#gavin guile

[botanicaxu]

Some character sketches for Lightbringer series (Gavin/Dazen & Kip)

#lightbringer series #the black prism #brent weeks #gavin guile #kip guile #fanart #doodle #doodle dump

[cephandriusnimi]

“Ceres is a salty old bitch.” - Gunner

#light bringer #gunner #ceres #gavin guile

[aislynndmerricksson]

The Black Prism by Brent Weeks

Brent Weeks’ The Black Prism is a thrilling fantasy novel that brings readers on a journey through a world filled with political intrigue, magic, and complex characters. The story is centered around Gavin Guile, a powerful Prism who is able to harness all of the colours of light to cast magic spells, unlike regular drafters who can only use a few, or just one colour. Gavin’s world is turned…

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#author #book #book review #colour magic #colour wight #colours #fantasy #Gavin Guile #Karris #Kip #luxin #novel #prism #prismatic #Review

[coffee-dere]

For fanart do Gavin Guile from Lightbringer please :)

Well, I can't say I'm familiar with the series, but a challenge would be fun! Tysm!!

#thanks for the ask! #Lightbringer #uhhh could you like.... Send a photo of them or something though? #Cause I KNOW I'm gonna Google a reference and pick a comically wrong thing to draw #But it'd be funny so it's okay :)

[freackthejester]

Supernatural Crowley is a transexual and i can't find my old post about it but it is true so I'm going to argue it again.

Someone with enough guile to become the king of the crossroads and the ruler of hell would never have sold his soul for "three extra inches below the belt." that's so dumb it is a plot hole

UNLESS

Who is Gavin's mother?

well, it was Francie MacLeod, under bad circumstances. Very shortly after that birth she sold her soul on the condition that he was a man now and in the memory of everyone who had ever know her, including his own mother. He's Fergus. Always has been. He's a two bit tailor and he drank himself to death in year nine just before the hellhounds could come.

Better than being a woman that whole time.

#i say stuff #supernatural #crowley spn

[jerajamz]

"Every time you draft, you use your will. You have to decide that something totally outlandish, weird, unnatural-seeming is going to happen, and you're going to make it happen. In other words, you decide to do magic."

-Gavin Guile

[kaikaithecat]

My brain would not let me sleep last night because I kept laughing at this meme I made in my head.

#Yes I know about the huge twist in the 4th book regarding Gavin and Danzen #I'm gonna start the 5th book soon #Gavin Guile #Danzen Guile #Lightbringer #The Black Prism #Lightbringer series

[yayaissue]

My thoughts on The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks.

My brief opinions about book 1 of this series, The Black Prism: I enjoyed it enough to read the rest of the series. My issues with book 1 continue in book 2.

My thoughts on The Blinding Knife by Brent Weeks. Book 2 of Lightbringer series:

I really love the worldbuilding. The way the author integrated magic systems into his worldbuilding feels so natural. This is the reason why I'm going to finish the series.

It's clear that the main characters is the good guys that happened to make a hard choices a.k.a Gavin. I'm so used to grimdark, where everyone is an asshole. This book is a breath of fresh air. Where you know, the main characters gonna make a good decision rather than the right one. That said I predicted it and sometimes it's so boring because how predictable it is.

There's other part of the story where I thought I know where this is going but nope, the author just finished it just like that. Kinda surprised but that's the point, I guess.

The antagonist or the bad guy. Surprisingly, I like Liv's POV but I want more from her plot. I want to read depth and motivation from the other side. I don't want he's evil because he just evil. There's a line about villain in this book I'm disagree. “Evil is simple and empty. Evil has no mysterious depths. We stare into a dark hole and fill it with our fears, but it is only a hole.” I hope this is not the case and just fault of the character who said it.

If I'm being honest at the beginning I believe in the Colour Prince. If I lived in that world, I might support him. As I read further. He just said what people wants and there's hidden agenda. He sound like a cliche villain. I hate that but I'm only on book 2. There's other three books to make Koios an interesting villain or he's a side villain because Andross Guile kinda the main antagonist here.

I disliked organised religions. It irks me everytime the characters can't think by themselves without Orhalam. So that's why I kinda like when the Colour Prince want to destroy Chromeria but now I know his hidden agenda. I guess I'm just gonna support Kip, I guess.

I really like Kip. He's so relatable. I enjoyed reading him grow as a person.

What I don't like in this book is the antagonists, I want good motivation. I want to know why they did it. I don't want another "he's evil because he's evil" trope.

Another one is women characters. Every women characters that appears are sees as sexual object rather than a person. I bet in this world, woman and man can't be friends because they gonna ended up having sex.

You know, when everyone were so horny in this book, I'm surprise there's no details sex scene but just vagues or implies. I'm glad it's not there, I just know it's going to be cringe.

To be frank, I just want two sides where they happens to have different motives and no definitions of bad guys. Where both sides has interesting points. Where I have trouble to choose who to root for. This is probably why I love grimdark fantasy so much.

I've no idea why I decided to wrote this. Meh.

#lighbringer #the black prism #the blinding knife #brent weeks #gavin guile #fantasy #books #novels #lightbringer series

[lerelene]

“You’ll come with us,” she said.

“Sure,” Gavin said.

“It wasn’t a request.”

“Yes it was,” Gavin said. “When you don’t have power to compel obedience, by definition you’re making a request.”

Brent Weeks, The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer, #2)

#gavin guile #dazen guile #brent weeks #the blinding knife #lightbringer series #books #quotes #favorite authors #i fucking love this man

[cephandriusnimi]

So I was listening to Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) just now and I was thinking about how sad the song actually is. But then I was like this is kinda Gunner’s theme song if he had one which makes it even sadder after he talks about his mom killing herself and his family life to Gavin and it kinda makes me wanna cry a lil? idk

#gunner #lightbringer #gavin guile #brent weeks #music #songs

[harrypotterhousequotes]

GRYFFINDOR:

"KIP GUILE: Are we going to lose? GAVIN GUILE: Odds are. But odds are for defying." 

–Brent Weeks (The Blinding Knife)

#harry potter #house quotes #gryffindor #the blinding knife #kip guile #gavin guile #brent weeks #hphq

[cinderchandrian-blog]

Gavin Guile from Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, drwan for me by LordMroku on deviantart :)

Long live the Prism!

#gavin guile #dazen guile #lightbringer #lightbringer series #brent weeks #the prism #prism #luxin #luxin magic #prismatic eyes #the black prism #the broken eye

[forest-dreams]

Can more people read the Lightbringer series so we can scream together?

these books deserve a bigger fandom come on guys

#brent weeks #lightbringer series #gavin guile #dazen guile #the black prism

[whrainashland]

Oh Gavin... or Dazen? You tricky little asshole, still love you though.

#lightbringer series #gavin guile #brent weeks

[tunesandframes]

The Lightbringer series needs more hype !

First and foremost I am appalled the Lightbringer series is not a cultural phenomenon yet!!!!

I mean taking into consideration the amazing cast of characters , awesome world building and  easily relate “hooks” like Nine Kings card game , types of luxsin, gods etc… Well there is ton of merchandise ideas and marketable things in there that can and should be competing with Game of Thrones. Why promotion of  this series isn’t approaching it as marvel comic book(sorry graphic novel) - is beyond me. It has so much untapped potential . People should be playing real Nine Kings card game : Buy “pyrejelly” candles  , pens that write in “superviolet”, “brightwater” neckless, pot plants made from “green”. There should be iPhone cases , t-shirts etc with art depicting characters from the series like they did with Cassandra Clare’s books. 

There should be playlists on Spotify for Lightbringer songs , or Guile’s playlist , or Blackguard playlist . Cool On-line tests on superchromacy and what  drafter you are like they did for Harry Potter world .   There should be a lot of things. And If Brent Weeks or his publisher are reading this (they probably are not) they should absolutely conceder exploring all of the above mentioned marketing suggestions. I said it in the beginning of my post and I sand by it . The Lightbringer series does deserves to be a cultural phenomenon

#The Lightbringer series #brent weeks #needsmorehype #marketting #fantasy #cultural phenomenon #The Blood Mirror #drafter #gavin guile #blackguard #chromeria

[books--andt]

The Blinding Knife (Lightbringer #2) by Brent Weeks Review

Hey Bookies! I finished up The Blinding Knife, the second book in the Lightbringer series yesterday. This marks my 30th book that I've read this year meaning that I've completed my good reads reading goal! Woohooo! I set my reading goal 20 books less than I set it for last year because I knew I'd be super busy, and wanted to at least see my goal achieved. If I can read ten more books this year I'll be even more happy! What are your reading goals for 2017 and have you achieved them? Are you on the right track?

I am going to go into spoilers for this review but the non-spoiler things I will say are.... This book is EPIC!!! I'm hooked at every page and this whole world, these characters, this magic system, is so well thought out. It clearly took years and years to get this book where it is now. If you're a fan of fantasy, what are you waiting for?? Dive into this series!!

***SPOILERS AHEAD***

First and foremost, these characters. GAH! I love them with all my heart. Except for Andross and Grinwoody of course. Also Liv. I thought Liv only went with the Colour Prince (AKA Koios White Oak) in the first book to save her friends? But now she's actually partnering up with him and agreeing with what he says?? Like girl, what about your father?? What about Kip??? Not such a fan of her but am interested in seeing where her arc goes.

KIP!!! I love Kip. He tries so hard, and although he has some aggressive tendencies, say with killing people or taking beatings and all, he has a good heart. All he wants is to make others proud. I hope he finds more confidence in the next books. He really did slay in this one though. Finding out he's a polychrome, becoming a blackguard, and killing the god Atirat! Holy smokes!

GAVIN!!! A new favourite male character of mine. He has some good and some bad... but all these characters do. That's what makes them so real and so relatable. I also love that he and Karris are FINALLY together!! FINALLY!!!!! They have declared their love for one another and are now happily married. Or at least as happy you can be when there's a war going on.

There were so many great moments in this book. From Kip playing Nine Kings with Andross, to him battling other students in blackguard training, to Gavin realizing Dazen escaped the green prison and was in the yellow, searching for a way out, and then him actually killing him!! I can't be the only person who thought that student sneaking into Gavin's room at night was actually Dazen, right?? Because his hair would've been so long being trapped in that person for 16 years and it said that Gavin felt hair brush against his leg! Gah. I can't. Anyone else???

Another great moment was when Gavin and Karris are having one of their first heart to hearts, and he whispers his real name to her, "Dazen." GAH! She knew who he really was but he proved his loyalty and trust by telling her. I can't guys, I can't.

Also Teia!! Loved this new character!!! I'm so happy she's free (except she's kind of not since she's still technically Kip's slave but he wouldn't make her do anything slave-ish so... OMG when she was like down to "do" him and he was considering it!!! But then good ol Kip says no. Good boy Kip, good boy.)

The ending of this book had to be the most epic of all though. We had Liv shine the green light on the tower that Kip, Gavin, Karris, and Atirat were all in. Then we had Ironist commanding they shoot the tower with a cannon to kill Atirat, knowing well that this would also kill his three friends. It was a sacrifice that he had to make and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't holding my breath when he launched that shell at the tower. Atirat wasn't expecting a shell, nor was he expecting Kip, with his momentum and all, to continue flying forward and stab him in the skull. Kip is ruthless when it comes to killing. I read the acknowledgements and Brent Weeks mentions a book that he studied that speaks on writing realistic fight scenes. You can tell he studied the hell out of that book haha.

Ok I was REALLY holding my breath when Gavin sacrificed himself for Kip, thrusting himself into Kip's blade that was plunged into Andross' shoulder. what was with his glowing eyes??? We learned that he was indeed a red wight, but now, since being stabbed by the Blinders Knife (defs want to know more about this and why Kip's mother gave it to him!), he has his natural halos back??? He has his colours back??? He's practically good as new??? This is not acceptable!!!

So now Gavin is captured by those pirates, and that stupid prick, Gunner. He has no power to draft or use his colours. In fact, his eyes are just plain blue now. LIKE WHAT???? He's no longer the prism??? Unacceptable!!! BUUUUT since the note left for Kip from his mother said to stab Gavin (like the real Gavin) and that didn't happen... what does this mean for Gavin-er Dazen!? Is he really going to be without his ability to draft forever? MUST. FIND. OUT.

And poor Kip. He feels terrible. Left alone on a boat with Zymun who- YES HOLD YOUR BREATH PEOPLE- is Karris and Gavin's son???? Is this like, the real Gavin, like the one who was stuck in the prison for 16 years, or the fake Gavin, the one who is actually Dazen???? I think it might be the fake Gavin because... Didn't he and Karris have sex while she was betrothed to the real Gavin? I'm sure it'll be explained in the next book, but I'm just a lil confused right now.

SO YEAH UM I NEED TO KNOW MORE?!!! I might however take a small break from this series in order to read Tower of Dawn by the Queen, Sarah J Maas. I know, it's shocking that I haven't read it yet. I've heard really good things so I'm excited to read it. But I am also on the edge of my seat wanting to learn more about what happens in book 3 of the Lightbringer series. If SJM is the Queen of YA fantasy, then Brent Weeks is the king. But this isn't YA. Just sayin'...

What are your opinions on what I should do regarding what to read next??

5/5 stars!

Thanks for reading!

- T

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