The Ship of the Dead (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #3)

by Rick Riordan

TYPICAL. SOMEBODY says fruity edge and immediately my name comes to mind.

I can relate to this

We made our way down a street called the Shambles, which struck me as an honest description but poor branding. The road itself was just wide enough for a bicycle, assuming the rider was skinny. The houses overhung the sidewalk at fun-house-mirror angles, each story a little wider than the one below it, giving the impression that the entire neighborhood would collapse in on itself if we took one wrong step. I barely breathed until we emerged onto a wider avenue.

Reminds me of my trip to England in 2006. I can't remember if we visited the Shambles but I did come away with a drawing/painting of that street. The description is spot on from the picture I had.

Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.

Powerful statement