Lindsey Rojem

“Bel,” she said helplessly, around the fire in her throat. “Queen of ducks and angels. You shall have poems written to you with a quill on fire. You shall have songs sung to you by enchanted harps. Whole branches of grammar will be invented only to praise you.” “Ysabel Hawthorn,” she said, and she could not keep the heat from her voice, “demand better than to be worshipped by a crumb.”
― Amal El-Mohtar, The River Has Roots

“She was easy on the eyes, in a way that might get your teeth knocked in if you looked too long. Isaac briefly considered how badly he needed his teeth anyways.”
― GennaRose Nethercott, Thistlefoot

“For a king to hold the throne it takes skill, lucky genetics, good timing, and hard work; for a queen, it takes a fucking miracle.”
― Alix E. Harrow, The Everlasting

“For the same reason I haven't been able to sleep properly for the past year. Because when I dream, it's always of you. When I fight, it's your voice in the back of my skull.”
― Emily Varga, For She Is Wrath