aj’s Reviews > Golden Fool > Status Update

man. this book is just. so sad, isn’t it. simply downright devastating. this here rainy day is looking like the perfect opportunity to lay facedown in the wet grass for a few hours

Fitz: And for my next trick, I will attempt to make everyone who’s ever loved me hate me, go get into a bar fight on purpose, and then feel an “inexplicable” sinking of the heart when I see that the Fool has given a token of his affection to the girl I told him to go after

ok I haven’t touched this book for a week because I’ve been so scared but I’m finally sitting down to read the scene. see you on the other side 🫡

genuinely scared to turn the page I’m so stressed I can’t do this rn I’ve actually been putting off continuing because I know they’re about to break up for half a book and I can’t I can’t I’m taking Minecraft lava damage arg ough agh agh ahh ouch agh arg

“What need do I have of you? What need do you have of me? Friendship is not always based on need, Dutiful… I would not see you grow up as ignorant of your magics as I did. If I can save you that torment, then perhaps in some way I will have saved myself as well.”

“To recognize you are the source of your own loneliness is not a cure for it. But it is a step toward seeing that it is not inevitable, and that such a choice is not irrevocable.”