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Silvia and I had built a friendship of sorts as she unknowingly helped me distract myself from Maxon and Aspen with her extra lessons.
i know this because i read it one hour ago. you don’t need to summarize the events of the last book it’s really annoying
I wasn’t though.
agreed
Maxon was still spending time with Kriss, even after all he’d done to get me to stay.
i. really don’t know what she expected
I choked back angry tears. I was so tired of crying.
imagine how i feel!
She put her silverware down, and we stared at each other. “You look trashy.”
agreed
Mary took hold of the zipper. “Suck it in, miss.” I obeyed, and as the dress cinched me in again, I thought of a soldier going to war. Different armor but the same idea. Tonight I was taking down a man.
do me a favor and take yourself down too
My hair was too perfect, my makeup too heavy.
The king took the letter and read it quickly. “Damn French,” he muttered. “Sorry, Amberly, it looks like I’ll be leaving within the hour.” “Another problem with the trade agreement?” she asked quietly. “Yes. I thought we’d settled all this months ago. We need to be firm on this one.” He stood, throwing his napkin on his plate, and made his way to the door.
the politics are so stilted it’s so funny . argh the damn french and this vague trade agreement that was supposedly settled months ago! guess we’ll have to be more firm! none of that means anything
“Stop,” he said gently, pulling me in for an embrace. “Trust me when I say, it was very tempting. But you’re not that girl.”
yeah america feel better you’re not a whore
Aspen had told me that all guards got injections to help keep them strong, but apparently they also did a lot of work to keep their bodies in peak condition.
the injections are steroids??????
Celeste gasped. “You slut!”
i wish this book was about celeste
“I’m reserved. You should try it sometime,” Elise fired back quickly. Seeing a spark of anger in Elise made me like her more. “In my family, all the marriages are arranged. I knew what was coming for me, and that’s all this is. I may not be head over heels for Maxon, but I respect him. Love can come later.”
ohhh because she’s asian
Maybe I was wrong, but I was pretty sure confessing to Maxon that we were checking out half-dressed, sweaty guards would get us all into some kind of trouble.
trouble ? you mean the death penalty ??
He scoffed and started pacing again. “Please, America, you’ve said and done so many foolish things, I’m surprised you can even be embarrassed anymore.”
???? they hate eachother why are they even bothering
I started walking away, feeling so small I wondered if he even noticed.
“Come on, America. I didn’t mean it like—” “No, it’s fine,” I mumbled. “I’ll watch my words better.”
this entire series has been she really likes this guy and then he says something to piss her off and then she’s like wait! what am I doing? It’s been the other guy the whole time! i can’t believe I’ve been so blind… i love him… and then she’ll see this guy again and be like wait. i actually really like this guy and it just goes on and on and i don’t know if i can do 40 more iterations of it
My family was dead; I knew it.
hooray!!!!
I nearly started weeping I was so relieved.
Maxon seemed a bit confused as he continued. “There are rebels in the palace.” “What?” I shrieked. “Why aren’t we hiding?”
these dialogue tags are always so out of place and overly dramatic everyone is constantly shrieking or yelling or yelping or shouting
He was tall and slim and blond.
what a poetic description i see him perfectly in my mind
Her hip jutted out confidently to the side despite her being surrounded by guards.
“Mr. August Illéa, at your service.”
i’m going to throw up what is this
“Good, because I intend to lead this country,” Maxon shot back. “I’ve been raised for it, and if you think you can come in here claiming to be Gregory’s great-great-grandson—”
isn’t it true that he’s completely unaware of half the issues his citizens face and he’s actually been raised poorly
Destroying the monarchy is more up the Southern rebels’ alley.
it should be up everyone’s alley i’m confused about how this is so radical to these people. yes they’ve grown up under a monarchy but they have the context that other citizens of monarchies do not have which is that america used to have a president and democratic processes like less than a century ago. so when they’re so afraid of dissolving the monarchy it’s really confusing it’s not like it’s all they’ve known???????????
“Even though it came about in a very corrupt way, we have no problem with having a sovereign leader, particularly if that leader is you.”
??????????? these are the worst rebels ever!!!!!!!
I didn’t really care for coffee—it was too bitter for my tastes—but I knew it would help me wake up, so I braced myself to take a drink.
i could not care less
The Northern rebels are willing to give you our word never to attack the palace again and to do our best to stop or slow the Southern rebels.
so you’re just not rebels
“What do the Southern rebels want anyway? Just to kill us all?”
“That’s part of it, sure, but only so they’ll have no one to combat them. Too much of the population is oppressed, and this growing cell has bought in to the idea that they could rule the country themselves. America, you’re a Five; I know you’ve seen your share of people who hate the monarchy.”
“Of course you have. Because when you’re on the bottom, your only choice is to blame the top.
well yes!
There was a long moment of silence before he lost his temper. “I will not have anyone else telling me who I can and cannot marry! This is my life you’re playing games with!”
“My name is America,” I said fiercely, standing and looking him straight in the eye, “not This One. I’m not some toy in your little revolution. You keep talking about everyone in Illéa having a chance at the life they want. What about me? What about my future? Do I not count in that plan?”
no not really. get over yourself you’re middle class
“I’m all for killing off the castes,
If you’re looking for a pawn, there’s one girl upstairs so in love with him, she’d do anything you asked if it meant a proposal at the end of the day. And the other two . . . between duty and prestige, they’d be game, too. Go get one of them.”
she misses the bigger picture like it’s her job
It doesn’t really matter how you feel about your character; it just matters what you do with it.
almost 10,000 people highlighted this. and i’m glad to say im one of them!
She nodded. “It does. But, hey, this is what you signed up for.” I chuckled. “Actually, I didn’t. I was sort of . . . encouraged to put my name in. I didn’t want to be a princess.”
you still signed up for it what is wrong with you
She chuckled.
if i see this stupid fucking dialogue tag one more time
I didn’t know what this meant for us. Or if there was still an us worth worrying about.
there are more important things to worry about. are you not thinking about the caste system anymore or was that all performative
“You put ’em in their place, Mer.” Risking his life, Aspen ran a thumb down my cheek. “You do deserve to be happy. We all do.”
yeah well she just called you uglier than the other guy to a room full of people
Then again, hadn’t I just pushed Maxon away? Hadn’t I thought yesterday that Aspen needed to stay in my life? So then why did everything feel awful?
now we’re reaching the top of the circle of this guy vs. that guy and we will soon careen down to pro this guy and fuck that guy
If I was fighting with Maxon, Kriss would remind me of every good thing about him.
??
Maybe I would just go to my room and cry my eyes out.
oh my god grow a fucking spine stop crying every 20 minutes
I looked up at him, almost irritated that he needed me to explain. Don’t you already know how I feel? I wanted to scream. Don’t you remember the safe room?
???????? she’s been continuously flip flopping between being nice to him and ignoring him what does she think he knows??????????????
I don’t even know how to have a typical relationship, and I only get one chance. You’ve had at least two. I’m going to make mistakes.”
experience gap :((( poor little guy
“We keep doing this,” I breathed, exhausted with this game. “We get close and then something happens and it falls apart, and you never seem to be able to make a decision. If you want me as much as you’ve always claimed to, why isn’t this over?”
i don’t understand why she doesn’t get it’s entirely her fault. you can’t be like why aren’t we together when you’re also still in love with the other guy and convinced he’s the one only half the time . also none of this matters
“Because half the time I’ve been sure you loved someone else and the other half I’ve doubted you could love me at all,”
hey that’s what i just said! but he also doesn’t have a foot to stand on considering he has been dating four women
I shrugged. “There are three other girls here. If you’re so worried about your one shot, you might want to make sure you’re not wasting it on me.” I walked away, angry with Maxon for making me feel this way . . . and angry with myself for making things so much worse.
dude what the hell does she WANT!!??????!!!!!
Was I destined to say the wrong thing, make the wrong choice?
yeah
How did it look that I was the only one getting checks?
???? where is your class consciousness america!!!!
The least I could do was write home and warn them that the money wouldn’t be coming anymore.
what is this stand up for yourself
