"She not only has very shiny and very black hair, but also has the flawless complexion of an airbrushed model, the kind you see on the covers of magazines, smiling arrogantly at you from the checkout line._
Except Ringer never smiles."
(Description of Ringer from Infinite Sea)
"but this is an end of the world sort of scenario. They go to sleep not knowing if they’re even going to wake up, so it would sort of trivialize things for them to be wondering, ‘Which boy will I pick?’"
Pretty!
(the code and Ringer)
and I appreciate when terrible world settings take that part into account.
because yeah, so much more to worry about. There's room for joviality and frivolity, but it has to be done right and fit in with the overall terribleness going on
Yes!! That was a quote I found from Yancey (the author) that I hadn't seen before and I was so happy about it.
It's honestly part of what I love about the series. There's some romance and what not, but it takes a back seat to the fact that they're in this awful war.