“You can’t blame her for things said to the business end of a gun.”
“And people like you are the reason we have middle fingers.”
― Never Fade
― Never Fade
“Holding on to some part of your past even if it means also holding on to the pain of never again having it. That pain is less horrible than the pain of forgetting.”
― Snow Like Ashes
― Snow Like Ashes
“Our gods have no names, no hierarchy. Their blessings are random, their words sparse, their punishments impossible to predict. But they exist in all things. They are felt at all times.”
― War Storm
― War Storm
“Laurie had grown up learning how to love her. It was the only lesson he was ever any good at, because Jo herself had taught him, even if she hadn’t known she was doing it. She had made him.”
― Jo & Laurie
― Jo & Laurie
“Female fireflies draw in strange males with dishonest signals and eat them; mantis females devour their own mates. Female insects, Kya thought, know how to deal with their lovers.”
― Where the Crawdads Sing
― Where the Crawdads Sing
Sonja ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Sonja ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Sonja
Lists liked by Sonja




















