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“Maybe they didn’t want you to realize that every civilization has its weakness. There’s always one thing we depend on. And if someone takes it away all that’s left is some story in a history class.”― Scott Westerfeld, Uglies It’s been about twenty years since I first read Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, and I decided…
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“What wasn’t known was created, what wasn’t created eventually ceased to matter. It’s a form of pragmatism, I suppose. Warm, loving, people who desperately need approval from others fall victim to to Stockholm syndrome, while the rest of us fall to pragmatism. Having seen both sides in others, I’m for Pragmatism.” — Dot Hutchison, The…
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“Since you’re so sure that everyone here despises her, including me, let this be known: fuck with my mate, and I’m going to kill you so slowly, draw it out so long, tectonic plates will move and create whole new mountain ranges.”― Ali Hazelwood, Mate Ali Hazelwood has done it again. Mate pulled me in…
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There’s something hauntingly beautiful about a love story set among the dead. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen is part fantasy, part romance, part love letter to the quiet resilience of the human (and sometimes not-so-human) heart. With its unlikely pairing of a grumpy marshal and a big-hearted undertaker, it’s a story…
