Nightshade (Nightshade, #1)

by Keri Lake

“I endeavor to drive you mad, in fact. Madness is far more colorful than the blandness of normalcy.”

“What makes you long for worlds which don’t exist?” he asked, thumbing through a few of its pages. “Escape. Sometimes, life can be overwhelming. How about you?” “I read to gain knowledge, not distraction.” “I’ve found well-placed distraction can be cathartic. It allows me to focus when I need to. The mind yearns for magic over practicality, sometimes.”