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"Because I don't have her charm? Her beauty? Because I'm filled with poison? Or is it because I promote my own book titles within my works without shame or mercy? Which is it, Huntsman?!"

"The next couple days I'm up and down like a toilet seat." Worst. Simile. Ever.

Please tell me this isn't going the route of Fault In Our Stars where they go hunt down an elusive hermit author.

OMG she's going as Daria. Love it!

Zara Dearborn wants to Make Alicante Great Again. Even in fiction the hatred and mistreatment of others disgusts me.

Drusilla is the Kitty Bennet of this family--she does not enhance plot at all.

Ho. Ly. Crap. That's a huge twist!

The Herondale family motto: "If you don't know what your last name is, it's probably Herondale." That might be the best joke so far in any of these books. :)

Ugh, an "eavesdropping on villain results in knowledge of all sinister plans" cliche. Ugh.

"She sits there and lies like her opinions are facts." "I think they are to her and those like her." Cassie, your current political climate opinions are showing ;)

"Outgunned and outmanned". Chicka-plao.

Now "stay alive"? I thought "dear theodosia" was possibly coincidental, but I am pretty sure now that these are Hamilton references.

She actually wrote the words "dear theodosia". Does she expect me not to sing?!

I'm still having trouble not seeing gay trains, since the MCs are named Henry and Percy. Blame my toddler nephew's Thomas obsession...

I am freaking loving this! Monty is almost an Oscar Wilde character--I adore him.

No! In a book about dying you can't reference "one song glory" from Rent. Not if you don't want me turning into a blubbering mess.

I have an inherent fear of any Michael Grant character named Vincent.

It's "Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats. You're welcome.

Ahh, Michael Grant. You can always count on him for f*ed up visuals like a child crying blood tears and eating a human arm. Love it!

A gender-fluid character? What a rare treat! I love the phrase "I'm an e) all of the above on a true/false test". That line is brilliant!

Everyone give it up for this book's favorite minor character! LAFAYETTE!

I like this, but wow, there is a Forrest Gump vibe. Touching famous lives, always coincidentally stumbling on things, an ethereal girl who continually shows up in his life. Aurora is totally his Jenny.

This part about music and drugs (that drugs don't inspire musical creativity, they just take our musicians prematurely) is beautifully written.

I learned about this process in my Soc 101 class! Cool to see it discussed elsewhere.

Just realized this is an unintentional buddy read with Ashley. Neat!

First small win in the Gay Liberation movement? The ALA and LoC moving LGBT books from a pejorative category to a new and supportive category. Yay, libraries!!!

Ok, I hate Martin for a very personal and specific reason. I hope he changes his stripes soon.

What a missed opportunity. Trees covered in poems, and yet not called "Poe-trees". Sigh...

Wow...graphic child rape...not the kind of thing you expect to come across in a teen book. Must wash eyes and brain now.