Stepping into Stories, One Word at a Time
"The romantic part isn’t just falling in love—I know that now. It’s staying in love too."Past Present Future I spent my weekend on an emotional whirlwind with Rowan and Neil in this YA duology by Rachel Lynn Solomon. I know that I talk about a lot of books as being my new favorite or one... Continue Reading →
"Talent is having your starting line placed closer to the finish. Sure, those with it get to the goal faster. But with hard work and diligence, you can cover the same distance."Arcana Academy I am not sure why I have waited so long to try more by Elise Kova. I read Air Awakens years ago,... Continue Reading →
"Four years of sparring when we could have had this: his awful singing voice, his hip bumping mine to encourage me to sing along, the scarlet on his cheeks when I attacked him with icing. While I was so focused on destroying him, I missed so much."Today Tonight Tomorrow I may be in my Rachel... Continue Reading →
"I want to feel something when I connect with someone. I want sparks. The good kind, you know? I want to laugh and mean it. I want goose bumps. I want to wonder what my date is thinking about and hope it might be me. I want…I want the magic."First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison I... Continue Reading →
"There is pain always, and ugliness, but the light and beauty of the world shine always above and beyond the powers of darkness to destroy."Kingdoms of Death by Christopher Ruocchio Okay so this book nearly took me out. The Sun Eater series has cemented itself among one of my favorite series so far this year... Continue Reading →
"When Beatrice emerged from the quiet of the woods into the clearing around the terminal, she wished for the thousandth time that she had succeeded, in the face of her disability, in developing a strategy for dealing with people. It was what she expected her patients to do for herself. She remained raw and vulnerable,... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 