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There Will Be Other Summers by Tegan Anderson

Ryn is morbidly fascinated by the ocean, and he constantly thinks of ways he might let it consume his life. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him from drowning. He might see past his sadness if he could still...well, see. Asher lives for the future, counting the days until she turns eighteen when she'll be old enough to move out of her mother's house and feel some control over how she spends her time. She tries to see the good in everyone, probably for the best since she blocks out what they say about her. Not by choice, but she does it. When Asher and Ryn meet in a group therapy exercise where they have to exchange letters, it's unclear who saves whose life overnight. And when they make a pact to trade their lives for the remainder of the summer, it's evident that they've both found the person who truly understands them: it's only with Asher that Ryn can be himself—a lonely blind boy who might not be so alone after all. And it's only with Ryn that Asher stops feeling so self-conscious about her deafness that she can forget to count down the days and start living them. They spend their summer trading letters and the brightest days of their lives, but when Asher finds a tearstained letter from a mysterious writer, it becomes clear that she’ll have to choose between whom she cares more about saving.

Paper Ghosts by Tegan Anderson

A story from the Paper Forest... Once upon a time, the Forest burned to the ground, embers and ashes coating the world in an ocean of black. Rowan walks through the remains of a kingdom that used to belong to her.

Beauty in the Breakdown by Tegan Anderson

"We can't hide like this forever, Josh. How did we even get into this mess?" Family. Money. Run. Three things that Josh Ray and Clara Roberts have their entire life based around. It's an endless loop of get away from family, get money and get running. After a few months of what feels like stability, Josh and Clara have to start the cycle all over again until everything finally comes to an end. There was something beautiful in the way that things broke down. 'Beauty in the Breakdown' represents the importance of trust and self-discovery in an unstable lifestyle through the eyes of Josh Ray, someone who believes that there is always something beautiful in a breakdown.

Paper Forests by Tegan Anderson

“While your children and grandchildren are away, I like to think that they’re visiting a fantastic place, somewhere where they aren’t restrained by an illness or held back by their own emotions, a place where there is nothing but health and happiness to greet them.” Once upon a time, Oliver wakes up in a Forest full of magic and monsters, not quite dead, but not quite alive either. He wakes with three other people whose lives have been cut short, each more tragically than the last. Together, they embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the Forest, where they will have to face the ghosts of their pasts and their long-hidden secrets. Secrets that will force Oliver to choose between finding a new life in the trees and finding a way home. Welcome to the Paper Forest.

The Church of the Mountain of Flesh by Kyle Wakefield

Reviewed on 2025-02-08T21:18:21Z

A Midnight So Deadly by Wren Handman

Reviewed on 2025-02-08T21:16:33Z

Fallen Thorns by Harvey Oliver Baxter

Reviewed on 2025-02-02T20:41:16Z

FIRST CREATION by mars adler

Reviewed on 2024-04-29T16:32:56Z

JUNKER SEVEN by Olive J. Kelley

Reviewed on 2024-04-29T16:32:08Z

The Binding of Bloom Mountain by Siggy Chambers

Reviewed on 2024-01-26T09:46:47Z

Perception Check by Astrid Knight

Reviewed on 2023-05-18T15:21:05Z

The Girl Who Steals Christmas by C.G. Drews

Reviewed on 2023-02-25T12:25:44Z

The Kings of Nowhere by C.G. Drews

It was an honour to read a book that dealt with sensitive issues with such care that you can tell this book is part of the author’s heart.

Reviewed on 2023-02-12T13:40:20Z

March & Feather by Emma Saska

Emma masterfully depicts the experience of heart-warming online friendships, friends-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers relationships, and how to navigate your way through adolescence when the path is always changing.

Reviewed on 2023-02-12T13:34:46Z