#the storm of echoes

[fantasy-seal]

"Comfort"

Fan art of Thorn and Ophelia from the Mirror Visitor book series, specifically in this painting the last book, the Storm of Echoes

#la passe miroir #la passe miroir fanart #the mirror visitor #the mirror visitor fanart #a winter's promise #the storm of echoes #thorn x ophelie #ophelia x thorn #my art #christelle dabos

[anolis3]

"The Storm of Echoes", by Christelle Dabos.

"She gazed at the paving where the iridescent lights were dancing. She now understood that this chapel was an improved version of the telephone cellar. What had taken Eulalija Gond months would happen here in accelerated form. The moment Ophelia raised her eyes to the mechanical reflectors, she would condemn her shadow. Would she survive?", from The Storm of Echoes.

"-You're impossible. -Impossible? The voice on the receiver is as broken as her own. Anyone would have thought it an ordinary echo, but Eulalija isn't just anyone. She has spent years preparing for this moment.", from The Storm of Echoes.

#the storm of echoes #the mirror visitor #christelle dabos #goodreads #booklr #reading #moodboard #la tempête des échos #la passe miroir #aesthetic

[clem-l-orange]

my long essay about why Babel is such an interesting ark and deserves to be explored more

(Prefacing this by saying I read the books in French, so if I make any mistakes I apologize, French is also my first language so I may make some mistakes)

SPOILERS FOR BOOKS 3 & 4 AHEAD!!!!

We are introduced to the Ark of Babel in book 3 of La Passe Miroir when Ophelia escapes Anima to find Thorn, and chooses to go to Babel after following some clues to his location.

Babel is a “cosmopolitan ark”, where many different cultures mix due to the high rate of immigration. However, there is a divide in between the “Sons of Pollux” (Babelians descended from Pollux, who have Babelian powers) and the “Godchildren of Helen” (I apologize for the poor translation please correct me), who are either powerless and native to Babel, or not native to Babel at all. From the first chapters in Babel, we can see that these two social groups are segregated with dress codes, and there is even a time when Ambrose, the son of Lazarus, a wealthy and influential Powerless man, gets insults hurled at him for his background. In book 4, “A Storm of Echoes”, recent immigrants as well as political opposers are rounded up and sent to their deaths/deported from the Ark, . There is also a clear segregation within the city of Babel between Powerless people and others, with a majoritarily Powerless neighborhood being referred to as “The Powerless Quarters” (I may have translated wrong). This neighborhood is considered the “slum” of Babel, and is clearly described as a poorly maintained, badly policed and dangerous place to live.

Another dystopian aspect of Babel that we learn in the first few chapters is the extreme censorship of words relating to violence, war, crime… etc. The “Index” suppresses the use of these words, going as far as punishing those who say the words, even in non-violent contexts. This goes as far as branding murders and clearly voluntary deaths as “accidents”. The suppression of the words in the Index leads to misinformation in journals, and even book burning in what is supposed to be the oldest library on the arch, the Memorial. There are many parallels to be drawn from instances in history where books were burnt to stop the spread of information, but I love how this book spins it to make this censorship “in advocacy for peace”. Books about war are cleansed from libraries, collections of ancient artifacts as well. The “Master Censurer” at the memorial even goes as far as burning any book that Professor Wolf, the Memorial’s resident expert on “Prehistoric Wars” goes near. Babel is a dystopia under a blanket of pacifism.

We later learn about the “Observatory of Deviations”, which concept resembles a mental asylum/psych ward/home for the troubled??? All we learn about this place from the third book is that it is very secretive and treats it’s patients like property, which is even more enforced in the fourth book, when we see firsthand what happens in the Observatory, and when we learn that certain patients get branded with tattoos against their will. Blaise, a friend Ophelia made on Babel, describes the place to her, and makes a point that if you go there, you are the property of the workers, you cannot leave, and no information about your progress is ever disclosed to you. They are more interested in your “deviation” than your “personal preferences”. After reading about Ophelia’s own experiences at the Observatory, it became clear that the place was meant to be an allegory for some abusive psychiatric asylum, that the “deviants” were meant to represent neurodivergent and physically disabled people. Later in book 4, it is revealed that Lazarus is the master of this operation. When I heard this, my brain did a double take and I circled back to the part where Lazarus was described as a “father figure” to Blaise. The fact that Lazarus used his patients and their trust for his own personal gain (in this case for “scientific discovery”) I feel really reflects into real life in other situations.

Unemployment and the replacement of people by AI is also addressed in books 3 and 4, as automatons take up most of the manual labor on Babel, leaving Powerless people no jobs to support them. When visiting the Powerless Quarters with Octavio in book 3, Ophelia runs in to the Fearless and Almost Blameless, who proceeds to shame Octavio and tell him that, by walking around in his Forerunners uniform, he is humiliating those around him who have no future. Since almost all of the jobs that do not require powers are taken by automatons or people with power and influence, it seems like the poorer Powerless people have no future. In book 4, when Lady Septima announces that those with no familial or contractual tie to Babel are to be deported to their old Arks, there is an uprising that leads to violence, where the Unemployed people of Babel demand Octavio hire them in the place of his automaton. This truly mirrors our world today, as many jobs are in danger of being taken by AI or automation.

There are also other issues on Babel that mirror real world issues, with topics such as homophobia being brought up as side plots. I could literally write a whole other essay about the parallels and differences between Ophelia and Thorn vs. Blaise and Wolf, but that’s for another day.

Feel free to correct me if I got a translation wrong or if you agree/disagree with one of my points.

also a side note: Native Babelians are clearly supposed to look South Asian, right? Because sometimes I see fanart where some of the Babelian characters are considerably pale and it kind of weirds me out but this may be a misconception.

#la passe miroir #the memory of babel #the mirror visitor #ophelia #the storm of echoes #fandom #ophelie #la memoire de babel #la tempête des échos

[starlightcleric]

So I finished the last book of the Mirror Visitor Quartet today, and funnily enough (to me) it's the least well reviewed on Goodreads. Many people don't like the departure from the heavy political intrigue of the first two.

But.

I didn't actually enjoy the first two books that much, the only reason I kept reading the series is because I was really invested in whatever the hell was going on with God. And since the last book deals entirely with that, it's actually my favorite of the series XD

#the mirror visitor #the mirror visitor quartet #the storm of echoes

[vynne-reads]

Archibald is a tumblr sexyman, while Thorn is baby girl.

#the missing of clairdelune #la passe miroir #a winters promise #thorn x ophelie #mirror visitor #the mirror visitor #the memory of babel #the storm of echoes #Archibald can be both

[lightsinthemist]

It really took three books and more than three years of marriage for Ophelia and Thorn to start talking to each other in an informal way.

Tell me about slow burn

#The Mirror Visitor #christelle dabos #A Winter's Promise #The Missing of Clairdelune #The Memory of Babel #The Storm of Echoes #books #ophelia x thorn #comfort characters <3 #I had to check their last dialogue I really thought I hallucinated it

[maddiesflame]

The Mirror Visitor headers

like/reblog if saved © maddiesflame

#headers #the mirror visitor #christelle dabos #opheliathorn #book headers #la passe miroir #a winters promise #the missing of clairdelune #the memory of babel #the storm of echoes #la passe miroir headers #the mirror visitor headers #book header #header #thornophelia #christelle dabos header #ophelia x thorn #thorn x ophelia

[fishhhsmall]

❗Tome 3&4 spoilers

Young Eulalie and the caretaker

(BTW she's talking about La Peste by Albert Camus)

📝This is a re-upload of a comic from last year

#christelle dabos #la passe miroir #la passe miroir fanart #the mirror visitor #the mirror visitor fanart #сквозьзеркала #lattraversaspecchi #les fiancés de l'hiver #a winter's promise #les disparus du clairdelune #the missing of clairdelune #la memoire de babel #the memory of babel #la tempete des echoes #the storm of echoes #eulalie dilleux #le concierge #book fanart #finny labado

[daisydesetoiles]

Ophelia and Octavio have to be one of my favourite friendships !

I know they are not the type of hugging people but they went through so much, really. The end of that novels lacked of fluff (between them but also between EVERYONE).

I tried a lot of different tools and style with this one and it was extremely long.

#la passe miroir #the mirror visitor #ophélie #ophelia #octavio #amitié #friendship #la mémoire de babel #the memory of babel #la tempête des échos #the storm of echoes #hug #journée mondiale des câlins #their friendship also means so much to me #dans mon top 5 de mes amitiés préférées sans aucun problème

[youaremysunshine-court]

If I had a nickel for every four book series where an angry child fucks around and becomes God I'd have two nickels which isn't much but its weird that it happened twice

#the locked tomb #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #nona the ninth #the mirror visitor #la passe miroir #the missing of clairdelune #the memory of babel #the storm of echoes #a winters promise

[missescara-23]

Ophelia 🪞🪄🧤 halfway through book 2 so no spoilers 🙌 these books are so fun and atmospheric so far 💕👌💖

#le passe miroir #the mirror visitor #a winter's promise #the missing of clairdelune #the memory of babel #the storm of echoes #christelle dabos

[radiantgardenprince]

I’m with the majority that the focus on Ophelia finding out she couldn’t have children in the fourth book was a little annoying. I am a person that’s uncomfortable with the subject for x reasons. But it’s in character for her, even if she was totally against children in the first book.

In both cases, it’s the fact the choice was being taken away from her. Her own autonomy and ability to choose her path was always her goal. In the beginning it was her mother and sister saying the best thing in life would be for her to have children, ignoring her choice. Then Berenilde and her mother stating that she was chosen as a wife because her family is known for many babies.

Then, after she grew to love Thorn and start imagining a future once everything was done, she’s told that her mirror accident left her unable to carry children. And while she was still unsure when the news hit her, it still took away her choice. Took away Their choice.

#the mirror visitor #the storm of echoes #spoilers #tmv Ophelia

[clem-l-orange]

Blasius and Wolf headcanons that I have compiled over my two month long obsession with them because they need more content 🙏🙏🙏

they’re both left handed

Wolf definitely listens to hardcore punk, especially the more political bands

i like to think Blasius listens to Mitski

Wolf is a very light sleeper, he was even before his accident

Blasius likes gardening (he would so be a plant dad) and takes care of that rooftop garden and greenhouse (the one that Wolf hid in during book 3)

Wolf had to grow up very independent, so he learned to cook at a very young age, and he secretly enjoys it

Blasius has a little sister who is his parents favorite child (I want a parallel between him and Seconde so bad I feel like they would get along)

Wolf would be BFFs with Gaelle fr

Blasius helped Octavio take care of Seconde after book 4

Wolf has written quite a few books about his center of expertise, and when Wolf left the memorial, knowing that Miss Silence would incinerate them, Blasius took them home and never put them back

more on the angsty side:

Before Wolf’s accident, Blasius used to have a lot of nightmares and wake up in the middle of the night, and Wolf (since he is a light sleeper) would help him feel better, and then once they got back together during book 3, the roles switched up

Wolf was bullied by powerless kids when he was a kid, hence the “the world is my enemy because I’ve never fit in with either powerless not animist people”

Blasius definitely went through some conversion therapy type stuff at the Observatory and Lazarus (even though he is a creep) was the only one who objected to it

Side note ab my fanfiction: “one last happy ending”

I feel like since I’m one of the only ppl who writes ab them I need to write more variety of fanfiction genres, and I said I would write smut but the truth is I don’t even know how or where to start so i need some kind of prompt or something, someone help (send me a message ab it if u have ideas) 😭😭

#the mirror visitor #la passe miroir #the memory of babel #la memoire de babel #la tempête des échos #blaise x wolf #the storm of echoes #Blasius x wolf

[maddiesbookshelves]

Pink stack ✨

Thanks @therefugeofbooks for the tag 😊

Books from left to right:

💖 Heartstopper volume 1 by Alice Oseman

🌸 La Passe-Miroir volume 4, La Tempête des Échos (The Mirror Visitor, The Storm of Echoes) by Christelle Dabos

🧁 A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

🦩 Finishing School volume 1, Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

🍭 Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Tagging @profiterole-reads, @agardenandlibrary, @yourneighborhoodbibliophile (even though you've already been tagged) and whoever wants to do this 😊

#tag game #books #pink books #heartstopper #la tempête des échos #the storm of echoes #a magic steeped in poison #etiquette and espionage #solitaire #booklr #booklr community

[boooklover]

“She understood better now: the secrets of the sky were less terrifying than those of her own life.”

Christelle Dabos, The Storm of Echoes

#books #book quotes #bookshelf #booklr #bookworm #booklover #quote #christelle dabos #the storm of echoes #la passe miroir #the mirror visitor

[kaatemr]

i don't even... i don't know how to rate this book🫠. i love her, yes, she will forever remain in my heart! but...the end, and some things, which I don't understand, aghh, don't allow me a confident and clear assessment😩😩. and damn, it's even difficult for me to WRITE correct points from what I don't understand. i don't understand MAAAANY.

I don't want to put two or three stars, but i can't to put four or five stars, because, firstly, i don't agree at all with what happened at the end. it's not fair! NOT FAIR! secondly, i don't see the disclosure of some points.

❗SPOILERS ❗

for expample, what a fucking rabbit?

WHAT A FUCKING RABBIT

but okey. let's forget. in fact, i almost went crazy myself when I read all those tortures on Ophelia and tried to at least somehow make a logical chain out of all the information that was dumped on our heads. it's just horrible(

and i can't come to terms with the end😭😭😭

#la passe miroir #the mirror visitor #the storm of echoes