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"Beauty is in the blood" is a quote that is repeated throughout the book, and is an illustration of what the theme of The Belles is. Beauty is not a tangible object, but rather something that everyone possesses within themselves. (page 16)

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"Edel would explode like a firework-"(page 53)

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"beauty is a dying flower"-page before chapter starts

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Cameillia often relates a current experience to a memory of her "maman" (mom) atleast once in every chapter.

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" Candles float in three small pools: the first is full of rose petals, the second is thick with an infusion of aloe, the last one simmers with salt sulfur, and steam." (page 105)

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Cameillia wonders if she should help Princess Sophia with her dark tendencies and questions her own moral compass.

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Amber being chosen as the favorite Belle (88-89)

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Amber being chosen as the favorite Belle (88-89)

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" I want to wrap my arms around her, sink my face into her neck, and whisper how proud I am of her, but my feet won't move, and my mouth is full of syrup, the words stuck."
Camellia has wanted to be the favorite Belle, so when Amber got it she was very jealous of her.

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Cameillia hears her late mother speaking to her as she is about to tinker Princess Sophia's beauty as it is her goal to help the people of Orleans learn to love themselves.

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Definition: "secrets or mysteries"
Example: "I summon the arcana. My blood pressure rises. My skin warms." (page 15)
PoS: noun

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" My heart beats like a hummingbird's wings." (page 126)

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Cameillia takes the reader through the snippets of her childhood however she only remembers quick flashes not actual milestones but things shes changed with the help of her abilities.

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Definition: "Mother"
Example: "I remember when my Maman used to sing to me very night"
PoS: Noun
page 3

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Blessing of the Belles
pg 19
PoS: noun

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A beauty pamphlet along with Dulce, Mignon, and Beaute Sucre
pg-219
PoS: noun

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Cameillia finds the mirror of truth from her mother, which reveals a persons inner soul and she discovers she feels lonely and helpless. She is described to have tears streaking down her cheeks with swollen and sunken eyes.

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Princess Sophia shows Camellia how obsessing over the thought of power and beauty can lead to evil. This chapter even portrays the themes of over-analyzation of beauty, perfection, and individuality.

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The queen who described as this ferocious stiff character she now seems to resemble soft and kind-hearted personality traits. However her subconscious describes her true appearance to have deep wrinkles with tears streaking face with worried eyes.

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Princess Sophia shows Cameillia her darker fantasies of Belles and pressures Cameillia to follow what she says "or else".Cameillia struggles with saying no and tries to find a solution to either help Sophia or lose her position as favorite. (page 233)

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definition: cat
PoS: noun
page:278

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Cameillia must decide whether or not to help save Charlotte and sacrifice her own life she describes the queen to be frantic and desperate for Charlotte to be awaken.

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relating to an empire
PoS: noun
page: 85

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When Cameillia is faced with a hard choice she sees her maman in a dark forest and ask her what should she do and she responds saying "do what is right. Always"

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"Her breasts are small apples"
(page 212)

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Cameillia mamans comes back to tell Cameillia to follow her heart with the decision of helping the queen or not. Although this doesnt give Cameillia much answers she knows she must follow her gut and when decison day comes she will be ready.

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Throughout the book as people are introduced their names tend to represent other items in nature such as Ambrosia, Cameillia, Auguste, Ivy, Remy,Carina,Violetta,Astrid,etc... They all represent something beautiful or charming.

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"The moon winks light across the golden pier" (page 289)

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Princess Sophia orders Cameillia to change a servant girls nose into a pig snout and Cameillia goes through with it knowing how torturous and evil the act is. She realizes she must do everything in her power to awaken the older Princess and stop Sophia from becoming queen.

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"-and my old life evaporated" (page 315)

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Books choke every spare place (227)

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"I hold the dream inside my chest like a breath I never want to let out" (7)

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"I will be the vessel for the goddess of beauty" pg-7

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"I will be the vessel for the goddess of beauty" pg-7

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Cameillia says this due to her dreams of becoming the favorite and wants to show the people what their own beauty truly entails and has a strong desire to help people recognize the grace in their flaws.

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At first the reader is introduced to a beautiful kingdom with people who are the literal embodiment of beauty however there are people who are colored gray, with straw like hair and seen to be noticed as outcasts.

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"adjacent tea parlor"
definition: To be close or near something
PoS: adjective
page-96

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"Jeweled paviolions and gazebos dot garden lanes". (161)

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"The people of Orleans hate the way they look" page-205

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"The people of Orleans hate the way they look" page-205

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Cameillias mom says this to remind her that in an area where people can change the way they look so easily its easy for society to have a low self esteem and achieve the same look as others.

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A mirror of metaphysical
Its described to be a mirror that always tells the truth.
page-191
PoS-noun

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" A fire roars in the hearth, warm and bright and comforting, splashing coppery beams across a large gauze-draped bed." (261)

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Camellia illustrates her talents by breaking her protocols which results in her being lectured about her position as a belle. She has to balance between the dilemmas of being her true self and following the lines. She grows more aware of her surrounding and attempts to blend in so is seen as a dependable Belle.

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Cameillia must construct the perfect dress for the princesses wedding to prove herself. She is very anxious and her thoughts are filled with what other people would tell her to do. She vividly sees characters instructing her on how to use her own abilities. However she shuts it out and pushes herself to create a new innovative dress. She has a strong desire to be the best and over exhausts herself to "show them that she is unforgettable".

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This phrase translates to the "red house" in English.
page-363
PoS: noun

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"The possibility of being the favorite shrivels like a dying flower" page-63

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"The possibility of being the favorite shrivels like a dying flower" page-63

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Cameillia sub-conscious quotes this as she was scorned for her rebellious acts of proving how powerful her abilities are but her acting out may have costed her the position of being named favorite.

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Cameillia asks a servant what is the princess like and she replies anxiously but recovers by saying "gracious". This is a glimpse of how workers within the castle feel about her. Even though the servant complimented the princess her tone sounded cowardly.

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Amber finally writes to Camellia with a message suspecting Edel ran away. However, Edel sends a message that she is fine with the words "spice" and "pruzan". Suspiciously after this, Camellia's bed catches fire and she loses her mothers diary.

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Most Important treaty in Europe. It divided Charlemagne's empire and France and Germany became independent states. pg. 319
PoS: noun

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" Goddess of beauty punishes this generation of Belles with faulty gifts" pg. 321

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" Goddess of beauty punishes this generation of Belles with faulty gifts" pg. 321

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Dubarry says this after the discovery of there being a lot of issues with Belles overusing their powers, and messing up the order of Orleans.

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" Night lanterns float in, their light glaring down on me. I cover my face. After tossing and turning worrying about Edel, I feel as though I've just now fallen asleep and it couldn't possibly be morning" pg. 226

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" Night lanterns float in, their light glaring down on me. I cover my face. After tossing and turning worrying about Edel, I feel as though I've just now fallen asleep and it couldn't possibly be morning" pg. 226

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Camellia quotes this due to her being really worried about Edel and Amber too. She has not heard from them in a long time, and they soon disappeared after she was declared the favorite.

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Impressive dignity or beauty, it also means royal power. pg. 172
PoS: noun

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" I close my eyes and see her before she got sick: rich, flame-colored hair; skin like dove feathers; bright emerald eyes; a tiny mischievous smile." pg. 190

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" I close my eyes and see her before she got sick: rich, flame-colored hair; skin like dove feathers; bright emerald eyes; a tiny mischievous smile." pg. 190

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Cameillia is describing her mother and throughout the entire story, Camellia continuously refers to her mother and always asks herself what would "madam" do.  This quote emphasizes the importance of her mother.

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" Gossip flows faster than the water circulating through the room's centerpiece fountain"

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" Gossip flows faster than the water circulating through the room's centerpiece fountain"

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Cameillia is emphasizing the idea that when living in royalty there will always be gossip/secrets.  This also foreshadows that the palace was keeping a lot of secrets from Camellia because in the end being the favorite Belle was not everything she thought it could be.

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An object serving as a symbolic representation of a particular quality or concept. pg.168
PoS: noun

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Throughout Cameillias time in the kingdom secrets have been poured out to her to be kept. However the more secrets one holds the more they become a liability and her body guard warns her to "be careful about carrying other peoples secrets at court".

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Cameillia questions how her late mother would handle the queens mission she has bestowed on Cameillia. She asks would she help the queen even though she would be sacrificing her own life however she was given no answer and left in her own silence.

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Sophia reveals that she has been experimenting in ways she should not with Belles, such as extracting Belle's blood in order to have their power all to her self and Cameillia discovers a way to stop her and her plans.

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Camellia must awaken Princess Charlotte from her deep coma. Fortunately, Cameillia discovers a way to use her arcana in order to revive the sleeping princess without giving up her own life by using the tools of her late mother and having her sister by her side.

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for 14-18 year old females who enjoy sci-fi fantasies.