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Give me all of the magical trials in books, please!

"Do you know the difference between a nation of merchants and a nation of warriors?"..."Only one of them is prepared to fall on its blade."

"Fighting was easy until there were consequences."

"Will you come with me," asked Lirael, her whisper so low no human could have heard it.
"Yes," said the Dog. "Wherever you walk, I will be there."

I sob! Mix writes the best animal characters!

Will never get enough of these magical trials, though!

I'm sure this really appeals to lots of readers, but I want away from the emotion, an end to the drama, and back to the action!

It's so frustrating to want something for your characters when they seem determined to want the complete opposite!

Simultaneously reading two Sandersons at the same time as I can't seem to get enough of him!

"Where's your adversity?"
Darren smirked, "I'm looking at it."

Oh, this pair!!

How am I only half-way through this book and a lot of what I thought would happen already has!?

Leggo!

Part two begins!

"'Farewell,' said Sam.
'Go safely,' said Lirael.
'Do not come back,' said the Dog."

“You are a root beloved. You must drink, or you will whither.”

"Will you let me know if ever the lambs stop screaming?"

This book chills me to the core!

"We rarely get to prepare ourselves in meadows or on gravelled walks; we do it on short notice in places without windows, hospital corridors... with so little time, we prepare our gestures, get them by heart so we can do them when we're frightened in the face of Doom."

"Over this odd world, this half of the world that's dark now, I have to hunt a thing that lives on tears."

"Alex had many broken hearts in his wake, but the gods should fear if anyone ever hurt his sister."

The academy: Well done, you are more resilient than our usual first years.

Also the academy: Drug them until they leave.

"The worst thing wealth does is give those who have it a false sense of security... You stop trying as hard, and there's always another who will gladly take your place."

"Your spells are derivatives of the information, experience, and desire you put forth. I'm sure all of you have desire - it's why you are here - but the amount of information and experience you put into your castings will be important indicators as well. You can want something more than anything, but if you can't build up the proper projection in your mind, it won't be very effective."

Magical academy? Check! Underdog protagonist? Check! Brooding antagonist? Check! This has all the makings of a great story, early on.

"Darren was no longer the shadow in the corner. He was now the sun lighting up the room."

"He gave the world a cold, condescending face. He would never show them anything else"

"The real monsters kept their true faces hidden; it was the beautiful ones that made him wary."

"History repeats itself all the time, Darren. Your enemies know this, and if you do not, they will be able to anticipate your next move."

“That is the problem with stories, child. The truth in them cannot be weighed.”

This world is so convoluted in the best possible way!

There's only been one interaction with Hannibal and it was chilling to read how much information he quickly garnered, about an individual, from so few social cues!

“The dragons watched her. It was said they could see the deepest secrets of a soul, for human beings were made of water, and all water was theirs.”