Realm of Wind and Vines (Flame and Thorns, #4)

by Marion Blackwood

Curling my fingers into a fist, I gasp out broken sobs while waves of darkness crash over me. I should have gone there straight away. I should have checked on my parents straight away. But I was just so busy. I kept saying that I would do it later. Later when things weren’t so chaotic. Later when I had more time. Later when I wasn’t dealing with a crisis. But that’s the thing. There will never be enough time. There will always be another crisis. There will never be a perfect time to do something. I should have prioritized them. And now, it’s too late. Now, there is nothing left. No one left. My parents are gone.

“You want to destroy the world? I’ll help you burn it down. You want to kill everyone? I’ll help you slit their throats. There is nothing you can do that would make me stop loving you. I love you, little rebel. All of you.”

When he draws back and meets my gaze again, his eyes burn like golden flames. He flashes me a devilish smile. “You wanna be villains? Let’s go be fucking villains.”

This book is epic. 10/10. No fucking notes. Well, except this one.

“This is why I decimate anyone who even thinks of taking my crown. I would die before I ever touched a dead fish, let alone⁠—” “Here,” Isera suddenly calls. Since I’m assuming that she’s talking to me, I turn towards her. A dead fish smacks into the side of Orion’s face. The riverbank goes utterly silent. I gape at the Unseelie King as the dead fish falls down from his cheek to hit his shoulder before landing on the grass right next to his fancy shoes. For a moment, no one moves. No one even breathes. I swear the river itself stops flowing. Then Orion slowly turns towards Isera. “Sorry.” She flashes him a completely unapologetic smile dripping with challenge. “My hand slipped.”