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books-in-a-storm · 4 months

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My Library📚

Smoke Bitten, Patricia Briggs

#mybooks #booklr #bookblr #my library #urban fantasy #smoke bitten #patricia briggs #december 2023 #urban fantasy library

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greenhorizonblog · 1 month

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All Night Libraries

Could be so cool to have all night sensory friendly libraries, with nice warm soft lighting, and cute comfy whimsical furniture, art and plants. Where people could just go and read all night, hang with friends and even sleep there in the available rest spaces like hammocks or a little capsule hotel in the library. Very lunarpunk. Would call mine the Moonlight Library

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learnelle · 2 years

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moments from dublin ♡

#Dublin can be the backdrop to literally any urban fantasy or dark academia novel #light academia #dark academia #bibliophile #studyblr #studyspo #cottagecore #study inspiration #study motivation #Dublin #grandmacore #witchblr #goblincore #bookblr #books & libraries #bookshops and libraries

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monsters-for-sale · 1 year

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If you want to read more 👀

https://m.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-vampire-librarian-/list?title_no=729145

#maybe read my comic #thevampirelibrarian #original character #webcomic #webtoon #vampirelibrarian #urban fantasy #modern fantasy #monster #comicart #art #supernatural #artists on tumblr #vampire #webtoon canvas #library #not a ship

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checkoutmybookshelf · 2 years

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I got wildly sick of white European farm boy fantasy a while back. Thank goodnes I didn't have to look hard to find other things, and plenty of them (literally this is not my whole collection, I just couldn't ffit everything in the picture)!

Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko follows Tar as she finds her family in an African-inspired fantasy world. The haunting "made of me, and me is mine" still echoes in my head. That and Dayo literally being the adoptive uncle who gets his nibling an elephant.

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong explores Chinese and Russian rival crime families in fantasy 1920s Shanghai. For my Shakespeareans in the audience, yes, it's also a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. For those of you with bug phobias, beware.

Tha Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri is often described as having morally gray lesbians, and that's true. But while Priya and Malini are compelling and fascinating to follow, I am HERE for the Hirana. Semi-sentient, possibly evil temple who is soft for its favorite trainee priestess in hiding? YES.

Jade City by Fonda Lee follows the Green Bones in fantasy Asia, as two warring gangs find their places in a rapidly modernizing world. Shae and Hilo's relationship in particular is fascinating.

Full Disclosure: I haven't finished Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, but the first couple of chapters are a WOW and I can't wait to finish this Korean-inspired fairy tale retelling.

The Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan was sheer joy from start to finish, and I have not yet stopped asking "What the Actual HELL, Wenzhi???" Inspired by the myth of Chang'e, this book is a must-read. (The sequel is out November 2022 and I am so excited!!!)

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao took me by the throat and literally did not let me go until the book ended--and even then, it less let me go and more threw me against the boards until round 2. The triangle is the strongest shape, and this has phenomenal poly and disability representation.

Another full disclosure: I haven't started Judy Lin's A Magic Steeped in Poison, but I am so excited for it. There is literal and figurative tea promised, and I am here for it.

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah scratched a reading itch I didn't even know I had, and I love this book so much. It has cinnaprinces, a Loulie, jinn, forty thieves, and stories within stories.

Last full disclosure of the post: I also haven't read the doorstopper that is RR Virdi's The First Binding, but it is a heckin' chonk of a book that I am super excited to dive into.

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noahhawthorneauthor · 2 days

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Sundays are for visiting your book in the library.

#phantom and rook #queer books #aelina isaacs #library book #library #gay books #urban fantasy

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beljar · 4 months

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I believe cooking is a form of art. Just as a painter uses a canvas to express themselves, a chef uses ingredients and flavors to create something beautiful.. and just like any form of art, it takes practice and patience to master it, but the reward is worth it. Watching someone enjoy a meal you've prepared is one of life's greatest joys.

Kindred Warriors (The Revolution series Book 1) by Mattia Lorenzo Zonno

#quotes #spilled ink #dark fantasy #urban fantasy #books & libraries #kindredwarriors #dark academia

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autumn2may · 1 year

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WATCH LOCKWOOD AND CO.

okay I don't fangirl about stuff much, but Lockwood and Co is really good and you all should go watch it!

it's a very faithful adaptation of the book series by Jonathan Stroud (the first season covers books one and two)

it has:

a diverse cast

great neurodivergent representation

great handling of depression

fantastic found family story

weird kids being weird kids

ghosts

slow burn love plot

PLUS unique worldbuilding and a plot that twists and turns just the right amount!

so you all should watch it right now! and get the books too!

also NO SPOILERS!! (i haven't gotten through the books yet)

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desdasiwrites · 1 year

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– Scott Hawkins, The Library at Mount Char

#book quote of the day #scott hawkins #The Library at Mount Char #sci fi books #urban fantasy #books about books #libraries #humor #booklr

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marrowwife · 2 years

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- THE ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY -

"Welcome to the Alexandria Society, you are here because you have potential, no more, and no less."

- ABOUT -

urban fantasy

third person pov

first draft / writing & planning

trigger warnings; blood, gore, ritual, tba

- TROPES & THEMES -

dark academia, wlw romance, knowledge based magic system (learned rituals, ingredients, language etc), hidden society, the demonic & the angelic, new adult, found family, power & corruption

- BLURB -

You can enter the Library Of Alexandria in one of three ways. One; become an initiate of the Alexandria Society and hope you make it to Librarian. Two; stumble across one of the many hidden entrances scattered around the world and make it past the wards. Three; summon a demon and make a deal, hope the demon doesn't take your soul in the process. Most witches choose option one.

Cypher Castellan is a legacy; a daughter of Librarians tracing their way back to the cult of Hekate. Magic is the only thing she has ever loved and the only thing that has truly loved her. With the potential of an entire bloodline singing in her veins, Cypher will become a Librarian. In her family, there's no other option.

Ridley Chance is a watcher, someone who sits on the sidelines and gazes at the lives of others, a daydreamer. Working at the old bookstore on campus, she knows all about the Alexandria Society, the rich and untouchable elite. Or she thought she did, before the door, before the invitation, before the veil lifted from her eyes. Can a girl who barely survived mundanity survived the darkly addictive world of witches?

June Apatow is a traitor. That's what they call witches who turn to forbidden magic. But the Alexandria Society does not know her source, only her potential. And June needs to become a Librarian, needs access to the secrets hidden in the Library of Alexandria. But the Trials of the Inititiates are far from a walk in the park, especially with the Rule Of Three tying June in with a legacy and a nobody. June has never been a team player.

- TAGLIST -

(ask to be added or removed)

@houndmouthed @moonscribbler @lockejhaven @aeipathys @cryptid-s-wips @seven-little-constellations @asralieswritingcorner

#writeblr #wip intro #writing #wip: the alexandria society #ch: cypher #ch: ridley #ch: june #witch #writers on tumblr #urban fantasy #the library of alexandria #magic #wlw #queer #queer writing

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books-in-a-storm · 2 months

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My Library📚

Bayou Moon, Ilona Andrews

#mybooks #booklr #bookblr #urban fantasy #bayou moon #ilona andrews #urban fantasy library

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roselinbooks-official · 11 months

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Stellar Eclipse Series Urban Fantasy/Mystery/Drama

The Stellar Eclipse series tells the story of former murder investigators Baltan and Eureka and the two young men in their care, Azzie and Lleuwellyn, as they struggle to reconcile past trauma with their current lives. The first book, Cloudless Rain, follows Baltan and Eureka's attempts to thwart a serial murderer who has targeted Azzie and Lleuwellyn. The second book, Dark Lightning, follows the family into the wilderness as they set out to help save Eureka's former village, Kwoltan Gera, from destruction. The third (as-of-yet unreleased) book, Echoed Thunder, will see the investigators track down Azzie's mother and unearth secrets about Lleuwellyn's family that none would have expected.

CONTENT WARNINGS (Cloudless Rain): Abuse, Adult Situations, Anxiety, Child Abuse, Cults, Death, General Disturbing Content, Gore, Murder, Torture/Violence

CONTENT WARNINGS (Dark Lightning): Abuse, Child Abuse, Death, Trauma, Violence; Mentions of Past Abuse and Self-Harm

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Reviews Say:

"It's been a long time since I've read a book this quickly. I devoured it." - C. Dicocco

"Avalon writes compelling, heartwarming and unique characters. ... I found myself rooting for ALL of them. ... It's rare for me to be so attached to so many characters, but in this case, I loved them all." - Elayna Barrison

"... [A] phenomenal read that combines fantasy and mystery for a wild, gripping read you won’t want to put down. ... Roselin has put a great deal of effort into worldbuilding in this story, and it shows. If you’re looking for a fast-paced, entertaining read with compelling characters and a rich, descriptive setting, check out this book." - Briana Morgan

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#writeblr #bookblr #books #urban fantasy #mystery #drama #found family #indie author #indie fantasy #indie books #official book post #published writeblr #writeblr library

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aquaramelia · 2 months

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checkoutmybookshelf · 8 months

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Ok, I'm rereading Summer Knight for my ongoing reread of the Dresden Files, and it has just struck me that while the Dresdenverse is pretty open to all sorts of relationships and sexual orientations...there's kind of no space for asexual spectrum identities in the lore?

(I am putting a break here because we are about to get spoilerific up in here...be warned)

The vampire courts are all about either sex or death (and even Mavra gets weirdly horny all over Harry a couple of times, in a "if necrophilia is your kink" kind of way), and the Fae courts are literally run by sex kittens and cougars. Mab literally sexes the winter mantle onto Harry, and when Susan almost go full camp when she and Harry are locked down in his apartment, he has to sex the vamp into submission. The Denarians have a weird pseudo-incest kink happening, and we are introduced to Marcone's organization through his prostitutes.

Even the good guys tend to be overtly sexual and sexualized. The Alphas are horny college kids when we meet them and that is kind of always there in the background. Not to mention the implicit "Catholic Rabbits" dimension to the Knights of the Cross that Michael and Charity embody, and the Wardens--once we get to know them--are also horny as heck.

Sex and sexual violence are imbued in the world and the lore to the point where I actually think that an asexual character would be worldbreak-y.

Quite literally the only example I can think of where the magic and the lore went "no, sex is not the answer" is when Molly tries to seduce Ramirez in Alaska and that literally ends with the mantle giving her like...a sex vision while in reality she is actually breaking his spine in half because blah blah blah maiden/mother/crone triple Goddess thing grafted onto the fae courts nonsense. And I wouldn't call that good or healthy or "space for an asexual spectrum identity" either. It's more a magical loophole to take make sex with a fae lady actively horrifying.

Theoretically the thing where true love protects you from White Court vampires (Whampires?) could involve true love without sex, but the context of the Dresdenverse and the specific examples we get (Susan's love protects Harry, Justine's protects Thomas's) definitely involve sex, so this is theoretical at best.

The Dresdenverse lore is hornier than Commander William "my penis is a security risk to the fleet" Riker, and while sex positivity in fiction is great, we don't actually want to fall into compulsory allosexuality here, which I feel like we kind of have? Although I'm not sure what I expected from Butcher, given the givens.

If I've missed something egregious here, please let me know, because asexuality should never ever be a world-breaking thing so it has to be aggressively suppressed by compulsory allosexuality.

#the dresden files #harry dresden #dresden files spoilers #dresden files #urban fantasy #books #books and novels #books and reading #books & libraries

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moregraceful · 9 months

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kinda eating drywall abt the karlsson trade but it is what it is

i consider it a win in that i didn't lose nick cicek in the trade honestly, which probably says intensely worrisome things about my priorities in the sharks org AND my perception of nick cicek's trade value but. yeah no we got fleeced not only by pittsburgh's most eligible president of hockey ops slash gm AND kent hughes, which is an ego blow on unforeseen and sloppy levels. like my mom could sell me to kyle dubas and i'd be like fine, whatever, but mike grier is a whole ass nhl gm. he should have protective charms in place against that man so i gotta ask. i gotta ask. mikey you good. you good babe??? you need some electrolytes???

congrats to sid crosby for adding another boytoy to his dman harem tho. personally cannot wait to see what happens when karly (mean cat), tanger (evil cat), and gravy (anxious greyhound) get in the same locker room. the sparks...they're flyin

#or gravy ends up in wilkes-barre. i'll kill you gmkd don't test me #back for a hot second to check one (1) thing for a challenge but i could not resist explaining my passions (gay defensemen)#maybe there's a god above...all i ever learned from love...was how to write ryan graves in various situations getting stressed out #have i ever written ryan graves smut? i can't remember. huge L if i haven't. someone inform me if i have. i don't remember at all #this tumblr break is going great. i started and finished a fic for time begins that needs psychological spiritual and emotional help #''you know what this baseball fic needs? a trans grandmother who is witch-coded'' boy no it doesn't!!!!!#if i were smart i'd lean into urban fantasy and just go nuts. blake sabol the magic is within YOU #alas the grandmother is simply from sonoma (at first she was from bolinas and then i was like i CANNOT validate those maniacs)#still packing but i'm so stressed bc i have one episode of tunnel talk left and i'm like what do i do if i run out of episodes untll sat #my sister told me to listen to the audiobook of gideon the ninth and i'm like dude i don't know if i'm smart enough for that #i bring a real ''checking books out on libby and not listening or reading to them'' that libraries paying for ebooks and eaudiobooks #per use on a proprietary license do not enjoy #so i'm holding off on gideon for now. i checked out the night tiger while i wait for time war to come round again we'll see if i listen #what am i talking about. i rediscovered spotify's tropical house playlist and that's all i fucken listen to now #on some secret level i am on a sunny beach far away from here getting [redacted] by [redacted] while [redacted]#it's so interesting how it took me a half hour to respond to this and yet i gave anon none of the commiseration they wanted or needed #cage replies #anon

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sas-soulwriter · 7 months

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Queen of shadows (first chapter)

Here is a part of the fantasy story I am currently working on. I apologize for any spelling mistakes; English is not my native language. I would greatly appreciate comments.

Arina

When Arina first entered the Winter Garden hundreds of years ago, she despised it. The Fairy Mother had explained that this would now be her home, but Arina, born in the South as a child of the sun, found it hard to imagine. However, the more she got to know her future wife and her new world, the more the coldness grew in her heart.

Above all, it was the Winter Garden with all the trees and flowers she had never seen in the South that fascinated Arina. It amazed her how in a land of cold and ice, where summer had not appeared for ages, t beauty could still take shape. She reached out her fingertips to a flower named Thornbloom, with its pale blue stem. Truly, one could make the best tea from this flower. There were many tea flowers in the Winter Garden, mainly because Katarina believed there was nothing better than a good cup of tea. However, what Arina liked most about the garden were not the plants and trees in various shades of blue, white, and purple but the silence. She had come to appreciate the silence only after arriving in the North. She loved the wind that always sang a whispering song, and she cherished the gentle fall of the snow, even though in recent decades, it had become very lonely here in the Black Castle, here in the garden.

In the South ,which she remembered, there was always something loud. Both in the small desert villages and the magnificent gold cities, especially in the capital Carran, people knew how to celebrate. And they did it often.Anyone with a hint of magic in them or who believed they deserved some of the luck, wealth, and power flocked to the South. They all wanted a piece of the glamour, wealth, and power. Whether they were wealthy businessmen or shady characters, Carran welcomed them all. People were constantly reveling and indulging. There was a pleasure house on every corner.

In contrast, the North was literally colder. There were no pleasure houses for lonely souls, no magic. Hard work and hot tea were meant to satisfy the Northern soul. In the old days when the North still thrived, this was more evident. They too had their celebrations and drinking games. However, unlike the South, where everything ended in meaningless excess, the Northern people conducted themselves simply but with more significance. Deals were not made lightly, oaths were not easily broken, weddings were not arranged out of sheer lust, and children were not conceived carelessly.

Arina missed the old days. She missed when the Fairies were still embodiments of beauty and progress. She would prefer to go back in time, indulge once again in the excess of the South, and then return to the quiet and reason of the North. But she did not possess that power. The North was lost. She knew it was said, even though she had not left the North for centuries. The North was dead. The North was cursed by all the witches. Snow began to fall. Arina pushed away her melancholic thoughts. She knows she is not evil; they all are not witches. Her wife, her siblings and she are fairies,the only good thing the old gods had ever created.

Arina began to search for Katarina. She knew that if she didn't find her wife in the castle or their chambers, she would be in the garden. Perhaps mentally mourning the old times, even though Katarina never showed it. Just before she reached the area of the garden with the Winterheart tree, the image of Katarina flashed before her, just as they had met for the first time. Pale as if she had risen from the dead, with full red lips and hair as white as snow. She appeared like a nature spirit made of pure light. Although Arina had been afraid of the North and Katarina, the most powerful Fairy in the universe, when they first met, she could not deny it even then. "If you are my downfall, then I am glad I could at least capture your beauty," she had said to her, and Katarina had laughed out loud. She had come closer, placed her warm hand on Arina's cheek, and whispered softly as if it were a secret: "There will be no downfall. I have seen it in the stars. We will change the world."

Back then, she had believed it, and even shortly after the fall of the North, she still had hope. By now, she wondered if what Katarina had seen in the stars had not been her own wish. The world had changed, and the Fairies were not allowed to participate for their own protection. The few Northern people who still existed and had not fallen in the great war had withdrawn. Perhaps also in the hope of being the only survivors.

Arina found her wife in the middle of the garden. She sat in the snow, dressed only in a simple, plain black dress. Since they had lost their kingdom, Katarina had worn only black. She mourned for her magic. She mourned for every fallen soul. The cold did not seem to bother her. "A skin cannot feel something like cold or warmth. I am immune to it," she had explained once with impenetrable bitterness. Katarina did not look up, yet she knew her beloved was there. "My heart, you are up early at this hour," Katarina said. Arina did not respond. Katarina often said such things, whether it was morning, evening, or midday. Over the years, she had lost all sense of time, as if she were in an eternal winter slumber after her loss.

"How are the children?" Katarina asked. She always asked that. By that, she meant the Red Ravens that had been flying in and out of the castle for a few years, feeding on the Winter Garden's Cold Roses. They had never had children. Fairies could not have children. It was impossible. "I saw a few of them this morning," Arina said. Katarina nodded. She seemed far away. Her mind had long been clouded, yet she sounded clear as she spoke her next sentence. "The Ravens are restless. I can feel it. Something is changing."

Arina laid her head on her wife's shoulder. "Nothing ever changes."

"But, my love, I am beginning to dream again. The stars spoke to me last night. Something dark is afoot, something strong. Something that calls names and absorbs the fear of humans." Arina remained silent. Over the years, she had learned to simply listen.

"A war is coming. We must wake up again."

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