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This is so easy to read, but I don’t feel much difference in the narrative voices between Ilsa and Cosi’s POVs

“Is he really complimenting me? Does he really think I’m mature? Or is he trying to validate what he wants me to be, to reinforce it and ensure it going forward, to solidify the version of me that makes his life easiest?”

“your kindness is an asset, but it is also a heavy burden to carry. you cannot hurt so much for others.”

not me giggling over their first encounter 😭

“hurry, tink!” rani cried.

“you can do it, fawn!” rani yelled.

“rani, who are you rooting for?” fira called down to her friend.

rani shrugged and leaned back against a root. “everyone!” she said.

😭😭😭

chrysanthe-poppies 😭

“i found it strange that no words exists for a parent who loses a child. if children lose their parents, they are orphans. if a husband loses his wife, he’s a widower. but there’s no word for a parent who loses a child. i’ve come to believe that the event is just too big, too monstrous, too overwhelming for words. no word could ever describe the feeling, so we leave it unsaid.”

i was about to read bluebird gold after i finish it’s different this time but i saw a review on fable saying it has miscommunication trope and i can’t go through that 3 books in a row 🫩

okay… what was that, june? it’s clear they both like each other, and she’s aware they’re in a “foggy gray territory”, but she proceeds to give another guy her number? 💀

loving the found family trope in this book 💘

“my gaze focuses on my reflection, and i push down the lump in my throat. it’s not from sadness, but from an overwhelming feeling of joy for the girl who used to stand in this spot, who fought and prayed so hard for all the things that are now within reach.”

“that. i wanted to hear that every morning, day, night, daydream, and nightmare. i wanted him to say it to me in french.”

😭😭😭

why is she swooning over levi almost every chapter 🫩

i want to skip this part so bad but i can't 😭