{"id":24888,"date":"2025-09-04T22:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T02:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=24888"},"modified":"2026-03-22T10:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:24:56","slug":"joy-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/24888","title":{"rendered":"Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joy<\/em><\/a> (2017) C.S. Poe<\/a> (Lancaster)<\/p>\n

\"Joy\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I pulled my cell out and opened the Internet browser to find out, but my signal dropped down to one shaky bar and nothing would load. <\/p>\n

Fuck. Are you kidding me? I was maybe ten miles outside of Lancaster and the Internet ceased to exist?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Two days ago I\u2019d been angry at him\u2014angry for hitting his car and angry he showed no sympathy and angry he\u2019d even existed. <\/p>\n

It made him ugly to me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t fail.\u201d I snorted. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t,\u201d Silas continued quietly. \u201cPart of life is accepting there\u2019s always someone better than you at something. It\u2019s no reason to run away.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Characters<\/strong>: Gideon Joy, Silas Bright, George Bright, Bridget Bartholomew, Bernard Bartholomew, Nancy, Ellen, Annie<\/p>\n

Cover Art Reese Dante.<\/p>\n

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press<\/p>\n

Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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