Jhean

“How little effort could I put in and still get an A? I wasn’t lazy. I was practical. Picking up an extra shift was worth trading a 98 for a 92.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Food was how my mother expressed her love. No matter how critical or cruel she could seem—constantly pushing me to meet her intractable expectations—I could always feel her affection radiating from the lunches she packed and the meals she prepared for me just the way I liked them.”
― Michelle Zauner, Crying in H Mart

“Five kids?” The question falls out of my mouth before I realize this is surely something I would know about Chloe if we were really dating. Everyone’s eyes shift toward me. “Five kids! It’s still a shock even after all this time,” I reply while internally chastising myself for making this mistake.”
― Erin Hawkins, Reluctantly Yours

“Just like that,” I whisper in her ear. “Good girl.”
― Erin Hawkins, Unexpectedly Mine