Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor Book 2)

“Some people are brave bullies. Some people are friendly cowards.”

“The Elders will come around,” he said. “We’ll find a way to make them come around.

adrenaline and recklessness fading, common sense returning from its brief holiday

Nobody ever asked anybody if they were feeling calm, unless they thought the person had a reason not to feel calm.

but only after replacing the feathers in her pillow with a collection of hair pulled from every shower drain in the hotel.

roller derby

And whatever you do, do not stray into the Whingeing Woods.” “Are they dangerous, miss?” asked Francis, peering nervously through the undergrowth. “No, just annoying.”

“The Angel of Death, the Angel of Mercy, the Angel of Ruined Dinners…”

It was a small act of pettiness, but by gentle, tenderhearted Martha’s standards, it was a declaration of all-out war, and Morrigan adored her for it.