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There is so much light in Tom. It’s easier now to see how he could’ve sparked a feeling I’d lost. “I like you living under my skin.”

Im gonna cry, they're soooo cute.

Its giving Marrow!!
I'll be back.

I've been waitinggg for this to arrive and. It's. Finallyyy. Here!!! I'm so happy right now.
Alex, I will be right back. I just overdue a reunion with my favourite contemporary fictional family. COBALLAWAY!! RAISY!! and LILOU!!
GUYS, IM HOME!!!

I paid a ludicrous amount of money to buy the Land Rover I rented over the holidays to visit Ophelia and have it shipped here—letting it stay at the rental office felt like a crime. Now it sits in the underground garage like a priceless artifact, a museum of my time with her. Sometimes I sit in it just to try to catch her cinnamon scent.

Hes down so bad!!! The king of yearning!!!

She becomes every thought I have and every shaky exhale I make. She’s the subject of my most rattling nightmares and my most carnal dreams.

And the yearning commences

Alex baby, im back

I wish I could erase this book from my memory.

Chivalrous. She's soooo gullible.

Someone slap some sense into me and make stop reading this

Make her make sense. She's on the run. Was beaten with a mere inch of her life.
Demands that a random stranger let her stay in his house because a mutual friend said it was ok, and it's not even his home.
Then some random who's only met her once to let her in the apartment block, asks her on a date and then offers to buy a dress for her to wear on their date and she's like YASSSS!!
She's vapid, borderline stupid!

The beginning was sooo confusing.
She's battered and bruised but is comfortable with living with a stranger. Then proceeds to have a stand off with the owner of the house, and demands he LET HER stay, in his house. Like WTF. Who demands that of a stranger. It was just a very unrealistic scenario.

I don't know how I feel about either character at this point. But it is an arc so I shall push on....

The yearning is enough to singe my panties to ash

“Leave it alone,” he said. I looked down at my hand, confused.
“Why?”
“ ’Cause it’s hard enough keepin’ my eyes where they ought to be.”

💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫🌟💫

😳🤭😏 Well okay then

Okay we're off to a good start. Still feels very YA but it's fine because we're having fun.

Re-reading before starting AFP

“Desire?” He gave a dark, throaty laugh. “Desire is a pathetic word for what I feel for you. I require you. I am sustained by you. You are the flame that fuels my fire. Don’t you dare question that—not for a second.”

“It is not just my body that craves you, Diem. It is my heart.” “My scarred, ruined scrap of a soul. Your smiles, your affection, the way you look at me, the way you see me... that is my lifeblood. I would sooner wither without food or water, sink into the sea until my lungs burst, abandon my magic and let my godhood burn me alive from within than endure one more day of life without you in it."

“It is not just my body that craves you, Diem. It is my heart.” “My scarred, ruined scrap of a soul. Your smiles, your affection, the way you look at me, the way you see me... that is my lifeblood. I would sooner wither without food or water, sink into the sea until my lungs burst, abandon my magic and let my godhood burn me alive from within than endure one more day of life without you in it."

“She is my Queen. She is a gift from the Blessed Mother herself. She is..”
“I gave myself to her the moment I met her, and I have not regretted it for a second. I have laid my life at her feet, and I would do it again and again, a thousand times over. She has my faith, my loyalty, my vow... I believe in her with everything that I am.
There is nothing I would not do to see her fulfill her destiny. No matter the cost."

“When the Queen is asleep, Luther’s in charge. When they’re both asleep, I’m in charge. When all three of us are asleep, you’re in charge.”
....
“If the three of you are asleep, then there’s no one left for me to be in charge of.”
....
“Exactly.”

WE ALL NEED A "TARAN" AND "ALIXE" IN OUR LIVES!!!

“How did you find me?” I asked.
He snorted. “If I tell you that, Luther might slice off my balls. You’ll have to pry the truth out of him, if you can.”

Oh he most certainly will 😏😜🤭

“You are my Queen, and I am your sword. Point me at your enemies, and watch them fall. Lead this world, Diem, and I will follow you—into war, into death, into the tundra of hell itself.”......
“You are the fate my heart was spared for. As long as it beats, you will never fight alone.”

Naturally, I am rhetorically ripping this guy's clothes off.

“If a kiss is the reward, my Queen, I’ll get on my knees for you whenever you want.”

I'm unwell

Luther gives Rhysand

“The Blessed Mother sacrificed her life to be with the man she loved. I fear she might strike me dead if I told you to walk away.”
He took a deep breath, then straightened and clasped his hands at his back.
“I was... mistaken. About the kiss.” He took a step away to put distance between us. “You were right. I kissed you, and you pushed me away. I owe you an apology.”

My heart hurts for him.

...rest assured, my Queen, when I do kiss you, there will be no confusion. You will know that I have claimed you—and I won’t have any desire to deny it.”

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I forgot to update Goodreads. Re-reading in anticipation for Burn of the Everflames release date 8/9/26, and im having such a good time. I missed this world.
I know some people dont like this series. Im not some people cause i fuckin love this series(specially HOTE) I will protect Diem with my life. Never has a fantasy character related to me as much as Diem. Especially in later books.

Pre read thoughts
Sophie Nélisse is casted as Lucy for the Netflix series so......of course I have to read it.

I'm up to chapter 7 and this books pissing me off