Bloomsbury Publishing

Forget how you feel,’ she said. ‘Forget what other people think. Pretend you are an actress on the stage. Speak with confidence, do not care how your words land and they will land well. People are mostly thinking of themselves. Decide who you want to be, who you want to show the world, and be that person. You can be anybody, my Violet. You have the power to present yourself to the world exactly how you wish to be seen.’

That one word: H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D. Promising so much, stealing everything.

And now here I am, in this place of wild women, where the rats grow fat as my hope wastes away.

“There is no honor in betraying your friends.”

There were so many hidden feelings between us and the good ones were rapidly fading like stars at dawn.

erase him from my memory

Rhysand knew exactly how I looked—he’d recognized me that day at the manor.

shattering the silence like a shooting star

“I’ll heal your arm in exchange for you. For two weeks every month, two weeks of my choosing, you’ll live with me at the Night Court. Starting after this messy three-trials business.”

Because,” he went on, his eyes locked with mine, “I didn’t want you to fight alone. Or die alone.”