Version Zero, David Yoon
It scared Max to his core to realize that when people saw one another, they saw different things.
The Silence of Bones, June Hur
The four-hour-long journey had filled my heart with one prayer--a prayer so immense, it felt as though I'd swallowed a heap of cloud.
Dial A for Aunties, Jesse Q Sutanto
Trust Ma to take pride in my etiquette when I've just shown her my date, whom I've killed, in the trunk of my car.
A Beginning at the End, Mike Chen
"I don't need rescuing," she said, though her exhausted body told her otherwise.
"I'm not rescuing anyone. This is a shortcut."
The Dragon Warrior, Katie Zhao
Somehow the image of the heir to the Jade Society offering strawberry Pocky to the goddess didn't quite process in my mind.
On the Way to the Wedding, Julia Quinn
Wrung out. That was how she felt. She'd watched the maids with the bath towels, how they twisted and twisted to wring out every last drop of water.
So it had come to this.
She was a bath towel.
Because of Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
And she loved him.
She loved him, and--OH DEAR GOD, SHE HAD JUST STOPPED HIM FROM ASKING HER TO MARRY HIM.
American as Paneer Pie, Supriya Kelkar
The rain was coming down hard as we drove home that night. The drops tapped on the car windows, sounding as loud as the time I had dropped a box of pasta shells and the noodles tumbled out onto the wooden floor.
Loathe at First Sight, Suzanne Park
For the first time in my entire life, I was in the right place at the right time, and I carpe diem'ed that shit.
Turn Coat, Jim Butcher
Lara and her two sisters walked toward us, and they were good at it.
A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat
"You can't run away from darkness," Pong whispered. "It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."
Changes, Jim Butcher
"How did Dresden ever win you?"
"He didn't," Mouse said. "I won him."
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch, Julie Abe
"We remember shooting stars for their shine, not the darkness of the night. Trying to wish away grief extinguishes those memories that glow so bright."
IQ, Joe Ide
The sound of Dodson's voice and the rhythm of his speech stirred up a stew of memories burned black at the bottom of his heart.
Side Jobs, Jim Butcher
I smiled sweetly at him. He lifted his empty hands as if I’d pointed a gun.
The Seafarer's Kiss, Julia Ember
"I'm not asking you to choose me, because I won't choose you if it means I have to stay here. You're not worth that to me."
Girls of Paper and Fire, Natasha Ngan
Perhaps being a traitor can be a good thing if you are betraying those who deserve it.
The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson
"I'm not going to blackmail you."
He smiles. "But you thought about it."
"Only for, maybe, a second."
Ghost Story, Jim Butcher
"I heard you were dead."
"Well, yeah," I said, "but I'm taking it in stride."
Because Internet, Gretchen McCulloch
Language is the ultimate participatory democracy. To put it in technological terms, language is humanity’s most spectacular open source project.
The Donut Trap, Julie Tieu
"What kind of guy would I be if I made you drive into L.A. on a Friday night for our first date?"
Maybe I'd been out of the dating game for too long, but that was the most romantic thing anyone had ever said to me.
Black Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse
"Apparently, I don't want to have a good time with fun attractive people. I want to sit morosely in an empty room and drink alone with you instead."
The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After, Julia Quinn
A full ten seconds elapsed before she spoke. And then: I'm going to kill you."
"Of that, I'm certain," he said offhandedly. "Truly, the only question is when."
A Holly Jolly Diwali, Sonya Lalli
Dad cleared his throat. "Welcome. How long will you be leading on my beloved daughter this time?"
Cold Days, Jim Butcher
"I thought Mab's wrath was pretty bad until I found out what her affection was like."
This is My Brain in Love, I.W. Gregorio
As my cold, angry heart melts, I realize: I am so gone for this nerd.
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina, Zoraida Cordova
Isabela Belen Montoya Buenasuerte's skeleton sat up.
Jade Legacy, Fonda Lee
"How do we do it?" Hilo sighed deeply. "You of all people already know the answer to that, Shae. We don't handle this world. We make it handle us."
Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, & Techno-Social Life, Mary Chayko
Computerization is many things, but it is rarely hallucinatory.
Love and Other Disasters, Anita Kelly
"London," Dahlia said seriously. "I have not asked much of you, in our less-than-two-week-old friendship, but I must insist that you tell me, right now, exactly what happened in your past between you and the cows."
Girls of Storm and Shadow, Natasha Ngan
She shrugged off the dream the way she always did: in one smooth motion, discarding it from her body like a lover stepping out of her nightdress.
Skin Game, Jim Butcher
"Harry," he said, "I'm almost certain one doesn't shout 'Parkour.' I believe one is supposed to simply do Parkour."
"Do I criticize your Latin battle cries?"
The Keeper of Night, Kylie Lee Baker
I was nothing but Death that bled from every organ and anger so vicious that it could tear the sky to shreds, drain the oceans dry, and crack the universe in two.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Adib Khorram
I liked that I could be silent with Sohrab.
That's how I knew we really were going to be friends.
Brief Cases, Jim Butcher
I clenched my jaw and said, "I can't just leave him there alone."
Mab blinked once, as if digesting my words. "Why not?"
"Because...because it's not what decent people do."
"What has that to do with either of us?" she asked.
Peace Talks, Jim Butcher
I sputtered. "I almost died. So did you."
"Don't be a whiner, Harry," Lara said.
Battle Ground, Jim Butcher
Marcone gave me a level look and then said, in a much more conversational tone, "Honestly, Dresden, If you used your mind half as much as your mouth, you'd be running the place by now."
All's Well, Mona Awad
Briana looks up at me like I'm a nightmare she's trapped inside of.
The Girl With the Make-Believe Husband, Julia Quinn
Goal for today: Poison herself.
Good God.
The Other Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
"My family has long since given up the attempt to instill a sense of propriety in my soul."
She looked at him shrewdly. "That's an awful lot of words to say that you behave very badly."
Jade Legacy, Fonda Lee
"How do we do it?" Hilo sighed deeply. "You of all people already know the answer to that, Shae. We don't handle this world. We make it handle us."
Superconnected: The Internet, Digital Media, & Techno-Social Life, Mary Chayko
Computerization is many things, but it is rarely hallucinatory.
Love and Other Disasters, Anita Kelly
"London," Dahlia said seriously. "I have not asked much of you, in our less-than-two-week-old friendship, but I must insist that you tell me, right now, exactly what happened in your past between you and the cows."
Girls of Storm and Shadow, Natasha Ngan
She shrugged off the dream the way she always did: in one smooth motion, discarding it from her body like a lover stepping out of her nightdress.
Skin Game, Jim Butcher
"Harry," he said, "I'm almost certain one doesn't shout 'Parkour.' I believe one is supposed to simply do Parkour."
"Do I criticize your Latin battle cries?"
The Keeper of Night, Kylie Lee Baker
I was nothing but Death that bled from every organ and anger so vicious that it could tear the sky to shreds, drain the oceans dry, and crack the universe in two.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay, Adib Khorram
I liked that I could be silent with Sohrab.
That's how I knew we really were going to be friends.
Brief Cases, Jim Butcher
I clenched my jaw and said, "I can't just leave him there alone."
Mab blinked once, as if digesting my words. "Why not?"
"Because...because it's not what decent people do."
"What has that to do with either of us?" she asked.
Peace Talks, Jim Butcher
I sputtered. "I almost died. So did you."
"Don't be a whiner, Harry," Lara said.
Battle Ground, Jim Butcher
Marcone gave me a level look and then said, in a much more conversational tone, "Honestly, Dresden, If you used your mind half as much as your mouth, you'd be running the place by now."
All's Well, Mona Awad
Briana looks up at me like I'm a nightmare she's trapped inside of.
The Girl With the Make-Believe Husband, Julia Quinn
Goal for today: Poison herself.
Good God.
The Other Miss Bridgerton, Julia Quinn
"My family has long since given up the attempt to instill a sense of propriety in my soul."
She looked at him shrewdly. "That's an awful lot of words to say that you behave very badly."
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