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Three Months and Counting

It’s been three months to the day since you’ve been gone and I regret not writing last night before bed. I regret leaving everything these past three months set aside in light of remembering over and over what happened three months ago to the day. The day where you did who-knows-what and took your last breath in this realm that we shared and left. You’re physically incapable of being a part of my world anymore and I am not sure if I’ll ever grow to comprehend why this had to happen this way, at this point in time, in not just my lifetime but everyone else’s who calls your winning spirit “home”. Damn it. I miss you. I miss you more than words can explain and for someone who didn’t see you that often, I surely don’t take what I had with you for granted. I remember months where you would be out of town and they would fly by but your return would be the best thing in the world. You came with stories to tell and laughs to share, a sort of belly-laugh that made the entire room erupt with hea...

A Lovely, Mysterious Misdirection

Jenn Bennett's YA romance novel was exceptionally magical and mysterious! (Complete pun on the synopsis of the novel). The main character is Birdie Lindberg, a mystery novel-reading female teenager who had a peculiar night with Daniel Aoki, an amateur magician. They met at an all-night/early morning diner and had an instant connection, but it was quickly cut short after things grew intensely intimate too quickly. In true "fortune", they both end up working at the same hotel in Seattle, the graveyard shift throwing Birdie and Daniel in constant orbit of each other. Both teens seemed to question where the relationship could go, due to the unforgettable first meeting. With Birdie's fascination of mysteries and Daniel's misdirection capabilities, the two pair up to solve quite a mind-boggling mystery at their place of work. Throughout the novel, the reader is presented with both the individual characters' backgrounds but also with the roller-coaster development ...