—favorite books read in 2018

• midnight blue by L.J. Shen (2018)

“I want everything, and then all the things you’ve already given away to other people.”

• restore me by Tahereh Mafi (2018)

“I cannot let the broken girl inside of me inhale all that I've become. I cannot revert back to another version of myself. I will not shatter, not again, in the wake of an emotional earthquake.”

• the cruel prince by Holly Black (2018)

“What could I become if I stopped worrying about death, about pain, about anything? If I stopped trying to belong? Instead of being afraid, I could become something to fear.”

• the coldest girl in the coldtown by Holly Black (2013)

“Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.”

• in the afterlight by Alexandra Bracken (2014)

“Are you sure this isn't a nightmare? And that we won't just wake up? Yes. Because dreamers always wake up and leave their monsters behind.”

• history is all you left me by Adam Silvera (2017)

“I'm sorry, but please don't be mad at me for reliving all of it. History is all you left me.”

• uprooted by Naomi Novik (2015)

“There was a song in this forest, too, but it was a savage song, whispering of madness and tearing and rage.”

• one dark throne by Kendare Blake (2017)

“No matter how far I go, I'm still your person. We stand together now.”