Courtney S’s Reviews > Timeless > Status Update

“It was a shame, he thought ruefully, that she could not plunge the knife into his heart and put him out of his misery.”

“Her body veiled by a thin shift, rumpled in just the right way to reveal an enticing glimpse of pale, feminine secrets.”

“He appeared out of the night shadows, as silently as if he were made of fog and sea air.”

“She felt him lose to her sometimes, especially when she was afraid…she could reach up to the stars and he would hold her hand.”

"'It is rather hard for me to remember to be angry with people who are so kind.'" (125-126)

Love that Josette is completely won over because Keldan made a nice home for her in a nice field by the ocean and was so gentle with her and made her a giant breakfast and nice furniture. (And didn't care that she broke all the gifts he gave her previously).

Props for her getting caught in her lie so quickly, even if she does not realize it yet. I expected the lie to get drug out instead of being brought up this quickly and the full truth of it having to be faced.

....the claim holds even if they are already married.

"They were too fragile. Too rare and precious, like delicate blooms he could hold in his hands for only an instant of time. He preferred the occasional liaisons he enjoyed with Asgard women, which lasted however long he and the lady might wish."

"And when he lost her, as well, the emptiness inside him had widened and deepened, and his life was all the darker for having known even a brief touch of the sun...he had learned his lesson: it was best not to hope, not to dream of a life different from the one the gods had given him. Most of the time it was not even a struggle anymore."