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"Right now, my parents think I'm sleeping on the couch at my best friend Ryan's house, safely tucked into a suburban silence." - You Know Me Well
I blow out the candle balanced precariously on my desk and sink my room into darkness, the only light coming from the moon and the lights of the town below. - At Water's Edge
"In all your life, your only choice," Aunt Leonie said to her once, "is the path of needles or the path of pins." - Crimson Bound
"Film legend and 60's It Girl Evelyn Hugo has just announced that she will auction off 12 of her most memorable gowns through Christie's to raise money for breast cancer research." - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
"It was 1976...Charlie's Angels, Laverne & Shirley, and Family Feud premiered on TV." The Princess Diarist
"The front door slams shut, the sound echoing through the house, underscoring its emptiness." ~ In Pieces
When she stopped, Catania could hear the thundering approach of her captors, their menacing shouts and rattling armour stifling the sound of her thumping heart. - Oracus: The Lavorian Rider
"I peek from behind the tattered velvet curtains at the chattering audience, their mouths full of candied pineapple and kettle corn." - Daughter of the Burning City
When you first disappeared, your mother warned me that finding out exactly what happened to you would be worse then never knowing. - Pretty Girls
"Text of a historical letter, the original of which is kept under glass in the Great Library of Alexandria, and Codexed under the Core Collection." - Ink and Bone
Dear Dante , This is the 17th of the 100 letters I am going to write to you, in celebration of The Dream Team’s 100-day tour. I can’t believe it’s already well under way! - Rock It
One month from today, I'll wake to a team of make up artists, hairstylsts buzzing outside my door. - 5 to 1
"'Hey, there she is,' Grady looked up at me from his bed, his eyes smiling even while his mouth barely mimicked the emotion." ~ The Five Stages of Falling in Love
"Miss Anika Pembrie glanced down from the top of the mulberry tree she'd climbed and stole a glimpse of Prince Valdemar riding past her on his white stallion." ~ Royally Entitled
"What is the purpose of this thread?" (c) my unpublished masterpiece "Indifferent musings"
"It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they executed the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York" -The Bell Jar
"Burt turned the radio on too loud and didn't turn it down because they were on the verge of another argument and he didn't want it to happen." ~ Children of the Corn (Kindle Single)
"Like all the pharaohs, emperors, and tyrants before him, Il Duce had seen his empire rise only to crumble." ~ Beneath a Scarlet Sky
"It was a fantasy of lights and sounds and smells, crooked candy-striped tents, and laughter that burst like cannon fire out of the winding paths." - Sanctum
I rise into darkness, away from the garden they watered with the blood of my friends. - Morning Star
When he emerges from the bathroom she is awake, propped up against the pillows and flicking through the travel brochures that were beside his bed. - Me Before You
Crazy for Young Adult Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Realm Breaker (other topics)The Spook's Blood (other topics)
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea (other topics)
We Are Blood and Thunder (other topics)
Neverworld Wake (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Neil Gaiman (other topics)E.L. James (other topics)
Marissa Meyer (other topics)
Tahereh Mafi (other topics)
I didn't come to stay..." - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings