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 →
"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 →
"It's too easy, you see, to get trapped in the past. The past is very seductive. People always talk about the mists of time, you know, but really it's the present that's in a mist, uncertain. The past is quite clear, and warm, and comforting. That's why people often get stuck there."Mariana by Susanna Kearsley... Continue Reading →
"You cannot lead as a tyrant. The people under you will not let you. To lead is a kind of service, a duty you owe to those who follow."Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio It's absolutely not surprising to me that this book is being called one of the greatest science fiction novels of all... Continue Reading →
Of Worlds Forgotten 