Luís Domingos’s Reviews > Spring Warrior > Status Update

“With Ash, I had come up with a big plan to revitalize all villages and provide for the people—maybe not with money in their hands, but to create professions and opportunities. Everyone would have a rightful place.”

Capitalism arrives to the fantasy realm

““Calvin Klein would have given up half his fortune to have these three posing for his underwear collection, for sure.
Though the three of them were impossibly tall and wide and plain hot, my heart kept pulling toward only one. Ashton.”

🤢

“I smiled, and then he smiled. A full-on smile. Just for me. My heart stuttered.”

The prize in these books always seems to be making the sullen man in a position of authority smile. If you need that much to make him smile, maybe he’s not the one, gurl.

“Defeated, I dragged my butt to the bed, rested my head on the foul-smelling pillow, and pretended to fall asleep in two seconds flat.”

How can one pretend to fall asleep in two seconds? Haiyah, what a mess.

“I would rather you not see my scars.”

“Why?” I brought my other hand up and continued touching him, caressing the marks that added to his torment. “They are part of you. They make General Ashton stronger and more powerful. More badass.”

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I'm off the deep end, this is some shallow shit.

"As if I had been hit in the head, I realized that despite everything, I wanted Ash."

“Sarah had called to tell me her spring break had just started (…). For a moment there, I almost dropped everything and joined her.
But I didn’t. I was happy here, with the shop and my mother. I didn’t need to party all night and drink until I passed out. Besides, I had a big project to work on for my economics class. I had already started it, and my plan was to finish it by Sunday, way ahead of schedule.”