Dannii Elle’s Reviews > Witches Steeped in Gold > Status Update

I've been spending a long time reading this one, only diving into it when I've had undisturbed stretches of time to immerse myself in the story. I didn't manage to finish it before the month closed but it is my first priority for August.

"If my past has taught me anything, it's that the brave act without thinking, and the clever avoid all acts of bravery."

"no battlefield is as deadly as court, where everything from words to finials can be used as weapons."

"victory, if anything, isn't the defeat of loss.
It's the ember of hope in a fire thought to have long sat cold."

"death isn't an absence that fades over time. It's a sharp stab that dulls into a persistent murmur."

"unlike storms, trouble doesn't give signs like rain, so we must always be ready for it."