I closed Onyx Storm today, and for a while I just sat there—quiet, teary, suspended. It’s a strange sort of heartbreak, the kind that comes when a story you’ve lived inside suddenly stops, and the rest of it drifts just out of reach. Months, maybe years, before I’ll know what becomes of Violet and Xaden.… — read more

In the midst of listening my way through Jiddu Krishnamurti’s Ojai lectures, I’ve also been swept into another ‘storm’ entirely. I closed Iron Flame only to open Onyx Storm in the very next breath. Rebecca Yarros’ Empyrean Series, beginning with Fourth Wing, has me hooked—dragons, battles, love, betrayal—the whole ride. But it’s more than just… — read more