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A perfect October read with many many trigger warnings. Gritty and dark, but honestly, I really enjoyed it which feels a little unusual for me. Can’t wait to read the sequel. I really appreciated the level of detail and world building and the gradual
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"Who is tossing shiny coins in the garbage? Certainly not some (likely underpaid) forensic guy. Hope he cashes in eventually . . ." — Oct 13, 2026 01:11PM
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"Instead, she switched on the radio and sang along and told herself that sometimes the right thing felt all wrong until it was over and done with." — Sep 26, 2026 04:17AM
"Instead, she switched on the radio and sang along and told herself that sometimes the right thing felt all wrong until it was over and done with." — Sep 26, 2026 04:17AM
“Come to me, and I will try to heal you. I will try to heal you, if you but come back,” Sasha sang softly, the melody sweet, the lyrics heartfelt, and it fell from her lips in a husky plea. “Come to me, and I will give you shelter, I will give you shelter, if you but come back,” he added, picking up where she left off. His lips brushed the lobe of her ear, and he felt the shudder that swept from the crown of her head to the tips of her toes. Her heart galloped, her skin grew damp beneath his, and he continued to chant, making the promise all over again. “Come to me, and I will try to love you. I will try to love you, if you but come back.”
― The Queen and the Cure
― The Queen and the Cure
“We have all been carved out by our sorrow. Cut deep like canyon walls.”
― Crossed
― Crossed
“Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us, but within that inch, we are free.”
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“67. One Day When There Were Several People in the Empress’s Presence
One day when there were several people in the empress’s presence, including many senior courtiers and young noblemen, I was leaning against a pillar, chatting with some of the other women. Suddenly Her Majesty threw a note at me. “Should I love you or should I nor?” it said. “What will you do if I cannot give you first place in my heart?”
No doubt she was thinking of recent conversations when I had remarked in her hearing, “If I do not come first in people’s affections, I had just soon not be loved at all; in fact I would rather be hated or even maltreated. It is better to be dead than to be loved in second or third place. Yes, I must be first.” Hearing this, someone had said, “There we have the Single Vehicle of the Law!” and everyone had burst out laughing.
Now the Empress gave me a brush and some paper. I wrote the following note and handed it to her: “Among the Nine Ranks of lotus seats even the lowliest would satisfy me.”
“Well, well,” said the Empress, “you seem to have lost heart completely. That’s bad. I prefer you to go on thinking as you did before.”
“My attitude depends on the person in question,” I replied.
“That’s really bad,” she said, much to my delight. “You should try to come first in the affections of even the most important people.”
― The pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
One day when there were several people in the empress’s presence, including many senior courtiers and young noblemen, I was leaning against a pillar, chatting with some of the other women. Suddenly Her Majesty threw a note at me. “Should I love you or should I nor?” it said. “What will you do if I cannot give you first place in my heart?”
No doubt she was thinking of recent conversations when I had remarked in her hearing, “If I do not come first in people’s affections, I had just soon not be loved at all; in fact I would rather be hated or even maltreated. It is better to be dead than to be loved in second or third place. Yes, I must be first.” Hearing this, someone had said, “There we have the Single Vehicle of the Law!” and everyone had burst out laughing.
Now the Empress gave me a brush and some paper. I wrote the following note and handed it to her: “Among the Nine Ranks of lotus seats even the lowliest would satisfy me.”
“Well, well,” said the Empress, “you seem to have lost heart completely. That’s bad. I prefer you to go on thinking as you did before.”
“My attitude depends on the person in question,” I replied.
“That’s really bad,” she said, much to my delight. “You should try to come first in the affections of even the most important people.”
― The pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
“67. One Day When There Were Several People in the Empress’s Presence
One day when there were several people in the empress’s presence, including many senior courtiers and young noblemen, I was leaning against a pillar, chatting with some of the other women. Suddenly Her Majesty threw a note at me. “Should I love you or should I not?” it said. “What will you do if I cannot give you first place in my heart?”
No doubt she was thinking of a recent conversation when I had remarked in her hearing, “If I do not come first in people’s affections, I had just soon not be loved at all; in fact I would rather be hated or even maltreated. It is better to be dead than to be loved in second or third place. Yes, I must be first.” Hearing this, someone had said, “There we have the Single Vehicle of the Law!” and everyone had burst out laughing.
Now the Empress gave me a brush and some paper. I wrote the following note and handed it to her: “Among the Nine Ranks of lotus seats even the lowliest would satisfy me.”
“Well, well,” said the Empress, “you seem to have lost heart completely. That’s bad. I prefer you to go on thinking as you did before.”
“My attitude depends on the person in question,” I replied.
“That’s really bad,” she said, much to my delight. “You should try to come first in the affections of even the most important people.”
― The pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
One day when there were several people in the empress’s presence, including many senior courtiers and young noblemen, I was leaning against a pillar, chatting with some of the other women. Suddenly Her Majesty threw a note at me. “Should I love you or should I not?” it said. “What will you do if I cannot give you first place in my heart?”
No doubt she was thinking of a recent conversation when I had remarked in her hearing, “If I do not come first in people’s affections, I had just soon not be loved at all; in fact I would rather be hated or even maltreated. It is better to be dead than to be loved in second or third place. Yes, I must be first.” Hearing this, someone had said, “There we have the Single Vehicle of the Law!” and everyone had burst out laughing.
Now the Empress gave me a brush and some paper. I wrote the following note and handed it to her: “Among the Nine Ranks of lotus seats even the lowliest would satisfy me.”
“Well, well,” said the Empress, “you seem to have lost heart completely. That’s bad. I prefer you to go on thinking as you did before.”
“My attitude depends on the person in question,” I replied.
“That’s really bad,” she said, much to my delight. “You should try to come first in the affections of even the most important people.”
― The pillow-book of Sei Shōnagon
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