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Light and Shadow

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Hua Cheng keeping his promise and living on for Xie Lian, finding him again and again ;-;

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🧜🏼‍♀️Okay, let’s talk about another retelling… Yes, “To Kill a Kingdom” by Alexandra Christo is a retelling of “Little Mermaid” BUT, and please listen to me, it is not romantic as the Disney’s one. “To Kill a Kingdom” is a pretty dark fantasy for YA and I love it. I’m not gonna lie to you, there is romance but it is extremely slow burn (another thing that I appreciate in a YA). Another point in its favor is that it is 100% standalone! SPOILER FREE Lira is the daughter of Sea Queen, and known amongst humans as Princes' Bane with the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection. I mean it literally, she has ripped hearts from their chests. When a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into a human to punish her. Floating out on the sea with her new pair of legs, Lira is picked up by Prince Elian's ship. Elian prefers to consider himself a sirens killer and adventurer. What he wants more than anything is to put a stop to the Princes' Bane. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good—But can he trust her? . . . QOTD: Which is your favorite retellig? #read #readingtime #booksbrat #book #bookstagram #booklover #bookabook #bookphotography #bookstagrammer #bookblogger #booksbooksbooks #tokillakingdom #alexandrachristo #liraandelian #littlemermaid #siren #ocean #ya #fantasy #fantasybooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CDdiZpap47i/?igshid=138knorg59uxu

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On July 17, 1918, Anastasia Romanov died, killed with his family. “Romanov” by Nadine Brandes tells what would have happened if they had a little magic to their help. an incredible job, an accurate search of historical facts and a wonderful story. Art by: @carmelo_malfitana #read #readingtime #book #books #bookstagram #booklover #bookphoto #fanart #fantasy #fantasybooks #anastasia #anastasiaromanov #romanov #romanovfamily #nadinebrandes #russia #tsar #nastya #zash #magic #inkspell #spell https://www.instagram.com/p/CCx0nh_pn8a/?igshid=gbtl46deg9e6

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“Remember Orbeli...” ❄️The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simmons is one of my favourite book. I cried so much that many scenes will always be in my heart. SPOILER FREE The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler's armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever. #read #reading #readingtime #book #books #bookstagram #booklover #bookphoto #bookseries #love #historical #historicalbooks #russia #war #wwii #tatianaealexander #shura #thebronzehorseman #thebronzehorsemantrilogy #paullinasimons #rememberorbeli https://www.instagram.com/p/CCiUftTJ497/?igshid=e6ro2y9awbe

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The Red Queen series is a fantasy YA composed by 4 books and a novella. Do not be frightened by the number and length because the writing style is fluent and accessible to everyone. SPOILER FREE This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart. . . . Now I would ask those who haven’t read it not to continue. I wouldn’t like to influence you with my personal opinion. I like the first book, I loved the second one but from the third... it’s a big NO for me! Can we just talk about the main character? I cannot say that I liked her at the beginning but still I could stand her, from the third book I wanted to go into it and kill her with my own hands. Let’s not talk about the fourth, it’s still an open wound. And do not come to tell me that things improve in the Novella because I found it too disrespectful to us (readers). You (author) can’t say that it’s a trilogy and then it turns out being four more novella. Especially if one of these books might well be summed up in a few chapters. It’s just my opinion... #read #redqueenseries #redqueen #book #reading #bookstagram #booklover #books #readingtime #booksbooksbooks #fantasy #fantasybooks #distopicfantasy #red #silver #marebarrow #calcalore #victoriaaveyard #mondadori https://www.instagram.com/p/CCdOfgmpIxm/?igshid=1e3kzicxqgvbn

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🚪#book #quotes #bookquotes #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #reading #booklover #bookphotography #bookaddict #quotestagram #thestarlesssea #erinmorgenstern #ilmaresenzastelle #bookworm https://www.instagram.com/p/CCY4lf8p7MV/?igshid=8ormuuxlnla1

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🚪Far beneath the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories. The entryways that lead to this sanctuary are often hidden, sometimes on forest floors, sometimes in private homes, sometimes in plain sight. But those who seek will find. Their doors have been waiting for them. Certainly it is not a book for everyone, it is one of those that you either love or hate it. I absolutely loved it. Everything is the metaphor for something else, especially the characters. At the end, it’s as if nothing had haptpened but something has changed... us! #read #reading #book #bookstagram #books #booksbooksbooks #booklover #bookworm #bookaddict #readingtime #fantasy #thestarlesssea #erinmorgenstern https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYCFIgJa5N/?igshid=14rneqjwvdeai

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oh how the tables have turned

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🗝#quotes #quote #book #bookstagram #booklover #books #fantasy #fantasybooks #lifequotes #bookquotes #london #adarkershadeofmagic #victoriaschwab https://www.instagram.com/p/CCQupJRJkf8/?igshid=14nk3icimxefk

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“What if everything that came from the past was influenced by the future”. 🕰Dark is a German science fiction thriller series. Set in the fictional small town of Winden, it revolves around four interconnected families haunted by their secrets, as they slowly unravel a sinister time travel conspiracy which spans several generations, and contains elements of science fiction and fantasy. Throughout the series, Dark explores the existential implications of time and its effects upon human nature. I loved this series and I’m currently watching the third season! And you? Have you watched Dark? #tvseries #teenseries #teendrama #dramaseries #netflix #netflixseries #netflixgermany #dark #darkseries #mistery #scifi #crimethriller #timetravel https://www.instagram.com/p/CCO1EDSpUPH/?igshid=1ghr4d8bttkwi

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🕰 #missperegrineshomeforpeculiarchildren #ransomriggs #missperegrine #quote #quote #fantasy #fantasybooks #bookstagram #bookquotes #booklover #bookseries #movie #bookphotography #life #lifequotes #lifequote https://www.instagram.com/p/CCOJssXJtyF/?igshid=12za9wxjw2kz

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🕰Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography. It’s a very original and detailed story. I think my favourite book is the second or the third one but every time I’m convinced of one thing Ransom Riggs makes me break down all the certainties (in a positive way). SPOILER FREE A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive. #read #reading #readingtime #book #booklover #fantasybooks #fantasy #missperegrineshomeforpeculiarchildren #ransomriggs #books #bookworm #timetravel #bookstagram #timburton #asabutterfield https://www.instagram.com/p/CCNy9yopQe4/?igshid=1qej04rbaodzs

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“Two faces of the same coin” 🧙🏻‍♂️Talking about modern and fresh retelling of letterature’s masterpiece, I suggest you to watch Merlin. It’s a series about the adventure of a young Merlin and a arrogant (at the beginning) Prince Arthur. #tvseries #fantasytvseries #fantasy #magic #merlin #bbc #bradleyjames #colinmorgan #arthurpendragon #merlinandarthur https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJqMVOAYuP/?igshid=1xu61fqbwd5rc

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📜I’m used to avoid spoilers at all costs, and I hate those who share them. In Italy we’d say “c’è un girone dell’inferno per quelli che fanno spoiler” (“there’s a Circle in Hell for those who do spoilers” linked to the Divine Comedy). But a great book is one that we can appreciate even when we already know the ending. In these case we do know the story but it’s retold in a fresh way. Madeline Miller’s “The Song of Achilles” is a retelling of Iliad by Homer but from Patroclus’s POV. Achilles is not a God, he has a human side and so he’s deeply conflicted. We see him trough Patroclus’s eyes, growing from a privileged child (a bully) to a young man who has the weight of the Country on his shoulders, a guy who is destined for greatness but sill, as a human being, he has his feelings. #read #readind #book #books #historicalnovel #bookish #booklover #bookcommunity #bookphoto #bookrewie #bookstagram #bookworm #instabook #bookoftheday #bibliophile #booksinpictures #mybookfeatures #picoftheday #thesongofachilles #lacanzonediachille #madelinemiller #madelinemillerbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/CCInd9YgpO8/?igshid=1j2w2ia3l6r4