Carve the Mark (Carve the Mark, #1)
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I ran ahead to catch up to my brother, Ryzek,
Jocelyn
1.) why are all of the names so far difficult to pronounce or a jumble of consonants? Why can’t we have better names? 2.) I’m getting bored.
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After all, Vas didn’t feel pain. That meant he was the only person I had encountered since I had developed my currentgift who could touch me with bare hands, and he liked to make sure I remembered that.
Jocelyn
Disgusting
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They also wouldn’t travel by current-powered engines. They considered them to be a too-frivolous use of the current’s energy—except
Jocelyn
So basically this planet’s version of granola people
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I had all the subtlety of a fist to the face.
Jocelyn
LOL same
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but then, shaking, he slid a hand into his pocket and took out one of the raw hushflower petals he kept there. He pressed it into his cheek.
Jocelyn
He’s a fiend
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“You aren’t going to tell me why you want to find her, are you.”
Jocelyn
That is a question. There should be a question mark.
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“Oh. And . . . don’t forget to put my father’s mark on your arm. Please.”
Jocelyn
Bro WHAT? That’s a bit much if you can clearly see Akos is struggling with this
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Knuckles so dry the skin was peeling in places.
Jocelyn
She needs some lotion 😗
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They shared a breath. Then he pulled back, stood up, turned away.
Jocelyn
Rude
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“Where’s Mom?” he said as an image of her popped into his mind: she was standing on a creaky stool, dusting the chandelier with hushflower.
Jocelyn
Did she not kill herself??
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His face was izits
Jocelyn
Can we just say inches 😐
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“Took all the skin from throat to skull. Not sure why. All the rite requires is flesh. Mutilator’s choice.”
Jocelyn
Oh absolutely not. I would not go back for someone with no face