Status Updates From The Ragpicker King (The Chr...

‘Every Ashkar knew this hesitation, the space between declaring one’s identity and the reaction to it. Would it be anger, rejection, curiosity?’ the way that I literally told Cassandra Clare I’ve stopped bringing up the fact that I’m Jewish FOR THIS REASON!!! gosh this book hits so hard for me

UNDER 600 PAGES LETS GOOOOOOOOO

I’m shipping jerrod and merren so hard😭

Waiting for the betrayer! Who? How many? When? Where is the Ragpicker King? Taking care of the garden? Aaaargh!

Actually, I could see them living in a happy polyamorous quad. That might work even better.

So. I like these people, a lot. But I’m not quite sure why it hasn’t occurred to them that if Conor married Antonetta and Kel married Lin and they all lived together in adjoining rooms and pulled a permanent couple switcheroo, that would solve a lot of their problems. Even if people suspected, they probably wouldn’t say it out loud. Maybe they just haven’t got there yet.

Then I am cursed to think only of you. You, who think I am a loathsome person. A vain monster who could not resist showing off and who, in doing so, has made you wretched.

is it really a cassandra clare book if i don’t hate the leads and am only reading for a side character i like

this is SO FUCKING GOOD. seriously I cant put it down and had to physically restrain myself from picking it up when I was getting ready for work this morning. holy shit I forgot how well cassie writes

ahhh my shayla conor

I already hate this guy. He's disgusting

I’M IN TEARS

Falconet, you GODDAMN TRAITOR. I never trusted you. I always thought you were a little too benevolent to be trustworthy. YOU DIRTY LITTLE RAT

I wish i remembered everything that happened in book 1... this Gremont guy is a piece of disgusting demon spawn and needs to die. I think Lin def sees the future or sees things that are happening. I like Antonetta and Lins friendship.

Every time I see Lin’s name at the beginning of the chapter I lose all desire I have to read this book.

Okay so Sardou is the traitor? That’s just my guess. I like Anjelica, she is willful and doesnt take no for an answer. She is a good foil to Conor, and Kel for that matter.

Still, why is the book called "The Ragpicker King"? We still have to learn something important here. And who the hell is Prosper Beck really?

i just went through every emotion known to man

IM CRAWLING THROUGH THESE PAGES AND BEATING EVERYONE WITH MY BARE HANDS

Riding in on an elephant is such a power move. Slay Anjelica

CONOR HOW TF YOU MISS THAT MOMENT SIR??? HM??? HMMMMMM?????????????? SMH!!!!!!!!

everything was SO GOOD and now i’m CRYING AGAIN cassandra WHY—

WHYYYYYY are you doing this to me Cassie!!!!!

Wait it was so funny before that Miriam was asking Lin if she found Aron handsome and she was like bitch I’ve been concerned that he doesn’t kill me HAHAHHA😆but yeah he is hot..also Fauston was the one poisoning the king little but little that he has lost himself..Kel liking using his position for power👀really the writing is fuckin amazing

"Flowering plants. I'm aware." The Prince looked at her closely.
"Are you drunk?"HAHAHAH😆even their bantering is perfect

"But he is a very, very bad doctor. That's why you keep coming to me in emergencies. You've done it" she mounted aloud on her fingers_ "three times now. Three." His eyes sparkled. There was something heart-catching about his unstudied amusement.

Cassandra has once again ripped my heart out of my chest cavity and thrown it into a ditch

"I couldn't wait. I had to speak to you."
"Has something happened? Are you in danger?"
"Danger? No, not at all," she said, and to her surprise, his posture relaxed.AHHHH the way he looked so worried for her🥹I fuckin loved that improvised scene and how Lin saved Kel from that one hahahha

“look at me, sweetheart”

IM SORRY IM GONNA COMBUSTTTT

Sure the Kutani princess is very smart but still don’t like her..Conor and Lin endgame🫡also she was very direct on how she wanted their alliance/marriage to go..she’s planning something ah…Conor can’t help himself by being a flirt..Lin dreams with the Source-Stone returning after she saw the king😳and the same phrase the king said was repeated

Conor casually being half naked to receive Lin🫣oh he knows what he was doing…the way the King looked and Conor saying only the few people he trusts know about his condition..now including Lin🥹HAHHA I loved that she was pissed at him for railing her