“You know, there’s a lot about ourselves that we can’t change—it’s just the way we’re born. But some parts of us are shaped by what we see. And how we’re treated by other people. How we’re made to feel.”
― The Push
― The Push
“If she must grow roots, she would rather be left to flourish wild instead of pruned, would rather stand alone, allowed to grow beneath the open sky. Better that than firewood, cut down just to burn in someone else’s hearth.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“It is just a storm, he tells himself, but he is tired of looking for shelter. It is just a storm, but there is always another waiting in its wake.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“You know,” she’d said, “they say people are like snowflakes, each one unique, but I think they’re more like skies. Some are cloudy, some are stormy, some are clear, but no two are ever quite the same.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“She knew it was up to her to say what had to be said. To do what had to be done. When there is only you, you do not get to choose which jobs you want, you do not get to decide you are incapable of anything. There is no room for distaste or weakness. You must do it all. All of the ugliness, the sadness, the things most people can't stand to even think about, all must live inside of you. You must be capable of everything.”
― Malibu Rising
― Malibu Rising
Stella’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stella’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Stella
Lists liked by Stella














































