Status Updates From The Stone of the Eklektos (...

“I thought I could ignore the pain,” she said. “It’s…what I always do.”

comfort character that's never had a moment of comfort in her life ☹️☹️

“What? No. I would never work for Aaron,” Kallias said, his lip curling in disgust. “No, his assassin is Kara Unnarsdóttir.”

i want her fr fr

"His lips pressed against hers, suddenly—effectively ending her stammering."
naur he's either gonna die or turn evil. one or the other always happens to the first love interest in a fantasy series

this book could also be titled "rose foster experiences the horrors for 700 pages" cause good lord

“I’m just realistic. People die. The sooner you accept that, the better."
Why do i have the feeling that kallias is gonna die by the end of this book

Up until now all encounters with Theron and Kallias are incredibly frustrating tropes of non-communication. Rose' characterization is "dumb, stubborn, sarcastic and dumb". There is so little plot, I'm already skipping whole paragraphs. :/