569 ratings (4.31 avg)
180 reviews
more photos (1)

I V A N A

https://www.goodreads.com/1_ivana

I V A N A’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (1842)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (659)
fantasy‎ (985)
fairy-tales-and-or-mythology-etc‎ (615)
young-adult‎ (474)
nonfiction‎ (420)
history‎ (331)

literature‎ (234)
crime‎ (165)
thriller‎ (120)
fae‎ (107)
paranormal-romance‎ (82)
philosophy‎ (79)
academia‎ (67)
just-romance‎ (64)

cozy‎ (63)
horror‎ (50)
improvement‎ (50)
dark-academia‎ (31)
rg-recs‎ (23)
jbp-recs‎ (18)
poetry‎ (16)
cmv-recs‎ (12)

great-depression‎ (7)
eleusis‎ (6)
wodehouse‎ (6)
scifi‎ (5)
favorites‎ (0)

Stats | More…

I V A N A’s Quotes

“You look like a winter night", he had told her when he had given it to her. "I could sleep inside the cold of you".”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

232 likes

“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
― Lloyd Alexander

7814 likes

“According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”
― Plato, The Symposium

1502 likes

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”
― Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass

tags: ideas, libraries, sarah-j-maas, throne-of-glass

10825 likes

“You are the only thing I have that is neither duty nor obligation, the only thing I chose for myself. The only thing I want. ”
― Holly Black, Ironside

351 likes

More of I V A N A’s quotes…

recent posts
I V A N A’s Groups

Romance Novel Book Sleuth — 2420 members — last activity Aug 09, 2025 06:48AM
Are you having difficulty recalling the title of a favorite romance novel? Here's the place to post your plot(s) and let fellow romance readers help y ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 118269 members — last activity 1 hour, 30 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Our Shared Shelf — 223448 members — last activity Aug 18, 2025 12:24AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more

The Crow Crew — 150 members — last activity Nov 08, 2020 11:28AM
Welcome! This is a group for fans of the amazing, epic book Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. This is a place to discuss everything to do with Six of Cro ...more

Queen Maas' Assassins — 13124 members — last activity Apr 02, 2025 02:38PM
A group dedicated to the queen that is the New York Times & USA Today best-selling author Sarah J. Maas. This is a place to discuss her works, includ ...more

More of I V A N A’s groups…