Read my my post about making friends, flirting, icebreakers, and impractical clothes that make you feel and be totally badass. I start with the idea of a tactical ballgown from  Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders, and then go on a journey.

** What’s your tactical ballgown? **

https://rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2023-04-21-whats-your-tactical-ballgown/

#blog #blogging #TacticalBallgown #PowerDressing #euphoria #BookReview #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness

So many feelings as I read #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness by @charliejane I identify with the anxiety Elza feels with the barrage of information in her brain from the Ardenii. As always I identify with Rachael, my introvert hero. But this time I find myself identifying most with Wyndgonk the fire breathing space bug who feels out of place and sometimes wants to "burn it all down." #AmReading #SpaceOpera #ScienceFiction

I'm so excited! My pre-ordered #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness arrived from Folio Books today with the doodle by @charliejane It's amazing! This is not a tiny cartoon. It's a whole work of art telling its own story. I asked for a space cat and I got a space flower delivery cat delivering me flowers accompanied by a Flower Planet, Flower Comet, and Flower Rocket! Full disclosure, I already started reading the ebook and love the book so far! Thank you @charliejane and Folio Books

Check out an exclusive excerpt from the audiobook of PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS, featuring the brilliant voice of Sena Bryer. Looks like our heroes have run into trouble on a giant planet made of pure diamond....

https://soundcloud.com/macaudio-2/promises-stronger-than-darkness-by-charlie-jane-anders-audiobook-excerpt

#books #ya #yafantasy #promisesstrongerthandarkness

This is one of my favorite scenes from PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS which comes out on Tuesday!

https://www.tumblr.com/charliejaneanders/714172503459758080/this-is-one-of-my-favorite-scenes-from-promises

#spaceopera #writing #promisesstrongerthandarkness #victoriesgreatherthandeath #yafantasy #ya #books #fantasy

"If I had a literal furnace inside me, I'd torch everything, all the time."

"You wouldn't. You'd get tired, and you wouldn't want to face the consequences. Trust me."

#promisesstrongerthandarkness #books #ya #yafantasy

There's just ONE WEEK left before Promises Stronger Than Darkness comes out, so here's a handy reminder of everything that happened in Victories Greater Than Death and Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak!

Summarizing two giant books was tough but surprisingly fun!

https://buttondown.email/charliejane/archive/everything-you-need-to-know-before-promises/

#books #ya #youngadult #yafantasy #victoriesgreatherthandeath #promisesstrongerthandarkness #spaceopera

What's in the mysterious box I just received in the mail? Could it be magic candy?!?! #books #ya #yafantasy #victoriesgreatherthandeath #promisesstrongerthandarkness #writing #spaceopera #booktodon

https://www.tiktok.com/@charliejaneanders/video/7216792754100260138

"If this goes the wrong way, I could find myself hating her at any moment. That thought only makes me want to love her as hard as I can." #promisesstrongerthandarkness #books #quotes #ya #youngadult #yafantasy #booktodon

"There's no fuel more toxic than despair... but it'll burn just fine."

#PromisesStrongerThanDarkness #quotes #books #writing #ya #yafantasy #booktodon

“Some gear inside her shaves its teeth when she tries to hope.” #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness

“Elza used to say that becoming part of something bigger than yourself means that you need to be smaller. Now she sees the truth: she's only as big as what she can touch.” #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness

“It’s difficult to grieve when a friend dies, but it’s even harder to mourn for an enemy you killed. If you must take a life, it’s best to make space to hold a funeral, even if it’s only in your imagination.” #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness

"Ignore them. They made these mistakes a long time ago, and we’ve got our own mistakes to make.”

#PromisesStrongerThanDarkness

“I feel like when we first met, you were an optimist.”

“That was a long time ago.”

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I'm gonna start posting quotes from #PromisesStrongerThanDarkness bc there are some lines in this book that I'm super proud of.