#steve lacy

An easy extra one today!

- thepinkscope 

Pick a card: What books should you read from my completed reads list? (My reading taste progressed over the years, so I start from the very beginning to the most recent.) 

One

Alicia Drayton - Siren

Quick message - You're so powerful. In situations where you feel powerless, alchemise your intensity.

Hush, Hush Becca Fitzpatrick

“For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen."

We Are Okay Nina LaCour

“Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits.”

What You Wish For Katherine Center

“The lovable Duncan she’d known is now a suit-and-tie-wearing, rule-enforcing tough guy so hell-bent on protecting the school that he’s willing to destroy it.”

Dark Matter Blake Crouch

“In this world he's woken up to, Jason's life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born.”

Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross

“But when Iris’s letters to her brother fall into the wrong hands – that of the handsome but cold Roman Kitt, her rival at the paper – an unlikely magical connection forms.”

One Dark Window Rachel Gillig

“She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.”

I Who Have Never Known Men Jacqueline Harpman

“A young woman is kept in a cage underground with thirty-nine other females, guarded by armed men who never speak.”

Baby X Kira Peikoff

“In the near-future United States, where advanced technology can create eggs or sperm from any person’s cells, celebrities face the alarming potential of meeting biological children they never conceived.”

Two

Isabella - 143 (Gift That Gives)

Quick message - if you're into someone, now's the time to see how you can progress things. If you're in love, it's good love.

Nyxia Scott Reintgen

“What would you be willing to risk for a lifetime of fortune? Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit; he’s leaving Earth.”

The Cruel Prince Holly Black

“I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.”

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry Joya Goffney

“Her lists keep her sane. By writing her fears on paper, she never has to face them in real life. 

The City of Brass S.A. Chakraborty

“In that city, behind gilded brass walls laced with enchantments, behind the six gates of the six djinn tribes, old resentments are simmering.”

Mile High Liz Tomforde

“Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it. Everything but him.”

Crying in H Mart Michelle Zauner

“It was her mother’s diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.”

All the Missing Pieces Catherine Cowles

“Suddenly, Ridley’s living at his house, drinking his whiskey, and stealing his dog’s affections.”

Yesteryear Caro Claire Burke

“Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off.”

Is This a Cry for Help? Emily R. Austin

“Darcy’s life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service.”

Three

Steve Lacy - Mercury

Quick message - You've progressed so much. Learned so much about yourself and life. You're doing an amazing job even if things feel slow/stagnant.

The Raging Ones Krista Ritchie Becca Ritchie

“In a freezing world, where everyone knows the day they will die, three teens break all odds.”

You Deserve Each Other Sarah Hogle

“Because now that they have nothing to lose, they're finally being themselves--and having fun with the last person they expect: each other.”

Six Crimson Cranes Elizabeth Lim

“Weaving together elements of The Wild Swans, Cinderella, the legend of Chang E, and the Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, Elizabeth Lim has crafted a fantasy like no other.”

My Sister, the Serial Killer Oyinkan Braithwaite

“When Korede's dinner is interrupted one night by a distress call from her sister, Ayoola, she knows what's expected of her: bleach, rubber gloves, nerves of steel and a strong stomach.”

The Only One Left Riley Sager

“As Kit helps Lenora write about the events leading to the Hope family massacre, it becomes clear there’s more to the tale than people know.”

Annie Bot Sierra Greer

“Doug says he loves that Annie’s artificial intelligence makes her seem more like a real woman, but the more human Annie becomes, the less perfectly she behaves.”

Silver Elite Dani Francis

“WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.”

The Raven Scholar Antonia Hodgson

“In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered.”

Red City Marie Lu