#The King's Champion

[cjselbybooks]

Preview of an awesome thing that we have coming up!!!!

Art by @theferalhobbit who is literally the MOST TALENTED!!!!

#the king's champion #fantasy literature #new adult literature #na lit #queer fantasy #queer literature #cecily morand #cecilia morand

[bria-doublen-a]

Throne of Glass

Non Spoiler Section

So this was kind of my first real introduction to fantasy. Besides Cassandra Clare, I've never read much magic realism and epic fantasy. I've always had a hard time getting into it. But as I get older, the more I'm willing to expand my horizons. Which can explain why I'm jumping on the Sarah J. Maas bandwagon so late.

This book welcomes both fantasy veterans and newbies, like myself! You'll find the world building is not overbearing and difficult to understand unlike some others I've read. Also another great accessory I found was a small glossary in the back. A pet peeve of mine is not knowing how to pronounce the names of people and places and Sarah caters to us by letting us see the pronunciations so we don't feel as completely clueless as we might feel about our characters.

Speaking of, let's talk about our protagonists! I always thought that the tough-as-nails female protagonist was overdone and pandering, but I never expected to feel so much love and empathy for Celaena Sardothien. Maas's characters are relatable and genuine, despite watching them interact in a world we know little about. I loved watching the characters speak to each other and I absolutely adored the romance. Every scene feels natural and authentic to their respective personalities.

The only complaint I had, although it's a minor thing, was that some of the chapters seemed extremely short? In the beginning, it sort of reminded me of drabble. Drabble isn't the worst style, it's just not one of my favorites. I prefer to delve into a scene and get lost in the world and shortening the experience can make it difficult for me to make an investment.

All in all, I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars!

Spoiler Section

Okay, so I don't typically like to read the synopsis on the back of books because I find that sometimes they're too revealing and I like to be completely surprised. I usually figure out what's next on my TBR based on character traits/arcs and theme. All this to say, that when I discovered that the other contestants started dropping dead, my stomach dropped. Even though I knew Celaena would make it (basic plot armor and knowing there are eight books in the series with her face on the cover), I felt the tension the entire way through! And when we found those Wyrdmarks under her bed for the first time…*shudders* I was terrified.

And Dorian! Ugh, swoon. I'm literally in love with every single ounce of this man. I don't know, something about those Daddy issues just does something to me lol. No, but really, the way that Dorian saw Celaena for who she was, not what she was made him so likeable. And the fact that he could see that long before Chaol ever could shows what kind of person he is and the man he is becoming.

I realize that this opinion is different from most readers. I find that the majority of the fanbase is head over heels for Chaol. Perhaps my thoughts will change throughout the series, but as of right now, I'm Team Dorian. Even though they broke up at the end, it had nothing to do with Dorian's character and everything to do with Celaena needing to find herself. She's never been free a day in her life and she wished to truly experience that. I can't blame her for that decision even though it literally broke me.

I'm so eager to read more. I went and bought the second book before I was even halfway through this one. What do you think guys? Should I bite the bullet and just buy all eight of them now? 'Cause I'm seriously considering it.

#Throne of Glass #Sarah J. Maas #fantasy #romance #books #book review #bookrec #Celaena Sardothien #Dorian Havilliard #Chaol Westfall #dorian x celaena #The King's Champion

[obvious-captain-rogers]

y’all aren’t even ready for when my book comes out. it’s gonna look FREAKING GORGEOUS

#i'm formatting obviously #and typing on tuesdays so I don't have to try and sit down and type and format the whole thing all at once #but yeah #it's so beautiful I may cry #my writing #writing process #officialthekingschampion #the king's champion

[joodles98]

silly goofy times

#king of the hill moment #mine #pokemon #reguri #truerivalshipping #trainer red #blue oak #champion leon #raihan pokemon #i originally was doodling to make fun of their height differences yk

[thegrimreaperisanerd]

Enchanted by the idea of Jean trying to call Kim by his first name after he's been settled at the 41st for a while and Kim immediately correcting him back to "Lieutenant Kitsuragi"

Jean baulks, Naturally; "You let fucking *Harry* call you by your first name."

"The detective took a bullet for me - he can call me whatever pleases him." Unbothered. Returns to his notes.

And there's not much Jean can say to that, so he lets it go. Except like a full year later Harry's rambling about Martinaise and drops into conversation that he took a bullet in the *general direction* of Kim, AND he was calling him by his first name on-sight.

Can't do shit, it's been a year. Not gonna imply that Lieutenant Kitsuragi was *lying* to him, are you insane? Just pure seething about it.

#Kim 'oh? i thought it was standard practise at the 41st to leave your partner hanging' Kitsuragi #champion grudge holder and king of petty #'u insulted my bbygrl's kareoke once. 1st name privileges revoked. u are lucky u get to use my last name.' #breakthrough imminent: post of mine

[noraiir-arts]

I made more 💋

#I’ll be giggling to myself in class #silly #link #zelda #revali #mipha #daruk #urbosa #botw ​champions #sooga #king rhoam #botw #breath of the wild #loz #legend of zelda #the legend of zelda #totk #tears of the kingdom

[nelkcats]

The 7th

When the Wizard explained to Billy about his powers he forgot to mention that the Champion of Magic had a seventh patron who would manifest in his greatest moments of need. Although this one did not count as "official" since he was not exactly sharing his powers like the others.

So it's understandable that Billy would freak out at the new voice in his head telling him to steal a sandwich from one of the rude people on the subway.

Billy tried to argue with the voice about it since his parents had taught him all about good and evil but it had been a few days since his conversation with the Wizard Shazam and it had been weeks since his last decent meal other than leftovers. The Sandwich was packed and its owner wasn't paying attention, one little slip and he would have something in his stomach.

Solomon was very upset with the new voice, he was fully aware of who was talking and thought that he had left after the disaster with Adam but apparently the Ghost King had taken an interest in "The New Champion", Solomon had suspicions that it was because Billy was a kid.

The new voice introduced himself as "Phantom", he argued a lot with Solomon, didn't seem to have any moral and Zeus always muttered about his older brother's annoying best friend whenever he manifested. The boy did not know who the new God was but at least he gave good life advice. Or he liked to think so.

Phantom had many arguments with the other immortals, Hercules complained about his friendship with Kronos (which the boy found worrying but decided not to comment), Salomon about his recklessness, Atlas and Achilles bothered him constantly and Mercury kept challenging him to races. But it seemed that thanks to him everyone had become interested not only in helping Captain Marvel but also Billy!

Phantom even had a lot of good advices on being a young hero or keeping his secret from the League and for the first time since he got his powers Billy didn't feel so lost.

#dpxdc #prompt #Danny is like his mentor #he take care of Billy #the kid remind him of his past self #ghost king danny #he is considered the god of all death #because of the realms #and is Hades BFF #Apparently Sam liked talking with Persephone and present him to Hades #Zeus is just grumpy because Phantom prefer his older brother AND dad before him #dp x dc #dc x dp #Danny got interested because Billy is a kid #he disconnected from the other champions before #too old or wise #they didn't take his teen voice seriously #Danny is the reason the Champions of Magic are almost immortal in that form #and can manage all the magic inside their body #the rock is also connected to the realms #danny phantom #shazam #captain marvel #dc x dp prompt #billy batson

[aurelion-solar]

Ruination Novel Illustrations Viego's Wrath - Kalista Mourns Ledros Ryze Captured by Thresh - Viego & Ledros Kalista vs Sea Monster - Happier Times The Absolver - Sanctity

#viego #king viego #kalista #ryze #thresh #erlok grael #ledros #ruination #ruination novel #the absolver #sanctity #blade of the ruined king #ruined king #league of legends #league of legends champion #official

[soni-dragon]

ive seen a couple pokemon character color wheels around so i tried one with some of my favorites!

#not ALL my favorites I had to do a bit of switching around with some to fit the right colors hehe #halfway through drawing this i stopped and filled out an entire tier list of all the pokemon characters #brawly is just a silly guy what can i say #i dunno why ive always liked him! even though hes just a random gym leader #i wanted to include iris but leon's the king of purple so i had to put him there #oooh know what ill do another one w the girls! #weve got leaf may iris roxie... ill have to think of who else i like too #pokemon #pokemon art #color wheel challenge #aqua leader archie #magma leader maxie #blue oak #green oak #pokemon red #trainer red #rival blue #champion leon #pokemon leon #pokemon allister #gym leader allister #gym leader brawly #pokemon brawly #pokemon n #natural harmonia gropius #i will never be over the fact that that’s his name #reguri #originalshipping #hardenshipping #my art

[ot3]

i think miles edgeworth is probably the leftmost chief prosecutor los angeles has ever had within the ace attorney canon but i also think he is still the District Attorney Of Los Angeles. i think phoenix is further left than him by virtue of having spent any amount of time being a broke loser and also not a public figure in the same way. but i also don't think he's like a socialist i think theyre both just some Guys who have some particular insight into how this specific system is deeply unfucked and will take moderate steps to unfuck it

#king of pinkwashing. not even on purpose. other people are doing it for him. #edgeworth doesn't want the fact that he's gay to be part of this discussion but it is. #the governor implies hes too soft on crime because he's gay on the local news and the twitter liberals use this occasion to champion him #ace attorney

[hubba1892]

#he fucking knew #LFC made me want to forget all about football today #but I also wanted to make this set ever since he said that #Becoming Champions. In April. With Leverkusen of all teams. #Absolute KING shit he's done there #also Simon Rolfes the man you are #Xabi Alonso #Bayer 04 Leverkusen #Bundesliga #football #meins

[cjselbybooks]

#the king's champion #fantasy literature #na lit #new adult literature #queer literature #queer fantasy #fantasy lit #queer lit #ya lit

[bria-doublen-a]

Book Review: Crown of Midnight

Non Spoiler Section

Wow. What a fantastic read! In this sequel to Throne of Glass, we pick up right where we left off. It's been two months since Celaena was announced as the King's Champion and Maas drops us right in the thick of it! Honestly, this book grabbed me by the throat and didn't let go until the very last page.

It's actually pretty difficult to review this book without giving too much away. All I can say is that this story posed so many questions and I was suspicious of literally everyone. But what Maas excels at is her ability to write admirable characters. We get to see sides of these people we had no idea existed. And yet…we still love them.

Even when they're isolated and feeling alone and untrustworthy of anyone. When they make their biggest mistakes. When they're at their lowest. Still. We love them. Now that is proper storytelling.

This book is going to make you laugh, cry and scream at the top of your lungs. Oh, yeah. You're in for a doozy. Highly recommend.

Spoiler Section

So, anybody who read my review for Throne of Glass knows this is my first time reading fantasy. Let me just tell you this: I AM SO IN.

When I read Celaena and Aelin Galanthynius in the same sentence???? I damn near lost my mind. I hooted. I hollered. I jumped around and talked in gibberish to my husband. Are you freaking kidding me? That was so unexpected! You know, the more I read the more I'm convinced that Celaena's not a very reliable narrator. I can't believe we went almost two books without even the slightest hint of her heritage!

AND SHE'S FAE. WHAT?!?! I mean, don't get me wrong, when that Wyrdmark showed up on her forehead during the competition, I knew something was up and I kind of knew that she would somehow be blessed with some kind of Fae magic. But I wasn't expecting Celaena to know. What a secretive little bitch! But that scene was so badass when she jumped through the portal and instantly changed. Dope dope dope!

Okay, enough fangirling. Can we talk about how heartbreaking it was to see Dorian be pushed out of his friend group by Celaena and Chaol? Not only is he going through a change that he knows nothing about, but Celaena's also been needlessly rude to him?

I mean, I get it. She's gotta put up this front and make everybody believe that she's the perfect Champion and loyal to the King. Sure. But she's gotta know that any sideward glance or shadow of doubt cast by Dorian is in response to how eerily accurate and easy it is to play the King's assassin. And to turn around and start dating Chaol when the reason she and Dorian broke up was so she could experience what it's like to be free? That was harsh.

Which brings me to my next point. I HATE Celaena and Chaol. I tried. I really did. But I hate it. Some of those scenes in the beginning were kind of cute like their dinner date and the constant sexing and the broom closet. But then everything turns to shit because Chaol has the Midas touch and it's like Chaol loses every ounce of trust for Celaena. Even though he can admit that he was in the wrong and admit that he loves her and admit all these great characteristics about her, he still thinks the best course of action is to lock her in the dungeon for four days. WTF???

While Chaol was in the doghouse, I loved watching Dorian and Celaena grow close again. Not because I'm officially a diehard Celaena/Dorian shipper now, but because it was what they both needed. Celaena and Dorian spent so much time hurting and feeling like they could confide in no one. I was so relieved to watch them find solace in one another.

And you know what? Despite all those things I said about Chaol, I still like him. I have lots of questions, like why he was so blindly loyal to the crown until now, but I still like him. So, can I forgive him for being a crucial part in Nehemia's death? I think so. But I seriously can't stand the idea of him being with Celaena. The thing that drove me crazy at the end when Celaena's sent off to Wendlyn is that she admits that she loves him and hates him at the same time? He's her greatest love and also her enemy?

Ugh. I wanted to throw up. Like if you don't take your little Fae ass and kiss Dorian already, I stg.

But AELIN GALANTHYNIUS?? FAE???? God, I can't get over it. I'm so ready to dive into the next one!!

#crown of midnight #Throne of Glass #Sarah J. Maas #Celaena Sardothien #Dorian Havilliard #Chaol Westfall #The King's Champion #fantasy #adventure #young adult #books #book review #book rec #dorian x celaena #fae

[obvious-captain-rogers]

brb gonna be crying (both out of frustration and joy) as I format @officialthekingschampion

#self publishing is not for the weak that's for fucking sure #my brain aches from looking at cover templates #my writing #officialthekingschampion #the king's champion

[kenneduck]

Current WIPs + a picture of me holding a picture of William Dafoe

#sidlink #sidon #tearsofthekingdom #zelda #link #prince sidon #king sidon #botw #zelda fanart #secret confessions to a sage #revali #breath of the wild mipha #aoc mipha #champion mipha #revali aoc #william dafoe

[gaybuckybarnesss]

JACK CHAMPION TikTok

#jack champion #thank u king