Ati Gor’s Reviews > The Oleander Sword > Status Update

“‘what is a star’ he thought, in aditya’s slurred, smiling voice, ‘but distant fire, reaching for you across worlds?’”

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

…oh. oh rao. oh aditya.

…oh.

“‘beg me,’ she whispered in return. ‘grovel with your face to the floor. cry. maybe if you’re pitiful enough, i’ll consider rising to the pyre.’ she cocked her head to the side in his grip. ‘go on,’ she urged.”

yea that’s hot.

“i’ve dreamt of naming you my own. my heart. my wife.”

“that is a cruel thing to let yourself dream of, isn’t it?”

this book hasn’t even finished but the next one is going to hurt like a bitch isn’t it?

“priya. sweetheart. show me.”

FUCK. THEYRE FUCKING.

“he walked over to her. he grasped one of the chains. held the hook delicately between his slender fingers and raised it to her hair. she felt him touch one of her braids, a light pressure that shimmered through her.

she saw his reflection in the mirror behind hers. their eyes met.”

…they’re totally getting together. soon.

“he wouldn’t hurt her. that wasn’t the kind of man he was.”

ARE YOU FUCKING SURE ABOUT THAT????? THE LITERAL CONTINUOUS SMELL OF SMOKE YOU HAVE IN YOUR PALACE FROM BURNING WOMEN WOULD SAY OTHERWISE??????????

“‘you are like ink’ malini thought helplessly. ‘ink, and all i want is to make poetry of you’”

BROTHER I CANNOT—

“it was the wrong choice. and it was not *our* choice. it was your own. you chose this path, despite my concern, despite my sage’s cautions. every lord and prince of parijatdvipa in my army heard you claim this path as your own, and they will know that the deaths of their men are your responsibility.”

i love women telling men “i told you so”.

“you already look at him like he holds the stars in his hands.”

rao,,,,,,