The two of us locked up our own little secrets from the real world. We had experienced countless sleepless nights when we would share our fears, our worries, and our passions; when we would gossip about the school and the other girls. We had played too many pranks and snuck out more than enough times to be expelled if the teachers ever found out. We were professionals at the art of being discreet; however, we had never found sneaking out of a residence necessary, especially when the reason was not to play a prank.
Erica Sehyun Song, Thorns in the Shadow
coming-of-age, fantasy, friends, friendship, historical-fiction, victorian, victorian-era, young-adult, young-adult-fantasy, young-adult-fiction