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your hips
will try to burst through your skin.
your thighs
will try to grow together like a mermaid's tail.
a soft garden will try to sprout on your legs. (& between your legs,
on your upper lip, on your armpits, etc.)
no, you are
not just here to be sexy for him.
the world begins & ends
when you say so.
- what they don't want you to know.

we’re the generation u gave participant trophies to…made wear helmets, elbow pads, & kneepads…gave censored CDs
& PG movies to…spent years overprotecting then threw to the wolves. now we’re the generation running on nothing but coffee & 3 hours of sleep… working min-wage jobs w degrees…making just enough $ to survive.
we’re the generation you didn't want to see fail then ensured we did.
- millennials.

raid your library. read everything you can get your hands on & then some.
go on, collect words
& polish them up until they shine like starlight in your palm.
make words your finest weapons— a gold-hilted sword to cut your enemies down
- a survival plan of sorts.

i am a tigress who has earned
her softer-than-velvet
stripes.
- an ode to my stretch marks.

if i ever have a
daughter, the first thing i will teach her to love will be the word
"no"
i will not
let her feel guilty for using it.
- "no" is short for "fuck off."

in winter, it's the snowflakes.
in spring, it's the raindrops.
in summer,
it's the flower petals.
in autumn, it's the leaves.
all these things will eventually fall,
but not one of them will fall as hard
as i do for you when i wake up every morning.
- all the clichés were written with us in mind.

i am so glad we were born during the same lifetime.
- i may not believe in fate, but i believe in you.

you will think your parents are
shatterproof
until one day you find out
they aren't.
- what it really means to lose your inno-cence.

the princess locked herself away in the highest tower, hoping a knight in shining armor would come to her rescue.
- i didn't realize i could be my own knight.

sticks & stones never broke
my bones,
but words made me starve myself until
you could
see all of them.

for the boy who lived.
thank you for inspiring me to be the girl who survived. you may have a lightning bolt to show for it, but my body is a lightning storm.

Love this dedication

“You have me… Until the last star in the galaxy dies”

“You deserve every star in the galaxy laid out at your feet and 1000 diamonds in your hair. You deserve someone who will run with you as far and as fast as you want to. Holding your hand, not holding you back.”

Who needed wealth and success and power when they had love? Didn’t it conquer all?

Another Katniss connection

Deep in the meadow,
under the willow
A bed of grass, a soft
green pillow
Lay down your head,
and close your sleepy
eyes
And when again they
open, the sun will rise.

Clerk Carmine brought Lucy Gray a plant he’d uprooted from the lake, with pointy leaves and small white flowers. “Hey, you found some katniss. Good work, CC.”

“You’re mine and I’m yours. It’s written in the stars.”

Lucy Gray wrote the Hanging Tree song!?

"Then be kind, Coryo," she snapped. "And try not to look down on people who had to choose between death and disgrace.”

“I don't care what you say. You've no right to starve people punish them for no reason. No right to take away their life and freedom. Those are things everyone is born with, and they're not yours for the taking. Winning a war doesn' give you that right. Having more weapons doesn't give you that right. Being from the Capitol doesn't give you that right. Nothing does.”

“It will only take a handful to get the word out,” said the Grandma’am. “It’s just the kind of story that catches fire.”

“For a moment he laughed, forgetting where they were, how depressing the backdrop. For a moment there was just her smile, the musical cadence of her voice, and the hint of flirtation.”

Just finished part 1…

Sad story about Rowan and Lyria
He is so old!

Are Celaena and Rowan mates!?
“And somewhere far and deep inside her, an ember began to flow.”

I like the book and getting to see the different characters. But the constant POV changes is confusing! Especially because there’s no rhyme or reason why they change. And they change every time there’s a break mid chapter, too.

Emrys and the other kitchen staff know who Calaena is. They recognize her because of her mom.

“Manon’s stomach went from her throat right out her ass”

Hahahahahahahahahaha

I like Allyssa and Lily’s relationship. I’m glad Ryle didn’t come between them! Issa is a great friend.

I’m proud of Lily for standing up for herself and sticking to the new relationship she has with Ryle.
CH has a way of trying to get you to feel bad for the MMC’s. But I’m glad he’s getting what he deserves and I’m happy Lily is sticking up for her daughter.

Harper jumping on Lilith - so badass!

I love how Lia Mara is standing for what she believes in.

Nola Verin is a spoiled little brat and it’s frustrating how she treats her sister.

Callum is terrifying.
Libby is growing. I want her to be strong and fierce.
Tristan is learning more.
So weird how their powers grow and seem limitless.
Ezra and Atlas?! What the heck!