Novel & Cerita Boundaries Book Reviews

I whisper, though I’m not sure who I’m trying to convince. His breath hitches just barely. Then his hands come up, not to return the hug but to grip my arms and pull them away. “Leona,” he says, his voice firm. “Boundaries.” I step back slowly, my hands falling to my sides as a flicker of something sharp moves through me, hurt, confusion, maybe both. “Boundaries? I have been telling you that for years,” I shoot back, and he laughs, running fingers through his hair like he is tired.

“Hey, Ki. Do you remember what I told you? Grant doesn’t like to be called Granny.” “But it’s funny,” she giggled. “I know it’s a little funny, but we have to remember to do what?” “Respect…balconies?” “Boundaries,” I corrected. “Boundaries,” she mumbled. “When someone sets boundaries, they are letting you know what makes them feel safe and respected. Wouldn’t you be upset if Grant called you KiKi?” I smirked when Kiyah seethed from the backseat. She hates being called KiKi.

“Remind yourself that there is always that opening, even if you can’t visibly see it open, between you and the shadows, it will always allow you access to gain that comfort you seek. My head dropped back, and I cooed, “I feel better…” “I’m glad. You can open your eyes now.” I did so and looked down at my hands; they felt hot with power as if I had actually wielded shadows around us. I looked around, confused. We were close to the borders, but not close enough for me to manipulate them with the small percentage of power I possessed. At least that was what I thought…

“Next time, I won’t be so forgiving.” Without another word, he left her room, the door clicking shut behind him. Amara leaned against the wall, every nerve in her body buzzing. She knew she should be furious, terrified even—but all she felt was a gnawing need that terrified her more than anything else. She was supposed to be breaking free from him, playing him to get her own way. But every time he touched her, every time his lips claimed hers, it chipped away at her resolve. And that scared her more than any threat he could make.

Aunt Kathy said while leaving the room to see the cause of the commotion. When Aunt Kathy was approaching the reception, she could only hear people whispering and chatting about the incident that's happening. Since a few people obstructed her view she decided to ask a random person. "Hi" She greeted nicely, "Please what's all the noise about? What's going on over there?" "It's a lovers argument, I think the lady's cheating on her man because he went physical with her" the lady stranger explained enthusiastically. "That's quite irrational" Aunty Kathy said sounding disgusted, "I mean he has absolutely no right whatsoever to lay his hands on a lady. As a matter of fact, he should be reprimande

It was easy for me to lose my temper, but I was not always like this. ‘Listen, Priya, I know that you are kind hearted, but being kind hearted is not going to lead you anywhere’. ‘If you are kind hearted to people, they are going to use you as they see fit. That is the nature of everyone”. “They are going to frustrate you, like supervisor Penelope and Trisha, and you will be the one who ends up asking yourself if you have done bad by being a good person’. ‘Now, I am not trying to tell you to stop being kind hearted. What I am trying to say is that you ought to set your boundaries. You must set a boundary in your life. A boundary which no one could ever invade unless you had given permission

“We’ve all been there. At least once. The guy who texts at midnight but never in daylight. The guy who acts like you’re special until he gets what he wants. The guy who makes you feel chosen and then makes you feel stupid for believing him.” Her shoulders sag just a little. “And the hockey guys?” I add. “They’re… serial offenders.” She snorts despite herself. “They’re not evil,” I say. “But they’re careless. And they don’t get consequences.” I lean forward. “So for once? We decided maybe they should know what it feels like.” She looks back at me, conflicted. “This feels… mean.” “No,” I say gently. “It’s boundaries.” She exhales. “It’s not about punishing anyone. It’s about reminding them tha

Her voice comes out squeaky like before, a stuttering also coming to play. “Guess… guess so” O this girl is just too much! “I mean, you’re a human who kind of belongs to my pack now. Since you know, you crossed” I said, trying to rectify what I’m about to do. She speaks up, the words actually making me move quicker towards her. “But… but by crossing the boundary wouldn’t toy belong… belong to ours?” I rest my body on hers, feeling her rabid heartbeat. Damn, how is it going this fast?

They walked back toward the shared fires. The clearing felt warmer tonight, not because of the flames. Because the question had been answered once. Not perfectly. But honestly. At the charcoal wall, someone had already written a new line beneath the openness question. Generosity does not mean removing boundaries. Lily read the words carefully. Then she added a second line below it. Boundaries do not mean removing compassion. Derek watched her write. “You think they’ll remember this place?” he asked. “Yes.” “Good or bad?” She capped the charcoal and stepped back.

"I know I had a lot of flaws, mistakes and wrong decisions that I did for the past few years of my life. I'm not perfect and I have a lot of limit that I had set for what I should do and what I shouldn't. I can be selfish sometimes. I have my own outburst and sentiments that I may not able to say right now and I can't guarantee what I will do when that time comes. All I can say is that I'm willing to let you crossed those boundaries I set for myself a long time ago. Will you set aside your own privacy boundaries just to have me in your life for a long time?" His eyes looks like he's in doubt and the long silence made him more nervous as his wide smile slowly fades away. Nia did intentionally