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✨ DUOLOGY REVIEW ✨
The Blood of Stars by Elizabeth Lim
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.25
Spin the Dawn: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unravel the Dusk: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
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Ohhh my gosh, I loved this duology so much!
I absolutely love the concept. It’s been described as Mulan meets Project Runway which, while not inaccurate, definitely makes it sound a bit more frivolous than it is.
I really enjoyed the progression of this story, from sewing competition to impossible magical quest to fighting off a demon’s hold to the climactic battle at the end. Everything was just so evenly paced. I was never left bored or wanting to rush through parts, and no parts felt as though they were over too quick.
I adored the slow burn romance. Maia and Edan were just so wonderful together. I loved watching them fall for each other, watch their bickering turn fond, watch the way their attitudes changed over time. They just loved each other so much and it made my heart so full.
The family relations were the ones that really tugged at my heart, though. Familial love is woven so deeply throughout this story and it’s so beautifully done.
And the magic! The magic was fascinating and unique and I loved every moment of it!
I definitely recommend this one for YA fantasy lovers.
#the blood of stars#spin the dawn#unravel the dusk#elizabeth lim#books#book review#bookedit#book photography#book aeathetic#pretty books#fantasy#ya fantasy#mine*
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Today's polish was tricky to photograph but I think I got it. 😁 The base is a dark blue jelly with tons of blue reflective glitter and orange to green ghost flakes. I had the hardest time getting the ghost flakes to show up on camera, but then I finally got them in the car. Ohh and Caleb. 😂😸 This is The Blood of Stars from Bee's Knees Lacquer.
#nail polish 261#manicure#bees knees#the blood of stars#blue#jelly#reflective glitter#ghost flakes#my cat caleb#😸😸😸#in the mornings he will NOT leave me alone lol#such a good boy ♥️
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— Elizabeth Lim, Unravel the Dusk
#nova.png#spin the dawn#unravel the dusk#the blood of stars#elizabeth lim#maia tamarin#edan#maia x edan#quotes#book quotes#booklr#description in alt text
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The Blood of Stars Duology edge painting is here!!!
#the blood of stars#spin the dawn#unravel the dusk#edge painting#book edge painting#fan art#artist on tumblr#elizabeth lim
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GOTTMIK RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 9x03
#gottmik#gottmikedit#T*RFS DO NOT INTERACT#rpdredit#rupaul's drag race#drag race#rpdr#rpdr as9#as9#all stars 9#rpdr all stars#rupaul's drag race all stars#dragsource#tuserdee#*#tw gore#tw blood
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With each triumph, you must confront yourselves anew, peering into the depths of your hearts and acknowledging the potential for malevolence.
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I am loudly pushing the batdad agenda i am loudly pushing the— DPxDC Prompt
“Woah. You look like shit."
Granted, that’s probably not the first thing Danny should be saying to the guy that just bit the curb, but in his defense; he’s not running on 100% right now either.
The man -- tall, towering, and broader than Danny is tall -- whips around on his heel, black frayed cape flaring out impressively. Danny would've whistled in appreciation, but he takes the time instead to wipe the back of his hand across his mouth, smearing the blood running from his nose across his cheek.
"Sorry." He blinks widely, not even flinching as the man with the horns zeroes in on him. "That was rude of me. I have a really bad brain-to-mouth filter; Sam says its what always gets me into trouble."
And she's not wrong either, per say. His smart mouth is what landed him in this situation -- with blood blossom extract running through his veins and cannibalizing the ectoplasm in his bloodstream. Thanks Vlad.
The man grunts at him; a short, curt "hm" that shouldn't make Danny smile, but he does because he's somewhat delirious and probably concussed. The man keeps some kind of distance, sinking towards the shadows of Gotham's alleyway like he dares to melt right into it.
If it's supposed to scare Danny, it doesn't work. Danny's never been afraid of the dark; he's always been able to hide himself in it. He blinks slowly at the mass of shadows.
"You look hurt." The shadows says, blurring together around the edges. Danny squints, and licks his lips to get the blood dripping down his chin off. Ugh, he hates the taste of blood.
"I am." He says, "My godfather poisoned me. M'dying." The agony of the blood blossom eating him from the inside out looped back around to numbing a while ago, so all he feels is half-awake and dazed.
"Hey," Danny stumbles forward towards the man, a bloodied hand reaching out to him. "You-- you're a hero, right? You're not attacking me; which is more than I can say for most costumed people I've met." Maybe it's a poor bar to judge someone at, but he's already established that Danny's not in his right mind.
The man makes no change in expression, but Danny realizes blearily that it's hard to tell with the shadows on his face. He stays still long enough for Danny to latch onto the cape -- stretchy, but almost soft under his fingers.
He looks up blearily into the whites of the man's eyes. "Can you help me? I don't-- I don't wanna die." Again. He doesn't wanna die again. He blinks slow and lizard-like. "I mean- I'll probably get to see mom and dad again, but I told them I'd at least try and make it to adulthood."
There's a clatter down the street, and Danny's ghost sense chills up his spine and leaves a bitter, ashy taste in his mouth. He immediately knows who it belongs to even before the deceptively gentle; "Daniel?" echoes down the way.
"Daniel? Quit your games, badger, Gotham is dangerous for children."
Danny's mouth pulls back, and blood spills against his tongue. "Please." He rasps, and grabs onto the shadow's cape with both hands. "Please. He's going to kill me. Please--"
"Daniel? Is that you?"
His lips part, dragging in air to plead with the darkness again. He doesn't need to, the whites of his eyes narrow, and the cape whirls around him before Danny can blink. Soon swaddled in shadows, the Night lifts him up, and steals him away.
#I AM LOUDLY PUSHING THE BATDAD AGENDA#anyways— add ons are encouraged i wanna talk more dpxdc with folks i just cant find any aus i really like enough to engage with#which is nobody's fault and its why im making my own content in order to reach more people#danny fenton is not the ghost king#dpxdc#dp x dc#dpxdc crossover#dp x dc crossover#dpdc#dc x dp#dpxdc prompts#i took a ‘which batfam member are you (except its personal)’ quiz a few days ago#and got bruce wayne. and then was promptly read to filth why im most like him and it rudely but accurately explained why im the most like#him. it also consequently explained to me why i like him so much. whenever i see him in his kindest form i see a mirror looking back#anyways lots of ‘danny rejecting bruce as a parent’ aus. may i present: bruce and danny finding family in each other aus. batdad aus pls.#dpxdc prompt#dcxdp#this prompt can take place at any point of Batkid accumulation but personally i was imagining this as before Bruce has any of his kids yet#eldest brother danny supremacy and also just that one on one bonding#danny being someone who was never afraid of the dark as a kid and even less so as he got older. taking solace in it as a ghost because you#cant hide in the dark when you glow. his enemies can't jump out at him. but he can jump out at them. how can he be afraid of the dark when#the dark is where the stars like to live? there's a comfort in the shadows. there might be something hiding in it. but he's hiding in it to#blood blossoms eat ghosts headcanon#wasn't sure where i was gonna go with this at the beginning and then i caught steam.#batman casually kidnaps an orphan upon kid's request. also the kid was Actively Dying Of Poison. What was he gonna do?? NOT help him?#mister 'keeps candy in his utility belt specifically for scared children'??? no way.
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Go ahead Red Mage, save the party.
#tee hee. what if i... made a mundane part of prog... something angsty... ..tee hee#ffxiv#ff14#red mage#final fantasy xiv#wol#ffxiv wol#tw blood#blood tw#indigo star jarvis#art#artwork#drawing#my art#my artwork#digital art#dreamerx86
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Happy one year anniversary to In Stars and Time!
#ISAT#in stars and time#siffrin#loop#I truly mean it when I say that this was the best game I have played since Disco Elysium.#It pulls off some of the best examples of Ludonarritive Harmony in a video game...possibly ever?#Not to mention just...wow. What a great story. What a tale of twists and introspection. What a tale about the need for home and connection#I know many of you have trusted me before with media recommendations. Trust me one more time.#Do you want to experience the torment of being in a timeloop? And *still* have fun and feel like your time is being respected?#PLAY IN STARS AND TIME!#Do you yearn for complex characters and love unravelling mysteries? PLAY IN STARS AND TIME!!!!#Please heed the content warnings; I took them a little too lightly on my playthrough! They are there for a reason! Don't be like me!#This game means a lot to me and so many others. On the small chance the dev sees this (they are on tumblr after all):#Thank you so much for all your hard work in creating this game and seeing the project through.#It has been a year for us fans but many years for you. So thank you!#I hope it has been a joyful year for you! Watching as people descend into shrieks of agony from playing your game.#It's good! It made me vomit blood. I had so much fun! I felt like I was torturing the protagonist when I played it. I loved it! I cried.
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Book review: The Blood of Stars duology by Elizabeth Lim
Rating:
Spin the Dawn - 4⭐
Unravel the Dusk - 4⭐
This gave me Mulan vibes, and I liked it!!!! The beginning was similar-ish to Mulan, but with a different plot, and I really liked the main characters. I liked the personality of the female MC, and then the male MC comes in and I just had fun reading through their relationship, always bickering (classic). The challenges that they faced were interesting to read, in both books they were really well written, and fresh. In the second book, there are more interactions with the secondary characters, which was a nice change in the momentum of the series. And the finale was great. I really enjoyed theses books, so much so that I read the first one in one day 😅 And I enjoyed the fact that, in some way, this story was connected with Six Crimson Cranes (which I read first).
#The Blood of Stars#Elizabeth Lim#spin the dawn#unravel the dusk#book recommendations#book review#reading challenge#2022#goodreads
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Hat is matte black Got the boots that's black to match
#star wars#fan art#darth maul#maul#savage opress#asajj ventress#hondo ohnaka#made for the Fistful of Credits Zine#he's an outlaw of the worst kind#an ex gun-for-hire that got double crossed and is now out for blood
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First Loop
#siffrin? more like sif is out au#isat#in stars and time#isat spoilers#in stars and time spoilers#isat isabeau#isat siffrin#isat mirabelle#isat odile#isat bonnie#I was dying by the end so I traced the first panel... forgive me for my art crime#siffrin#tw#death#blood#isat au#mari draws
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-Intrusive thoughts-
Close ups:
Scene from fic “Ghostlight” by Kittenixe (@ghostlightfic)
Please go read the fic it’s really good/sob, and play the game possibaly for more context
#my art#in stars and time#isat#isat siffrin#isat loop#sifloop#cw blood#cw gore#cw body horror#cw mild nudity#i really like this hohoho#haven’t done a full pieces in a while#little stamp collection#isat spoilers
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isat playthrough moodboard
#this game is changing my brain chemistry stg#chipper hinted I might be onto someone while rambling abt one of my (many MANY theories)#and the first thing that popped into my head was the fucking unlock sound effect#my art#myart#doodles#isat#in stars and time#isat spoilers#in stars and time spoilers#siffrin#isat siffrin#isat fanart#tw blood#blood#smoking#cw smoking#more to come……………
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Mr Bonzo's on his Way!
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Happy birthday to me.. The best gift for me on this day will be a repost.. ^^
#art#digital art#my art#birthday#fanart#honkai star rail#hsr#honkai star rail fanart#honkai: star rail#nature#aventio#cw blood#cw: gore#honkai star rail sunday#ena hsr#hsr aventio#aventurine fanart#hsr aventurine#aventurine honkai star rail#ratio honkai star rail#ratio fanart#hsr ratio#dr ratio#veritas ratio#ratiorine#sunday honkai star rail#sunday hsr#sunday fanart#sunday
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