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Austin Petrini
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Reading for the 6th time
read in July 2023
Austin Petrini said:
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This book didn't hit as hard as it had all the other times, that being said I still love and adore it, but it feels more like a 4.75 instead of a 5 star read now.
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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
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“It was haunted; but real hauntings have nothing to do with ghosts finally; they have to do with the menace of memory.”
― The Queen of the Damned
― The Queen of the Damned
“But Counsels are supposed to be old,” Nathan protested, dragging his fingers through his hair until it stood on end. “I’m not even seventy yet.”
― True Love Bites
― True Love Bites
“You do have a story inside you; it lies articulate and waiting to be written — behind your silence and your suffering.”
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“Lost siblings left a gap that hurt to touch, and I couldn't help remembering my own as I patted Kate Small's hand.”
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Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy
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