_Reaper at the Gates_ by Sabaa Tahir
***You may want to avoid this post if you have not read the earlier books in the series. I have attempted to avoid spoilers for THIS book, but may not avoid spoilers for the SERIES.*** Love it "Skies save me from the men in my life and all the things they think they know." p12 "Hope is stronger than fear. It is stronger than hate." p114 Description We stare at each other, she and I. Laia of Serra is all passion. Feeling. Everything she thinks is written on her face. I wonder if she understands what duty even is. p26 Love . I sigh. Love is joy coupled with misery, elation bound in despair. It is a fire that beckons me gently and then burns when I get too close. I hate love. I yearn for it. It drives me mad. p173 I wish suddenly for Elias. Impossible jobs with low likelihood of success are Elias' forte. Somehow, he always pulled them off, no matter the cost-- and usually with a cheeky comment. It was both inspiring and irritating. p215 Clever phra...