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It was like I'd waited all my life to have something like this, and knew even then, at the start, that it would be hard, so hard to lose. The big stuff always is. —Louna

Follow orders. Engender trust. Strike when they least expect it. —Mariko

I cannot wait for her to put those douche bags to shame.

She was average height, average size, average everything. She looked very young to have faced such tragedy.

I couldn't accept that it was over. —Lia

Gah. So many traitors!

She hated all these men. Every last one of them. With more fervency than she'd ever imagined possible.

There, there, Mariko. I hate them, too. Douche bags. :l

Gosh, I'm already reading 6 books alternately. I can hardly wait to have lots of reading time this coming Holy Week! :3 For now, I have to work. Oh how I hate Mondays. :l

Maggots wriggled through a slit across his throat, their tiny bodies the color of rice paste.

Leave it to Renee Ahdieh to describe violence in such a pretty way. xD

Reunited at last. <3 #FemaleFriendship

Only the best can become queen. And she is not the best. If she were, these people would still be alive. —Champion Ven

Ouch. Why do you have to be so mean to a ten-year-old girl? :3

I will not be bandied about by men any longer. I am not a prize to be bought or sold. —Mariko

So much Feminist feels this early on. I'm on the verge of falling in love! <3

Some betrayals ran too deep to ever forgive.

I'm highlighting a lot of melancholic quotes in this part of the book. :(

I'm currently listening to Anne Hathaway's rendition of I Dreamed a Dream, and it's making me emotional. Hopefully, I'll be able to read Les Miserables someday. :3

I did not see that coming. <3 #MinorPlotTwist

You are weird. I know you think you're normal—but you're weird. —Luca

He took the words right out of my mouth. xD

After reading the so-called "original ending" of the book, no can force me to watch Thirteen Reasons Why. :l

In K dramas, it was always the pure goodness of the heroine that really pierced through the guy's Rochester-like cynicism about love. —Desi

I had to Google "Rochester" because I didn't get the reference. xD Sorry, I haven't read Jane Eyre. :3

Some last words should never be said. —Lia

Ugh. My ship has sunk. I think I wanna cry. :(

My goal in life is to never pay attention to anything related to my dad. It's bad enough I have to live with him in this crappy place. —Luca

Another YA male lead with daddy issues. :3

Violet was your classic K drama bitch, but if ever there was a sure thing in dramas, it was that the good girl always won in the end. —Desi

The mean girls in K dramas are so fun to hate. I am definitely on Desi's side. Go get the man! xD

I loved making fun of my dad's obsession with K dramas. He spent every single evening watching them, come rain or shine. Nothing got between my dad and his dramas.

Oh man, I am already loving this book! It's literally a delightful K drama in literary form. Plus, there are so many diverse characters, in terms of both race and sexuality. <3

I believed, and still believe, that you can build your dreams brick by brick. That you can accomplish anything with persistence. Even falling in love. —Desi

He had no fragile illusions about my goodness, destined to shatter when he found out the truth. But he accepted me anyway. Cared about me anyway. —Cyra

I'm really so torn when it comes to Monty. He's such a jerk, but it's in a way that is strangely endearing. Gah, there must be something wrong with me. xD

A wedding is a series of special moments, strung together like beads on a chain. Sure, by themselves, they are lovely, but put them all together and you get art. —Louna

If the person I loved the most in this world didn't believe in me, how would anyone else? —Lia

Though the current did not flow through him, her life force surely did. She had kept him alive for too long. Maybe if he held on tight enough now, he could do the same for her, from far away.

Real love didn't exist, they maintained, despite building an entire livelihood based on that very illusion. —Louna

Hahaha. Famous wedding planners who believe that true love is a hoax. The irony! <3

Men like Ryzek Noavek were not born; they were made. But time could not move backward. Just as he had been made, he had to be unmade. —Cyra

Cyra has began to exhibit symptoms of what I call Tris Syndrome. She should remember that there is a fine line between bravery and stupidity. :p

Hmm...I have a feeling that this is going to be better than These Broken Stars. Jubilee is definitely more badass than Lilac. As for Flynn, he seems to be more compassionate than Tarver. :)

Hmm...let me do a diversity count.

1. One bisexual character
2. One asexual character
3. One gay and colored character, who also suffers from epilepsy

Evaluation: Kudos to the author for being so intentional. <3 We need more books like this. :3