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the-ocean-is-scary · 11 months

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Y'all I just finished The Rose Society and I have some thoughts.

Spoilers ahead, be warned.

FIRST OF ALL

Y'all need to fucking start listening to Raffaele

When this bitch gets the FEELING that it's going to go wrong then this shit is GOING TO GO WRONG.

And he KNEW that resurrecting Enzo wouldn't be a good idea!

And what did everyone do?? RESURRECT HIM. OF FUCKING COURSE.

Also Lucent was giving big Janis Ian vibes in the arena-

I strive to be like Lucent. I mean, I'm already halfway there as a big fucking lesbian. Just need to get the badass part down.

And the slowly dying from brittle bones part...

Lmao Adelina sure do be in DEEP denial with Raffaele's discovery.

Denial is a river in Egypt

Also that scene with Maeve and Lucent? I swear I died. ANd it didn't seem forced. I'm so happy about that. I love my girls :)

Those last 2 and a half pages absolutely broke me.

Also that fight scene with Adelina and Violetta? Also broke me.

The scene where Raffaele calmed Enzo down? Holy mother of fuck. That broke me

This series is breaking me lmfao

Also I get why some people hate Raffaele so much but....honestly I love him. I get what he did, but honestly it was justified. I really like Raffaele as a character :)

#the young elites #the rose society #the midnight star #tye #tye trilogy #the young elites trilogy #marie lu #marielu #marie lu series #raffenzo #adelina amouteru #violetta amouteru #lucent tye #maeve corrigan #maecent #raffaele laurent bessette

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thelegendemporium · 5 months

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Sometimes you’ve got to Opheliaphize your favorite little guy. Featuring his bullet wound from Champion and the Champion rose/Eden’s rose

#legend marie lu #legend trilogy #june iparis #marie lu #daniel altan wing #day wing #legend series #champion Marie lu #the legend emporium

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themelodyofspring · 10 months

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05.07.2023

There was a clearing in the middle of the woods. It tasted of lightning and magic.

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bigbossbigbossbigboss · 7 months

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day

#day wing #the legend series #marie lu #legend series #the legend trilogy #daniel altan wing #artists on tumblr #art #photoshop #day x june #june iparis #booklr #bookblr #il est vraiment parfait

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weirdcat1213 · 4 months

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Yeah yeah now a lot of people are getting older than the characters of the books they enjoyed when they were teenagers but thank god marie lu loves me and made day a 30 year old in rebel

#i cant be older than him i would die #hes older than me but hes my child you feel me?#legend series #rebel #marie lu #also im the same age as eden now????? wild

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toastthewolfie · 1 month

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ok so I finally read all the books of the “Legend” series by Marie Lu after reading rebel first by accident and all I can say is..

WHAT THE FUCK

bro I’m never gonna recover from this—

UGHHSHSJHHSEUBDUEDBUSHDUEHDUE THOMAS AND METIAS WHAT WE COULD HAVE HAD.

ALSO THE ENDING WITH DAY AND JUNE DURING CHAMPION????? ALSO THE SCENE WITH DAY PROTECTING EDEN EVEN THOUGH IT MEANT HE NEARLY FUCKING DIED

THE THIRD BOOK REALLY HAD ME LIKE

#legend marie lu #yeah I’m not okay lmao #This godforsaken series has changed me #Specifically the third book.#I’m.#yeha.

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camelspit · 1 year

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alright so I think I accidentally deleted the ask, but someone wanted me to draw Day and June. so. here ya go! :)

#I dont remember who but I know someone did #I dont go here much but god. Them.#<3 #Theyre so lovely #Characters of the highest power #Decided to make them happy because. So much trauma in that series.#They deserve better #Also i had to look into their designs a bit since I didnt remember well #Turns out day is mongolian and russian? So thats cool #And june is native american and caucasian #Legend trilogy #Marie lu

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kbkirtley · 3 months

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Let me introduce you to The Street Rat, Eddie Danson, through similar characters/character inspirations! Part Two: Books

If you’re a fan of characters like Leo Valdez, Garfield Logan’s Beast Boy, Day Wing, or Nova Artino’s Nightmare/Insomnia, you might find a new favorite character in The Street Rat!

The first episode of The Street Rat is out now and episode two is available for subscribers! Weekly episodes will be releasing for free on KirtleyBooks.com starting next week!

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slaughter-books · 9 months

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My beautiful July, 2023 book haul!

🩵 ~ 💙 ~ 🤎

#beautiful books #july 2023 #book haul #terciel and elinor #the old kingdom series #garth nix #stars and smoke #marie lu #once there was #kiyash monsef #amazing authors #bookish #i love books

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aamaryst · 2 years

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Then there’s a voice telling me to get up, When I look to my side, I see a boy holding out his hand to me. He has bright blue eyes, dirt on his face, and a beat-up old cap on, and at this moment, I think he might be the most beautiful boy I’ve ever seen. “Come on,” he urges. I take his hand. In the dust and chaos, we hurry down the street and disappear into the afternoon’s lengthening shadows.

this is super old and from back in January when I was rereading Legend, but here’s a short semi-comic of Day and June’s first meeting~

#legend marie lu #legend trilogy #legend #prodigy #champion #marie lu #day wing #daniel altan wing #june iparis #day and june #dune #iparwing #i love this series so much everyone please read it #i have one more piece i never posted that i'll try to upload tomorrow #but i gotta do more art for the series some time #i also still don't like how the last panel turned out here and could probably do a better job on it now but i'm not going back to edit it #so enjoy the old art #my art

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the-ocean-is-scary · 10 months

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His reaction was the best thing in this series

#warcross #marie lu #roshan ahmadi #hamilton jiménez #asher wing #marie lu series #marielu #marie luniverse #warcross duology #nimona #warcross memes

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thelegendemporium · 3 months

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🏙 Republic-Official Follow

Just eliminated a soldier deemed a potential security threat and pinned it on our glorious State's most wanted criminal! Sending our brightest young cadet, June Iparis, to hunt him down. Surely there is no way this could go wrong :)

🏙 Republic-Official Follow

About to check in on Iparis and see what progress she's made on locating Day!

🏙 Republic-Official Follow

Dear god....they appear to be.....no...I shan't say it

#republic dash simulator #legend marie lu #legend trilogy #june iparis #marie lu #the legend emporium #daniel altan wing #day wing #legend series

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propagated-fern · 11 months

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27 May 23

I don't even remember the last time I made an update here. Anyway, this weeks To Do's:

Get up early/stop sleeping in so long

Rate some books on my goodreads

Do some past papers on Math

Finish going over Biology

Drink more water

Another thing is I've been listening to a lot of playlists about June and Day because I just finished the Legend series by Marie Lu and it's my favourite series now (ship too)

My long-term To Do's (deadline is August:

draw some fanart of Hermitcraft members, events in the life smps, and Iparwing (possibly some other fandoms/ships too, but these are the main ones)

Have a good start on learning Japanese

Paint a big paining (I have these big canvases and I think that a cinematic scene from one of the HTTYD would look really well)

#studyblr #art #hermitcraft #life series #traffic smp #revision #maths #biology #legend trilogy #legend marie lu #iparwing #june iparis #day wing #httyd #traditional art #to do list #goals #motivation #gcse motivation

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gergthecat · 1 month

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Warcross fan

🫵

YES I AM🤭🤭

I read it about a month or so ago, but I’ve been a MASSIVE Legend fan for years now!!!

WARCROSS IS GREAT

ALSO HI NEW MOOT😋😋

#gergthecattalks #gergthecatanswers #warcross #the legend series #marie lu

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weirdcat1213 · 3 days

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MXTX and Marie Lu: an unnecessary long post about writers I like very very much

spoilers for Heaven Officials Blessing and the Legend series but not that bad

tldr; They describe things and I like that but I had to make it this long and add some stuff about writing and cultural expectations cuz i guess ill always be an english major at heart

Ok so I need to get this off my chest so I hope youre interested in writing, describing things and cultural expectations

So I've started reading Heaven Officials Blessing cuz I like gay and sad people and I love the donghua so much but BOI THAT WOMAN CAN HURT ME SO GOOD >:D

The simplicity of her words may be due to translation, her own style or part of the normal style in China but it contributes a lot to the books in my opinion. It is because of her simplicity that the reader is able to follow her long and detail descriptions.

Now, a lot of writers like to describe things, and MXTX does this a lot. She describes clothes, places, faces, etc when it's necessary for the story. But what I love about her is how she describes certain actions and moments.

There are moments that just cannot be described in 3 sentences, they're too important. The example that I want to show has not left my mind since I read it because it was one of the best slaps in the face ever.

TGCF Vol. 2: (from the free version I could find but it'll do)

"Before he even finished, there was a loud scream, and Hong Hong-er leapt to his feet, running towards Guoshi to headbutt him.

His voice was young and tender, but his screams were filled with rage, as if his heart was filled to the brim with unspeakable pain and anguish, making many of those present shiver. That young child was covered in injuries, yet he tore and hit out at them like a red-eyed rabid dog, violent and aggressive.

The Deputy Guoshi blocked Hong Hong-er and Guoshi backed away, yelling, “MAKE HIM LEAVE THE MOUNTAIN, HURRY! Don’t touch him, I mean it! That fortune is too toxic, don’t touch him!”

The Deputy Guoshi hurriedly moved aside, and Mu Qing and Feng Xin didn’t know whether to act. Seeing that everyone was avoiding him like he was a poisonous snake, that child was

shaken and started thrashing even harder, biting and screaming.

“I’m not! I’M NOT!! I’M NOT!!!!”

Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped him around the waist, encircling his small form. A voice came from above his head.

Like look at this! This moment cant be longer than 2 minutes and its described in such way that breaks me. The voice and actions of the little kid (who is kinda doing a bad job saying "hey im not actually dangerous/toxic") get under your skin. The descriptions of his voice, his figure, how he looks yelling, how everyone reacts to this moment, how the MC reacts to this...its all just so amazing. The description grabs you by the ear and it makes you listen, it makes you watch. And thanks to that harrowing description the last bit really gets to the reader. Finally someone bothered to actually listen to the kid and console him. It's so fucking beautiful and it makes me want to eat glass. It really gives you the feelings that an angel really came from above to save a child from the pain in his own heart.

“You’re not. I know you’re not. Don’t cry, now. I know you’re not.”

That young child pressed his lips closed tightly, grabbing on to that pair of snow-white sleeves around his waist with a death grip. He forced himself to hold back for a long time, but in the end, he couldn’t. A stream of tears suddenly rolled down from that round, black eye, and he burst out crying."

And all this emotion, this care for the craft reminded me of something, of someone. The queen the legend Marie Lu.

Although I would say she follows the regular American conventions when it comes to writing (she is american after all), she also takes care in her descriptions. However, in this case I want to talk about how she describes feelings. Marie Lu's characters are not just happy or sad but they have Feelings that just need to be expressed on the page otherwise they will explode. An example:

LEGEND SERIES BOOK 4 REBEL:

I nod again. "I'm sorry. I-"

"I find myself nodding through my tears, wishing I could have turned to him sooner, wishing I could be more like him in every way. "I see them every night," I say to him, my words breaking. "They're there every time I close my eyes, I jump at every sound. I see a soldier in every person standing at a corner. I thought- I thought if I could just drown it all out in the Undercity, if I could replace it with something else so loud and overwhelming, that it might go away- I thought if I could just see the Republic again, return home and understand my past..."

The pain in Daniel's eyes is raw and real. The fear of this was what had kept me silent for so long. He nods once, his hands firmly on my shoulders. "I see them too," he says quietly. "I should have talked to you about my nightmares. I can't expect you to open up to me if I don't do the same."

"Don't be." His eyes soften, and he pulls me into a hug. "You didn't do anything wrong."

It is his embrace that finally breaks my last barrier. I cry and cry and cry. I cry because I'd never let myself truly understand my own brother, because I'd never understood myself. I cry for all the lives that our pasts have set on different paths- for June's loss of her family, for Tess's loss of her childhood, for Daniel becoming a parent when he was himself just a boy. I cry because I'm grateful that we still, in spite of everything, have all found each other.

Because sometimes, broken pieces find a way to make a new whole."

NOW WHY AM I BOTHERING WITH ALL OF THIS. A couple of days ago one of my favorite video essayist youtubers said that his best writing advice was to keep things simple, that that was the best way to write.

This is just one of my favorite moments ever. The MC has been bottling things up for the whole book and on that scene he finally let's everything go. His brother also finally let's go his own fear and allows himself to be soft with his brother. The scene, however, would not work as well as it does without the description of the moment right before he breaks down crying. The feelings he can sense from his brother, his own feelings about his own perceived weakness, etc. These descriptions just gives the reader a window to see how much the characters have in their hearts. Again, it's so many emotions they could explode. Like this scene could have cut short in multiple ways and if it was recorded for a TV show it would not feel as long as it does in the book. Lu bothers with these descriptions to remind the reader that the characters have real feelings inside. They twist and change as it would happen to someone real and that's amazing. I love how she does it every time.

So how come these scenes, really description heavy, are this fucking cool and a short and fast description would not have been able to make them justice?

It's because usually when we talk about "keeping things simple" or "show dont tell" we want to apply them for everything. We want to apply them no matter the author, genre, target audience, etc.

This book explains it way better that I ever could but basically, writing tips and advice are based on what we consider normal. Most people consider the american conventions the rule, so when someone doesn't apply them to their writing, the writing is flawed. In the same book it is mentioned how typical Chinese writing prefers telling over showing things. They just love the details and that can be seen in MXTX's writing. She is following conventions that usually would be deemed as "wrong." Going back to Marie Lu, I want to think that she knows a bit about Chinese writing but she also knows that, even if its not the rule, descriptions help her writing alot; which is why she does it.

This is a nice and long way to tell you that when you read something pls do it with an open mind. Please dont have a mental list of what makes good of bad writing ready to point out an author's flaws. You could be discovering a new convention from a different culture, a convention that can be game changing for the book.

#heaven official's blessing #tgcf #tian guan ci fu #legend series #marie lu #mxtx #rebel #this was long but i have Feelings #and again english major at heart now and always #wow this was fun i havent written an essay in a while #also um im by no means an expert on chinese fiction/writing #im just someone who read a book #so if you have way more knowledge that i do please share it! i would like to know!

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jessread-s · 2 years

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✩🔟💛Legend Deluxe Set:

The “Legend” series completely changed my life. Before I stumbled upon the then trilogy, I was not much of a bookworm. I have Marie Lu and her writing to thank for transforming me from a nonreader to a reader.

Her books were some of the first that I read that were written from two different perspectives, which my middle school self was blown away by. “Legend” specifically also introduced me to the tropes I now gravitate towards today (mainly enemies-to-lovers) and solidified my love for the dystopian genre.

It is so surreal to think that this favorite series of mine turned TEN this year and is finally making its way to the big screen. I could not think of a better way to celebrate than to purchase Fairyloot’s gorgeous deluxe set. Brand new books for the next ten years of rereading June and Day’s story, swooning over paperclip rings, and ugly crying after stumbling through the final chapter of “Champion.”

From the bottom of my heart…thank you Marie Lu for writing this series that changed my life and for being involved in the adaptation process. Happy ten year anniversary 💛

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