Once upon a time, before Luna hunted the heavens and Solas warmed Cthona’s body, before Ogenas blanketed Midgard with water and Urd twined our fates together, there lived a young witch in a cottage deep in the woods. She was beautiful, and kind, and beloved by her mother. Her mother had done her best to raise her, with her only companions being the denizens of the forest itself: birds and beasts and the babbling brooks.
She grew older, strong and proud. But a wandering prince passed by her clearing one day when her mother was gone, beheld her beauty, and wanted her desperately to be his bride.
She had no interest in princes, or in ruling a kingdom, or in any of the jewels he offered. What she wanted was a true heart to love her, to run wild with her through the forest. But the prince would not be denied. He chased her through the wood, his hounds following.
As she ran, she pleaded with the forest she loved so dearly to help her. So it did. First, it transformed her into a deer, so she might be as swift as the wind. But his hounds outraced her, closing in swiftly. Then the forest turned her into a fish, and she fled down one of the mountain streams. But he built a weir at its base to trap her. So she became a bird, a hawk, and soared for the skies. But the prince was a skilled archer, and he fired one of his iron-tipped arrows.
It struck her breast, and where her blood fell, olive trees sprouted. As her body hit the earth, the forest transformed her one last time…
The forest turned the witch into a monster before she hit the earth. A beast of claws and fangs and bloodlust. She ripped the prince and hounds who pursued her into shreds.
She remained a monster for a hundred years, roaming the forest, killing all who drew near. A hundred years, so long that she forgot she had once been a witch, had once possessed a home and a forest she loved.
But one day, a warrior arrived in the forest. He’d heard of the monster so vicious none could kill it and live. She set out to slaughter him, but when the warrior beheld her, he was not afraid. He stared at her, and she at him, and he wept because he didn’t see a thing of nightmares, but a creature of beauty. He saw her, and he was not afraid of her, and he loved her. His love transformed her back into a witch, melting away all that she’d become. They dwelled in peace in the forest for the rest of their immortal lives.
-Lidia Cervos
HOSAB spoilers
Chapter 24
How did you find my mind? I don’t have the crystal.
I have no idea what happened to you. Or how I found your mind. I simply felt … I don’t know what I felt, but the bridge was suddenly there. I think you’re in grave danger, wherever you are.
Chapter 67
“Your fate is bound to mine.” The words echoed into the darkness.
he had no fucking idea how it was even possible, but he was still hard, still going, and he needed more and more and more of her—
Chapter 75
Something lethal snapped free at that hand on her neck. The way it squeezed, and the slight glimmer of pain in Lidia’s eyes—
Ruhn bared his teeth in a silent snarl. He’d kill him. Slowly and thoroughly, punishing him for every touch, every hand he’d put on Lidia in pain and torment.
me:
That’s all. And I'm a mess after HOSAB. 👁💧👄💧👁
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Under Locke
All Rhodes Lead Here
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From Collen Hoover:
All your perfects
It ends with us
Reminders of him
November 9
Listen…it was one thing that Rowan and Aelin were able to read each other’s thoughts so well…it was another that Rhys and Feyre could actually speak to each other in their minds…but how in the flying fuck are Ruhn and Day having sex rn when they are in their mental world place??💀😭
sooo i just finished hosab and let me say it was so fucking amazingggg! while reading i got a few new theories about the worlds of crescent city, acotar and throne of glass
DO NOT - AND I MEAN IT - DO NOT READ IT IF YOU DON´T WANT TO SEE/READ ABOUT THE SPOILERS!!!!
Amren is the 7th lost Asteri sister - They say that the Prince of the Pit swallowed the 7th Asteri, Sirius, whole, but what if he didn't? Perhaps she didn't like what the Asteri stood for, and the swallowing was a method of dragging her into Prythian - "No one has spoken that language in this world for fifteen thousand years" is quoted by Amren when Bryce first speaks to her in HOSAB...interesting that the 7th Asteri sister was swallowed by the prince of pit 15,000 years ago - to me the timelines match up - I know Amren doesn't feed on first light, but she does drink blood...something of power in itself, taken unwillingly - She is said to be a powerful creature of unknown origins, but that doesn't mean that she isn't Asteri. They have chosen angel like bodies but that's not to say they true form is any different to what Amren was before she chose to be put in a fae body -> Could be grasping for straws here but it feels RIGHT
Ruhn looks like Rhys - are they related? - are Rhy's ancestors part of the original fae that went to Lunathion? After all, Theia and "her people were already in Lunathion" when the Asteri arrived (see next bullet to explore this) -> Funny how we don't know Rhys' last name. Could it possibly be... DANAAN?
Bryce and Ruhn's ancestors came from Prythian and ultimately, to the original world of the Fae - Rigelus mentions that Bryce's breed of fae came from a "verdant land, rich and magic". When Bryce lands in Prythian...what type of grass does she land on? "Verdant grass". - Rigelus mentions that Bryce's star of her chest is a "beacon to the world from which the Fae originally came" and that it will lead them back to that world..interesting that Bryce wanted to go to Hel, but ended up in Prythian
Theia came from the lost Dusk court / the Dusk court plays into it somehow -> Danika's project is called Dusk's Truth...coincidence? I think not.
Throne of Glass and Erilea are going to play into this cross over some how - Rigelus mentions that the wolves/shifters are fae but not from where Bryce's type of fae are from...but he does mention that they all came from a different planet where "all the Fae in that world shared their form with an animal" and they perhaps at one stage, "shared a world with [Bryce's breed of Fae" -> I can't keep a certain fae hawk, mountain lion and wolf out of my head - ToG has witches to...perhaps they also went through a rift to Lunathion -> SJM will have us ToG fans beating down her door if she doesn't do a crossover with our fav characters - it's happening and I refuse to believe otherwise
The horn is the fourth trove I´m so fucking sure about it now (had this theorie since the first cc book but now i´m just so sure about it)
Hunt is somehow related to Thurr? - I mean we ALL thought that the underking was Hunts father, but that theory is kind of dead in the water. Guy is an asshole and there was no recognition there - Bryce mentions many times he looks like Thurr, and his powers are similar...how are they connected? Son? Grandson? Timelines are unclear
Rifts are everywhere throughout SJM's books - does a lot of passing happen between worlds more than we are aware? I know Theia and her daughters figured out where all the rifts were in Lunathion, promptly closing them, but that doesn't mean there aren't rifts still open in our other favorite worlds...meaning crossing can happen a lot more easily than we think It would explain a lot of cross-over between linage and missing characters showing up in other SJM series
What do you think about these?
Spoilers after the cut
- Dusk Court confirmed in HOSAB, birthplace of Theia and Starborn powers. 8th Court of Prythian that is now the island that is the Prison.
- Pegasus confirmed in ACOSF (p.420) migrated from the Prison to Day Court.
- Feyre glows after sex with Rhys and they comment that that's a power she inherited from the Day Court.
- Bryce also glows after sex with Hunt.
- Lucien's father is Helion, High Lord of Day Court. It can be assumed that he's inherited some of his Starborn/Day Court powers.
- Typical mating bonds scents aren't noticeable till after the bond is accepted.
- Azriel is bothered by Elucien's mating bond scent, no one elses.
- Ruhn remarks on Quinlar's mating bond scent, after the flash of light in the Bone Quarter.
"The frigid water hit Sofie like a bomb blast, and then the lead at her feet grabbed all that she was and might have been, and pulled her under"
First of all....fuck you
"I was hoping to find a way to spend my life with her."
Second of all...FUCK YOU
My stupid ass: I won't have my heart torn to pieces by Bryce and Danika's friendship in this book.
Sarah:
"The sorceress said a shade gently, “You won’t find any traces of Danika left in the Bone Quarter, you know.”"
Me:🤡
"“And yet your father is allowed to stay in power?”
“Yeah. Aren’t all of these assholes allowed to stay in power? Who’s going to stop them?”
“Us. People like us. One day.”
Lidia Cervos everybody, the MVP, the Dreamer born in a Court (Or perhaps house is more appropriate) of fucking Nightmares.
“You’re the first person I’ve spoken to normally in … a very long time.”
“How long?”
“So long that I think I’ve forgotten what it feels like to be myself. I think I’ve lost my true self entirely. To destroy monsters, we become monsters. Isn’t that what they say?”
And thus I pledge my undying love to this fucking ship that wrecked me.
“They’re not worth my anger. I have to keep remembering that.”
Life lessons from Juniper everybody. You tell them girl, you tell them.
It might have been the worst lie she’d ever told, because as Ithan left, he looked like he actually believed her.
What number if this? Oh yeah...seventh of all FUCK YOUUU
“I’m sorry if I gave you false hope.”
“It kept her alive in my heart a little longer.”
When I tell you I fucking died....I. FUCKING. DIED. I was fucking sobbing. Thanks Sarah! THANKS GIRL. Once again making me care for the secondary ships and then destroy the shit out of them.
Ruhn drifted, quiet and calm. When was the last time anyone had told him a story to lull him to sleep?
This quote that just SCREAMS lost innocence. GODS.
Ps: Ruhn is my favourite fucking character, and I want the head of the bartard he has for a father on a fucking spike for all the shit my baby had to go through.
Ithan’s mouth dried out. What would he even say to Connor? I love you would likely be the first. I miss you every minute of every damn day would be the second.
Somebody just give Ithan a fucking hug. His grief and guilt messed me the fuck up throughout the book. Also the accuracy of this quote just had me sobbing at 4 in the morning. FUCK.
But a Fae Queen had loved a demon prince. And he had loved her enough to …
To lose a fucking war because of she died. AND THUS I STARTED CARING FOR AIDAS AND THEIA AS WELL. FUCK. ME.
And here comes the good stuff.....
Baxian peeled back the collar of his battle-suit, revealing brown, muscled flesh. And a tattoo scrawled over the angel’s heart in familiar handwriting.
Through love, all is possible.
She knew that handwriting. “Why,” she asked carefully, voice shaking, “do you have Danika’s handwriting tattooed on you?”
Baxian’s dark eyes became pained. Empty. “Because Danika was my mate.”
I SCREAMED. I SOBBED. I THREW MY PHONE TO THE FUCKING WALL.
MY FUCKING SOUL WAS RIPPED TO FUCKING PIECES.
GODDDDS!
I actually feel like I manifested this ship, because I was like...HUH He's a shady motherfucker, he and Danika would be lit together...such a shame. AND THEN THIS FUCKING CHAPETR CAME AND I. FUCKING. DIED.
I can't even describe how much I ship this. The fact that its canon is the joy of my life and the fact that she is fucking dead is the bane of my existence.
Baxian:
“I loved her. More than anything.”
Me:
OH GOD PLEASE NOOOO
Danika’s mate still loved her.
SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP THIS TORTURE FOR FUCK'S SAKE
“You return to me.”
“I return to you.” He spoke in a voice that was and wasn’t his own. Some small part of him screamed.
THARION BABY NOOOOOO
“You fear him.” Something primal stirred in Ruhn.
“Yes. His wrath is terrible. I’ve seen what he does to enemies. I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone.”
“Can’t you leave him?”
She laughed, harsh and hollow. “No. My fate is bound to his.”
“Your fate is bound to mine.” The words echoed into the darkness.
AND THUS MY SHIP SAILED AND TOOK MY FUCKING HEART WITH IT
“I’m going to find you,” he said against her burning hair. “I’ll find you one day, I promise.”
When I tell you this is my favourite ship in the series I fucking mean it.
His love transformed her back into a witch, melting away all that she’d become. They dwelled in peace in the forest for the rest of their immortal lives.
The whole story ruined me, but the end....oooh the end left me sobbing.
He was fairly certain his soul lay in splinters around them.
Mine too Ruhn baby...mine too.
But … I know how it feels to wake up one day and wonder how you got so far from that carefree person you were.
This broke me because I can relate to my fucking core. I kinda think that all of us can actually. So yeah...cheers to that 🍻
Tharion knew that tone. Knew that look. And it was then that he understood.
Cormac hadn’t just gone rogue. He’d never intended to get out of here alive.
Which makes the whole conversation with Ruhn ALL THE MORE HEARTBREAKING.
At least he is with Sofie now ....
He dove deep, into the place where he’d always run to avoid his father’s ministrations.
SOMEBODY KILL THE FUCKING KING OF AUTUMN RIGHT FUCKING NOW. I MEAN IT.
His ally was his enemy. His enemy was his lover.
And I will go down with thiiis ship...
Lidia had so much blood on her hands that there would never be any washing it away.
I only had her for half a book but if anybody touches her I will riot.
Ruhn looked at his sister and said softly, “You brought so much joy into my life, Bryce.”
And there goes what was left of my fucking heart.
“I love you. I wish I’d said it more. But I love you, Quinlan, and …” His throat closed up, his eyes stinging. His lips brushed her brow. “Our love is stronger than time, greater than any distance. Our love spans across stars and worlds. I will find you again. I promise.”
DEAD. GONE. IN FUCKING PIECES.
AND THUS ALL MY DAMN SHIPS SUNK AND WENT TO FUCKING HEL. THANKS SARAH. SEE YOU IN A YEAR.
Accurate image of me after hosab:
So this isn’t EVERY interaction between every couple, just the particularly crucial or particularly lovely [though I didn’t add as much from Crown of Midnight because Chaolaena honestly kills me still] - I also skipped Nesryn and Chaol because that just never really seemed real for me. This is nice if you just need a quick serotonin boost on your fave ToG couples :)
- Chaolaena (Chaol and Celaena) -
ToG: ch. 24, 28, 30, 32, 34-39, 43, 45-48, 50, 52-54
CoM: ch. 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10-13, 15, 17-19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 55
- Chaorene (Chaol and Yrene) -
ToD: ch. 5-9, 11-16, 18-23, 25-28, 32, 36, 38-40, 43-46, 52-56, 58, 60-65, 67, 68
KoA: ch. 6, 11, 18, 19, 39, 45, 48, 54, 66, 72, 91, 101, 111, 113, 116, 120
- Dorian and Sorscha -
HoF: ch. 6, 15, 18, 26, 29, 40, 49, 56, 63, 64
- Elorcan (Elide and Lorcan) -
EoS: ch. 9, 10, 19, 30, 40, 41, 43, 49, 50, 52, 56-58, 60, 63, 67, 71, 72, 74, 75
KoA: 2, 5, 21, 23, 30, 36, 37, 42, 44, 51, 58-61, 64, 79, 80, 87, 111, 117, 118, [A Better World]
- Lysaedion (Lysandra and Aedion) -
EoS: ch. 14, 29, 32, 37, 45, 47, 59, 69
KoA: ch. 1, 10, 16, 17, 34, 46, 47, 53, 63, 69, 75, 81, 82, 88, 89, 100, 102, 104, 105, 107, 117, 118, [A Better World]
- Manorian (Manon and Dorian) -
QoS: ch. 58, 88
EoS: ch. 7, 39, 42, 44-46, 48, 54, 60, 75
KoA: ch. 4, 7, 13-15, 24, 32, 33, 40, 43, 52, 55, 56, 62, 65, 74, 78, 82, 107, 117, 118, 120
- Nesryn and Sartaq -
ToD: ch. 6, 11-13, 21, 24, 25, 29-31, 33-35, 37, 41, 42, 47-51, 57, 64-66
KoA: ch. 6, 51, 101, 107, 116, 120
- Rowaelin (Rowan and Aelin) -
HoF: ch. 22, 25, 28, 33, 34, 35, 39, 41-43, 45-48, 50, 52, 55, 57, 59, 60, 68
QoS: ch. 26, 28, 29, 34, 36, 39, 41-44, 47, 49, 52, 56, 60, 64, 65, 67, 83, 89
EoS: ch. 2, 5, 8, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 38, 39, 44, 54, 60, 71, 74, 75
KoA: ch. 28-31, 35, 37, 38, 41, 44, 48-50, 54, 57, 59, 66, 67, 87, 92, 93, 96, 98, 99, 101, 103, 106-108, 110, 112, 114-121, [A Better World]
Lorcan reached out, grasping her chin and forcing her to look at him. Hopeless, bleak eyes met his. He brushed away a stray tear with his thumb. “I made a promise to protect you. I will not break it, Elide.” “I will always find you,” he swore to her. Her throat bobbed. Lorcan whispered, “I promise.”
my 100% brutal and honest reaction to house of sky and breath after finishing it:
that book broke my back, cured my ear infection, cleared my skin, gave me more acne, killed me with a heart attack, revived me with lightning, spit in my face, and slapped me on the ass and said "good game"
and i wouldn't have it any other way
If you´re searching for that one person that will change your like, take a look in the mirror.