#the restoration program

Little personal post! Last night @kendsleyauthor and I were featured with another local author at a fantasy panel via our local indie bookstore! (Anne joined via discord on my phone!) We got to talk about world building, magic, The Heart Between Kingdoms and Shot in the Dark!

Dreaming forever that I can do this full time someday 🥺

I’ve had this book for a while, but I waited to read it till I was in a good headspace because I knew it was gonna be ROUGH, and I’m glad I did 🫣😬🫡Although, anything that has to do with the Trinket universe is was gonna be messed up… 🫠🫠🫠

*spoilers ahead*

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Everytime someone says “What was lost has been restored,” I think: “The Greater Good” 😶

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Ryan: “Just because you would’ve happily let mom die if you were in my position…”

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Me if I put the book down at page 208 (the wedding) and lived the rest of my life in ignorant bliss😌👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️

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Ryan if he was in the department store and that child tried to grab Nicole. (No one would have been safe.)

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Ryan: “I’ll never be like him, I promise you.”

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Me @ Ryan when he starts isolating Nicole from other people:

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Ryan: “Just because you can’t take care of Rebecca the same way anymore doesn’t give you the right to judge me for how I handle my own business.”

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People online theorizing what NüPrints are…

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Nicole: “You never would have done this to me if I was human!”

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Carlos and Dr. Burman running away together

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Me @ Ryan when he disrespected Nicole’s bodily autonomy, ignores her feelings on where she wants to go or see, deliberately lied about getting kicked out of the partners group, gaslit her, cheated on her, Killed her, and especially when he doesn’t listen to her when she says no:

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Me at the implication they already started making the Trinkets…

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Nicole:

Darlene:

Ryan at the end: (He gaslit, gatekept, and girlbossed too close to the sun) (And it seems like he never learned…)

Carlos:

Dr. Burman when someone derails his sessions:

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Me after finishing the Restoration Program:

After thoughts…

I will say, I knew this was going to have a bad ending from all the posts on Insta and Tumblr. So from the start I had a feeling Ryan was going to end up killing Nicole. (So… Yay me? I got it right?)

My original theory was that she was going to be the first Print to get pregnant (I think I remember reading that Prints can have kids and Trinkets can’t. Maybe I made that up.) And THEN he was going to kill her.

I will say, when they were discussing bringing her back to life (after Ryan killed her), I was so scared they were gonna turn her into a Trinket. I really thought that’s where this was going… but Nicole’s ending was a lot worse. A never ending cycle of life and death, not knowing what happened in her previous lives or if Ryan will really learn and do better.

I think the worst part about all this is that in the eyes of the law, Nicole is not considered human anymore (more like property), and because of this, Ryan never faces any consequences for killing her (possibly MULTIPLE times). So as long as Ryan (or anyone for that matter) has enough money, they can keep making mistakes and hurting/killing the Prints with no repercussions... The sentiments that they are not humans and have no right will eventually lead to the mistreatment of Trinkets and the ostracization of the Prints in the future. People will justify the mistreatment of Trinkets because most of them were convicted of crimes (falsely accused or not), so people think Trinkets are getting what they deserve.

I think I’m a little traumatized by red string🤪

Now I need to go lie down. 🫠

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kind of insane how fast i read it like omg...it hooked me in DEEP. anyway the ENDING OH MY GOD. I WILL NOT BE FORGETTING THAT ENDING ANYTIME SOON. please check out the restoration program!!! i can't recommend it enough it's so good!

i havent seen black mirror but i hear if you like black mirror, you'll probably like the restoration program. regardless, it's worth checking out. the writing alone is pretty incredible. ALSO there's a preview of the second book at the end and i need more!! omg if book 2 were available right now i would literally buy it lol

Once again, @marydublinauthor and @kendsleyauthor have knocked it out of the park with this book! I loved reading every second of it, and it had me on the edge of my seat so many times! I'd say the whole last third of the book (or more, honestly) had me so tense about what was gonna happen, but I mean that in the best way possible.

If you want to read a great, suspenseful, and exciting g/t book (book 1 of a series!) then I highly recommend checking out The Restoration Program! I also strongly recommend that you CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS BEFORE READING! There were so many scenes that made me have to stop and take a breath at how tense things were getting, and it got pretty dark in some parts. That said, I was hooked from the beginning and I hope you guys give this a read if you're interested! The book is available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!

Sylvia x Poptarts coming at you MAY 14!!

Preorder (ebook) available now!

SYNOPSIS:

Welcome to a world where fairies and monsters roam alongside mournful spirits.

For decades, no threat has touched Elysia. The underground village where Sylvia has lived alongside her fellow fairies is well-fortified, providing safety in its earthen walls.

But Sylvia craves more.

Her curiosity leads her to trespass the strict boundaries of her village, leading her to cross paths with violent creatures she has heard of only by firelight whispers.

Human hunters— Jon and Cliff— who suspect Sylvia’s involvement in a string of gruesome disappearances.

A harrowing captivity transforms into an unlikely alliance when Sylvia saves Jon’s life by sealing a magical pact with the enigmatic Ancients— fae powers who demand a cryptic price.

Sylvia is left with no choice but to stay by Jon’s side while he and Cliff hunt for a ruthless werewolf, determined to free herself from the Ancients’ settlement.

As the dangerous hunt unfolds, Sylvia finds that not all legends about hunters are true.

The world is wider than she ever could have imagined in Elysia.

She realizes she and Jon may have more in common than she ever could have imagined— and icy hostility melts into forbidden attraction.

But… that’s impossible.

Can Sylvia sever the enigmatic bond in time— protecting her own heart in the process?

Find out SHOT IN THE DARK, our Supernatural meets Fern Gully urban fantasy novel.

SHOT IN THE DARK is an action-packed novel that explores the courage it takes to embrace our true identity entwined with haunting themes of forbidden love and found family.

Ryan and Nicole in post-vows bliss!

They’re so beautiful it hurts to look at them 😭✨

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❤️Ryan and Nicole from @kendsleyauthor and I’s upcoming novel, The Restoration Program.

Aren’t they adorable? 🫶🏻

”it got lost in translation.”

Ryan and Nicole at a Partners with Prints meeting