Minor spoilers for Forging Silver Into Stars

"Who did this to you?"

Tycho and Jax, from Forging Silver into Stars, by @brigidkemmererwrites ❤️

[I'll also be posting this on my booksta account @/books_and_draws_eclectic tomorrow in case you want to see it there!]

[My depiction of Tycho and Jax was inspired by @/whimsicalillustration 's art of the same (IG handle)! Do check out the original character art pieces done by Micheline, they are truly wonderful 🤍]

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i think that the way i liked grey better than rhen has me dead after reading forging silver into stars. Am i still inlove with grey? yea but god has rhen pushed through. i’m now inlove with both brothers again 🤭🤭. anyways #tycho supremacy!

“i’m not taking anything you don’t want to give”

JAX → my top 50 fictional characters [27/50]

I went into Forging Silver into Stars fully expecting a Jax/Callyn/Tycho love triangle but instead I got Jax/Tycho as the main romantic pairing and I'm so not mad at that.

162 pages through Forging Silver Into Stars and holy shit there's no way this little bitch isn't gay

If someone has read forging silver into stars then pls DM me I NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT BOOK!

✩🌈⚒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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I too want a pretty king's courier/queen's envoy to take me into the woods and show me how to shoot arrows while we share apple tarts made by my bestfriend

Forging Silver into Stars || Brigid Kemmerer || Forging Silver into Stars #1 || 560 pages Top 3 Genres: Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance

Synopsis: When nineteen-year-old Tycho, the King's Courier, arrives in the remote village of Briarlock, he hopes to escape the demands of his new life in the royal court, where magic reigns for the first time in ages. He doesn't expect to fall for a handsome blacksmith with a bruised heart.

After years of cruelty in his father's forge, Jax never dared to dream of a better life -- until a magic-wielding young lord shows him an enticing alternative. But when rumors of a rebellion reach Briarlock, Jax wonders who he can trust -- and if he'll even survive.

Jax's best friend, Callyn, doesn't trust anyone -- especially not a handsome stranger with magic, which killed her parents years ago. When another royal emissary arrives, seeing a co-conspirator, Callyn finds herself embroiled in a plot that could lead them all to ruin. . .

As tensions flare throughout the kingdom, it won't be long before everyone must choose a side.

War is brewing. Passions are building. And magic may doom -- or save -- them all . . .

Publication Date: June 2022. / Average Rating: 4.15. / Number of Ratings: ~7670.

Has anyone read Forging Silver into Stars yet? The book was so insanely good, especially the second half!

I'm really happy about the current endings for the characters, I so can't wait for book 2.

tycho: i know you think my judgement’s clouded because i like jax a little bit

jake, holding tycho’s notepad: you doodled your wedding invitation

tycho: no, that’s our joint tombstone 

jake: my mistake

Review: Forging Silver Into Stars (Brigid Kemmerer)

Rating: ★★★★★/5

“She looks up at me. ‘I always wish for the best for my people, Callyn. I always expect the best. I know it is seen as a weakness. I have heard the gossip. The rumors that I am not as strong as my mother. That my husband has somehow tricked me or is using his magic against me.’ Her voice turns to steel, and she glanced at the guard in the doorway. ‘But expecting more from my people is not a weakness. It is hope. It is patience. It is grace. But those virtues don’t mean the absence of viciousness. The true weakness is to think a queen is powerless.’” I LOVED THIS. There truly is nothing like a good YA fantasy for me, and when they come around, they restore my faith in the genre and basically life itself. Jax is a blacksmith in the village of Briarlock. After losing his foot, he knows he is destined for the forge for the rest of his life. However, his father is a drunk, and he is behind on his taxes - and he will do whatever he can to save the silver to prevent their family from losing their livelihood. Likewise, Callyn, Jax's best friend and town baker, struggles to make ends meet; when a mysterious stranger asks Jax to hold a potentially treasonous note for them, Jax bargains for coin, but agrees to do so. Meanwhile, Tycho, King's Courier, has just arrived in Briarlock for a shoe for his horse and maybe a bite to each - and life will never be the same for anyone. I love the idea of revisiting settings from previous series years into the future. We still get time with Harper and Rhen and Lia Mara and Grey, but seeing them established, with different struggles, just hits me in the feels so hard. I loved those first books so intensely that getting to follow up with them like this just satisfies me in a way that I didn't know it would. And getting to be inside Tycho's head for the first time is just as wonderful as his predecessors'. But the new characters here are just as great too. So complex, with such parallel yet distinct journeys of their own. Jax is a sweetheart with this iron will underneath it all, this hidden expert marksman with a soft soul. Callyn has this tough exterior, born of having to care for her sister when her parents died, but she is just looking to be loved underneath it all and give her family a good life. I honestly didn't see the romantic pairings coming, but that made them all the more interesting. And! A fantasy where 2/3 of our leads stay in the same place for the entire book?! I thought that was SO COOL. It's so rare to not have a physical journey involved; sure, Tycho goes all over the place, and that was fine, but I loved that Jax and Callyn had these realistic lives. It made the whole thing feel balanced and not rushed, like their relationships could develop naturally and didn't have to rush while they were off fighting monsters. I also loved that magic is frowned upon in this universe. The court politics, the magic, the scravers, the Truthbringers - I just found it all fascinating and engaging and original. I love that this series has begun. I can't wait to see where we go from here.

💬 Happy Wednesday! Tell me one thing you’re thankful for today. 🤎 I’m thankful for the gorgeous weather we’ve been having this week. ☀️ Thank you to @bookish_signs for gifting me this gorgeous sprayed, stenciled and signed edition of Forging Silver Into Stars by @brigidkemmerer! . . . s u m m a r y : New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer expands the Cursebreaker world in an electrifying new series. When ancient magic tests a newfound love, a dark fate beckons . . . Magic has been banished in the land of Syhl Shallow for as long as best friends Jax and Callyn can remember. They once loved the stories of the powerful magesmiths and mythical scravers who could conjure fire or control ice, but now they've learned that magic only leads to danger: magic is what killed Callyn's parents, leaving her alone to raise her younger sister. Magic never helped Jax, whose leg was crushed in an accident that his father has been punishing him for ever since. Magic won't save either of them when the tax collector comes calling, threatening to take their homes if they can't pay what they owe. Meanwhile, Jax and Callyn are astonished to learn magic has already returned to Syhl Shallow--in the form of a magesmith who's now married to their queen. Now, the people of Syhl Shallow are expected to allow dangerous magic in their midst, and no one is happy about it. When a stranger rides into town offering Jax and Callyn silver in exchange for holding secret messages for an anti-magic faction, the choice is obvious--even if it means they may be aiding in a plot to destroy their new king. It's a risk they're both willing to take. That is, until another visitor arrives: handsome Lord Tycho, the King's Courier, the man who's been tasked with discovering who's conspiring against the throne. Suddenly, Jax and Callyn find themselves embroiled in a world of shifting alliances, dangerous flirtations, and ancient magic . . . where even the deepest loyalties will be tested. . . . #forgingsilverintostars #brigidkemmerer https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZOyzmODdN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

» - what series do you think deserves a spin off/prequel? hello my friends, I adore Brigid Kemmerer & her books. So I will gladly take any spin off she writes for any of her books! When ancient magic tests a newfound love, a dark fate beckons . . .

Magic has been banished in the land of Syhl Shallow for as long as best friends Jax and Callyn can remember. They once loved the stories of the powerful magesmiths and mythical scravers who could conjure fire or control ice, but now they’ve learned that magic only leads to danger: magic is what killed Callyn’s parents, leaving her alone to raise her younger sister. Magic never helped Jax, whose leg was crushed in an accident that his father has been punishing him for ever since. Magic won’t save either of them when the tax collector comes calling, threatening to take their homes if they can't pay what they owe.

Meanwhile, Jax and Callyn are astonished to learn magic has returned to Syhl Shallow -- in the form of a magesmith who's now married to their queen. Now, the people of Syhl Shallow are expected to allow dangerous magic in their midst, and no one is happy about it.

When a stranger rides into town offering Jax and Callyn silver in exchange for holding secret messages for an anti-magic faction, the choice is obvious -- even if it means they may be aiding in a plot to destroy their new king. It’s a risk they’re both willing to take. That is, until another visitor arrives: handsome Lord Tycho, the King’s Courier, the man who’s been tasked with discovering who’s conspiring against the throne.

Suddenly, Jax and Callyn find themselves embroiled in a world of shifting alliances, dangerous flirtations, and ancient magic . . . where even the deepest loyalties will be tested. ♡ Thank you to @bloomsburyya for sending me a copy of the book. » Tags:. #ForgingSilverIntoStarsTour #ForgingSilverIntoStars #brigidkemmerer #bloomsburyya #storygramtours #booklover #bookcommunity #readingismagic #bookobsession #booksofinstagram #bookphotography #igreaders #instagramreads #instagramreads #readersofinstagram #igbooks #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookpictures #emberfall (at Boise, Idaho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CerQ24_vnIS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=