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Arousa is Currently Reading

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Witch King (The Rising World, #1)

by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 10, 2025 09:51AM

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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

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Nov 07, 2025 02:07PM

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Anathema (The Eating Woods, #1)

by Keri Lake (Goodreads Author)

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Arousa’s Notes & Highlights

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino

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In class we say That’s too on the nose when someone has written a story or a scene where exactly what you think should happen does happen. Or when the events are too perfect or precise. But in real life we have a hard time recognizing ...more

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The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay

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Making Faces

by Amy Harmon

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Arousa’s Quotes

“And my heart shatters for the second time today. It’s blown apart into so many pieces, the shrapnel spread so far and wide, I know what remains will never fit back together again. Puzzles don’t work when you only have half of the pieces. Same goes for hearts. I”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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“Clocks will go as they are set, but man, irregular man, is never constant, never certain.”
― Thomas Otway

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“My heart really likes your heart.”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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“Ask one hundred people to explain love. And you’ll get one hundred different answers. Because love is like art, it’s subjective. Fluid. Ever-changing. Evolving. Case”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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“Parenthood isn’t genetic, it’s about commitment and love.”
― Kim Holden, So Much More

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