouldn’t play with fire
But I can tell that I’ll do it one more time
Don’t trust in myself, no good for my health
You mess with my heart, now you’re the reason why”

– The Louvre by Lorde
“Blow all my friendships
To sit in hell with you
But we’re the greatest
They’ll hang us in the Louvre
Down the back, but who cares—still the Louvre”

– Astronomy by Conan Gray
“We’ve traveled the seas, we’ve ridden the stars
We’ve seen everything from Saturn to Mars
As much as it seems like you own my heart
It’s astronomy, we’re two worlds apart”

– Visions of Gideon by Sufjan Stevens
“I have loved you for the last time
Visions of Gideon, visions of Gideon
And I have kissed you for the last time
Visions of Gideon, visions of Gideon”

–Your Power by Billie Eilish
“I thought that I was special, you made me feel
Like it was my fault, you were the devil, lost your appeal
Does it keep you in control?”

– I Put a Spell on You by Annie Lennox
“I put a spell on you
Because you’re mine
You better stop the things you do
I tell you, I ain’t lying”

– Ribs by Lorde
“You’re the only friend I need (you’re the only friend I need)
Sharing beds like little kids (sharing beds like little kids)
And laughing ’til our ribs get tough (laughing ’til our ribs get tough)
But that will never be enough.”

– Cherry Wine by Hozier
“Her eyes and words are so icy
Oh but she burns
Like rum on the fire
Hot and fast and angry as she can be
I walk my days on a wire.”

– Sail by AWOLNATION
“This is how I show my love.
I made it in my mind because
I blame it on my ADD baby.
This is how an angel dies
Blame it on my own sick pride
Blame it on my ADD baby
SAIL!”