Journal Entry **What is your favourite series?** Most people would probably say _Harry Potter_. And sure, that was alright. I mean, I watched the first movie like three years ago. Never read the books though. It just never pulled me in the way it did everyone else. But my favorite book series? The one I would live and breathe? That’s _The Lux Series_ by Jennifer L. Armentrout. That series will be my favorite for the rest of time. It gave me everything; romance, tension, danger, a little sci-fi, a little chaos, and characters that felt so real I could’ve sworn they were walking next to me. And let’s talk about Daemon Black for a second. Not just because he’s fine (though, let's not lie iykyk). It’s not just the jawline or the smirk or the way he says something with his eyes before his mouth even moves. It’s the way he protects the people he loves, even when he’s being an arrogant pain about it. It’s the loyalty. The way his softness hides beneath all that pride. We love Daemon. He's layered, complicated, and real in a way fictional men rarely are. Like, yes, king, be delusional for love. We support that. And then there’s Katy. Yes. Sometimes main characters make me roll my eyes like they want to be the damsel and the knight at the same time, but without doing either right. But Kat? She knew her place in the fight. She didn’t try to outshine everyone or beg to be saved after literaly knowingly putting herself at risk while telling everyone she can handle herself. She grew, she learned, and she held her own. Every time she stood up for herself, I was right there like, _yes bitch, exactly._ She had balance. She was stubborn and soft. Scared and brave. I didn’t just root for her I respected her. It was the first series that made me completely forget about real life. I wasn’t just reading I was there. In the fight. In the tension. In the love. I laughed with them. I cried. I yelled at the pages like it would change something. And that kind of connection? That’s forever. It’s also what made me want to write. To create characters that feel like they could walk off the page. To build worlds that steal people away from reality, even just for a while.