The Journey Begins

“All the stories are true.” — City of Bones, Cassandra Clare

All the stories are true. Reading Cassandra Clare’s foreword in City of Bones really stuck with me. She talked about how when Jace said that to Clary, he meant not only were vampires and faeries and monsters real, but the stories in our hearts are too. Where we are the heroes and there will always be good people to defeat the evil. She wrote perfectly how books make me feel. I’ve never belonged in many places, but I could always find my home between the pages of a book. When problems arise with my family, Hogwarts is always there to welcome me home. When I feel like I’m stuck in life and things will never change, Feyre’s story reminds me that the impossible can happen. Reading has saved my life. It makes me feel alive and shows me that I will always be capable of facing my demons, being a good friend, and surviving whatever is thrown at me. I hope that this blog will be a safe haven for people who feel the way that I do: people who are different, and find the strength to survive in the stories that we read.