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erosedits · 26 days
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Since the moment I set eyes on you in Southwatch, there's been no one but you. Even if I'm a goddamned fool for it, there will never be anyone but you.
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gabrielleragusi · 5 months
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"The roar of the wind was deafening, the strength of it buffeting them from side to side, the sand scouring over her exposed flesh, her eyes pure agony as she gripped Aren’s hand, dragging him forward step by step. You can do this, she silently screamed at herself. You will survive this."
Endpaper illustration for Bragelonne's edition of The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen. I had a lot of fun painting this scene and rendering the sand and swirling clouds (:
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bookishbethanyerin · 3 months
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• books that deserve screen adaptations •
We need all of these @ producers and screenwriters.
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sydneymack · 10 months
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Lara and Aren - The Bridge Kingdom
Artist: @ajn_art
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emiliamildner · 11 months
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I can't believe it took me so long to draw them together.
Alternative smutty version on Patre0n here
Characters inspired by Lara and Aren from The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
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sarcasmiclife · 5 months
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Boys like Prince Rafe, Dimitri Belikov, Darrow O'Lykos, Gareth St. Clair, Hiccup, Aren Kertell and Keris Veliant are really really making me reconsider long-hairered boys being sexy af
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ninelivesart · 9 months
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Part 23 of Drawing My Reads was The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jensen
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stargirlbryce · 8 months
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Every book I read in 2023: The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
"I will be the next queen of Ithicana. And I will bring the Bridge Kingdom to its knees"
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Romantic Fantasy & Fantasy Romance Book Recs
I recently made a post looking for the book/reader community on Tumblr and I found a lot of you! A couple people asked for book recommendations so here they are. All of these have varying levels of spice unless otherwise mentioned. I do recommend going into all of these blind and just see if you like them with zero expectations. I find it makes the reading experience better if you aren’t expecting something to be the greatest thing ever. Then you can only be surprised if you like it (or hopefully love it!) All of these are fantasy romance!!
Tagging some peeps who said they also love fantasy romance or seemed like they would like to know about some book recs: @imhilien @raven-reads87 @accidentalspaceexplorer @the-dust-jacket @melindacopp @taylorsversion213 @siruisreader @faerie-smut-merchant @gwelwynn @hitchhikerbooks @astrid162 @arewedancer99 @bookwyrmtaz @sourpatchkid99 @caffeinated-bibliophile @books-and-cookies @eaterofbooks @franticvampirereads @carissabroadbent - sorry if I forgot anyone or if you did not want to be tagged. Happy reading!
- Daughter of No Worlds, the first book in The War of Lost Hearts trilogy by Carissa Broadbent. You’ve got grumpy/sunshine, badass female protagonist, a “who did this to you?” scene, and so much more!! It’s dark but still has so much love and is just. So, so good. I will never shut up about how much I adore this criminally underrated series. There is absolutely nothing I disliked about this book. This is my favorite trilogy ever, up there tied with my favorite series ever. There’s no miscommunication and the characters handle hard situations maturely. It’s dark at times and deals with slavery, torture, and the injustices that entails, but it’s also empowering and full of hope and funny quips. The characters are lovable and complex. The pacing is the best pacing of any book. The romance is sweet yet still full of tension. The plot is incredible. I cannot recommend this book enough. It flawlessly balances the mundanity of living with the largeness of this universe and literal world ending stakes. She balances joy and grief, laughter and sorrow, trauma and healing. It’s a true feat when your heart aches with all of it at the same time. Each book is incredible. The character I was hesitant to love in the first book had me sobbing with the realism and heartache that I felt for her in the last book. If you listen to the audiobook, the narrators were perfectly cast as well. Tisaanah, the FMC has a language barrier and it’s done so incredibly well, especially when listening to the audiobook. It remains one of my favorite things about Daughter of No Worlds. This series is criminally underrated and I will never understand how it isn’t at the top of booktok. 12/10, move this up to the top of your TBR. Each book is just as good as the one before it. I’m obsessed with this series. This series is on KU!! It’s a completed trilogy!!
- The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L Jenson. And it’s included in your Audible Plus subscription if you have one. The tension, the conflict, the romance. I love a morally grey mc as much as the next gal, but Aren is the equivalent of a golden retriever and I would die for him and Laura. Enemy kingdoms. Marriage. A perfect Enemies to lovers!! Also on KU!! Completed duology, with a third book focusing on a different couple.
- The Witch Collector by Charissa Weaks. This is one of the best fantasy romances I’ve read! The FMC is a mute witch!! The plot, the tension, the characters, all of it is amazing. I fell in love with these characters and this world. Not to mention the ✨sexual tension✨ is some of the best I’ve ever read. It’s well earned too! Alexus and Raina have made my list of favorite ships. The sequel, City of Ruin, introduced a bunch of new characters and POVs (including the villains!) is a lot spicier, and just overall expands the world and the characters!! It’s action packed and made me look at the series in a new light! It does end on a major cliffhanger though, so be aware! Still read it. But it’s not tied up with a bow (yet!) I cannot express how excited I am for the third book and the direction this story is going. Highly, highly recommend! She also has signed copies on her Etsy!
- The Scribe by Elizabeth Hunter! This is a completed urban fantasy with romance series with 7 books. The first 3 books follow the same couple and can be read as a completed series - the other books focus on different couples and are just an extension. A race of beings ascended from angels are at war. Our main protagonist Ava is a human photojournalist who has heard voices in a nonexistent language her whole life and has always been told and believed she’s just crazy…but is she?? I love when we get a character thrown into a fantasy world who has no knowledge of it (like the reader!) it’s so fun. The romance is 🔥🔥🔥 and I love them. Ava is smart and savvy but not otherworldly strong like a lot of protagonists. She’s learning. And MAGIC! I love magic. I love the magic in this universe. The pacing is great and it’s a great balance of romance and plot. It’s a super interesting premise and I just think more people should read this series. I do not recommend the audiobook through - I hated the narrator. Book is great though! Also on KU!!
- I’ve found that whichever SJM series you start with is your favorite but Throne of Glass is next level. It was her first series and she spent half of her life writing it. You can see some of the groundwork for ACOTAR in it. But where ACOTAR is about the romance, ToG is about the plot. The romances are secondary to the plot. But for ACOTAR, the plot is secondary to the relationships and romance. ToG is so expertly planned out and it’s a slow burn into fantasy. It’s my number 1, favorite series. It’s definitely more YA but grows into what I would consider more New Adult towards the end of the series. Do not go into this series expecting spice. There is romance, but there are not any spicy scenes until the later books. The journey you go on with Celaena from Assassin’s Blade to Kingdom of Ash is unparalleled. It feels so special and epic. BUT I will say I went into the series completely blind with no expectations. So I suggest doing the same. And the first few books might seem slow. But KEEP GOING it’s worth it, I swear. And start with the prequel Assassin’s Blade!! It’s broken up into interconnected short novellas for the prequel only. The series has a more full circle feeling when you start with the prequel, and you don’t know things that you might otherwise know if you read Throne of Glass first. Starting with the prequel also made me love Celaena more. If you are just starting fantasy, start with Throne of Glass because it is a slow burn into fantasy. This is a completed series
- The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither. I was told this book would cure my Throne of Glass hangover. I’d agree! It also gives me major From Blood and Ash vibes, but with better characters. It’s got a great magic system, fun friendship dynamics and banter, a slow burn enemies to lovers, and some good ol’ fashion mystery surrounding the protagonist. I’m really enjoying it so far and if you like fantasy, I highly recommend!!
- Hollow Heathens (Tales of Weeping Hollow) by Nicole Fiorina - it’s like if Halloweentown met Storybrooke from Once Upon a Time, and had a child. It’s a gothic romance and is just so different from everything I’ve read. Also on KU!! This is a standalone.
- The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick. It’s a fun enemies to lovers Beauty and the Beast and Hades and Persephone retelling. Mix elements of those stories together and you have The North Wind. Also on KU!! Can be read as a stand-alone. The next book, which isn’t out yet, focuses on a different couple.
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. You’ve got a spy posing as a slave to save her brother. A trained assassin brought up in a merciless, brutal school where he wants to escape. There’s a love triangle of sorts, which I usually hate but I didn’t mind it in this! It’s action packed and has made me love YA again. Dark, with themes of generational trauma, the importance of storytelling, the ✨power of love✨, breaking generational cycles, mercy, and tragedy of war. Lots of character growth for everyone!! Inspired by the gladiator times in the Roman Empire. Young Adult but very violent. No spice, all fade to black.
- The Serpent and The Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent!! I had high expectations for this book. Carissa’s other series, The War of Lost Hearts, is my favorite series ever. And now with one book out so far, Crown of Nyaxia is making that list too. The world building. The characters. The complexity and emotions and just everything about it. It’s a masterpiece. I love the relationships!! And the last quarter of the book had me on an emotional rollercoaster through the end. I wanted to reread this book the moment I finished it. If a dark, gritty, high stakes fantasy romance with Hunger Games meets vampires and swoon worthy, epic romance (and some spice!!) sounds like your thing, drop everything else your reading and start this. This is the first book in a series and was just released. Carissa is my favorite author and one thing that she does really well is write strong, healthy relationships. Her characters don’t fall into lust and then in love - it’s a buildup of respect, trust, friendship, and then love. (And 🌶️🌶️ of course, but the relationships are more than that.) Raihn is my new #1 book boyfriend!!
- The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen is a new comfort read for me. but if you want a super fun, quirky, romance with You’ve Got Mail vibes set in a fantasy universe that also has zombie like creatures, this is it. I know that sounds weird af, but it is so cute and I can’t stop smiling as I read it!! It’s a new favorite and is just SO CUTE! And I cried!!
- A Deal With the Elf King by Elise Kova! This is a standalone, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage fantasy romance!! I love all the characters in this, especially the growth of the MMC! The FMC feels a lot of responsibility to take care of everyone around her and she doesn’t allow others to disrespect her (especially the MMC!) There are lots of swoon worthy lines that had me smiling and blushing and some spice! Highly recommend!!
- The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford. It has witches, fae, a fun magic system, mates, natural LGBTQIA+ and POC representation, spicy, enemies to lovers, touch her and die (and the opposite touch him and die!), a truly wonderful and swoon worthy romance, and is just a great NA fantasy romance! Each book focuses on a different couple and follows a cohesive storyline!
- Between Wrath and Mercy by Jess Wisecup. You’ve got a mom hellbent on getting her kidnapped teenage daughter back. She needs the help of the Crown Prince - her first love - to do it. A spicy fantasy romance that is both character driven and plot driven. It’s so refreshing to read “older” (ie not 16 - 25 years old) characters in a fantasy romance!! The tension is high and the grief and love that intermingle to form the emotional backbone of these characters is so poignant and beautifully done. It’s also nice to see a mom who has an identity outside of being a mom! But she’s still a great mom! It was so refreshing to read and the second book is even better than the first! Very dark and yet also sweet and romantic and intense.
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black! Also known as The Folk of the Air trilogy. If you’re looking for a spicy fantasy series, this isn’t it. There’s no spice. But if you’re looking for an AMAZING YA fantasy villain arc with enemies to lovers, fantastic storytelling, plot twists, and just an overall faerie adventure, read this series. I was hesitant to read it because of its YA rating/audience. But it’s easily one of my favorite series of all time! I love the characters, the plot, the arc, and the writing style! I read each book in less than two days. Highly, highly recommend. I also read them on audiobook and the narration is fantastic!
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highqueenmorrigan · 2 years
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The Queen of Ithicana
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New commission from @/imedmi on insta of Lara Veliant from the Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle L Jensen ❤️
Lara is easily one of my new favorites; she's so tough and resourceful and determined and I love her journey 🥺
Link to Instagram post here, do not repost without credit!
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starlightbooklove · 4 months
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A short summary of the blog content:
A little bit of everything, but mostly, my opinion about the books I'm reading, which range from fantasy to mystery. Maybe I'll pass a review here from time to time.
I also like to talk about series and movies and I love acting and writing. Also love art, fanarts and drawings
Regarding the sagas of which I am a fan, I want to make clear:
Love SJM books, i'm pro feysand, i also like Nesta and Chaol, and i'm pro gwyriel, Above everything else in general I love everything 😂, and I love talking about details and things about the series and I accept that they are not perfect yet still love them with all my heart.
I have read The Cruel Prince trilogy, i have the stolen herir but still haven't read it, i need to refresh my mind in everything that happen in the last book before reading it because i finish the trilogy last year. Nothing very remarkable to say, I'm a fan 😅.
I love love loveee Agggtm, can't wait for the series, love the casting, argue with the wall, huge fan of the trilogy, My favorite is the third one.
I have a thing, that if the book makes me cry, i love that book, so i'm open to recommendations.
And of course, a fan of Fourth Wing.
Among other books that I love are:
Three dark crowns (i'm reading the third book), a savage song bilogy, i love it, vicius bilogy, the Kingdom bridge, and i don't remember any other right now 😅.
Hope You enjoy the content ✨
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lavellavender · 10 months
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what i read in may 🌸✨ i also got my nails done 💅🏻
• fourth wing by rebecca yarros ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• divine rivals by rebecca ross ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• the bridge kingdom by danielle jensen ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
• once upon a broken heart by stephanie garber
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
• tricky princess by l.l campbell ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
🎧 cardigan by taylor swift
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lumiy-a · 3 months
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Some books I have read in 2023
(mostly romance fantasy, but not only that)
I'm not really a bookworm, but I try to read about one book per month. This year I have read 17 books (overachiever!), most of them romance fantasy novels, but some also of a different fantasy genre. Here's a selection of these (the ones I have something to say about), not sure it interests anyone but maybe there's someone out there looking for a recommendation or a non-recommendation. I will only write my thoughts on the book, not the synopsis or details about the plot, but there will be links to the page on Goodreads. Here are the books I'll talk about after the "keep reading" break:
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If you have read any of these, feel free to drop me a line to let me know what you thought about it!
Spinning Silver - Naomi Novik
This was my second attempt with this book - my first attempt ended in DNF, because I was extremely confused by the POVs (it contains multiple POVs in first person, without an indication of who's talking at the beginning of the chapter) and somehow I was not hooked in the story. My second attempt much later went differently, this time I was more invested in the story - I liked the main character a lot and ofc given my pattern with evil villains with long white or blond hair, I have a soft spot for the Staryk king. The POVs are still a little confusing, but it was remarkable how past the first lines of confusion, you could recognize who was talking because of the individual styles of the characters.
From Blood and Ash - Jennifer L Armentrout
I'm going to say what everyone says: if you liked ACOTAR and are looking for something of the similar kind, this book is for you. BUT, I'll admit I liked this one more than ACOTAR, because I liked both main characters a lot. Usually I find the MMC in these books a bit irritating (unless they're evil kings with long blond hair like the Staryk king above) but this time I liked him. I also enjoyed the worldbuilding, it kinda has to do with vampires but with a different take than the traditional one or the Twilight one. Overall interesting. It ends with somewhat a cliffhanger but I was not really eager to continue with the series yet, so I haven't read the other books.
(this is one of the romance fantasy novels and contains explicit scenes)
Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson
Aaahhh, Warbreaker. This was my very first BrandoSando book and I finally understood why everyone in my book club is such a huge fan of this writer. The worldbuilding and the magic system here were very original and interesting, and well thought (though I think some parts of how magic worked were a complication that could have been avoided). Each of the characters has their own personality which is well described and fleshed out, and the plot is engaging. If I was a more avid reader, I would have definitely read the other books of the Cosmere, but I'm a lazy reader so for now this is the only book by this author I have read.
The House in the Cerulean Sea - TJ Klune
This was such a cozy read! I loved this book, the plot maybe was not epic but I was so impressed by the characterization given to each character - also, the audiobook version on Audible was very well done in this regard. I loved each and every one of the children who appear in this book, it is one of those books that just make you smile the whole time and leaves you with a warm feeling in your heart.
Kiss of Death - Alice Wilde
I'm not going to say much about this book - I'll just say that this was an example of what could happen when you trust a reel on Instagram or a video on TikTok. This book was definitely not what the reel on Instagram that kept popping up in my feed promised: I expected a dark romance with a cool villain, and there was nothing of that, I even found it rather childish at times. It was not for me.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night - Carissa Broadbent
This is another romance (with explicit scenes), and it also relates to vampires. Very interesting worldbuilding, and I liked the main character. I also kinda liked the MMC, yeah. What I liked the most was the plot and the various fights and challenges, rather than the romance per se. But the romance was good as well. It ends with a cliffhanger, but I have not yet read the sequel.
King of Battle and Blood - Scarlet St. Clair
Another one with vampires. I'm not even a fan of vampire stories (I strongly dislike Twilight) but this year apparently I stumbled against everything that has been written about vampires in the last ten years? Anyway, this one was OK - another romance (with spice), I was not sure I understood how these vampires worked so maybe I would have needed a bit more explanations at the beginning, to know what we're dealing with. Overall I have forgotten what this book is exactly about and the characters, so maybe I would not put it on the top of my favourites this year. I can recommend if you’re already a romance fantasy reader, simply because this book is always in all rankings, for your “knowledge of the field”.
Nettle & Bone - T Kingfisher and
A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking - T Kingfisher
I have read these two books one after the other, and I liked both a lot. I can't really remember the plot (usually I forget the plot of a book as soon as I finish it), but I enjoyed the witty writing style, smiled and laughed a lot while reading, and loved the characters.
The Bridge Kingdom - Danielle L Jensen and
The Traitor Queen - Danielle L Jensen
A nice series, I think it was a well-written enemies-to-lovers (I don't remember if it contains explicit scenes, probably it does). The plot was interesting and the two main characters were likable, so overall I can recommend the series to those who are into romance fantasy.
Hyperversum trilogy - Cecilia Randall
Well this year I actually only read the 2nd and 3rd (I have read the first one last year), anyway - this one is for Italians only, I fear, because there is unfortunately no translation available. Which is a shame, because this is one of my favourite series ever. I'm not sure if this trilogy is to be classified under fantasy but I guess so, anyway it has to do with time travel and history (medieval). If you are Italian and something like this can be of interest for you, then I recommend it!
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harryforvogue · 1 year
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bruh we went from this
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so quick
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sydneymack · 9 months
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Lara and Aren - The Bridge Kingdom
Artist: @/nuri.draws.ua for @/dirtydictiondesigns
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emiliamildner · 2 years
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Lara Veliant from The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
It started ot as a painting and now it's a dust jacket. I made it just for fun but I really like how it turned out.
DO NOT REPOST MY ART WITHOUT PERMISSION! DO NOT REPOST TO TWITTER!
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