Status Updates From Prose and Cons (Nevermore B...

“You never mentioned you were a keen gardener, Mina,” Edie said as Oscar and I slid out of the rideshare. “Oh, it’s a… dormant hobby.” I crossed my fingers behind my back, thinking of the time my neighbor asked me to look after his cannabis plot while he visited his ma in Dublin and I accidentally sprayed the entire thing with weed killer instead of fertilizer. Edie didn’t need to know about that."

I hate when the author gives you spoilers for previous books for absolutely no reason. This is the first time she has done this, but just why?