830 books
—
509 voters


“You saw a ghost, didn't you?" he said.
To my relief, I managed to laugh. "Hate to break it to you, but
there's no such thing as ghosts."
Huh."
His gaze traveled around the laundry room, like a cop searching
for an escaped convict. When he turned that
piercing look on me, its intensity sucked the backbone out of me.
What do you see, Chloe?"
I -I-I don't s-s-s-"
Slow down." He snapped the words, impatient. "What do they
look like? Do they talk to you?"
You really want to know?"
Yeah."
I chewed my lip, then lifted onto my tiptoes. He bent to listen.
They wear white sheets with big eye holes. And they say 'Boo!'" I
glowered up at him. "Now get out of my
way."
I expected him tosneer. Cross his arms and say, Make me, little girl.His lips twitched and I steeled myself, then I realized he was smiling.Laughing at me.
He stepped aside. I swept past him to the stairs.”
― The Summoning
To my relief, I managed to laugh. "Hate to break it to you, but
there's no such thing as ghosts."
Huh."
His gaze traveled around the laundry room, like a cop searching
for an escaped convict. When he turned that
piercing look on me, its intensity sucked the backbone out of me.
What do you see, Chloe?"
I -I-I don't s-s-s-"
Slow down." He snapped the words, impatient. "What do they
look like? Do they talk to you?"
You really want to know?"
Yeah."
I chewed my lip, then lifted onto my tiptoes. He bent to listen.
They wear white sheets with big eye holes. And they say 'Boo!'" I
glowered up at him. "Now get out of my
way."
I expected him tosneer. Cross his arms and say, Make me, little girl.His lips twitched and I steeled myself, then I realized he was smiling.Laughing at me.
He stepped aside. I swept past him to the stairs.”
― The Summoning

“You know, I think the people I feel saddest for are the ones who once knew what profoundness was, but who lost or became numb to the sensation of wonder, who felt their emotions floating away and just didn't care. I guess that's what's scariest: not caring about the loss.”
― Player One: What Is to Become of Us
― Player One: What Is to Become of Us
“Remove the comma, replace the comma, remove the comma, replace the comma...”
―
―
“Определение полного мудака, я считаю, это когда кто-то не верит в то, что видит.”
―
―

“…he said, in the most melancholy voice, ‘She’s hiding from me.’ He was
dreaming, of course. I thought it was rather sweet. So, to humour him,
I said, ‘Well, then. You must hide your eyes and count to ten and
she’ll come back.’”
He laughed. “But he got angry at me. It was really rather charming of
him. ‘No,’ he said, ‘no she won’t.” ‘But you’re dreaming,’ I said to
him. ‘No,’ he said, ‘no I’m not. It’s not a dream. It’s real.”
― The Secret History
dreaming, of course. I thought it was rather sweet. So, to humour him,
I said, ‘Well, then. You must hide your eyes and count to ten and
she’ll come back.’”
He laughed. “But he got angry at me. It was really rather charming of
him. ‘No,’ he said, ‘no she won’t.” ‘But you’re dreaming,’ I said to
him. ‘No,’ he said, ‘no I’m not. It’s not a dream. It’s real.”
― The Secret History
Beverly’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Beverly’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Beverly hasn't connected with their friends on Goodreads, yet.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Beverly
Lists liked by Beverly