Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle, #1)

by Rosaria Munda

A lot of things have been apparent from the beginning, with Lee.

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Of course it does. Of course it comes naturally to him. It’d come naturally to you, too, if you were dragonborn.

She's not supposed to know right?

But I’m fairly certain this man, this hero of Palace Day, would drop his avuncular tone pretty quickly at that news.

Why do we have SAT level vocabulary words every other page? Is this what reading traditionally published fantasy is supposed to be like lol.

“Even if they’re bad, we’ll be the ones with dragons in the end. We’ll make the rules. And we’d never be bad, would we?”

To the ends of the earth I will protect you.

“He’s loyal to you,” I say. “He believes in you.” “I’m not sure it’s me he believes in,” Atreus says. “In any case, thank you.”

He believes in her and is loyal to her!!! No one else.

“Take the boy into the hallway,” Atreus murmured, “and slit his throat.”

That's why he didn't recognize him! He was supposed to be dead this whole time.

You have given life to me.

Same time tomorrow? I’ll try. Wait for me, Leo.

Him killing her is too much. I feel like he's always going to regret it in some way. She was never going to change her mind, but I think the more he learns, the more he will see that she wasn't actually on the wrong side.

the winter wind rippling through his hair.

Is it winter or early fall? Make up your mind.