The Winter Prince

i'm waaaaay too excited to leave a composed review right now, all it boils down to is 4212515/5 STARS BEST IMPULSE READ EVER? elizabeth wein's CODE NAME VERITY was recommended to me at a creative writing workshop at uni, and lacking that at the library i picked a title at random, decided to start reading today, and HERE I AM 8 HOURS LATER? i could go on for hours about all the artful things that she does and all the moments that weighed and lifted my heart and how so many themes seem to cater directly to my favorite literary tropes (and my mordred bias, which was a wonderful surprise because i literally didn't even know i'd picked up a book on arthurian legend) but UNFORTUNATELY the sequel is on my shelf and i have a life i must briefly attend to before i can crack it open