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Ash said, “Kit Herondale does not know what he has. It is power, yes, but it is also danger. There are dark forces that also desire it —“

“I’m actually pretty sure he knows that,” Dru said dryly. 

I feel enlightened!

I think you are right about fantasy stakes. When I think of romance, at least in a Shadowhunter context, I think high stakes, high emotions, massive consequences and, usually, the absence of the luxury of time. Also, usually Magnus walks in on you at some point or another.

I do think of TWP as very romantic books. Part of focusing in so closely on the main four characters is to give those romances space and time. It allows for Kit and Ty to be on a desperate chase across Europe but occasionally have time for squabbling over whether licorice is disgusting (yes, yes it is) or you, know being terrified about the other person's safety (which I find romantic, though not domestic.)

If the question is just whether Kit and Ty ever do anything romantic, I do not know what terrible person would promise a romance between two characters and then never let them do anything romantic. Kit and Ty must reconnect after a bad split, but that in itself is a romantic process. Also, they are quite a bit older than they were in TDA so "I don't know, do I maybe want to kiss this person?" is more like "I desperately do want to kiss this person, but maybe they do not return the feeling."

What is Kit’s fighting style like in twp? Is it unique due to his upbringing so maybe he adds a little of his own tricks?

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post tda has been mostly kitty snippets..seems like we get so much content full of love/angst for one couple but the other while druash fans are just waiting in agony for some crumbs is all 🥹

love kitty! but..i also love THE sebastian morgensterns son & THE drusilla blackthorn just as much 🖤

I have heard the same thing from Kitty fans since the first thing that was shared — the chapter sampler that went into the back of Better in Black — was all Dru! (And some Ash.)

The problem with the Dash teasers (and everything Kitty past about chapter 2) is how spoilery they are. And I am under something of a geas from my publisher about snippets, though that will change after BookCon (a pretty big sampler will be given away there, and so after that we can discuss more of what's in it!)

Here is something eensy — I am not able to post more than eensy, and that goes for Kit/Ty too!

“My family would never stop looking for me, either,” Dru said, even though she knew the words were unwise. 

“Just your family?” Ash said softly. “Is there no one else who loves you?” 

Dru blinked. “Are you asking if I have a boyfriend?” 

And as much gorgeousness as there is with the cover, the trade edition (the one you're seeing here) has such a beautiful gold-stamped cover and lovely Kitty endpapers* (swoon, thank you @frostbitestudios!), so swipe to see those, too. Trade edition means "the one you will find around everywhere and can buy at Amazon or indies" — I'll update a bit later with special edition news!

*Lest anyone decide this contains important information about who is taller, Kit is on a different step than Ty :)

You and your friend are in English class when you were given a task to work in pairs.

—What the fuck else was that?.. ( Че там, блять, еще-то было?)

— Oh, well. You're doing well, buddy. You add something from yourself. ( Да и ладно. Ты красава. Добавляешь там от себя.)

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