#the body reader

[random-bookquotes]

“I wonder how much of a person is simply fabricated by others,” she said. “And think about this: None of us see the same person in the exact same way. We bring ourselves into the equation. So an individual is never really an individual.”

Anne Frasier, The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, #1)

[random-bookquotes]

Once you no longer desired anything, surviving became easier. Once you gave up and accepted your fate, existence became tolerable because every day wasn’t a reset of a nightmare that wouldn’t end.

Anne Frasier, The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, #1)

[random-bookquotes]

Once it was out there, once the facts were hung on the line for the world to see, that abuse robbed the victim of dignity and the victim suffered twice. Once at the hands of the abuser, and once at the hands of the world.

Anne Frasier, The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, #1)

[random-bookquotes]

“But kindness is a trait we can’t lose.” She frowned, concentrating. “It might be one of the most important parts of being human. Maybe even more important than love.”

Anne Frasier, The Body Reader (Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, #1)

[ginshi-san]

"I think I might be addicted to the bittersweet pain of familiar places." - From Found Object by Anne Frasier

I can't sleep, so I started another Anne Frasier novel. What a tantalizingly relatable and true line. I don't even typically read crime/murder novels, except for hers. There's something validating in how she handles horror and darkness. She also writes messy and flawed female main characters that are still badass in their own way.

[vole-mon-amour]

Thinking about Jude and Uriah cuddling in bed. Lazy mornings, he holds her by her waist and plants slow kisses on her shoulders and the back of her neck.

I absolutely ship them.

[thundergrace]

I just loved this book series on audible. I read a shit ton of female detective novels and series. It’s my favorite thing. Unfortunately, they’re pretty much all the same, only set apart by the personality of the detective and their supporting cast of characters, which is why I rarely talk about them or recommend them.

This however has a female detective protag with a backstory that is unlike anything I’ve read so far. She was kidnapped and held captive for 3 years, during a blackout she ceases the opportunity to free herself. But her captivity is not used to shock. They don’t keep revisiting it as a trauma to upset readers. It’s just something that needs to be evaluated as it is relevant to her current mental state and her perspective. She’s not angry or reckless. It’s really quite refreshing. Instead of using such a traumatizing experience as a catalyst of unrelenting drama and bad behavior, the writer just shows Jude become very shut off, and lost in herself, but more compassionate than most, more aware of everyone’s emotions and extremely private. Her recovery -such as it is- is for the most part exemplified in the progression of her relationship with her partner, Uriah. But don’t worry, this is not a romantic relationship. In fact, the author does not throw her deeply traumatized, ptsd stricken, female protagonist into a romantic relationship at any point during these three books.

Jude’s personality reminds me a lot of Olivia’s from Fringe. I only recently realized that toward the end of the last book. I feel so empty now that I’m done lol. The journey this woman goes on is very unexpected. Book 3 in particular is a wild fucking ride with quite a few shocking twists and reveals that are unexpected (for the most part) but also make complete sense and are executed very well. Book 3 came out this year, hopefully it’s not over. 

[psychicpinenut]

I can’t even tell you how much I want a tv show from The Body Reader series, holy shit