Adelina was sooo deliciously evil. Some of my favourite quotes (and these perfectly illustrate how dark the book is):
"Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all."
"What is so great about being good?"
"I strike first from now on."
"Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things—for love, for acceptance—that I do not really need. I need nothing except the submission that comes with fear. I do not know why it took me so long to learn this."
I will keep you alive. I will torture you.” My voice drops to a whisper. “Until your soul is dead.”
"Enzo inherited a throne. Giulietta relied on her royal blood. Queen Maeve rules Beldain because she was born to it. But true rulers are not born. We are made."
