The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
Quotes from the Book
I know how it feels, to be trapped. But if there is anything I have learned, it is that you can always make a choice.
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Sometimes, Linn thought, bravery was not loud, or grand, or brilliant as the blaze of a thousand fires. Sometimes it was quite. Unremarkable. Unknown. The resilient wend of water through rocks, year after year after year.
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We will not find fairness in this world. But it is up to us to take what we are given and to fight like hell to make it better.
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I am afraid, Ama-ka." "That, my daughter, is when you can choose [...] to be brave.
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Monsters make the most powerful weapon in the arsenal.
3
you can achieve everything in this world, but if it’s for someone else, it’s pointless.
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I am afraid, Ama-ka." "That, my daughter, is when you can choose... to be brave.
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The Scorpion and the Night Blossom
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Fans of Children of Blood and Bone will love the sequel to Blood Heir. The second book in an epic fantasy series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to liberate her empire from a dark reign.
Ana Mikhailov is the only surviving member of the royal family of Cyrilia. She has no army, no title, and no allies, and now she must find a way to take back the throne or risk the brutal retribution of the empress. Morganya is determined to establish a new world order on the spilled blood of non-Affinites. Ana is certain that Morganya won't stop until she kills them all.
Ana's only chance at navigating the dangerous world of her homeland means partnering with Ramson Quicktongue again. But the cunning crime lord has schemes of his own. For Ana to find an army, they must cross the Whitewaves to the impenetrable stone forts of Bregon. Only, no one can be certain w
Book details
- First published
- 2021
- Author
- Amélie Wen Zhao
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Goodreads rating
- 3.88 (5k ratings)
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