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“Books, she has found, are a way to live a thousand lives--or to find strength in a very long one.”
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
― The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
“Villains don't have friends, and neither do their children. Not when you get right down to it.”
― The Isle of the Lost
― The Isle of the Lost
“I miss you more than I remember you.”
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
― On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“We're all trapped. I'm as trapped as they are.
The more Ben thought about it, the more he knew it was true. He hadn't chosen to be born a prince and become a king, just as they hadn't chosen who their parents were. They were prisoners for a crime they themselves had not committed.
That was the greater crime, wasn't it?
It's not fair. It's not our fault. We have no say in our own lives. We're living in a fairy tale someone else wrote.”
― The Isle of the Lost
The more Ben thought about it, the more he knew it was true. He hadn't chosen to be born a prince and become a king, just as they hadn't chosen who their parents were. They were prisoners for a crime they themselves had not committed.
That was the greater crime, wasn't it?
It's not fair. It's not our fault. We have no say in our own lives. We're living in a fairy tale someone else wrote.”
― The Isle of the Lost
“But these aren’t just stories,” she’d said. “They’re whole kingdoms. They’re worlds. They’re perspectives and opinions you can’t offer, from lives you haven’t lived. They’re more valuable than any gold coin, and more important than any state luncheon. I should hope you, as king, would know that!”
― The Isle of the Lost
― The Isle of the Lost
Alex’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
377 books
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16 friends
588 books
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11 friends
968 books
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11 friends
238 books
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14 friends
372 books
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3 friends
357 books
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6 friends
51 books
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7 friends
190 books
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31 friends
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