“What strange beasts people are, she thought. We adjust to everything so quickly. Perhaps we would even get used to Hell.”
― A Skinful of Shadows
― A Skinful of Shadows
“Bear, I need your eyes. I need your nose. I need your night-wits and forest-wisdom.”
― A Skinful of Shadows
― A Skinful of Shadows
“Absolutes are the hallucinations of culture.”
― Viscera
― Viscera
“Humans are strange, adaptable animals, and eventually get used to anything, even the impossible or unbearable. ... Terror is tiring, and difficult to keep up indefinitely, so sooner or later it must be replaced with something more practical.”
― A Skinful of Shadows
― A Skinful of Shadows
“The world was turning cartwheels, Makepeace realized, and nobody was sure which was was up any more. Rules were breaking, but nobody was certain which ones. If you had enough confidence, you could walk in and at as if you knew what the new rules were, and other people would believe you.”
― A Skinful of Shadows
― A Skinful of Shadows
Karen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Karen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Karen
Lists liked by Karen










![アフターグロウ [Afterglow] by Wagimoko Wagase アフターグロウ [Afterglow] by Wagimoko Wagase](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1710510659l/209992103._SX50_.jpg)

![アフターグロウ [Afterglow]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1710510659l/209992103._SX98_.jpg)


































