The Brink of Darkness (The Edge of Everything, #2)

by Jeff Giles

She stumbled, fell on her knees, pushed herself up without bothering to brush off the sand. “Hi, I’m Zoe and I’m a runway model,” she said.

Hell yeah you are

It felt good not to pretend to be stronger than he was. “Go ahead and cry,” she said. “Your mother says it’s all right.”

YES, BE EMOTIONAL. IT’S OKAY X

“I have never, ever said that,” said Zoe. “Okay, now that I think about it, I’ve said it a lot.”

Zoe, this is me putting in a request to be your best friend (after Val, of course - I can settle for second best). I love your humor, and I need you to be a real person

“I’m going to buy you a ton of presents,” said Zoe. “And I am going to carry them in my backpack,” said X.

Yes, you carry them in that backpack babe!

like other people hate moist). I tried not to, but failed at the last second. I’m sorry, Susannah. You’ll have to avert your eyes.

I will always read the acknowledgments in hopes of finding amazing gems like this - I freakin love your sense of humor Jeff