Mandy Boutelle

“It is my greatest fear that women will forever pay for the fear of men,” she murmured. “For we are haunted and vicious beasts they could never understand. They will never know the amount of abuse it takes to be so soft. They will never understand that to tame a wild creature”
― Emma Hamm, The Heartless One

“How can she be truly happy when she’s never dealt with her past? She’s never addressed it—merely set it aside. She’s never had the time, or the tools, to examine it. And that anger—that kind of rage,” Castle says, shaking his head, “does not simply disappear. She is volatile and unpredictable. And heed my words, son: Her anger will make an appearance again.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me: The Six-Novel Collection: Shatter Me, Unravel Me, Ignite Me, Restore Me, Defy Me, Imagine Me

“Her past shames clung to her like oily residue”
― Suji Kim, Under the Oak Tree, Vol. 1 (Novel)

“We’ve said before that the common critique is that these books are anti-feminist and portray outdated stereotypes”
― Holly June Smith, The Best Book Boyfriend