#THE MEADOWS

[scotianostra]

A wee wander south of the castle today.

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

Meadows in my heart

[moonspirit]

I wanted to share this breathtaking cover art @annawayne gifted me for VBEOW's 1 year anniversary in June T___________T Words cannot describe my emotions every time I look at this - and I look at it a lot.

Not to sound repetitive or annoying, but I want to think I'm trying to tell a story about the Ambassadors learning to enjoy life and living, post rumbling. So there's silliness, unhealed trauma, heartache, laughter, love and loss. But as much as all of this exists only because of SnK and the characters themselves, VBEOW is a story that is deeply affected by the surroundings they live in, and the world of Kald.

And Anna, you've captured it to perfection. Every time I look at these mountains, these clouds, these green, green meadows and this sparkling lake you've drawn, I feel so overwhelmed. There is no limit to the talent you possess and the love you put into everything you do. This story is far too big for me at this point, but you have conquered everything about it on this canvas and I'm in pure awe of how you did that. You're an incredibly talented artist, a beautiful artist, an irreplaceable friend and person, and I am in eternal gratitude for the time and effort you put into this. I'll never ever be able to repay you for this beauty. This is one of the most valuable and priceless gifts I've ever received.

Thank you so much T////////T You're so important to me. And you're so important to everyone in this fandom (⁠╥⁠﹏⁠╥⁠)

[doodlesofmiddleverse]

Wanted to try to design a mushroom hotel in the meadows🍄

Middleverse is a popular city as one of the first safe havens for monsters. There are a few popular places for tourists to stay

[jgthirlwell]

06.23.24 EMF played at The Meadows in Brooklyn. JGT remixed their second single and did the final mix on their third single and some other tracks back in the 90's.

[virtualscotland]

This is one of my favourite things to do in Edinburgh every year - a little walk around The Meadows and Princes Street Gardens to catch the beautiful cherry blossom and tulips. 🌸 I love just wandering around Edinburgh in spring, it all looks so colourful - it's just a shame it isn't there for longer! Hope you enjoy 😀

[aroaessidhe]

faves of 2023: YA sci-fi

Project Nought

Stars, Hide Your Fires

A Song of Salvation

The Hummingbird Killer

The Meadows

Radiant (Towers Trilogy)

[the-final-sentence]

The words that make us free.

Stephanie Oakes, from The Meadows

[hate5sixofficial]

This Is Hell 2024-06-08 The Meadows Brooklyn, NY

[embraphotos]

The Meadows, EH8

[scotianostra]

Mistycal Meadows.

The Meadows and it’s mystery under the mist (haar)..

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[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

distant lights

[princessmacabre]

day 47/100 days of productivity

worked 3 h in the garden

cleaned the kitchen

did some laundry

piano practice

missing mon amour so badly 💔 … and as I am learning The Meadow on the piano, I am listening to that piece in a loop … feel free to join in … sulky mode on 🎧

[doodlesofmiddleverse]

Rough idea for the meadows

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 2/5

Book Blurb: A queer, YA Handmaid's Tale meets Never Let Me Go about a dystopian society bent on relentless conformity, and the struggle of one girl to save herself and those she loves from a life of lies

Everyone hopes for a letter—to attend the Estuary, the Glades, the Meadows. These are the special places where only the best and brightest go to burn even brighter.

When Eleanor is accepted at the Meadows, it means escape from her hardscrabble life by the sea, in a country ravaged by climate disaster. But despite its luminous facilities, endless fields, and pretty things, the Meadows keeps dark secrets: its purpose is to reform students, to condition them against their attractions, to show them that one way of life is the only way to survive. And maybe Eleanor would believe them, except then she meets Rose.

Five years later, Eleanor and her friends seem free of the Meadows, changed but not as they’d hoped. Eleanor is an adjudicator, her job to ensure her former classmates don’t stray from the lives they’ve been trained to live. But Eleanor can’t escape her past . . . or thoughts of the girl she once loved. As secrets unfurl, Eleanor must wage a dangerous battle for her own identity and the truth of what happened to the girl she lost, knowing, if she’s not careful, Rose’s fate could be her own.

A raw and timely masterwork of speculative fiction, The Meadows will sink its roots into you. This is a novel for our times and for always—not to be missed.

Review:

A queer story that mixes the Handmaid's Tale and Never Let Me Go, featuring a girl trapped in a dystopian society while she struggles to save herself and those she loves. Eleanor has been accepted into the Meadows, an escape from her hard life by the sea. She fell in love with a girl, but now in this special place she must conform to the societies rules...and that means being forced into an arranged marriage. The Meadows might look like a beautiful place but it's true purpose is to reform students and force them into their own way. Eleanor thinks she can follow it but then she meets rose and soon she begins to unravel the secrets of the Meadow and how far she'll go to protect herself and Rose. This is a great one for fans of dystopian stories along the lines of Handmaid's Tale, unfortunately for me, it just didn't really hit the mark and I just wasn't interested in it as much as I had hoped. It definitely was a case of "its me not you" and despite the confusing past and present mix, I think someone else might have a better time with it than me.

*Thanks Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Penguin Young Readers Group, Dial Books for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

[dopescissorscashwagon]

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