Author of young adult, contemporary fantasy, and paranormal romance.
Jeri Smith-Ready has been writing fiction since the night she had her first double espresso. A steady stream of caffeine has resulted in twelve published novels for teens and adults, including RT Reviewers Choice-winning fantasy Eyes of Crow; as well as the PRISM award-winning Wicked Game and Shade. Her latest is the YA contemporary novel This Side of Salvation (April 2014), which Booklist called a "smart, unpredictable, and well-rounded tale" in its starred review.
LifeI think we get the world we deserve. People who love get love back, and people who hate, or fear, they get those back too.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
I’m a morning person and a night person. So I have to be a nap person, or else I’m a tired person.
I'm more of a dog person. But I admire cats and their ability to take so much while giving so little.
It's not our ability to get forgiveness that saves us. It's out ability to grant forgiveness.
Ignorance is the world's most curable affliction.
Parents, preachers, and politicians think rock music is the source of young people's despair. They don't understand it's just a reflection. They also forget that music can be a source of hope, a reason to live.