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Ch 42

“One person’s pain doesn’t negate another’s. Our heartaches are not competition, but the bridge to empathy. So that we can look at one another and know that on some level, we understand. That’s one beautiful thing about grief, I think. That sometimes, we can find someone in the world to look at from the other side of the bridge of our torments and know that we are not alone.”

Chapter 18

“Maybe none of us truly know our own strength. Not until the world has hacked away at us. But the point is, we aren’t strong because of our trauma. We were always strong to begin with. We just needed to figure it out for ourselves.”

Chapter 16! Kicking my heels and giggling
Love the MMC.. so glad diving back into this

Already better than book 1

Darker than my usual reads, but picked this up only after @honestfiction’s rec saying she read in one day.. but also mostly cos of the beautiful cover/fanart 😅

Reread Again! Ready for #2 brimstone

Ch 24:

“I also know the lies that trauma tells a mind, to give itself a warm home to live in, to warp the truth into a cage.” He touched her wrist. “I don’t have the key to your cage, Princess. But you can open it from the inside. You could let me sit in there with you.”

Can I just read all day and have no responsibilities? 😅

Chapter 23 👏👏

Chapter 18, what a joy! Jd Evans sure knows how to write yearning and romantic tension.

Wow so far expertly crafted political intrigue and maneuvering. Strong and smart FMC with an equal MMC.

Liking the FMC being a scientist trying to save everyone from a mysterious illness !

Guess I’m doing this ha

Really liked “why aren’t you laughing?” Essay
Sedaris’ honest tribute to his mom who he loved so dearly that struggled with alcoholism and died from lung cancer.

Enjoyed the essays about Fit bits, grief of his lost sister, and shopping in Tokyo with his sisters !

Enjoying this so much. Grateful to be reading this at this time - great autumn read. I’m a total hobbit / LOTR newbie !

Continuing on with Thomas Hardy !

Already loving the flowing prose and descriptions… from page 1! This will be my first Hardy

Trying prose version