“It takes awhile to understand this,” Vaughn says to me, “but there's enough room in a life for failure and loss.” (315)
I think this will be a hit this fall when it releases. Loved the gritty nature of the story. Fell in love with the misfit cast of characters.
“It is so hard to leave - until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.”
Paper Towns, pg. 229
“Maybe it's more like you said before, all of us being cracked open [...] But there is all this time between when the cracks start to open up and when we finally fall apart.”
Paper Towns, pg. 302
This book is so clever at times. I stayed up way past my bedtime to race to the ending.
Probably the book I've been most excited to read for a long while. It did not disappoint. Completely in love with it.
“Think and stay alive.”
Slight spoilers below:
Love that Harkness subverts the damsel in distress theme. Diana does not walk into danger blindly despite being totally obsessed with Matthew. She listens to advice. Such good character development from the first book.
Harkness does not muddy up her book with by over-explaining every unusual detail. She knows her readers will just figure it out, even the more abstract magical ideas, and I love her for it.
Also, there are some truly hilarious lines that had me laughing out loud. From almost every character.
I just want to give Gallowglass a big hug.
So much room to go in this universe? Are we sure it's just a trilogy?
Love this series. Highly recommended.
When the hell is the next one coming out?
This series is fantastic and highly recommended. And bloodydamn heartbreaking.
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