I began to talk a lot about pets. I wondered often about what it would be like to have someone always on my side. Someone who saw me and noticed me and got excited when I came home. Someone who didn’t need me for advice, someone who was
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“All this time, Dad had taught Leni how dangerous the outside world was. The truth was that the biggest danger of all was in her own home.”
― The Great Alone
― The Great Alone
“Reading,' Ead said lightly. 'A dangerous pastime.”
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
― The Priory of the Orange Tree
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Gioia’s 2025 Year in Books
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