

“This is my story. And I am going to write it the way I want it to be written.”
― Nowhere Strangers: A Sapphic Coming-of-Age Story of Digital Romance, Heartbreak, and Self-Discovery
― Nowhere Strangers: A Sapphic Coming-of-Age Story of Digital Romance, Heartbreak, and Self-Discovery

“I was now coming to realize that my ability to receive love from others was linked to my ability to receive my mother's love.”
― It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle
― It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle

“These fragments are all that remain of my early childhood. There are no words, just sounds: my mother's breathy humming in my ear, her voice the most familiar thing to me, more known than my own hand. My hand still surprises me at all times; the lines and creases, the way the webbing between my fingers glows red if I hold up my hand to block the sun. My mother's voice is my home and when I am surrounded by her sounds, I sleep.”
― A Wolf at the Table
― A Wolf at the Table
“I guess I'm cursed...I have always lost everything and everyone I had cared about...”
― SPIRALS
― SPIRALS

“The poor mother! This is the reward you get for your love. Is that what you expected? Well, the fact of the matter is that mothers don't expect rewards. There's no rhyme or reason â€� they just love.”
― The Same Old Story
― The Same Old Story
Danielle’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Danielle’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Danielle
Lists liked by Danielle