#M.A. Carrick

[alychelms]

I've been threatening to do a Rook & Rose version of that one Twelfth Night production photo for a while now... so guess what I stayed up waaaaay too late last night, finishing!

[linovadraws]

Just thinking about a man and his spider who is also his dad

[malicedafirenze]

I would very much ilke for there to be an active fandom for every book I love.

Folks I BEG of you read my recent faves:

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco. Vampires, monster hunting, goth vibes, disaster bisexuals, poly romance come ON I know thousands of you would fucking LOVE this and it having barely 3k goodreads ratings is an actual crime

Rook & Rose by M.A. Carrick. Masked vigilante figure fights for justice and against primordial evil magic in fantasy venice, skilled conwoman fools an entire city but unwisely develops feelings about it, bisexual crime lord turned nobleman does crime and charity, queernormative worldbuilding and trans side characters, colonial powers getting overthrown PLEASE it is so good

And like, I know it's not always enough to make you want to read something by just listing the tropes and archetypes it contains but please trust me when I say that these are also just really well written and well crafted adult fantasy books. I'm not impossible to please, but crappy prose, pacing and plotting definitely take me out of a story and these books definitely do not suffer from any of that.

[haveyoureadthisfantasybook]

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[dovahvhenan]

finished the rook and rose trilogy today. (spoiler-free, if anyone is interested, which you should be oh my god please read these books)

after almost two weeks of reading this trilogy, multiple nights spent reading until i realised "oh shit it's 8am and i haven't slept", and essentially not being able to do any of my other interests because i couldn't stop thinking about these books (literally pulled me away from my special interest, guys, oh my god), i feel both happy and sad that it's finished. happy that i experienced this journey, and sad that there isn't more.

the queer representation. the cultures, and languages. the history. the magic. the politics. the characters. i adored every single word of it all.

it was such a satisfying ending, but i still can't help how hungry i am for more. i adore this world and our three main characters, and all of the supporting characters too. i desperately wish to see more of them. i hope some day we might, despite this being the trilogy ending.

my heart feels so full, but i also miss the story and characters already. i feel like this trilogy caught me in a chokehold for almost two weeks solid, and now i don't really know what to do with myself.

[questwithambition]

Sings *book haul book haul book haul* 🎶

[bookgrotto]

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Labyrinth's Heart | Author: M.A. Carrick | Publisher: Orbit (2023)

[sixthrangerknight]

So we've only just been introduced to the Rook, but I'm pretty sure I know who it is, or at least I know who Carrick want us to think the Rook is

[opalmxthyst]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Rook & Rose - M. A. Carrick, The Mask of Mirrors - M.A. Carrick, The Liar's Knot - M.A. Carrick Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Tess/Pavilin Characters: Tess (Rook & Rose), Ren (Rook & Rose), Pavilin (Rook & Rose) Series: Part 1 of You'll Never Want for Love Summary:

Tess worries and cares for a sleepless Ren. It isn't getting better, but at least there's fresh bread.

Ren's job is to risk herself for the sake of the con. Tess's is to put her back together afterward. She can do it, especially if packages from a certain someone keep landing on their doorstep.

[alychelms]

R&R wiki woo!

The Rook & Rose wiki is live! We created this wiki for our own reference, so there are spoilers galore. But with some help we arranged to archive our version and make a public version that people can edit, add to, etc.

Our original is almost the same length as one of the novels, so lots of robust content for folks to poke around and play with!

[atendencytotangle]

Top Ten Books I Read in 2022 (In No Particular Order)

Every year I start this blog post thinking that I’m getting to it late only to realize that the previous year, I wrote it even later. Maybe one of these years I’ll get to it in January, or, I don’t know, maybe I’ll even get it prepped in December, but for now, I’ll be satisfied with mid-February. The year’s still young enough. I had a fun time with my reading this year. I read a lot more…

[malicedafirenze]

Unfiltered thoughts on Labyrinth's Heart by M.A. Carrick, book 3 of the Rook & Rose trilogy.

The notes below are very spoilery, so if you haven't read this series I recommend instead having a look at my reviews of the three books on Reddit, where spoilers are tagged.

[Review & Discussion] The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick: magical cards and masks, ballroom duels and secret identities all around

[Review & Discussion] The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick: Masked Vigilantes, Secret Identities and Ancient Evils

[Review & Discussion] Labyrinth's Heart by M.A. Carrick brings the Rook & Rose series to a thrilling, satisfying and sometimes heart-wrenching conclusion and puts the trilogy firmly into my top of all time

[flaviathebibliophile]

Labyrinth's Heart by M.A. Carrick (Review)

Title: Labyrinth’s Heart Author: M.A. Carrick Type: Fiction Genre: Adult, Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Date published: August 15, 2023 A complimentary physical copy of this book was kindly provided by Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange for an honest review. Ren came to Nadežra with a plan. She would pose as the long-lost daughter of the noble house Traementis. She would secure a fortune for…

[dovahvhenan]

is there anyone here who has read the Rook and Rose series. please. I'm 70% through the second book and I need to scream with someone about my Ren/Grey feelings. if you haven't heard of these books at all PLEASE READ THEM OH MY GOD THEY ARE SO SO SO GOOD THIS IS A FANTASY YA BOOK SERIES WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY YOUNG ADULTS AND NOT 16 YEAR OLDS AND THE LORE AND HISTORY AND MAGIC IS SO DEEP AND INTERESTING AND THE C H A R A C T E R S OH MY GOD EVERYONE IS WRITTEN SO WELL

[artemisandhersilverbow]

Just started Mask of Mirrors and my god… I am prepared to defeat the 300 world dump slump but this is one of the more brutal ones I’ve encountered.

I was promised adult Six of Crows and it turns I’ll endure pretty much anything for that.