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"Secondly, this translation is bumpy. I’d like to read it in the original French, because the English translation has really awkward moments, especially in the voice of the 10 year old. I have a feeling these asides and retorts would work better in French and the direct translation is the problem.
All that said, I love the idea and the exploration of the works so far. I’m excited to read more." — Nov 24, 2025 07:55AM
"Secondly, this translation is bumpy. I’d like to read it in the original French, because the English translation has really awkward moments, especially in the voice of the 10 year old. I have a feeling these asides and retorts would work better in French and the direct translation is the problem.
All that said, I love the idea and the exploration of the works so far. I’m excited to read more." — Nov 24, 2025 07:55AM
“We could—” he started, then stopped, swallowed, and started again. “We could become parabatai.”
He said it shyly, half-turning his face away from her, so that the shadows partially hid his expression.
“Then they couldn’t separate us,” he added. “Not ever.”
Emma felt her heart turn over. “Jules, being parabatai is a big deal,” she said. “It’s—it’s forever.”
He looked at her, his face open and guileless. There was no trickery in Jules, no darkness. “Aren’t we forever?” he asked.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
He said it shyly, half-turning his face away from her, so that the shadows partially hid his expression.
“Then they couldn’t separate us,” he added. “Not ever.”
Emma felt her heart turn over. “Jules, being parabatai is a big deal,” she said. “It’s—it’s forever.”
He looked at her, his face open and guileless. There was no trickery in Jules, no darkness. “Aren’t we forever?” he asked.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
“This cat is looking at me with judgment.”“He’s not,” said Jules. “That’s just his face.”“You look at me the same way,” Mark said, glancing at Julian. “Judgy face.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“And there in front of her was Julian, his eyes and ears closed to anything but Livvy, her body cradled against his. She seemed a drift of fragile ash or snow, something impermanent that had blown into his arms accidentally: the petal of a faerie flower, the white feather of an angel's wing. The dream of a little girl, the memory of a sister reaching up her arms: Julian, Julian, carry me.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
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