she comes in waves. there's never a warning, it's always a surprise. unable to breathe left wanting, in need of air - gasping. tired eyes clenched tight - it'll pass soon. in the meantime, i'm left drowning, waiting. like someone sitting on my chest a heaviness i can't catch my breath. it's a dizziness, a [...]
Category: writings
they live in fear of her
they live in fear of her. she brings death, they claim. she loves misery, they say. she's withย him, they chant. she's lonely, she whispers to herself. she doesn't work for the devil but they fear that which they don't know, theyย fear herย because she isย magic. a queen, a sorceress of unimaginable [...]
NEW! INDIE YA REVIEW: HAPPILY BY CHAUNCEY ROGERS
No fairy godmother. No magic pumpkin. Just one grumpy girl and a glass slipper. Happilyย by Chauncey Rogers narrates a wonderfully humorous and adventurous tale of Laure, a teenage street urchin trying her hardest to leap-frog out of รcarlate and find a home somewhere far away. Where the rest of the world sees an enchantingย and romantic [...]
i don’t really understand what this is about
i don't really understand what this is about. and by this i mean life and by life i guess i mean this right now. how odd how hard we work for what? wealth? legacy? death? but we all end up in the same place - in the ground or scattered around. we [...]
this is an ode to you
this is an ode to you. you, whoย isย strength you, who remind me of my heart, (that i'm a sister) you, who looks up to me you, who i look up to trust me baby brother it will pass love it fickle (don't we know) but it's grasp lingers (don't we know) fingernails clawing at the [...]
#LOVEOZYA REVIEW: IF I TELL YOU BY ALICIA TUCKERMAN
Living with the memories you've got - and the ones you'll never make - is going to hurt, but pain is the privilege of the living (p. 197). " #OwnVoice I should warn you, you will shed a waterfall of tears reading this book. FYI. If I Tell Youย by Alicia Tuckerman was one of my [...]
FEBRUARY|READING WRAP UP
HOW IS IT THE MIDDLE OF MARCH ALREADY I DON'T UNDERSTAND?! Why is it that January feels like it went for 84 years, but February felt like a 20-second ad that I immediately pressed skip on? ... Last month I did a January Reading Wrap Up, and a lot of you seemed to enjoy it! [...]
ADULT ROMANCE REVIEW: JUDGEMENT ROAD BY CHRISTINE FEEHAN
If you've seen the post that I published last Friday, you know that I completely adoredย Judgement Road by Christine Feehan. Christine Feehan would be one of my favourite authors, and any books of her series is an automatic must read for me. Let's get on with the rest of the review, shall we? Summary Judgement [...]
family secrets
he was a demon preying on the weak the vulnerable; his own daughter. a soul-sucking shtriga creeping into her room touching her hurting her forcing himself on her his wife an accomplice a bystander, nothing but a supervisor guardingย his honour. she grew up though as he grew older ageingย in such a way outsiders knew of [...]
YA REVIEW: THE SHADOW GIRL BY MISTY MOUNT
"I felt a gloomy cloud settle over me as I checked for my shadow in the stainless steel refrigerator, just to make sure I was still there"ย (p. 2) Oh, there goes my heart.ย The Shadow Girlย by author Misty Mount is a novel that explores the inner depths of what it means to be truly invisible. [...]
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