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Many a teen has imagined a kiss . . . the anticipation, the warmth, the heart-pounding passion of young love. Few take time to think about the end of a kiss. It’s why this quote stands out. The end was as impactful as the beginning. A fantastic description. It’s early in the year, but IContinue reading “The end of a kiss… from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

Dakota Moore is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship, and each new person she meets brings a new adventure–including this dragon-doodling classmate. “Did you see what Taylor was wearing?” One of them saidthrough her nose. “…some skintight black Poet shirt. Like she’s going to a creepy goth funeral.” But Taylor has a kindContinue reading “Meet Taylor, from Suddenly Rural Girl”

Dakota Moore is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship, and each new person she meets brings a new adventure. Her mom, Elu, and little brother, Matt, are on that journey, too. Mom cut her hair the next day. It had been a tradition for Sioux women to cut their hair when in mourning,Continue reading “Meet Elu and Matt”

Dakota Moore is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship, and each new person she meets brings a new adventure. Mr. Young stepped toward me and extended his hands. I leaned my face forward, and his shaky fingers gently found my chin and cheek bones. He lightly traced the edges of my face, seeingContinue reading “Meet George Washington Young, from Suddenly Rural Girl”

Suddenly Rural Girl’s protagonist is a conflicted teen wrestling with faith and friendship after her father dies and her family moves to a new town. My hair has always been long and dark brown. Cocoa with a touch of cherry–probably from my dad’s Irish side…Today, I wore two French braids with a part down theContinue reading “Meet Dakota Moore, the Suddenly Rural Girl”

This may be my favorite line from The Nightingale. It is so small, so simple and sincere, but at that moment in the novel, it carries the weight of our protagonist’s world, perhaps even of Europe’s world. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads.Continue reading “A small word with enormous meaning… from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

A fantastic line that hints at intimacy and shares a character’s quiet regret. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah places some beautiful and descriptive lines within a poignant plot fleshed out with engaging characters. If you’ve not read any Hannah, I’dContinue reading ““She rolled away…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

Quick. Careless. Hastily created. An afterthought. Perhaps the lips were crooked or formed an unusually small mouth? Here Hannah clearly describes a dominant nose . . . and then leaves the thin lips up to the reader. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads.Continue reading ““Lips as thin as an afterthought…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

Can you think of ten other ways to say someone is exhausted or worried? Sure you can, but I’d bet neither of us would have come up with this one. I love the subtle physical description and what the narrator insinuates from it. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will beContinue reading ““His broad shoulders…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

The analogy Hannah provides here reflects the era and reveals the suffocating tension of the scene. A powerful and effective simile. “The atmosphere at the table was as heavy as coal soot, settling on all of them.” Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one ofContinue reading ““…as heavy as coal soot” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”

This creative description succinctly tells us about a tall, quick, loud, and deceptive character. Love it. It’s early in the year, but I think The Nightingale will be one of my favorite 2024 reads. Kristin Hannah places some beautiful and descriptive lines within a poignant plot fleshed out with engaging characters. If you’ve not readContinue reading ““Faster than a lie…” from The Nightingale, by Kristin Hannah”