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“Controlling my environment was still a compelling need for me. I did everything I could to not be surprised by anything...

Looking back, I think that my need to predict how my day was going to unfold was a direct response to the amount of chaos in my childhood.”
― Olga Trujillo, The Sum of My Parts: A Survivor's Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder

tags: abuse-survivor, abusive-childhood, child-abuse-survivor, complex-ptsd, controlling, controlling-others, effects-of-child-abuse, need-for-control

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“The more we're thrown into conflict with each other through engineered distrust, the less able we are to unite against those responsible.”
― DaShanne Stokes

“Here are the things girls die of: hunger, disease, accidents, childbirth, and violence. It takes more than heartache to kill a girl. Girls are tough as rocks.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

tags: cinderella, death, girl-power, girls, heartache, rocks, stepsister, stepsisters

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“The wolves in the woods have sharp teeth and long claws, but it's the wolf inside who will tear you apart.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

tags: cinderlla, fairy-tale, retellings, stepsister, ugly-step-sisters, wolf, wolves

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“The feeling that you want to own someone body and soul, spirit them away from everyone else, have them all to yourself forever and ever and ever,” Hugo said dreamily. “It’s called love.”
“No, it’s called kidnapping,” said Tavi.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Stepsister

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Welcome to Paranormal Romance! This group is for the discussion and recommendation of paranormal romances and paranormal erotic romance, along with ur ...more

Vampire Romance Lovers — 797 members — last activity Nov 05, 2018 01:26AM
-Share about your favorite Vampire Romances -Discuss upcoming books -Make new friends that share your same interests in Vamp Romance -Invite your othe ...more

Urban Fantasy — 5144 members — last activity Oct 20, 2025 11:48AM
Urban fantasy is a subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings--as oppose ...more

Young Adult Book Reading Challenges — 8291 members — last activity Feb 04, 2026 07:22PM
Welcome to the Young Adult Book Reading Challenges! Welcome everyone who is interested in YA books! We have amazing reading challenges going on all t ...more

Audiobooks — 16311 members — last activity 1 hour, 29 min ago
Audio & audiobooks are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activit ...more

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