#the cursebreakers trilogy

[caffeinated-bibliophile]

Oh no. I'm attached to a feared creature in a fantasy book. It's gonna die, isn't it...

#cursebreaker trilogy #the cursebreaker series #currently reading

[kiwichaeng]

Started reading Forging Silver into Stars AND SCREAMING CRYING SHAKING MY CHILDREN MY BELOVED MY BABIES

#it takes place in the same universe as cursebreaker trilogy #so crying shaking screaming #evie's random shit

[traitormithos]

Forging Silver Into Stars is my new favorite book.

#maybe not overall #but maybe for the year #idk what it was i just really enjoyed it #if you havent heard of it. its kinda part of the Cursebreakers Series by Brigid Kemmerer #i would recommend reading that first trilogy before starting this one

[tam-shade-song]

Welcome to the chaos. Linh convinced me to join Tumblr, so here I am. He/they pronouns please and thank you.

Also. For the love of everything holy, stop asking if I like Biana. I do not. I'm gay.

I create fanart, mostly of KOTLC but some other fandoms. My favorite books are the Cursebreaker trilogy, and I plan to do some fan art in the future.

I like reading, writing, art, and archery.

I do not like the dentist, orthodontists, or oral surgeons. Also the Neverseen I guess.

Rayni Aria defender.

Friends~

Sophie-@therealsophieelizabethfoster

Fitz-@fitzroy-avery-vacker

Keefe-@keefe--sencen

Dex-@dex-the-smart-one

Linh-@linh--song

Biana-@sparkles-make-anything-better

Marella-@shut-up-i-will-burn-you

Maruca-@the-only-maruca-chebota

Stina-@im-just-cooler

Amy-@amy-rose-foster

Adults~

Alden-@alden-dendrick-vacker

Quinlin-@quinlin-sonden

Elwin-@elwin-at-your-service

Edaline-@edaline--ruwen

Rayni-@little-miss-neverseen

Wylie-@flasher-boi-endal

Neverseen~

Fintan-@fintan-pyren

Gisela-@lady-gisela

Gethen-@gethen-inar-ondsinn

Ruy-@ruy-tonio-ignis

Alvar-@alvar-not-vacker

Vespera-@vespera-neci-foland

#kotlc #tam song rp blog #kotlc fandom #kotlc tam #kotlc headcanons

[magicalyaku]

Hello and welcome to another reading year! Following the devastation Dark Heir cause in my heart at the end of 2023, I didn't really feel like reading much for about two weeks. I did catch up on a few manga series, most notably 8 volumes of Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi. While it's still very good, I think binge reading helped quite a bit to keep me invested. :'D After that, I read one book that will definitely go into my worst books of 2024. Refer to the later half of the post if you want to know more. Let's focus on the good ones first!

Cursebreakers (Madeleine Nakamura): This one was really good! I was positively surprised. The world is magical, not medieval but futuristic! The story around the conspiracy is interesting and intense and the main characters are difficult people that might be hard to like in real life but they complement each other so well and it's so nice to see their relationship grow (no love story here!). I also really liked the way it is told. The protagonist has bipolar disorder which is a huge factor in the story but he recounts the story from a later perspective, so rather than being right in the moment with every dramatic and sometimes questionable decision we get a little bit of distance and insight into his actions and thoughts which works really well.

Twelve Bones (Sixteen Souls 2) (Rosie Talbot): The first volume was a already a little dark but all the bad stuff involved a limited circle of people (most of them ghosts), this one takes a full dive into the swooping dark threatening the entire city, living and dead! The stakes, my dear. Ugh! Based on that I wouldn't call it fun ... would I? I liked reading it, though! The cast of characters is really endearing. The story is good. The struggle felt warranted. The ending is kinda mangaesque but I like manga, so I don't mind. xD I wonder if there'll be a third volume. If not, I'll look forward to the author's next work. :)

The Necromancer's Light (Radiance 1) (Tavia Lark): I picked up the set of the trilogy which has a much better cover than the indivual books. :'D This one is very simple and straightforward, it's cute. The characters are likable. The hurt/comfort in here is indeed comforting. I think I like the first part with the pining best. This story's animal is a horse! (I read half of the auther's Perilous Courts series and there's friendly animals in every volume there as well. Nice touch.)

And now for the first book of 2024 I did not like. Heir to Thorn and Flame (Court of Broken Bonds 1) (Ben Alderson): I read the author's self-published Darkmourn series last summer and quite liked it despite its issues with the writing. Now this one has a tradtional publisher so I wanted to know if that made any difference. On a whole, the writing feels a little bit smoother than Darkmourn. But it's still long, repetetive, and tries to hard to sound fancy by exaggerating a lot. The premise of the story isn't even that bad. Boy finds out he has magic, accidentely kills the prince, has to take his place and political stuff occurs with two countries on the cusp of war over him and his magic. The first thing that annoyed me: The story feels unnecessarily cruel. It literally starts out with attempted rape which is already the second time protagonist Maxiumus is assaulted in his life. People are killed right in front of him, he is forced to shoot someone he cares for. People violently dig through his memories and still don't believe his story afterwards. And the villains are just caricatures. They have the balding hair, yellowed teeth, bony fingers, stinky breath, and leering eyes. They're ugly and evil! It was so over the top that I couldn't care at all. The other characters have nothing going on for them either. I don't like Maximus at all. He's whiny and indecisive and only worries about his parents. He does have that superstrong magic he uses to rip people apart when he's angry, wow. He also has two love interests and I don't see the chemistry with either of them (I suppose it tries to be Slow Burn but not very good). But they're so good-looking, the strong arms and nice smell, so tall! (eyeroll) The second one of these guys is named Simion. He's the only one remotely nice to him in the beginning, so Maximus likes him. Then he hates him. Then he likes him, then Simion reveals stuff and Maximus hates him again (even though he's just the messenger). But then he's suddenly attracted to him again to the point they even kiss … but oh no, Maximus can't kiss anyone, because he is married to the other guy by magic (against his will)!! And everyone treats it as this big thing "oh old magic you are bound to each other now for life" etc, but nobody explains what the handfastening (as they call it) even does for 80% of the book! Until Maximus kisses Simion and the magic causes him pain because he's cheating!!

Here my mind went on a tangent. The magic seems to have a conscious in this story, alright, but I want to know it's moral values then. Does it only detect kisses and sex? Physical acts? Can it differentiate between consensual und non-consensual? Who is doing the touching? Does is only clock sexual attraction or romantic attraction as well? What if he has a crush and never acts on it? Would it still cause him permament pain? What's with platonical kisses? Now you ask, do we have to explain all of this in a book like this? No, we don't (there's also two sequels), but I sure hope the author thought about it when he introduced a complex thing like this. Oh, also Simion forces his way into Maximus's mind via telepathy several times. Such a nice way to get to know each other. And speaking of the morality of the magic, it counts how many people are killed with it. On the wand. As tally marks. How does it know? Why does it only count humans, not animals? Why does it care?

Two more things I found annoying (there's more, but this is long enough already): First, the parents. Everything happening in the story hinges on their whereabouts, it's back and forth and very tiring. The Red King has them so Maximus has to stay with him, then the Blue Prince has them, then they get kidnapped so Maximus follows, then it turns out they've never been kidnapped and the Blue Prince kept them all along! In between he freaks out over his father not being his father and when they're reunited, but before they can talk, the father dies. Yay. Tragic. Not. The same thing happened before already. The one lady Maximus was forced to kill? She survived! She was saved and he goes to meet her, they talk for 30 seconds and then she's eaten by a dragon. :D I was pissed for wasting my time.

Which is a sentiment I kind of share about the whole book, but also not. It made me angry but sometimes it's good to have an outlet for the rage. :'D

#yaku reads #january wrap up #books #queer books #queer lit #lgbtq books #bookblr #cursebreakers #twelve bones #heir to thorn and flame #the necromancer's light #tumblr kept telling me it couldn't save my post because I made my paragraphs too long ...? #you're weird sir

[bookishfeylin]

I saw a post of a pro Rhysand and Feyre, it said that “people say that Feyre only gets respect because she is Rhysand’s mate and it’s not true.” I am like that is literally the truth. None cared to tell her of her being Rhysand’s mate nor her pregnancy risk. They don’t care for her. Their respect for her only goes so far. Mor having the power of truth is laughable because she didn’t tell Feyre the truth.

:/

*sigh*

At this point in the series, it is correct to say that Feyre is respected solely because she's Rhysand's mate. That DOES NOT MEAN she doesn't have amazing accomplishments (breaking the curse and saving Prythian, fixing the Cauldron, etc.) but she is not respected for those. You can tell because her most popular title is High Lady (an empty title Rhysand gave her) rather than Cursebreaker or, idk, Cauldron-fixer or something (titles earned from her own actions). By the end of the trilogy, Feyre is viewed as merely an extension of Rhysand--merely as his "High Lady" and not as her own person.

This in part is due to Velaris being the main setting of ACOMAF and beyond--remember prior to coming to Velaris Feyre was tired of people worshipping her as Cursebreaker, and she loved that no one in Velaris treated her differently?--as Velaris was a secret city and no one was dragged UTM to suffer, so in the beginning they had no reason to worship and respect her like the people of the Spring Court and the rest of Prythian did, and had all the reason to respect Rhysand for ruling over them for centuries and protecting them from Amarantha.

But even after the trilogy, after gaining the title Defender of the Rainbow from her actions in Velaris, after saving the world... ACOSF still happened. Her own doctor consulted her husband about her health and allowed her husband to dictate health decisions about her body. So any "respect" she got from breaking the curse or defending Velaris or fixing the Cauldron only went so far, apparently. The people of the Night Court ultimately defaulted to respecting Rhysand more than her. Because RHYSAND is the High Lord. Rhysand is the one chosen by magic, Rhysand is the one with a deep psychic connection to the lands of the court itself and to every single member of his citizens, because RHYSAND ultimately is the highest authority in the Night Court. Not Rhysand and Feyre as equals. Just Rhysand.

And this is worse with the Inner Circle, though arguably more understandable. They've been friends for 500 years! No wonder they prioritize him. But even then... it's clear they aren't the perfectly happy little found family Sarah tries to sell them as, because Feyre's pregnancy aside, even in ACOMAF they all go along with keeping Rhysand's secret that Feyre's his mate (despite that being something Feyre SHOULD KNOW. She can't trust any of her experiences and feelings towards Rhysand, such as ultimately deciding to trust him, because they're all influenced by MAGIC. Everyone knowing magic is going to make you like someone regardless of their actual character but refusing to tell you that is a HUGE betrayal of trust, and I hate that its literally NEVER discussed) and in one ACOSF bonus chapter, Rhysand forbids Azriel from going after Elain. They heed his authority for everything, no matter how small... and no matter how large. Like dying in childbirth. If they truly respected Feyre, no secrets would've been kept from her, in ACOSF or ACOMAF. But they didn't because Rhysand asked them not to.

Feyre is only respected as an extension of Rhysand, as his mate, and the minute the "respect" being Rhysand's mate affords Feyre conflicts with Rhysand's interests, that "respect" miraculously disappears. It did so in ACOMAF with the mating bond, and it did so again in ACOSF with the pregnancy.

#i think about how feyre was treated again and i get angry. she deserved betterrrrrrrrrrrrr #ughhhhh #screw rhysand and the inner circle. i hope they all die #ask #anon #anti acomaf #anti inner circle #again: someone help me save feyre from the night court please #acotar analysis #feyre archeron

[feyre-starborn]

I really hate acotar reddit rn with how they view Feyre as weak, no personality, and too perfect. Just recently, I saw a comment under an obv Feyre anti post that “she’s only kind and brave what now?” Idk maybe being a b*tch doesn’t always equate to being strong. I just hate how acotar reddit perceives Feyre in a very misogynistic way. It’s fine if you can’t relate with her but to say that she’s weak just because she has a different trauma response from yours is not it and is completely insensitive to those who can relate to Feyre. Saying things like “too untouchable” or “too perfect” dismisses the journey she went through in the trilogy and how she recovered from her trauma. For someone that values objectivity and canonicity in the books, acotar reddit sure likes to twist narratives just to lift up their faves.

Hey there <3,

I completely agree. And unfortunately it’s not just Reddit. The same arguments can be seen by antis here too.

Feyre’s whole journey in the original series constantly highlights that Feyre isn’t perfect? I don’t get why they assume that she is? But it’s probably because not being perfect doesn’t mean she’s problematic either. Because she isn’t. Feyre isn’t perfect but she’s not problematic either. That’s why the antis like to twist the narrative and blame Feyre for everything wrong that happened in the series that wasn’t her fault and accuse her of war crimes or blame her for Ne.sta being SA’d. Like huh?!?! (and yes. these are real arguments made by antis in their 20’s/30’s)

Feyre has so much to offer. Ne.sta doesn’t. Feyre’s power and reputation—not as High Lady or Rhys’ mate/wife—but as Feyre, the human girl who saved all the fae, spans the entirety of Prythian and beyond. And a perfect example of this is when Balthazar didn’t want to kill N.esta—not because of Ne.stas powers that were apparently so scary—but because he didn’t want to be on the receiving end of Feyre’s wrath. Nesta’s sister. And Vassa crossed a whole continent to find Feyre Cursebreaker for help. Not High Lady Feyre, not Rhys’ mate, but Feyre Cursebreaker!!!!!

People respect and love her. People care about her and would do anything for her. People are intimidated by what she did throughout the series but still respect her. The same can’t be said about Ne.sta. No one respects her. No one cares about her. The only thing she had to offer was her powers…and now they’re gone. Literally no one gives af about her, except her two friends, her mate, and somehow the sister she abused her whole life.

And these antis love to compare specific characters to Feyre—example: Viviane—to make Feyre look/seem weaker…but all they’re doing is making her look so much better? Viviane and Feyre are friends through Mor—whom they hate. They say that Viviane deserves to be High Lady more than Feyre and even go as far to say that she is the first High Lady, yet still to this day Viviane is only a consort and that’s it. They love to act like N.esta and Viviane would be besties but completely forget that Viviane doesn’t interact with N.esta and couldn’t gaf about her. Feyre is her own person with her own powerful reputation that everyone knows—before she even became fae—, and they respect her and are grateful for her. Nes.ta is just Feyre’s horrible older sister that stole powers from the cauldron and throws temper tantrums at 25 years old.

N.esta is just a nobody sister with a reputation for being snobby and rude, while Feyre is genuinely someone to be respect and be cautious about at the same time. Ne.sta is all bark and no bit while Feyre is genuinely someone to be cautious of. She’s more sly and quiet when it comes to her threats. She may seem kind but cross her and you’re literally dead. That’s why the antis thinks she’s weak. Because Feyre is actually the one that “doesn’t need to resort to threats”. While threats is all N.esta has going for her. That’s it.

But they clearly do all this this to uplift their fave because she is both problematic and not perfect. She is the definition of a horrible character with no empathy or remorse for anyone but herself. Feyre is selfless but N.esta is probably the most selfish person in the series. Nes.ya never had to make any sacrifices, while every other character did. And that’s because she’s spoilt rotten. The antis know this. And no matter how hard they try to argue about it or justify her actions, no amount of justifications can erase what’s canon. They also know this too. This is why they completely attack Feyre. Because they’re relating a little too hard to N.esta and her treatment of others especially Feyre. So that’s why they feel the constant need to make N.esta look like a hero, while victim blaming Feyre and trying to turn her into a villain. Because they feel a little too guilty and don’t want to confront that part of themselves so instead they attack Feyre and those who relate to her while enabling N.esta and her fans abusive behaviour. Because they know they’re wrong and can’t stand it.

And it’s also because N.estas/Ne.ssians story was such a flop that they are going feral with the rage and disappointment and feel the need to take it out in the Feyre fandom because Sarah literally loves Feyre so much. They thought Ne.sta would be a “queen of queens” but she wasn’t. She’s just a useless side character again by the end. The purpose of n.estas story and powers was literally just to continue Feysand’s story and set up this crossover, that Rhys seems to be the main highlight of because of his links to Bryce and Ruhn.. That’s it. Her story and powers are completely irrelevant while Feyre, Rhys and their story was so important for the series and this crossover.

So…No matter how many headcanons, fanfics or otherworldly arguments you make, it doesn’t erase what’s in canon. And in canon, N.esta was never a good person, but Feyre always was, even when she wasn’t perfect!!!! And if there is ever a weak character, it’s Nes.ta. Not Feyre.

#feyre archeron #pro feyre #high lady feyre #high lady of the night court #feysand #pro feyre archeron #rhysand #pro rhysand #pro feysand #feyre #anti nesta #anti nesta archeron #anti nesta stans #pro night court #pro inner circle

[tiredandadventurousnerd]

A Grey Rant

I reread the Cursebreakers trilogy last month and then read Forging Silver into Stars.

Grey was and is my favorite character in that series/world. I really enjoyed A Heart So Fierce and Broken because his POV was one of the main ones.

And anytime I see the word grey, I think about him. And I can't get over him.

Back when I was reading the books, I posted a couple of posts about a couple of his lines that got to me.

Just...Grey is stuck in my mind and I have a crush on him. And I don't think I'd have it any other way.

That is all.

#grey #a curse so dark and lonely #books #books and reading #booklr #reading #cursebreakers #a heart so fierce and broken #a vow so bold and deadly #forging silver into stars #fantasy

[mydarlinginej]

read my full review of garden of the cursed by katy rose pool here.

In this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with one of the most powerful nobles in Caraza City to gain entry into an illustrious—and deadly—society that holds clues to her mother’s disappearance. Perfect for fans of Veronica Mars, These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron.

Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best godsdamn cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by the mystery of her mother’s disappearance.

When Adrius Falcrest, Marlow’s old friend and scion of one of Caraza’s most affluent spell-making families, asks her to help break a life-threatening curse, Marlow wants nothing to do with the boy who spurned her a year ago. But a new lead in her mother’s case makes Marlow realize that the only way to get the answers she desperately seeks is to help Adrius and return to Evergarden society—even if it means suffering through a fake love affair with him to avoid drawing suspicion from the conniving Five Families.

As the investigation draws Marlow into a web of deadly secrets and powerful enemies, a shocking truth emerges: Adrius’s curse and her mother’s disappearance may just be clues to an even larger mystery, one that could unravel the very foundations of Caraza and magic itself.

my review:

I loved the Age of Darkness trilogy and was so hyped for Katy Rose Pool’s next series since the announcement! It just sounded so fun, and the fake dating trope definitely didn’t hurt either. In Garden of the Cursed, a cursebreaker reluctantly agrees to help break the curse of the old friend who snubbed her a year ago, which turns into a fake relationship so she can investigate a lead on her mother’s disappearance.

A year ago, Marlow Briggs left high society in Evergarden for the Marshes after her mother mysteriously disappeared. Now, she’s made herself into a popular cursebreaker, hunting down bad people and undoing hexes for a living, with the help of her best friend Swift. One day, she finally identifies a lead on her mother’s disappearance, which unfortunately involves going back to Evergarden. Luckily, her old friend and heir to one of the richest families in the city, Adrius Falcrest, turns up at her door, asking her to break the curse laid upon him. They agree to fake a relationship so that Marlow can investigate both her own mystery as well as Adrius’s, uncovering secrets and corruption throughout the city.

The worldbuilding was very interesting! Magic exists as spells that require a hex card and the corresponding incantation. Marlow is a cursebreaker, a bit similar to a bounty hunter since she has to hunt down the people who cursed the person who’s paying her, in order to find and burn the card. Magic and the resources needed to create spells are also gatekept by the Five Families, who essentially run the city.

read my full review here.

#garden of the cursed #katy rose pool #reviews #book reviews #booklr #mine #link #q

[afoolsingenuity]

You’d think I’d learn never to trust a YA trilogy. I’ve just finished A Curse so Dark and Lonely and it was great. It had a nice romance and lots of action and drama. But then I picked up book 2 and it was obvious from chapter 1 author was about to do me dirty and totally change the MCs I’ve grown to love. Harper is stepping back and unwilling to challenge Rhen (wtf) and Rhen is suddenly bloodthirsty and ready to turn on Grey for no apparent reason? Like wtf? It makes no sense! I’ve hopped into the reviews for books 2 and 3 and it’s safe to say the Cursebreakers trilogy goes down hill fast and I now have deep regrets buying the third book. I just wanted a good fantasy YA read and this series looked like it would deliver until it all went wrong.

I should know better, ya trilogies rarely end well for me. It’s like I forgot about the Divergent fiasco.

#reading #cursebreakers #a heart so fierce and broken #a curse so dark and lonely #a vow so bold and deadly

[jessread-s]

✩🌈⚒Review:

I LOVED returning to the Cursebreakers universe with “Forging Silver into Stars.” It was a dream come true to be able to reunite with some of my favorite characters and meet new ones along the way. 

The novel takes place four years after the events of “A Vow So Bold and Deadly” and is told from Tycho, Jax, and Callyn’s points-of-view. 

Having fallen in love with Tycho the moment he was introduced in “A Heart So Fierce and Broken,” I enjoyed reading from his perspective for the first time and seeing the young man he has grown into. As the King’s Courier, Tycho allows the reader to travel with him between Syhl Shallow and Emberfall. Through Tycho, we are able to explore new towns within the borders of the two kingdoms and get to know the people that inhabit them. Kemmerer also takes great care in revealing Tycho’s tragic past, which was merely touched upon in the “Cursebreakers” trilogy. A lot of his past hardships shed light on his motivations and deep-seated insecurities.

Like Tycho, Jax’s life has been full of misfortune. His mother died in childbirth and he lost one of his legs in an accident at the age of thirteen. As a result, Jax’s father physically and verbally abuses him. He also leaves Jax to keep their forge in business while he wastes away at one of the local taverns. His best friend Callyn helps him survive most days and with Tycho’s encouragement, he finds the confidence to become a skilled archer despite his father’s belief that he is worthless without both of his legs. I really appreciate the inclusion of Jax’s viewpoint because it allows for readers with dis/abilities to see themselves represented in literature. 

Callyn has spent her entire life living just down the street from Jax in Briarlock. Her mother was killed in the war with Emberfall. Not able to overcome his grief, Callyn’s father dies shortly after in a siege against the Crystal Palace. At eighteen, Callyn is left to raise her younger sister Nora and run her family’s bakery. I absolutely love how fiercely protective Callyn is of Nora. Their sisterly bond is reminiscent of Lia Mara’s relationship with Nolla Verin in “A Heart So Fierce and Broken” and “A Vow So Bold and Deadly.” The two have gone through so much together and Kemmerer depicts Callyn’s grief in a way that is both beautiful and devastating. 

Watching all three characters interact and grow close to one another was so much fun! Two different couples form as the novel progresses and all parties in each relationship start out as enemies before becoming lovers. This trope is my absolute favorite and I particularly loved how things developed between two LGBTQ+ characters. I am curious about which relationships will survive to the end of the series, because this book’s cliffhanger was wild! I cannot wait for book 2!

➤ 4.25 stars

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@brigidkemmererwrites​

#cursebreakers #forging silver into stars #tycho #jax #callyn #emberfall #syhl shallow #princess harper of disi #prince rhen #vincent aldrhen #scary grey #king grey #lia mara #brigid kemmerer #ya romance #ya fantasy #found family #enemies to lovers #lgbtq representation #lgbtq books #YA Books #YA literature #book review #booklr #book blog #book blogger #bibliophile #Book Recommendations #book recs #bookaholic

[caffeinated-bibliophile]

I'm trying to remember the last time I hated characters as much as I hate Karis Luran and Nolla Verin. I feel like it wasn't that long ago that I wished I could personally throttle a character, but I can't remember.

#currently reading #cursebreaker trilogy #i really really hate Karis Luran lol

[kiwichaeng]

I finished the Cursebreaker trilogy and I don't know what to do with my life anymore <3

#NO ONE TOUCH ME I AM THINKING OF MY FAVORITE TRIO RHEN HARPER AND GREY #cursebreaker #acsdal

[crowreys-wormstache]

Goodreads recs are bullshit, I keep getting various fantasy romances recommended, apparently because I'm reading ACSDAL, like no I don't care about any of that I'm reading the Cursebreakers trilogy because the main character has CP thank you very much

#a curse so dark and lonely #acsdal #cursebreakers #brigid kemmerer #cerebral palsy #actuallydisabled #representation #goodreads #jess talks

[tam-shade-song]

I'm bored, give me art suggestions

I'll do fanart of Merlin, Kotlc, Marauder's Era, Cursebreaker Trilogy, Caraval, Six of Crows and any other fandom if I've read/watched it.

#artists on tumblr #digital fanart #digital art

[theinquisitxor]

Mid Year Reading Update

Got this from @thereadingchallengechallenge and I've seen a bunch of other people do it too

Amount of books you’ve read so far: 47

Best book you’ve read so far in 2022: Definitely Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher. That may become my favorite of the year too. It caught me by surprise, and was just full or tropes and other elements of storytelling I love.

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2022: Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee, the third and final book in the Green Bone Saga. It's a series I've been reading as each book comes out, and I've enjoyed it immensely.

New release you haven’t read yet but want to: Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer is on my shelf waiting for me. It's a new series set in her Cursebreakers world. I also just bought Moon Witch, Spider King by Marlon James, the second book in the Dark Star Trilogy that was released this spring.

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year: Honestly so many, but Babel by RF Kuang is the one I probably think about the most. I might try to binge read The Poppy War before Babel comes out, since I would like to read her debut series first.

Biggest Disappointment: Book of Night by Holly Black. I really should have liked it more, considering the setting, the premise, and the magic system. But it was just very bland for me and I found myself not caring.

Biggest surprise: Getting the sequel to Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman. I did not realize that In the Serpent's Wake was coming out until shortly before it did. And I'm glad that I got to read it and finish Tess's story!

favourite new author (debut or new to you): T Kingfisher again, without a doubt. I really want to read her backlog of books (and the new one coming out) because they all just sound like I would enjoy them. T Kingfisher is an author I wished I discovered years ago!

Newest fictional crush: Charlie Lastra from Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book that made you cry: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah was an emotional rollercoaster. Reading it on audio made it even more so. I cried through the last few chapters.

Book that made you happy: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston was a lot of fun, and generally made me happy. I do really want to read her two other books too.

Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received): I think the cover for Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater is gorgeous. So is Book of Night by Holly Black (even though I didn't enjoy it much)

What books do you need to read by the end of the year? So many lol. The next Graceling Realms, Seasparrow is due to release this fall. I had my physical tbr almost down to zero at the beginning of the year, but have since built it back up, so probably just reading those tbh.

Tagging anyone else who wants to do this!

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