#lion's legacy

[aurorawest]

The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi - 5/5 stars

This book managed to rip my heart out at least 3 times. I loved it. Medieval enemies-to-lovers slow burn; very romantic. Kinda read like fanfiction at times but in a good way. 10/10 would read a follow-up love story about Arundel and Captain Wekena. If you like Captive Prince, give this one a try.

Reforged by Seth Haddon - 4/5 stars

Pretty good bodyguard romantasy. Ironically CS Pacat blurbed this one (another am-I-in-the-matrix moment). The world was interesting and I enjoyed the politics, though they're definitely not as complicated as other SFF politics I've gone feral over (see: Captive Prince, Winter's Orbit, A Memory Called Empire). I ordered the sequel after I finished this.

The Doctor's Date by Heidi Cullinan - 4/5 stars

A Power Unbound by Freya Marske - 5/5 stars

Where do I start? I love, love, LOVE A Marvellous Light. It's one of my favorite books ever. None of the rest of the books in the trilogy could live up to it, really, because it's so good. You'll notice I rated this one 5 stars though, because quite honestly I fell prey to a bit of The Academy Paying The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Its Due syndrome. I did love this book and thought it was better than A Restless Truth (which I still loved!) but part of that is, quite frankly, just due to the fact that I prefer m/m romance to f/f romance.

Anyway. This was such a good finale to the trilogy. I loved that the romance was a giant middle finger to purity cultists. I loved that one of the mains was Italian. I loved finally getting the story of what happened to the Alston twins. One thing I thought was really cool was how, viewed from the outside, you totally get why Edwin is such a loner. I really admire from a writing perspective how Marske pulled that off.

I feel like there's a lot to be said about what Marske was trying to SAY with this book, but I definitely need to reread it first before I can articulate any of it. The purity culture stuff is obvious, but the magic system too. I feel like Jack when he's almost able to connect everything in his mind into a bigger idea, but he can't quite get there.

I've got a special edition from Illumicrate coming, so I'll be rereading it when I have that.

Oh also, this book was the embodiment of all that one tumblr post -

The Guncle by Steven Rowley - 5/5 stars

I saw this in bookstores for years before I finally gave in and bought it. The blurb makes it sound insufferable and twee. Ignore the blurb. This was such a good book about grief and learning how to live again after terrible loss.

I Like Me Better by Robby Weber - 4/5 stars

At last I can stop getting the Lauv song stuck in my head whenever I set eyes on this book (it's stuck in my head as I type this). Pretty standard-issue YA, but it was cute and had a good message.

The Stagsblood King by Gideon E Wood - 4/5 stars

Another book about moving on from grief! This is the second book in a trilogy. When I was trying to determine if I wanted to read on beyond book 1, I scoured the internet for information about what happens in books 2 and 3. Eventually I decided, hell, I enjoyed book 1 well enough, even if what I want to happen in the rest of the trilogy doesn't happen, they're worth reading. SO, to that end, I will tell anyone looking for info that Tel gets romantically involved with a new man in this one, which, eh. I still want him to somehow end up with Vared. It was still quite good though.

In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune - DNF at pg 82

So funnily, we were at the bookstore the day I was about to start reading this, and my wife pointed out Ravensong (also by Klune) to me and said, "Do you have this one?" I made a face and said, "That's an older one of his books and I'm wary of his early work after that horrible Verania series. I don't think I've ever read an author as hit or miss as TJ Klune."

I wrote the above when I was 60 pages in and now I have officially DNFed this. Listen. You know how in Thor: Love and Thunder, Taika Waititi was clearly given free rein to do whatever he wanted, so all of his worst impulses made it to the final cut unchecked? Yeah. That's what this book is like.

Here's my Storygraph review: I see Klune is officially Too Big To Edit now. This book has exactly the same problem that his awful Verania series had—a joke that's funny at first but quickly grows tiresome when it's repeated five times per page. The emphasis on Victor's asexuality was also weird and read like Klune was just super proud of himself for writing an ace character.

Lion's Legacy by LC Rosen - 4.25/5 stars

Queer, YA Indiana Jones, but less #problematic. This book had some eerie similarities to my own archaeology adventure novel(s), which made me wonder half-seriously if I somehow know Lev Rosen? Anyway, I feared this would be very heavy-handed and not nuanced on archaeology's ethical dilemmas, since it's YA and also the current culture is to view said dilemmas as completely black and white with no nuance, but I was pleasantly surprised. It manages to examine that, queerness, and daddy issues, plus has time to be a genuinely fun and exciting adventure story. Highly recommend.

Too White to be Coloured, Too Coloured to be Black by Ismail Lagardien - 4/5 stars

I picked up this memoir in a bookstore at OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg as research for Six Places to Fall in Love, since Percy is coloured. A pretty brutal read, but good, and definitely good research. The author was a photographer and journalist through the most violent years of apartheid.

The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson - 5/5 stars

Two nonfiction books in a row?? This is the second book by Erik Larson I've read, the first being the excellent The Devil in the White City. I'm not, in general, all that interested in WWII when it comes to military history, but this book is about the day to day lives of Churchill and the people surrounding him (with brief stops to visit FDR and high-ranking Nazis sprinkled throughout). This is a very, very good book, and I recommend reading it if only as a reminder of the resilience and bravery of ordinary people under terrifying circumstances.

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh - 5/5 stars

Holy shit. Holy shit is this book good. Imagine the love child of Lost, Person of Interest, and Battlestar Galactica, but queer and with multiverse shenanigans thrown in.

I need everyone to read this book. Now. Yesterday. Get to it.

#the scottish boy #alex de campi #reforged #seth haddon #reading tag #a power unbound #freya marske #the last binding #the guncle #steven rowley #i like me better #robby weber #the stagsblood king #gideon e wood #in the lives of puppets #lion's legacy #lc rosen #too white to be coloured too coloured to be black #ismail lagardien #the splendid and the vile #erik larson #some desperate glory #emily tesh

[girl-named-matty]

Sebastian: Every zoo is a petting zoo unless you’re a coward. Ominis: I’m worried about you.

#hogwarts legacy #hl #sebastian sallow #hogwarts legacy incorrect quotes #ominis gaunt #seb got his hand bitten of by a lion the next day

[the-ninja-legacy-whip]

The arrival of The Strength can come off as daunting—he may appear too wild or too hesitant from certain viewpoints. But when he tames his raving emotions and casts away all doubt, welcoming a balance and power found only within...there is no force alive that could deter his might. And, with love and luck, perhaps he'll inspire that same inner strength within you.

Upright, the Strength represents Self-Confidence, Inner Strength, Compassion, and Persuasion

When Reversed, the Strength is indicative of Raw Emotion, Vanity, Self-Doubt, and Limited Self-Control

#ninjago #ninjago fanart #kai smith #the lego ninjago movie #tlnm #legacyverse #the ninja legacy whip #legacyverse tarot #vulcanell #i finally drew the lion you're welcome snksnksnk #art tag #art of mine #works of mine

[disneyboot]

#disney #legacy collection #the lion king #mary poppins #sleeping beauty #the little mermaid #fantasia #pinocchio #lady and the tramp #cinderella #toy story #the aristocats #robin hood #beauty and the beast #the hunchback of notre dame #aladdin

[steellegacy]

Work on the decorative relief of the Lion’s Armor breastplate: drawing with subsequent stages of chasing

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Работа над декоративным рельефом нагрудника Львиного доспеха: рисунок с последующими этапами чеканки

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#armsandarmor #medievalarmour #armour #knight #armor #доспехиназаказ #стальноенаследие #steellegacy #Lionarmor #львиныйдоспех #armororder #orderarmor #armsandarmour #armure #harnisch #harness #armatura #armadura #gilding #drawing #art #рисунок #позолота #реконструкция

#реконструкция #medieval #средневековье #middleages #history #armor #armours #история #harnisch #armadura #armour #стальное наследие #steel legacy #reconstitution #lion armor #львиный доспех #чеканка #embossing #chasing #art #искусство

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

Thinking about Elia Martell as a deconstruction of the princess in the tower…but her tale being the very worst outcome of the classic trope. She’s a princess locked in a tower by an evil dragon (Aerys), unable to protect herself or her children. Her own uncle is a knight, a white knight in fact, yet he is too far away to help her. She could hope for rescue…and rescue does come. Well actually not really. Tywin storms the gates, Gregor storms the castle, and the knight who should’ve rescued the pretty princess is actually here to murder her. But not before he defiles her first.

#aerys being the evil dragon gregor being the knight who should’ve rescued the princess from the dragon #and then there’s the lion of lannister- tywin #the breaking down of fantasy in that the lion is not the mighty and honorable king #but a ruthless man whose grab for power leaves corpses in his wake #did I mention that the tower is also gender? 🙃 #asoiaf #valyrianscrolls #elia martell #the princess in the tower #gregor clegane #aerys ii targaryen #fuck gregor fuck lorch #fuck that raggedy man called aerys #most of all FUCK TYWIN LANNISTER ME AND THE HOMIES HATE TYWIN #can’t wait for young griff to destroy tywin’s legacy don’t even care if he’s a fake

[wooldawn]

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#ts4 #sims 4 #sims #simblr #hemming legacy #daisy #lady lion ;-;

[zetadraconis11]

HL Incorrect Quote #55

Sebastian: You look exhausted, Garreth.

Garreth: Yeah, I had a horrible night. I just couldn't fall asleep for the longest time.

MC: You know, I heard this phenomenon where if you cannot sleep, it means someone is thinking about you.

Garreth: Who in the world is thinking about me at 3 in the morning?

Imelda: *visibly sweats*

#poor imelda #she be pinin' for the lion #and garreth is oblivious to it #tsundere x oblivious is always a great combination #garrelda #garreth x imelda #imelda x garreth #garreth weasley #imelda reyes #sebastian sallow #hogwarts legacy mc #hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy incorrect quotes #slytherdor

[fanfin-glutton]

Here’s a lil shitty sneak peak of what I’m working on rn, can you guess who? 🫣

#hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy oc #hogwarts legacy fanfiction #hogwarts legacy fandom #heheh let’s say it’s a lion vs a snake

[sailorgoon13]

#hogwarts #hogwarts aesthetic #hogwarts houses #hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry #hogwarts rp #harry potter #hogwarts legacy #slytherin aesthetic #slytherin pride #gryffindor #ravenclaw #hufflepuff #Hogwarts wallpapers #hogwarts houses wallpaper #slytherin wallpaper #Ravenclaw wallpaper #Hufflepuff wallpaper #Gryffindor wallpaper #snake #lion #badger #eagle #cute animals #cute wallpaper #cute art #ai artwork #ai art

[hotcinnam0nspicy]

On special request for all the Garreth babes out there.

#hogwarts legacy #garreth weasley ai #garreth weasley #weasley #lion king #Gryffindor

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: LGBTQ Novels Inspired by Greek Mythology, Part III

For even more, check out Part I and Part II. The Song of Us by Kate Fussner (MG) Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood (YA) Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane HERC by Phoenicia Rogerson Crown of Starlight by Cait Corrain Bonus: Lion’s Legacy by L.C. Rosen is inspired by Greek history, and The Palace of Eros by Carolina de Robertis isn’t available for preorder yet, but keep it on your radar!

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#Achilles #Ariadne and Dionysus #Eurydice and Orpheus #HERC #Hercules #Kate Fussner #L.C. Rosen #Lies We Sing to the Sea #Lion&039;s Legacy #Maya Deane #Phoenicia Rogerson #Reimaginings #retellings #Sarah Underwood #The Song of Us #Wrath Goddess Sing

[blondecorrespondence]

Look at how cute this cover of my fanfic, A Serpent's Heart, A Lion's Pride, is! (read on AO3!) My dear friend, crescentcatart, made it for me, and this is my OC—Elspeth Sheridan!!!

If you want to look at more of her art, you can find her linktree here - it has her Etsy, Instagram, RedBubble and Patreon!!! Her art is SO good, so please give her some love !!! <3

#hogwarts legacy #hogwarts legacy mc #sebastian sallow x oc #elspeth sheridan #fanfic #fanart #gryffindor #hogwarts #sebastian sallow hogwarts legacy #sebastian sallow imagine #sebastian sallow fanfiction #a serpents heart a lions pride #hahah okay im sorry i havent uploaded in so long #i promise that i will tonight!!!! #the next chapter is so cute ALSO! i love her gran #SHLP art

[steellegacy]

The process of drawing and gilding on the elements of the Lion's armor

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⚜️ Reconstruction of the «Lion» armor (Italy, 1550), possibly made for Henry II de Valois, king of France

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Процесс нанесения рисунка и позолота на элементах Львиного доспеха

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⚜️ Реконструкция «Львиного» доспеха (Италия, 1550 год), который возможно принадлежал Генриху II Валуа, королю Франции

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#armsandarmor #medievalarmour #armour #knight #armor #доспехиназаказ #стальноенаследие #steellegacy #Lionarmor #львиныйдоспех #armororder #orderarmor #armsandarmour #armure #harnisch #harness #armatura #armadura #gilding #drawing #art #рисунок #позолота #реконструкция

#medieval #средневековье #middleages #history #armor #armours #история #harnisch #armadura #armour #lion armor #львиный доспех #стальное наследие #steel legacy #gold #gilding #золочение

[jolly4holly]

Sebastian had a clever idea to get MC to invite all your friends to the Undercroft for a night of games and butterbeer - until a wild Ominis appears

"Everybody, RUN" 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨

From my "Mominis" series on TikTok lol

#hogwarts legacy #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #garreth weasley #natsai onai #poppy sweeting #tiktok #lion king #edit

[shanaraharlyah]

💕 self-love time! talk about which ones of YOUR creations (edits, artworks, fanfics) you like the most then send to other creators to do the same 💕

Thank you so much for sending this, Ari! 😘💕 Since I shared some recent ones in Val's ask, I'm going to dive back and share some older stuff I still like and haven't posted here yet!

We'll start with an old drawing from college! I've always loved big cats and I went to college at Penn State University who's mascot is a mountain lion, the Nittany Lion (named after the nearby mountain). I drew a lot of mountain lions while in college, but I still like this one!

Legacy of Kain is the earliest fandom that I ever participated in online. I made a lot of lovely artist friends on DeviantArt through it, some of whom I still keep in touch with! This Ancient Raziel was rendered for a group challenge. It was a challenge because my PC at the time couldn't handle the whole scene and I had to render in layers and combine. It turned out awesome though and I still love it!

This one's not quite so old, but I also don't think it's gotten the attention it deserves. I put a lot of work into re-texturing, adding fur and getting everything just how I imagined it in my head. It is so hard sometimes to translate the vision to the finished work, but I made it happen here and I'm so happy with it. Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite of the series. Laguna is my favorite character, but I identified with Squall so much I can't not love him too.

#asks #art #mountain lion #Nittany Lion #legacy of kain #final fantasy viii #positivity #I kinda feel bad I didn't put any of my OCs here