#SOC3

[ordinarythingsiflovecaneverbe]

Dearest Netflix,

I am a child of divorce. I expect abandonment issues from my father not my fandoms.

*begins playing Sarah McLaclan ASPCA ad music*

Save Shadow & Bone = Save my Sanity

Sincerely,

LITERALLY EVERYONE IN MY LIFE (including my therapist) because they must be tired of hearing me rant about this by now ;-)

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

I cannot explain in English words how much the world/I will not be ok if/when one of the crows doesn’t make it out of soc3. And if it’s Jesper or Wylan or Kaz or Inej or Nina (and yes I know that’s all of them but I really can’t choose so stfu) I will die on the spot.

[ordinarythingsiflovecaneverbe]

Adding on with:

Zoya Nazyalensky

Inej Ghafa

Nina Zenik

Genya Safin

Wylan Van Sunshine

OnCat (the fact we never got that with Milo)🖤 also MILO

6 fictional characters that you relate to (thank you @luthientinuvielss for the tag! this is my first time doing something like this.)

1. Candace Flynn - Phineas and Ferb

2. Coraline Jones - Coraline (fuck Neil Gaiman)

3. Claudia - Interview With the Vampire

4. Lydia Deetz - Beetlejuice

5. Lottie Matthews - Yellowjackets

6. Lisbeth Salander - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I have to add: honorable mention to Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks

No pressure tag: @whisperingmidnights @enobariasdistrict2 @lovelygwyneth @bluiela @edreavie @goghwilde @illbdamned

[six-of-cringe]

Something that is sad but also that I hugely appreciate about CK is that by the end, most of the systems that harmed the crows are still in place, but their relationships with themselves have grown and changed. I find this particularly interesting in the cases of Jesper and Wylan (shocking I know). Their identities still put them in danger of being exploited or harmed - Grisha indentures are still the norm in Kerch, and the auction scene made it very clear that if the Council knew Wylan's illiteracy was true, they would treat him much the same as his father did due to the culture surrounding productivity and ability. This might seem disheartening, but the hope lies in the shift in how these characters see themselves and their role in the world. By the end of the book, Jesper and Wylan are beginning to put away their internalized shame surrounding their identities. They may still have to hide who they are from the world to survive, but they're no longer hiding it from themselves - their true selves are no longer this crushing burden they have to turn away from to function. A general theme of the series is how, in accepting who they are and what has happened to them on a personal level, the crows place themselves in positions to make change on a systemic level - Inej and her ship, Nina and her mission, Kaz and his Barrel empire, Wylan and Jesper with their political, high-society empire. None of them are all the way there yet by the end - they're still healing, and both the loss of Matthias and the weight of those oppressive systems are going to weigh on them for a long time - but we get to see the very beginnings of that process. I'm going to bite someone.

[veerbles]

I keep thinking about this line from ck.

this is the culmination of the van eck job; the 'post-credits' scene that tells us where each of the characters is going forward. nina is 'going to find a way to make it matter', which teases row. inej is starting her journey of ending slavery on the seas. jesper and wylan's futures are explicitly intertwined and implicitly turning to politics.

what does kaz's line mean? what was leigh trying to foreshadow?

I refuse to believe the phrasing of it means nothing, because in the context of this scene, it can't mean nothing. this is kaz's next big journey. and it also references another big conversation from ck:

this scene from the geldrenner bathroom is so important because, in it, inej confronts kaz with the truth of his revenge arc (which essentially drives the plot of the entire duology): how is the person he became to ruin pekka different from pekka himself?

and again, kaz mentions building an empire and burning it.

so it has to have meaning. is it literal? will a big plot point in soc #3 involve kaz setting fire to the barrel? but if that's the case, why is it significant that he rebuilds it into something new beforehand?

or maybe it's figurative. at the very end of ck inej asks kaz to help her end slavery from his side of things in ketterdam. she mentions taking down the crooked politicians, the slave-owners, the... even less-moral barrel bosses. while it seems obvious that kaz's 'new empire' is a barrel under his control, what would become of a criminal empire under the thumb of a man indirectly helping to destroy it? perhaps it figuratively 'burns to the ground'.

so either kaz builds his empire, and then literally burns it to achieve something else, or kaz builds his empire and uses its own power to 'burn it' by helping something cleaner grow instead. maybe that's the connection to the bathroom conversation: maybe it's the way he finally proves himself to be different from pekka.

or maybe it's neither of those, and I'm completely off-base? either way it has to mean something big, and I would honestly love to hear more interpretations.

[my-darling-inej]

friendly reminder that it’s canon that kaz and inej have spent literally countless hours together on jobs, scheming/feeding crows before we even meet them in six of crows. i go insane just thinking about all the history that is there between them that we only know glimpses of. like please i need to know more leigh i’m begging you

[lessnearthesun]

OH THAT’S SICK AND TWISTED

[purpleyin]

Been thinking about SOC3 & the Council of Tides + the idea that they live in hidden fabrikator made underwater structures that only they can access. Kaz getting involved due to threats, being very nervous about being under so much water with only their promise he's safe, for now.

[timeandspacelord]

I know Kaz is analogous to Inigo, but "to the pain" is right up his alley too

[jackwolfes]

Do you think Leigh will ever write more about the crows? And would you want her to?

well she got green lighted for like 12 more books didn’t she? So she’s definitely writing more generally speaking! I have no idea if she’s said she’d write more or if I believe she will/won’t but I personally don’t?? Really want her to? If she does I’ll read it, obvs, but I tend to stray towards book fandoms because they are so often contained narratives that have firm end points. I strongly prefer them BECAUSE I know where characters and storylines are left off, so I don’t think I’d enjoy the process of reading a story about characters I love this much not knowing what happens next

[crowshoots]

leigh confirmed another grishaverse project up in the works w/ a co-writer and frankly!!! i want it to be about kuwei!

[ordinarythingsiflovecaneverbe]

Hello, there Grishaverse!❤️💜💙💛🖤🤍

You can call me Lila (short for Delilah) or Lav (short for Lavendar), she/her, lgbtqia+💕💜🩵, Chronic Illness/Disability advocate & fellow spoonie🥄🦓🦯+ CPTSD Zilennial (21+). Primarily English, but I speak some Czech (which helps in these books). My main page is: @lavendarneverlands + a few side blogs for favorite fandoms (like this)🌞🗡️🌙🪡📚🐦‍⬛🔪♥️🐺🎩🌻🐐🏴‍☠️👑⚡️🥀🐈

All are welcome here (like Kaz you don’t need a reason😂)! No mourners, no funerals. . . Always. . . #SaveShadowandBone #SaveSixofCrowsSpinoff #SoC3

I have read & loved each & every Grishaverse story: for more —

Shadow and bone (S&B), Siege & Storm (unpopular favorite from the trilogy) #S&S, & Ruin and Rising #R&R

Six of Crows (SoC) & Crooked Kingdom💔🖤

The King of Scars duology: (KoS) & Rule of Wolves (Row)

+ ALL Novela’s/Bonus Chapters: Lost Letters to Ravka, The Tailor, The Lives of Saints. The language of Thorns; Ayama & the Thorn Wood, The Too-Clever Fox, The Witch of Duva, Little Knife, The Soldier Prince, & When Water Sang Fire. & Demon in the Wood (regular, graphic novel, & audiobook; and a favorite)

And of course the Netflix Shadow & Bone TV show starring the phenomenal cast (I love you: Jessie Mei Li (the ADHD & representation we need), Ben Barnes (my childhood Prince Caspian crush has re-surfaced), Calahan Skogman (a true poet), Danielle Galligan, Amita Suman, Freddy Carter, Jack Wolfe (human sunshine), Kit Young, Daisy Head, Anna Leong Brophy, Sujaya Dasgupta, Archie Renaux, Julian Kostov) of course our Gothic Queen & Mother Leigh Bardugo, & the incredible crew who made it possible all the way to the score by Joseph Trapanese as they made it to near-perfection… and how could I not mention the true star MILO the GOAT… I am forever in denial about its cancellation #WeNeverStopFighting

⏰This blog does & will contain spoilers including the notes below🚨

Confession: I watched Season One of Shadow & Bone before reading the books (I didn’t know there were books until I finished it! Thus accidentally breaking my “books first” traditional rule). However, I actually think this improved my love of the books as I came in with the show version of Mal & (fan-cast come to life) chemistry of Ben Barnes as the Darkling (minus the spoiler of knowing his name was Alexsander & he was not to be trusted). The added diversity & “fixes” gave me a very different viewpoint & understanding heading in. And I pretty much binge read them (only disappointed in the lack of crows as I surprisingly avoided spoilers outside of the first book).

I of course love our sankta Alina Starkov, & despite popular opinion Mal Oretsev (Malina holds my heart). I enjoyed the ending to the 1st Trilogy, and the found family with Misha & my all time fav OnCat. — Hence the blog name & my favorite quote of the books & one of all time — “They had an ordinary life, full of ordinary things— if love can ever be called that.”

I did love Alexsander NOT the Darkling; though I did ship Darklina for a while; I blame Ben & Jessie😂 to be clear, however, I DO NOT CONDONE ANY OF THE ABUSE THE DARKLING CREATES

Genya Safin is very dear to me & her story/quotes meant a great deal to me. Daisy Head’s interview speech of “taking space” is one of my favorites. I will forever be a “David Lives” truther😅😭

Inej Ghafa is also the same, her story, her character, her quotes, her ship… ALL. OF. IT. Amita & Freddy. Kaz Brekker… representation!!! Kanej… do I need to say more?

Nina Zenik is a queen, Helnik was an ALWAYS & it ALWAYS destroys me💔Matty, but I’m glad Hanina found a happy ending. Nina’s journey through grief came when I needed it most… she represents many things that were beautifully done.

Wylan Van Sunshine is bb & must be protected at all costs same with Jack (our lil wolf). Wesper will always be endgame. Jesper Fahey is a style icon & that word also applies to Kit.

Zoya Nazyalensky is a severely under appreciated character in my opinion, and one I am thankful to see as a heroine in fiction! Zoyalai is a favorite🎀 as is our Privateer Nikolai Lantsov + another style icon ;-) + (his & Mal’s TV bromance *chefs kiss*) — Speaking of show additives a moment for: Fedyor x Ivan👌👌😘😘🥹

I could go on for days… but for now I’ll just say any shop, character, fic, fanart, theory, quote, book talk, etc. is welcome & probably enjoyed! Please be kind! Please be healthy! And let’s have a great time appreciating a great fandom! Welcome!!!

I don’t remember my own story.

I may have slept in a hayloft or on a featherbed.

I may have eaten from silver dishes or stolen scraps from the kitchen.

I may have worn summer silks and jewels in my hair.

Or maybe I went barefoot and clawed in the dirt, searching for roots, for gold, for shelter. I can’t recall. There have been too many stories in between, miracles and martyrdoms, too much blood spilled, too much ink. There was a war. There were a thousand wars. I knew a killer. I knew a hero. They might have been the same man. I remember only how I fell into books, never to rise from their pages, how I was never truly awake until I began to dream of other worlds.

I wander now, lost among the shelves. My hand cramps around the pen. I gather dust. But someone has to set down the words, put them in the proper order. I am the library and the librarian, hoarding lives, a catalog for the faithful.

Erase my name. Indelible is a word for stories

[kitconnor]

cb its mid august, literally almost six months to the DAY shadow and bone s2 was released and STILL no clear yes or no to the spin-off or a s3 like that's just criminal 😭

[dcvina-claires]

soc3 but it’s only one chapter and entirely consists of inej burning the menagerie to the ground

[thetorturedlovergirl]

The first time I read Crooked Kingdom I really believed that Matthias didn't die, HE COULD NOT HAVE DIED because my best friend told me that no one died in SOC and if someone died she would have already accidentally told me (also, she theorized a lot about a possible deaths in SOC3 if Leigh ever does that book, always telling me that no crow died in SOC) and I thought "oh yeah, if someone died she would be devastated so it makes sense yeah yeah no one dies."

AND UNTIL CHAPTER 41 I STILL BELIEVED THAT MATTHIAS WAS ALIVE EVEN THOUGH HIS DEATH HAD BEEN SPOILED TO ME A MONTH BEFORE (Instagram always spoiling me everything…) BECAUSE I TRUSTED HER!!! Chapter 40 was very confusing for me because, thinking that Matthias wasn't dead, I didn't understand much of the context until I texted her "oh, I really don't understand what's going on, is Matthias okay?" and she told me "no, love, he's dead. I lied. But I hope you can continue with your life after this."

I'm still heartbroken over this and even two years later I still think Matthias is alive and living his best life with Nina and Hanne. I don't care about canon because canon never cared about me.

[romantichopelessly]

actually I take back all my naysaying, we can have soc3 as long as it reveals the other four crows’ middle names