“Gardens change. They’re supposed to. There are seasons to it all. New eras, new flowers, new storms that threaten to uproot it all. That’s why I love them so much, because if a garden can change and still be beautiful, why can’t we?”
― Ashley Poston, The Someday Garden
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The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston
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The Entanglement of Rival Wizards by Sara Raasch
“His eyes flip open and pin me in place with ardor. There, that’s what I want; destroy me with a look, take me apart piece by piece, leave nothing behind.”
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The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency by Michael Hogan
The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency by Michael Hogan was a delight, mostly because of all the adorable dogs! The Dogwalkers’ Detective Agency is a long cozy mystery full of quite short chapters which helps the book move at a nice pace. With different types of dogs and their busybody owners, this novel was a delight. If you’re looking for a debut full of mystery and murder, give this book a try!
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Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
“Utang na loob: a debt from within. From the heart. It is a debt you did not ask for and will never pay off but must always try to. It is gratitude for the ancestors who brought you into existence, for the family who raised you, for the community who helped you in ways direct and indirect, visible and invisible. It is acknowledgment that none of us are alone.”
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Love is a War Song by Danica Nava
“Love is not a perfect melody that only happens when all the right notes and rhythms present themselves. Love is a war song, a battle cry. Something to fight for. And I would fight for us.”
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― Danica Nava, Love Is a War Song