Throne of Glass Playlist (7)

This occasional meme features songs that I think highlight a book well. There are spoilers contained explanations most of the time, so continue at your own risk.

Beautiful Things by Benson Boone

"It wasn't at all the way it had been with the lovers he'd taken in the past: even when he cared for them, he hadn't really cared. Being with them had never made him think of that flower market. Never made him remember that he was alive and touching another woman while Lyria - Lyria was dead. Slaughtered. And Aelin . . . If he went down that road, and if something happened to her . . . His chest seized at the thought." Rowan in Queen of Shadows.

Best lyric: And I hold you every night / And that's a feeling I wanna get used to / But there's no man as terrified / As the man who stands to lose you

I Can Do It With a Broken Heart by Taylor Swift

"Did you buy the swagger, the arrogance? Did the others? Because I've been trying to. I've been trying like hell to convince myself that it's real, reminding myself I only need to pretend to be how I was just long enough. I can't feel me - myself anymore. It's like she snuffed it out. Ripped me from it. She, and Cairn, and everything they did to me. I am so tired. I am so, so tired, Rowan." Aelin in Kingdom of Ash

Best lyric: Breaking down, I hit the floor / All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting "More" / I was grinning like I'm winning, I was hitting my marks / 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart

Heavy in Your Arms by Florence and the Machine

Aelin doesn't want to love because she doesn't want to hurt - or be hurt by - anyone.

Best lyric: This will be my last confession / I love you never felt like any blessing / Whisper it like it's a secret / Only to condemn the one who hears it / With a heavy heart

Hold Me Down by Halsey

Dorian fighting against the valg prince inside him.

Best lyric: My demons are begging me to open up my mouth / I need them / Mechanically make the words come out / They fight me, vigorous and angry / Watch them pounce

All of the Girls You Loved Before by Taylor Swift

One of my favorite things about Aelin and Rowan's relationship is how they allow the other to love and mourn their dead and acknowledge how important they were in the other's life.

Best lyric: Your past and mine are parallel lines / Stars all aligned and they intertwined.