Ayee C.’s Reviews > Nocticadia > Status Update

Too hooking for my own good:

"What started as a curiosity over what he was reading quickly turned to thoughts of what it must’ve felt like to be the sole object of his focus, like that book. I imagined him to be intense. Passionately reading every page, desperate to soak up as many of the words as he could. Staring intently, I ran my thumb over my bottom lip, imagining it caught between his teeth."

"What was it about a man known to be brilliant but grouchy handing out a random compliment like a decadent piece of chocolate that I wanted to savor before it melted?"

This poor girl's been through so much:

"A small card tucked inside read: Welcome to Corbeau House, Fellow Dracadian! As I smiled down at it, a strange and foreign sensation swept over me. For the first time since my mother had died, I felt a sense of belonging."