“You can pretend a lot of things in life. You can pretend so well that you even start to believe your own deceit. We’re all actors; we’re all on pedestals with a spotlight shining on us, playing whatever part we need to in order to make it through the day—in order to help ourselves sleep at night.”
― Gild
― Gild
“Witches didn't need blood to survive, but humans didn't need wine, either.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
“One should never decide something as serious as bangs when they have a bottle of wine in their stomachs.”
― Gild
― Gild
“The kitchen sounds turned muffled as she let herself spiral down, contemplating that horrible realization again and again: she could not remember what it was like to be free.”
― Heir of Fire
― Heir of Fire
“It was safety, and joy, and comfort, and knowing that no matter what befell them … He would not balk. He would not break.”
― Tower of Dawn
― Tower of Dawn
Mikayla’s 2025 Year in Books
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