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The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
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The Uncanny Art of Faerie Contracts
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The Uncanny Art of Faerie Contracts
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"There is simply not enough time or space for me to say everything I loved about this book. This had Holly Black-level Fae, T Kingfisher-level plotting, and Naomi Novik-level wit. It was as if Heather Fawcett and Holly Black had a book baby with the p"
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"You know how sometimes you’ll start a book, and IMMEDIATELY think ‘this is going to be exactly my shit’? that’s how it was for me with this one. I was locked in from page one, and when I finally got my hands on the ARC, it was everything I wanted it "
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“Your own history is full of humans deciding that one or another group of you is somehow less worthy. At least our belief in our superiority is rooted in our abilities, rather than our physical makeup."
"How was the soup?"
He pulled his hand back like I'd burned him, and I smiled. No matter how superior he thought himself, there was one thing I could do that he never could.
"The soup was adequate," he said stiffly.
"Without salt I suppose that's true.”
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
"How was the soup?"
He pulled his hand back like I'd burned him, and I smiled. No matter how superior he thought himself, there was one thing I could do that he never could.
"The soup was adequate," he said stiffly.
"Without salt I suppose that's true.”
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
“Some folks might call it giving up, but that never felt quite right. It was more like knowing when to stop kneading and wait for the dough to rise. Maybe later I'd be able to choose a direction. I might make rolls, or loaves, or spread the dough with cinnamon and sugar, or dried fruits or herbs or a dozen other things. Maybe I made a mistake somewhere earlier and the dough wouldn't rise at all. No way to know, nothing to do but wait. It might even look like being brave.”
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
“The dark fruity flavor was overwhelmed by the other sensations the wine brought— the feel of sunlight on my skin and the weight of the heavy braids that fell to my waist, the hair that was long enough for Elan to wrap around his wrist and up his arm until he wore it like a sleeve. The smell of summer rain hitting the dry prairie soil; and at the same time, the smell of pine and water and mountain flowers, all distinct, present but not clashing. The knowledge that I was loved. That I was among friends. The pleasant soreness in my legs that came from climbing a mountain, the taste of just-picked berries and fresh bread made from flour ground that morning.”
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains
― The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains