Rating: 4/5
I received eARC for my honest opinion.

This is like a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, but only a girl is the one who can do it and might I say this book is great. If you like books that have magic, enemies to lovers, alchemy, Fae and humans, breaking cures and so much more you need to pick up this book and read it.

I really enjoyed that in this book you don’t just have a small glimpse of the plot line, but you will see the plot, and still have amazing character development as well. I loved that it has everything I love in fantasy romance books but at the same time so much more as well. I loved the action, the trying to figure out what is next or who might be doing it, I loved the romance, the magic, and the Fae.

I thought the world building was done well, the pace of the book great (slow where needed and fast when needed). I really liked the darker side of fairy and seeing the good vs evil in this book. I loved getting to piece together where Eleanor lived in the human realm to where Seelie and Unseelie live. I loved getting to figure out who was out for who and why they were.

I loved the characters in this book. I thought Eleanor was a badass and didn’t just completely fall head over heels for Ruskin. I loved that she still was able to think with her head and not that other part of her….. I found her to be funny, smart, reliable, and honest to the ones that she could trust. I loved that she was scared at times but did not let the “bullies” get under her skin so much to show it until she would blow up at them and give them a taste of their own medicine. Ruskin was a great MMC, he was just as I would picture a grumpy Fae, who didn’t want to let anyone in, but he came around and started to open more. I loved how he would take care of Ella and made sure that everyone knew not to mess with her or else. However, one of my favorite characters was Destan, I found him to be so funny and I would love to have a friend like him.

I can’t wait for the next book to come out because I am dying to know what will happen next.

I want to thank NetGalley and Relay Pub for the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Zara Storm for giving me a complimentary copy of The Court that Bleeds Gold in exchange for my honest review.

This book very much tickled my Beauty & the Beast retelling fancy, and I really enjoyed seeing the chemistry between the FMC & MMC unfold. It was beautifully written, with an incredible balance between plot, world-building and chemistry/romance!

Thank you Zara Storm for such a great read! You are now on my list of new favourite authors!

I really liked the story itself here. The power the Fae have and the dichotomy between them and the humans was believable and harsh. You have a tortured Fae prince that is nothing like what he presents himself as and so many webs of secrets in the background to sort thru. People who are not what they seem, animals going crazy for unknown reasons, and a single human alchemist thrown into their world to save it. It all really worked for me. So the reason for my rating simply came down to Eleanor. Far too often she would make such stupid decisions based on assumptions or because she jumped to conclusions and it really pisses me off when characters do that. Not to mention how it's a personal pet peeve of mine when a character finds themself in a completely unknown world (for whatever reason) and the very first thing they do is try to escape. How. Fucking. Stupid. Literally have no idea where you are, where you're going, how you're going to get there, what's out there that will kill you, who's out there that will kill you, but sure....you go and run away first chance you get. More than once Eleanor's choices have her put into situations where she's cruelly tortured for another's pleasure and I just couldn't feel bad for her because she really brought it on herself. And anytime I was really getting into it and thinking that she had finally smartened up, she goes and does it again. So frustrating.

Okay, so. Eleanor is from a super poor village and has been working really hard on trying to make gold so that she can provide for her father and hopefully make life better for her village. Her life is no longer hers when the local egotistical asshole, who thinks she has to marry him, throws her under the bus when he's caught by the king's men and tells them she can make gold. Spoiler, she can't. Not yet anyway, but she's close. And because she's close she actually says she will as long as the idiot isn't punished. She's a way better person than me because I would have called him out on his lies and let him deal with his own fate. Anyway. When she succeeds, things get worse when the king decides she's going to be his wife. Eww. She plays along for a while planning her escape but when it all goes to hell, she's left with only one chance at freedom. Reciting the rhyme that will call one of the most powerful Fae to her and making a deal with him. Unfortunately for her, she doesn't word it precisely enough and now she's bound to him until she fulfills her part.

I really quite liked Ruskin. I love my fictional men powerful, violent, and possessive. He checks those boxes for sure. Ruskin needs Eleanor's particular skills to save his kingdom. She can make gold from something else, so surely she can do the opposite as well. Right? Too bad he won't just simply tell her what's going on and gives her the barest of information. Making things harder is just how unsafe it is for her at his court. Both physically and emotionally. Ruskin portrays the ruthless ruler who kills on a whim, especially when Eleanor is threatened, but she also sees a different side to him. The side of him that never wanted to rule in the first place. The side that still mourns his mother and is just trying to protect his people. These two were definitely drawn to the other from the start, but I don't feel it's quite insta-love levels. Eleanor especially fell for him more and more with every truth she learned about him.

When we finally learn exactly what is plaguing Ruskin's kingdom, it explained so much and was an interesting way to have gone about it. The thing is, though, as soon as Ruskin told Eleanor everything, it was so easy to see what really needed to happen to save them and that gave away what was going to happen in the end anyway. But getting there was actually still good. Eleanor suffers (again) for her choices, but wow did it surprise me how far she would go to protect Ruskin in the end.

Which is why the ending kind of pissed me off. Like, WHY!? Why does Eleanor keep jumping to her own conclusions about everything. She constantly gets mad that Ruskin won't tell her something or thinks he brushed her off, but these two don't really ever actually discuss these important things she's thinking about. He can't tell you what he knows if you don't tell him what actually happened! It frustrated me to no end.

Still. I would definitely check out the next book given the chance because I really did like Ruskin and I truly hope that Eleanor will finally grow the hell up and act as smart as she should be.

Was it truly new? No. It felt like reading a mismatch of every hit ever published in the past 4-5 years.
But I enjoyed reading it. So 4 stars it is. I won't be upset that it was a mismatch like this. Good atmospheric read at the very least. Let's see how this series will progress.

I absolutely loved this book. It reminded me a lot of ACOTAR with the story and the way a human got sucked into the far realm and fell in love. The only thing I didn’t love was that I feel like the love with Eleanor and Ruskin went too fast - it felt kind of forced but either way I knew they’d be together and loved them together! Definitely excited for the next one to see what happens!

I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 1 in the gold weaver series. I am kind of on the fence about this. It was a good read but could be slow at times. It did end up being a pretty good read. I do want to know what happens so looking forward to the next book.

This was so much fun. It was giving Rumpelstiltskin mixed with beauty and the beast, but so subtly that you didn't feel like it was a traditional retelling like some do. Eleanor is the perfect FMC, she's feisty and relatable. Whilst Ruskin is the perfect dark morally corrupt MMC we all love. It's emotional in places, spicy and overall an amazing read. I can't wait to read the next in the series

This was an enjoyable romantasy read with an interesting spin on classic fairytale elements reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast & Rumpelstiltskin. Eleanor is a curious, loyal, and determined FMC with a scientific mind who must navigate a dangerous, magical world as she tries to fulfill the fae bargain she has no choice but to strike.

The pacing felt a bit off at times and I was hoping for a stronger romantic subplot, but the second half really picked up and captured my attention through the end. A fun story with several twists and turns that will leave you wanting more!

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairytale so when I saw that it had shades of Beauty and the Beast and Rumplestiltskin I jumped to read this. It was fun and exciting and was a quick read which I liked. I read it all in one sitting. For a debut this was pretty good, it has enjoyable characters, a decent setting and an intriguing plot. The main character is able to make gold which she wasn’t sure she’d actually be able to do and she's stuck with marrying the king due to his greed. She makes a deal with a handsome fae prince for her freedom for a price, helping him UNMAKE gold.
I loved our two characters, Eleanor and Ruskin. Although Ruskin did have his flaws he was a perfect fae prince and had so much dark and broody natures but also super sweet sides. And Eleanor was super smart and always ended up figuring everything out. I will say there were times this booked pissed me off, like the fact he told Eleanor things he didn’t tell his close friends because that could never be me but hey it was for the plot. I loved the world setting too and the concept of his gold related curse was amazing. I’m super excited to read the second book because that ending has me shook. I need to know what happens.
Thank you to Netgalley and Relay Publishing for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book is so good. I absolutely devoured it! This is Rumpelstiltskin retelling and I have read one of those in the past and loved it so I was partly nervous that this would be too close to that story and I would be comparing it to that, but it's not. This story felt like less of a retelling and more of an inspired by. Like it felt like a totally new and refreshing story that had me sat. I loved it and will be (un)patiently waiting for the final book.

The Court that Bleeds Gold definitely gave me all the Sarah J. Maas feels and was the type of hot and sexy I love to read. I saw this is Book 1, and I'm not sure if this needs a sequel, but I would read it and recommend it to all my romantasy book girlies. I really liked Gold Spun by Brandie June, and this felt like a Mass-ified sexy version of it.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

What a debt book! I thought the story line behind this book was really cool, a mixture of fae magic, alchemy and a spice romance. I love the world that was built, it wasn’t particularly complex but I could visualise it all and found it distinctly different to any other fantasy world I have delved into.

I was so involved in the mystery of the land, the politics, and science of turning iron to gold that I somehow missed when we all started falling for Ruskin. Thats probably my only major downfall of the book. I found that I really loved Destan from the moment he walked into the Fae party that I as really hoping he was the love interest. I never really felt anything but, confused and annoyed by Ruskin. I’m also a little lost as to when Eleanor’s feelings changes too, one second we were together in the Ruskin is annoying and untrustworthy camp and then the next it’s all getting spicy…

The ending was a little clique for me, I was really hoping we were going to see Eleanor break the curse with her skills, but overall I thoroughly enjoyed the book and am excited to see how the series continues, I think Zara left thai book in a really exciting spot.

This book was fantastic!

The pacing of the storyline was perfection. The world building was easy to understand. As for the romance, I was rooting for both Eleanor and Ruskin from the beginning. In case you're asking, yes, I'm always falling for the villain. I loved everything about this book, the characters, they were vivid and real, and their world so complicated and beautiful. The plot just kept growing, with many twist and so many secrets.

The last few chapters were intense, they had me holding my breath quite a few times.

Can't wait for more.

This book - I loved the mash up of fairytales spun into something totally unique.

I loved the unwrapping of the story - the betrayal - the romance. It was absolutely everything I could hope for AND MORE.

I'm already itching for book 2 because I want to see some more of Ella's family (hopefully?!), this book took me by complete surprise and I'm SO GLAD I requested it.

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for my review.

thank you to netgalley, the publisher and the author for this arc.

3 stars.

i do love me a good fairytale retelling. this one was loosely based on rumpelstiltskin, and i enjoyed that part of it. the plot was good.

then why didn't i rate this higher? because it lacked in other parts. the worldbuilding, for example. we get to know two places: eleanor's village (very briefly), and the seelie castle and its surroundings. i would have loved to have seen more of everything else too!! but perhaps i would have to read book two for this. i'm still not sure about whether i will or not.

Such a good debut novel I loved it!

This book reminded me of A Court of Thorns and Roses in a way.

There wasn't too much world-building which made the book very easy to read, along with understanding just enough about where it is taking place. I loved the ending and I cannot wait for the next book!

I loved the elements of metal used in this book it was very easy to understand along with being very interesting.

I enjoyed seeing the progress of the friendships in this book.

Thank you, NetGalley for the ARC!

I loved this book and I can't wait for the next book to come out. This book gives some Rumpelstiltskin and beauty and the beast vibes. This dark fantasy romance will keep you guessing and have you rooting for the villain. This book has a sassy FMC and a stubborn, dominant MMC. As the book starts, the FMC has no choice but to make a deal with the fae prince. As the fae prince tries to save his people, the FMC tries to find ways to break their deal. If you like dark romance, touch her or die vibes, forced proximity , strong FMC, and an domineering villain , then this book is for you .

spice 3/5

I loved this story! The world reminds me of The Cruel Prince, but make it more adult and add a touch of ACOTAR. Eleanor succeeds in making gold using alchemy and is forced into a betrothal with the king when he discovers this. To get out of this betrothal, she makes a deal with a notorious fae, known for the tricky deals he makes with desperate humans. She is taken to the fairy realm and forced to work for him to gain her freedom. But there is something mysterious happening to the fairy lands and Eleanor is trying to figure out what it could be, while also trying to stay safe in the fairy realm. There is mystery, fairy magic, romance, and really good spice in this book.

This was such a a fun story and a quick read - I am so excited for more! I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys romantasy!

My only complaint is that there were some distracting spelling and grammatical errors throughout the book, but I am hoping those will be fixed in time.

Thank you to Relay Publishing and NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for my review.

The Court that Bleeds Gold ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you @netgallery and Relay Publishing for this ARC from Zara Storm!
This is book one in her series and it has the familiar world of Faerie we all know and love. This book is full of twists, secrets and betrayal. A must read if you love a Fae book with brutal kingdoms and secrets! Also, anyone else getting Tamlin vibes?? 🖤✨👑

❥sophias reading journal entry #3
❥arc #1
4/5 stars

𖦹𝗌𝗉𝗈𝗂𝗅𝖾𝗋 𝖺𝗅𝖾𝗋𝗍𖦹

↳ “𝐌𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫,” 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲. “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮?”


❥ 𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬: 390
❥ 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Fantasy
❥ 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: Enemies to lovers >>>
❥ 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬: Violence and sex
❥ 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝: 100%



⁀➷🕯️ 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐭
A Court that Bleeds Gold is a rumpelstiltskin retelling. GIRL IK HOW THAT SOUNDS BUT I SWEAR ITS GOOD. Eleanor lives in a poor town on the border of fae lands, in order to make a living she has been using her mother’s healer notes on plants and other materials to try and make gold. When one of her friends gets taken in for a crime, they use her (not yet mastered) ability to make gold to try and be excused of all crimes. The king sees her ability and immediately plans to wed her, Eleanor, trapped in the castle makes a deal with Ruskin. Ruskin is a brutal fae prince that makes deals with humans in return for a steep price. Eleanor makes a deal that took more than she bargained for. 🤭🤭

⁀➷🕯️𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞
MWAH THIS WRITING WAS SO GOOD. Not the best I have ever read but enough to keep me hooked for the WHOLE BOOK. I had a 7 minute speech today (😬) but I still stayed up until 2 am to finish this masterpiece.


❥𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧❤︎︎

𐬽𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫𐬽

↳ “𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈’𝐦 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝, 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.“

↳ “’𝐁𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫, 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐲. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫.’“

👏👏👏 MOTHER FUCKING ELEANOR CARRIED THIS WHOLE BOOK. Honestly, I can only remember one time I got pissed off at her. She actually thought with her head and not her 🐱. SHE WAS SMART AND FUNNY. not me literally fangirling over her. Tbh probably one of my new favorite fmc🤷‍♀️.

𐬽𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𐬽

↳ “‘𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐞,’ 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐲, 𝐦𝐲 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞. ‘𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞.’
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. ‘𝐎𝐡, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞.’”

↳ “’𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭?’ 𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝. ’𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐫!’“

🫣🤭 those were my reactions the WHOLE TIME reading this book. Do not put Ruskin in front of me, trust me it’s for his safety not mine. He was really funny, like I was actually GIGGLING. AND THE WAY… JUST HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH ELLA IS I NEED IT. I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE, I VOLUNTEER.

𐬽𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𐬽

↳ “‘𝐃𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫.’
‘𝐀𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭.’”

↳ “’𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬?’ 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬, 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫.“

Okay, so I know he wasn’t one of the “main characters” but IM STILL IN LOVE W HIM. HE WAS SO FUCKING FUNNY. And he was in love with clothes (as he should be😘) but he dresses WAY better than me. i think we all should strive to be like destan🙏🙏🙏


𐬽𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐛𝐚𐬽

↳ “‘𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞?’
‘𝐆𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥,’ 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤.”

BTW Cebba was the one asking for the name bc she was like tourturing ella😊. basically i hate this back stabbing wanna be bitch. fuck cebba🖕🖕


⁀➷🕯️𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

❥ “𝖣𝗈 𝖨 𝖶𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝖪𝗇𝗈𝗐？“ 𝖠𝗋𝖼𝗍𝗂𝖼 𝖬𝗈𝗇𝗄𝖾𝗒𝗌
♪ “𝖣𝗈 𝖨 𝗐𝖺𝗇𝗇𝖺 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐．𝖨𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖿𝖾𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗁 𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌.“

❥ “𝖬𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖣𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝖬𝖺𝗇“ 𝖫𝖺𝗇𝖺 𝖣𝖾𝗅 𝖱𝖾𝗒
♪ “𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗇，𝗌𝗈 𝗐𝗁𝗒 𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗒 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝗄𝖾？“

❥ “𝖧𝗂𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨“ 𝖦－𝖤𝖺𝗌𝗒
♪ “𝖳𝗈 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖨’𝖽 𝗇𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝖾“😏



⁀➷🕯️𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬♡︎

↳ “‘“𝐎𝐡, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞.’”

↳ “’𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐚.’“

↳ “’𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝?’“

↳ “’𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮.’“

↳ “‘𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮,’ 𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐨.
𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬. ‘𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐨, 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫.’”

↳ “’𝐌𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫,’ 𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐲. ’𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮?’“


⁀➷🕯️𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
Thank you to Netgalley for the arc🙏. So happy I read it, it’s actually a national crime some of you guys haven’t read it yet so go read it :). OH AND BTW PLOT TWIST??