Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
This is an ADULT book written by an author who also writes YA. The quotes definitely reflect the adultness of this book. It's also a sequel, so although I have attempted to avoid spoilers for this book, I cannot guarantee there are no spoilers for Nevernight.
Humor
"You don't find any irony in earning your place in a cult of assassins by saving half a dozen lives?" p67
The old man hooked his thumbs into his waistcoat. "Problem with being a librarian is there's some lessons you just can't learn from books. And the problem with being an assassin is there's some mysteries you just can't solve by stabbing fuck out of them." p67-68
"... And I'll be damned," she said, pointing her practice sword at Mia's face," if the last my blades sing is because you and Furian can't agree on the color of shit. Fuck him. Stab him. Stab him while you fuck him, I don't give a damn. But get it sorted out before you get us all killed." p246
footnote on p279
Discrimination/ Prejudice
We meet Matteo, from a small town, and his prejudices p 99. Interesting encounter considering his circumstances AND a good example of people not standing for racist comments.
"Take hold of your fucking jewels," she said. "Maybe your mother raised you to treat us all as delicate flowers, maybe you're just thinking with your cock. But there are no girls on the sand. No mothers or daughters. Sons or fathers. Only enemies. You spend a moment worrying about what's between your opponent's legs, you'll find your head parted from your body. And what good will your fool cock do you then?" p130
World-Building
The footnotes! SO much amazing world-building. Some favorites:
p100- the parable that enables the whole plot to this book
p107- naming of a bridge
p203- Romeo and Juliet sort of story
Beautiful
"How?" she asked. "How do you endure the unendurable?"
"We have a saying in Vaan," Byern replied. "In every breath, hope abides." p181
________________________
"Know the world, know yourself." p246
"That's the power of words: twenty-six little letters can paint a whole universe." p267
Description
Thus, the greatest monsters get their way, she realized.
By looking just like the rest of us. p230
Revolution
"They build a Republic that's unfair in its bones," Bryn said. "That benefits the few, not the many. But the few have steel. And men they pay to wield it, unthinkingly. So, when someone among the many rises against the injustice, the brutality, the system that locks them in irons. Makes of them an example for others, and with the very same stroke, sends one more body to be branded. One more pair of hands to build their roads, raise their walls, work their forges, all for a pittance and fear of the lash." p198
If you can't see your chains, what use is a key? p250
But I didn't fancy the thought of being told what I could or couldn't be. So I tried anyway. It was my dream. And one best dreamed awake." p266
"Only that there's two kinds of loyalty," Mia replied. "The kind plaid for with love, and the kind paid for with silver." p329
Humor
"You don't find any irony in earning your place in a cult of assassins by saving half a dozen lives?" p67
The old man hooked his thumbs into his waistcoat. "Problem with being a librarian is there's some lessons you just can't learn from books. And the problem with being an assassin is there's some mysteries you just can't solve by stabbing fuck out of them." p67-68
"... And I'll be damned," she said, pointing her practice sword at Mia's face," if the last my blades sing is because you and Furian can't agree on the color of shit. Fuck him. Stab him. Stab him while you fuck him, I don't give a damn. But get it sorted out before you get us all killed." p246
footnote on p279
Discrimination/ Prejudice
We meet Matteo, from a small town, and his prejudices p 99. Interesting encounter considering his circumstances AND a good example of people not standing for racist comments.
"Take hold of your fucking jewels," she said. "Maybe your mother raised you to treat us all as delicate flowers, maybe you're just thinking with your cock. But there are no girls on the sand. No mothers or daughters. Sons or fathers. Only enemies. You spend a moment worrying about what's between your opponent's legs, you'll find your head parted from your body. And what good will your fool cock do you then?" p130
World-Building
The footnotes! SO much amazing world-building. Some favorites:
p100- the parable that enables the whole plot to this book
p107- naming of a bridge
p203- Romeo and Juliet sort of story
Beautiful
"How?" she asked. "How do you endure the unendurable?"
"We have a saying in Vaan," Byern replied. "In every breath, hope abides." p181
________________________
"Know the world, know yourself." p246
"That's the power of words: twenty-six little letters can paint a whole universe." p267
Description
Thus, the greatest monsters get their way, she realized.
By looking just like the rest of us. p230
Revolution
"They build a Republic that's unfair in its bones," Bryn said. "That benefits the few, not the many. But the few have steel. And men they pay to wield it, unthinkingly. So, when someone among the many rises against the injustice, the brutality, the system that locks them in irons. Makes of them an example for others, and with the very same stroke, sends one more body to be branded. One more pair of hands to build their roads, raise their walls, work their forges, all for a pittance and fear of the lash." p198
If you can't see your chains, what use is a key? p250
But I didn't fancy the thought of being told what I could or couldn't be. So I tried anyway. It was my dream. And one best dreamed awake." p266
"Only that there's two kinds of loyalty," Mia replied. "The kind plaid for with love, and the kind paid for with silver." p329
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