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“It doesn’t matter who stands at the dais of a nation that no longer exists. Ghosts and rubble do not need to be led “

“It is a privilege to do nothing, Max. So many people do not have that gift”

“No war can be fought with clean hands” “not even the ones waged for the right reasons. Not even the ones you win”

New POV !

“I never allowed myself to be seen as a threat. There was power in being underestimated”

“Men want power because it makes them feel good. Women want power because it lets us do things”

“The things men will do in pursuit of their egos. If they’ll tear down countries for it, maybe they could do something good, with it “

“I figured you schools have something both beautiful and functional like you”… “I think that you are breathtakingly functional “ 🦋 oh max 😭

War - “That victory meant another’s defeat, and sometimes our own defeat. That winning meant sacrifices, and sometimes ones that even our own people were not willing to make. That in war, someone always paid”

Also. Really liking Tasaanah and max’s dialogue. Max is so broody and grumpy but he is very polarizing and interesting. Hoping we get more of Sam

Max / Sam banter, yes !

Reminiscent of TOG, some similarities. But it is interesting

Back to fantasy

“Beautiful things are often built on ugly foundations”

“You don’t get to play tourist to my suffering”

“Because I lack the power, the authority, the position. Because I am a woman in a system designed by men to keep power in their hands. Because every time I’ve tried to mitigate suffering, I’ve been reminded of my place “

DNF
…..juvenile

Correction; this is a dystopian dark romance

Pacing is great
Characters are quite interesting
Polar opposites and flawed
Third person narrative is excellent

Taking a wee break from fantasy to read this raved about dystopian romance

Part 3

“I thought that we could suffer enough to eat each other”

On to part 3 now
Relieving part 1 again was so different and Heartbreaking knowing what we now know

Part 1 re-read - “she hadn’t realized how small and repetitive her life was until she experienced it being skimmed through like that “
😭

Wtf. How can I move on from this. People kept saying, read until end of part 2 and go back and read the prologue and part 1 again.
Wow.
Just finished part 2
Going back to read prologue and part 1 before going to part 3.
So many pivotal moments, so many memorable quotes. Beautifully written.

Making extremely slow progress
The magic system is really unique here

Phenomenal writing. Elaborate world building that might take some time to get the hang of

Pausing here to read Alchamised first

Carrion and tal
More of them pls