Little Thoughts About Books and Stuff

Tell this story "It turned out there was nothing behind her sunglasses."             Jacob and Marissa stood side by side in the long corridor.             “We need to talk.” She didn’t respond. “Look at me.” She turned to face him. “I need to see your eyes when I say this.”  No response. Jacob took her glasses off and stumbled back. It turned out there was nothing behind her sunglasses.

Dialogue "What I lack for in common sense, I make up for in sarcasm."             Marissa knew they were all waiting for her. They had listed all of her failures and she had sat quietly by while they showed how useless she was to their organization. “What I lack for in common sense, I make up for in sarcasm. So I’m not a failure at everything.” “Marissa!” Jacob’s voice hissed.

Dialogue "This is the 5th door he's knocked on." “What is he doing?” “No idea.” Marissa took a step away from Jacob. “This is the 5 th door he’s knocked on. No one answers then he moves down the hall to the next door. I don’t know what or who he’s looking for, he just keeps knocking.” The old man knocked on door number six.

Tell this story You wake up in a hole with a one mile crater around you and you are the only person for miles.  “What is it like?” “Close your eyes and imagine what it’s like to be totally alone.” “Okay.” “Now picture you wake up in a hole with a one mile crater around you and you are the only person for miles.” “Okay.” “How do you feel?” “Isolated, unsure, confused…” His voice trailed off with his realization.

Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs My rating: 4 of 5 stars I love going back to Willow Lake, it really represents somewhere I wouldn't mind living if I was to ever leave my crazy suburban life. I really like that we got to see some past characters, but it wasn't forced on us to make the story fit into previous books in the series. It's a small town and you can expect for the lives of people to overlap so Faith's friendships all made sense. That said, I wish there was a family tree so I could be clear on how this branch of the Bellamy family connects to the other Bellamys we've met over the series. I enjoyed Faith and Mason's story. I like that it wasn't the typical they get together, face some hurdles, then happy ending.  There were hurdles to them even getting together and even more to face after they finally realize they belong together. It made the novel compelling and kept me hooked (but really anything set in Willow Lake has me hooked). A...

Dialogue "See, this is why I told you to never leave the ship. I didn't want you to see that."              Marissa knew she was dreaming. There were flashes of her life, but not the life she remembered, but another life she lived with Jacob. "See, this is why I told you to never leave the ship. I didn't want you to see that." Marissa stared at the body at Jacob’s feet and ran from him. 

Tell this story His mind was filled with thoughts of french fries and revenge.  Jacob was furious when he came out of the dream. Marissa was supposed to be safe, yet something went wrong and now she was in danger. Someone was going to pay for this mistake. His mind was filled with thoughts of french fries and revenge. Food and then track down who thought to hurt her.