The Saucy Wenches Book Club

“To effectively contain a civilization’s development and disarm it across such a long span of time, there is only one way: kill its science.” ~ Liu Cixin, The Three Body Problem

“A world where people loved and valued books and learning so much that they were willing to die for them. Can you imagine what such a civilization was like?” ~ Sarah J. Maas, House of Flame and Shadow

“Did she predict the defeat of the armada, or did she somehow bring it about? There is a fine line between a saint and a witch, and I wonder if you are prepared to walk it.” ~ Leigh Bardugo, The Familiar

“Of all the good things.” He grasps my hips as I roll them into his. “Of all the good things I’ve felt in my fucking life, you are the best.” ~ Ali Hazelwood, Bride

Perhaps the eternal chain of being was not a chain at all but a ring, one life not ending where the other begins but all souls overlapping. ~ Lauren Groff, The Vaster Wilds

“You were such a lonely little girl, weren’t you? Whispering to grass. Befriending sticks. Dreaming yourself into movies and books. Every screen, every page, like a door to another world, remember?” ~ Mona Awad, Rouge