#Wolf Pact

[quoteablebooks]

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal Romance

Rating: 3 out of 5

Trigger Warning:    

Summary:

From the bestselling author of Blue Bloods, comes a series that will reinvent the myth of the werewolf in the same way that Blue Bloods did with vampires—with style and NYC flair! Lawson and his brothers escaped from the underworld and now lead desperate, dangerous lives. They’re pursued by the Hounds of Hell from one town to the next, never calling any place home. But when the hounds finally catch up with them and capture the girl Lawson loves, the hunters become the hunted. Lawson will stop at nothing to track down the hounds, even if the chances of saving Tala are slim... The only hope he has lies in Bliss Llewellyn. Bliss, too, has lost someone to the beasts and will do anything to get them back—even if it means joining forces with the insolent, dangerously good-looking boy with a wolf’s soul.

*Opinions*

Wolf Pact is a collection of short stories that chronicle what Bliss Llewellyn was doing after she exited the main series after the events in The Van Alen Legacy and the wolves that she is supposed to bring into the war with the Silver Bloods and Lucifer. I was pleasantly surprised by this collection of stories and the amount I came to care about the new characters that were introduced. While there were still some of the issues I have with the main Blue Blood novels, there wasn’t the same level of annoyance I had with a couple of the novels. Probably because Schuyler wasn’t present at all. Interestingly, de la Cruz keeps expanding the world in short stories and not the main novels. The fact that there are witches and warlocks is added when they are relevant to the plot, but the implication of supernatural creatures other than the vampires is never explored. Maybe if I read The Witches of Eastend series de la Cruz would have gone into more detail, but I don’t think I should have to read a whole other series to see how witches figure into the world. It goes back to my main complaint about the series, there is a lot of interesting information and ideas, but it all feels like an outline that wasn’t expanded on. Well, that and the main character is insufferable. I am happy that we got more time with Bliss, I always liked her character. Lawson and Malcolm were also likable editions to the team and I feel as if Ahramin was interesting. The other named characters were rather forgettable. The relationship between Lawson and Bliss was well done, except I don’t think the near sex in a public place was the best choice. There was a better way to show that they were drawn to each other than one almost hook up that is never discussed again. Especially when they end up as friends and companions without anything romantic between them. In terms of plot, it wasn’t anything to write home about and there were a couple of glaring plot holes (everyone in ancient Rome speaking English is the one I couldn’t get over). As with the regular Blue Blood series, it took a very long time to get where we were eventually going and the payoff was a little lackluster. Still, I liked the characters enough for this to be a three-star read for me. I am hoping that it will all come together in the end and there will be a great payoff to the series, but I’m not going to hold my breath.

#Wolf Pact #Melissa de la Cruz #blue bloods series #book review #booklr

[divineandmajesticinone]

BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF (2001) dir. Christophe Gans

#brotherhood of the wolf #le pacte des loups #brotherhood of the wolf 2001 #le pacte des loups 2001 #filmgifs #fyeahmovies #moviegifs #dailyflicks #useraurore #usersugar #userrobin #arthurpendragons #userbrittany #filmedit #userfrodosam #tuserbea #henricavyll #weloveperioddrama #userangela #userpavlova #useralex #usermandie #costumeedit #monica bellucci #i LOVE the costumes!!!! #i don't know which one is my favorite because both are so good #mywork

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Black dresses FINALS!- Yun Weishan, My journey to you (pics set) vs Li Haolan, Legend of Haolan vs Sylvia, Brotherhood of the wolf (gifset)

#period drama dresses tournament #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #polls #fashion poll #yun weishan #yun wei shan #my journey to you #li haolan #legend of haolan #sylvia #brotherhood of the wolf #le pacte des loups #black finals #tournament finals

[fipindustries]

also im taking a peak at mage the ascention 20th anniversary, particularly with an eye to compare it to the otherverse because in many ways they seems to be trying to do the exact same thing.

what if magic was real, what if all magic, all folklore, all mythical creatures, were real. and we are not talking about some specific particular magical system like in mistborn or harry potter, we are talking about Magic with a capital M

both worlds seem to be based on this key idea that reality is fundamentally fluid, that there is no objective consensus on what IS, that what happens on any given moment is hammered in more by thought and feeling than by observation of fact.

but there seems to be a key difference here. MtA is internal, Otherverse is external.

in MtA you can bend reality and conjure up spells and wonders by internal will alone. by the power of your own inner belief. is just a matter of understanding that your perspective can change the outside world. that by sheer virtue of thinking hard enough you can access the underliying cogs and wires of the universe and pull them to your whims

in Otherverse it is all about external gestures, is about persuation, is about arguing your case to Others, is about defending your perspective of how the world ought to be with gestures and rituals and incantations. is all about getting the spirits of the world to reach a consensus with you, and this involves action, negotiation, appeasement.

is a very keay difference that underlies the fundamental conflict of each world.

in MtA the conflict is more internal than anything else. yes you have the technocracy and the rival traditions and the nephandi and all the other spookums. but fundamentally is about your own internal conflict with your own sanity. is all about your internal struggle of trying to reach the ascention, of surviving the paradox, of not going completly fucking bonkers and erasing yourself from the continuum

in the Otherverse the conflict is very much with the Other, is about learning to coexist and cohabitate in a world of hunger and greed where everyone is scrabbling over everyone else to survive and get ahead, about resolving conflict with creatures that have values that are fundamentally inhuman.

is all very interesting

#im going crazy without any wildbow to read #pale #pact #the otherverse #mage the ascension #white wolf #world of darkness #wildbow

[crowley1990]

Wahhh

#the loneliest werewolf in the world #derek hale #isaac lahey #teen wolf #alpha pact

[screenshotingmonstercinema]

#le pacte des loups #brotherhood of the wolf #christophe gans #Émilie Dequenne #monica bellucci #00s

[myshipperheart]

ÉMILIE DEQUENNE AS MARIANNE DE MORANGIAS IN BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF [LE PACTE DES LOUPS, 2001] DIR. CHRISTOPHE GANS

#filmedit #perioddramaedit #weloveperioddrama #perioddramasource #onlyperioddramas #perioddramacentral #brotherhood of the wolf #le pacte des loups #christophe gans #emilie dequenne #marianne de morangias #tusereliza #mine

[whitedahlia13]

When he kissed me I knew my whole world changed in an instant; he was both darkness and light as his heat settled in my soul. He was fire and I was burning alive.

-N.R. Hart *

#stydia #stiles and lydia #stiles #lydia martin #teen wolf #Alpha Pact #3x11 #stydia au #what if Stiles kissed Lydia first? #beautiful words #stydia and words #nr hart #poetry #love poem #everything changed #love as light #that's my otp #remember I love queue

[bamboozled-distress]

finished reading over 200 issues of invincible in the span of six days now what the fuck am i supposed to do with my life

#yes I know invincible only has 144 but I read all the spinoffs and the other stuff #you know brit dynamo 5 astounding wolf-man #guarding the globe invincible universe savage dragon capes #pact? is that what it was called and superpatriot #noble causes tech jacket all of that #oh and that one issue of bomb queen #also i refuse to read the last issue because i have abandonment issues #or maybe I’ll get to it #eventually #anyway what the actual fuck do i do #dare i go to my sketchbook and make bad art #dare i? #invincible #if anyone has read it PLEASE message me i need to talk to someone about it i may just go insane #mark grayson #laz.exe #laz reads things #image comics #comics

[msbrandan]

Le Pacte des Loups (2001)

#a #le pacte des loups #brotherhood of the wolf #mark dacascos

[thisfilmisnotyetrated]

LE PACTE DES LOUPS (dir. Christophe Gans, 2001)

#le pacte des loups #brotherhood of the wolf #christophe gans #monica bellucci #samuel le bihan #dailyflicks #filmgifs #filmedit #cinemagifs #cinemaedit #*

[cheymonster]

#stiles stilinski #teen wolf #lydia martin #stydia #stiles #lydia #stydia kiss #stiles x lydia #tw3x11 #alpha pact #perishable #tw4x09 #season 3 #season 4 #panic attack #dylan o'brien #holland roden #stiles and lydia #stiles and lydia finally kiss

[na0art]

𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵? 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥, 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬...

𝘽𝙍𝙊𝙏𝙃𝙀𝙍𝙃𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙊𝙁 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙒𝙊𝙇𝙁 (𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙨, 2001)

#le pacte des loups #brotherhood of the wolf #christophe gans #vincent cassel #emilie dequenne #perioddrama #perioddramagif #moviegif #horrorfilm #knife #suicidetw #2000's #00's #gothic aesthetic

[movie--posters]

#brotherhood of the wolf #le pacte des loups #samuel le bihan #vincent cassel #emilie dequenne #monica bellucci #movie poster #movie opsters #movie posters #film #films #mark dacascos #jeremie renier #movies #french #werewolves #werewolf #france #cinema #french film

[adastra121]

The Ones That Got Away (Touchstarved OC Rewrite)

I changed the lyrics to “The One That Got Away” by Katy Perry (I listened to this cover by Brielle Von Hugel), based on my Hound!MC Alon's backstory and their childhood friend's betrayal.

Summer in the city where we grew up. Running from our troubles and tryin’ our luck, Searching for a world that’d be big enough for two. Used to steal Headmaster’s liquor and climb to the roof. Dreamed about the future like we had a clue. Never thought that one day, I'd be losing you.

In another life, I’d still be your friend. We'd keep all those promises, be us until the end. In another life, you would make me stay, So I don't have to say you were the one that got away, The one that got away.

One night on that rooftop, we’d made our pact To leave these walls together, have each other’s backs. Sometimes when I miss you, I climb towards the sky. Summer kept on passing, and we grew up, Found something in the city much bigger than us. It’s time to face the music, we had long run out of luck.

But in another life, you’d be by my side. We'd keep all those promises to take charge of our lives. In another life, I would fight to stay, So I don't have to say you were the one that got away, The one that got away.

The one that got away.

All that money won’t buy back our time for me. Can't replace you with a million dreams. I never thought you’d turn our dream on me. So I guess this is goodbye.

But in another life, I could still believe That friends would keep their promises… In another life, we’d make our escape, And everyone who stayed would say we were the ones that got away.

The ones that got away…

In another life, I would make you stay So I don't have to say you were the one that got away. The one that got away…

#touchstarved #touchstarved game #touchstarved oc #alon the hound #erick the wolf #song parody #lyrics rewrite #the word “dream” is used a bunch because it's not just the childhood friend they lost in the betrayal it's also their shared dream. #the word “luck” is also repeated because of the childhood friend oc erick. he likes card games and gambling. #“we had long run out of luck.” referring to the heist that was the catalyst for the betrayal. #I changed the bridge lyric to “I can't replace you with a million dreams” for one of the songs I had in their playlist. “a million dreams.” #the “turn our dream on me” refers to the promise to leave the city. so alon did actually end up fulfilling that dream thanks to erick. #via exile. we love irony. #I liked playing with the phrase “the one that got away” because it can mean a lost chance #but since the hound mc is a thief it could also mean the person that escaped. like oh no the criminal got away! #with alon and erick in particular it refers to their promise to leave the walled city together once they gathered enough coin #that was also tied to finding a cure for alon's curse but the most important part of that pact was to be together no matter what happened #for the bridge after the chorus I just took out the second part of “we would keep our promises” because I thought it was more fitting #the sentence just ends because it's too painful to repeat. I also think it makes that quieter more subdued part stand out from the others. #my favourite change was the switch to plural in “everyone who stayed would say we were the ones that got away.” #it's meant to convey: “we were supposed to be the ones that made it out. we were supposed to make it out of here together.” #again it's playing with that phrase: “the one that got away.” I imagine it sung in a very raw and agonized way.

[o54680]

#fan art #my art #Le Pacte des loups #Brotherhood of the Wolf