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‘You are quite abominable!’
He sighed. ‘Alas, I know it! The reflection gives me sleepless nights.’

"Though sometimes you make the most wretched of choices, I’ve found your character to be remarkably steady. I find that an admirable trait in a husband.”
“Winterwing,” he said, his voice a low rasp. “Are you telling me that you…like me?”
“ ‘Like’ is too strong a word.”
Kass could not help his cocky grin. “You have a fondness for me.”
“I tolerate you. You will make a tolerable husband.”
Flirting

“I am in love with your sister.”
Kassandr blinked, then lunged, intercepting a warrior coming for Rov’s flank. “My sister?”
“She is the most beautiful woman in Zagadka. Most pleasant disposition—”
“You are certain you speak of Elisava?”

Such a sibling thing to say 🤣

“Gods above, Kassandr. Cover yourself, I beg of you.”
“Is not kind of begging I hoped for, but I will obey all the same.”

"I do not wish to think of battle. I want only to hear your voice.”

“He won’t harm me.” Saga was surprised at her certainty—she felt it in the very marrow of her bones.
“Is not in control—”
“He won’t hurt me”

“Are you purring?”
The sound only intensified, vibrating through her, and soon Saga grinned like a delighted fool. [...] eventually, the purring faded, and she realized his eyes had fallen shut. Asleep. Kassandr had fallen asleep with his head on her lap

🥹

She thirsted for their blood, hungered for their misery, just like him. “What else?” urged Kassandr. He wanted to absorb each violent thought in her head. To set upon these Urkans with the vengeance wrought from her beautiful mind.

P.S. How much of a pair of idiots can Kass father and brother be?!

She strode to her bed and pulled her new set of knives from under the mattress. Kass had delivered them to her on their second daymeal together and had proceeded to make her test them on her latest drawing of him. The irritating man seemed pleased as she’d impaled his likeness—was delighted to help her with small tweaks of her arm and her stance.
This is love

“I stabbed your shoulder!”
A slow smile crept across his face. “It seems you have not the heart to kill me.” He glanced at the knife and tutted. “We must get for you better knives. Come with me to red room at end of corridor. There you can choose from many.”

he also goes "you are truly trying to seduce me", he's a menace to society 🤣

“Do you mean to tell me that Mr Trevor read my letter?” demanded Lady Buxted indignantly. “Your secretary?”
“I employ him to read my letters,” explained his lordship.
“Not those written by your nearest and dearest!”
“Oh, no, not them!” he agreed.

“That—that moonling!”
“You are too severe: merely a slow-top!”

The sass is already 🤌

“Perhaps it is not wise for you to be seen with me”
“Perhaps I cannot help myself.” His green eyes seemed too bright, his smile too sharp, and Saga wondered if he, too, was nervous about the next day.
“Perhaps it is you who requires supervision.”
“Is no perhaps about this, Saga.” He chuckled. “The problem is, Winterwing”—he leaned closer—“I want what I want. And always I get it.”

She could tell he was doing that thing—seeing more of her than she wished. Saga had the strange urge to ask him to meet her in a hidden passageway—to confide in him. But the look in his eyes told her Rurik knew Saga had already found more trouble. Hopefully, he wouldn’t try something foolish like chivalry.

Smoke. Kassandr Rurik smelled faintly of smoke.
Saga whirled, staring up at him. “You.”
He watched her with a strange, unreadable look.
“You burned your boat!” she burst out. “Why—what—weren’t you due to leave in the morning?”
“Yes. Is very sad indeed. Rovgolod yells much and pulls out hair.”
“You…you’re mad!”
“I am preferring…creative.”

“Let us play a game while we are walking,” said Rurik, a smile in his voice.
“A game?”
“Game of smacking some sense into your head,” muttered Rov.
Rurik ignored him. “Is game of discoveries. I will tell you a thing I have discovered, then you do the same.”
“As fine upstanding gentleman⁠—”
Rov and Saga snorted at the same time.
“I am choosing to ignore that, my lady” Rurik said jovially.

1. It took 50 pages of being insufferable but at least Silla decided to start using her brain and became bearable again.
2. Kassandr fights with twin blades?! I have a weakness for mmc who do that...
3. Much more interesting and addictive than book 1

Is she for real? How much of a spineless idiot can she be? Actually, I'm 99% sure I was the idiot thinking Silla would show improvement. Why is she being so stupid? Even worse than book 1?!
I'll calm down but for now I want to kick her in the teeth. Whining and running away while her sister is abused and imprisoned.

I fear that this book’s only problem will be a bit of a rushed ending. I still think I’ll probably go with 5 stars.

1. I got this feeling at the end of the first book too, that Rey comes from a noble or important soldier family and knew Silla as a child when she was still Eisa.
2. Do we want to keep making the same mistakes Silla? I hope not.

don’t know how she manages it but Sophy only gets more and more amazing and iconic.
And she really brings out the best in Charles.

Clearly, she needed his help. A firm hand. Guidance. A decision passed through him, a slow smile curving his lips.
“You can relax, Silla. You are with me now,” he said. “I will ensure your safety, but you must do as I say. Do you agree to this?”
Not condescending at all Jonas... 😑

The pacing is a bit too slow, but I'm enjoying the story, but God all of Silla and Jonas interactions are bad clichè + cringe + ridiculous behavior + red flag, please tell me this thing between them will be over soon.

This family desperately needed Sophy, both Cecilia and Charles are making wrong choices that without Sophy’s interference would bring them a lifetime of regret and unhappiness

My reaction to Silla and Jonas ""attraction"", ""tension"" and ""lust""🤢
It's so bad I need to skim through those scenes or they'll put me off from reading.
It won't be endgame, on the romance aspect the potential is with Rey.

P.S. Why doesn't Silla simply buy a new cloak if she knows hers is recognizable?

First thoughts:
Silla seems an ok fmc...? nothing that makes me like or dislike her so far, a pretty standard fmc.
The story has promise.

Does Eugenia really think she can use her fauxs politeness that masks bitchness with Sophy? Has she not figured out yet that Sophy is a master and, still remaining honest, can work any situation and conversation and come out on top? Witty, deft, determined and feisty, Sophy is a queen!
(love how Charles started the converstion angry with her and she disarmed him to the point he ended up being the on to apologize XD)

I really don't know how I'll rate it, because I like the story, I love the family moments and the drama with the mmc, his sister and his nemesis, but I don't feel anything for the main romance, they are cute together but I don't feel the chemistry so the spice is just cringy to me.

ALEX: Heard you’ve been making out with your new wife.
MILES: I’m sure you did.
CLEM: When are we going to meet her?
ALEX: We’re meeting her at dinner on Friday, obviously.
MILES: No, we’re opting out this week.
ALEX: Opting out isn’t an option.
MILES: We’re not coming, Alex.
ALEX: We’ll see.
MILES: You can meet her next week.
LANDO: Can someone tell me how to mute these messages?

Lando 🤣🤣