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The Butterfly Girl (Naomi Cottle, #2)

by Rene Denfeld (Goodreads Author)

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Deep Past

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Black Mouth

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Takers by Jake Troxell

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He watched the bonfire’s smoke rise into the sky and wondering if his dad was being cremated as he sat there.

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Jk’s Quotes

“When you want to feel better, call something a piece of shit. It usually works.”
― Stephen King, Revival

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“Grief was not a line, carrying you infinitely further from loss. You never knew when you would be sling-shot backward into its grip. —”
― Brit Bennett, The Mothers

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“Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows how deep a debt of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of our race. He brought death into the world.”
― Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

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“Isn't bravery always sort of beautiful?”
― Stephen King, Lisey's Story

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“Relief is happiness for those who, otherwise, would have no happiness.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Hazards of Time Travel

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