#The Familiar

[james-farrow-did-nothing-wrong]

Leigh Bardugo said today at an event that all the diverse characters she portrays come naturally at her because the world is diverse. She's not looking for a black character, a disabled one nor a queer one, they are just part of the world so they are part of the worlds she creates. She also said that what is not normal is having a story full of white hetero and abled people, reality is diverse and so are her stories.

When she was explaining this she had to stop a few times because the auditorium kept cheering at her. Hope she felt all the love the audience was trying to show.

[rosiethorns88]

I'm sitting on a backlog of unposted artwork since last year, and only have recently scraped together some free time to catch up with tidbits in my to-do list! It's out of order, but I'm posting the artwork I provided @illumicrate as a bonus print for their edition of The Familiar by @lbardugo -- because it's very leafy, and I've been recently enjoying planting some new annuals for my neighborhood pollinators! A scene from early in the book with Luzia is reviving a withered grape vine as a demonstration with her singing. (captured in foil!) This was such a fun set of character designs, for two very fun characters. Luzia and Santángel are like a pair of spicy cats meeting for the first time before eventually seeking each other's warmth for naptime. Santángel especially, I wanted to capture in his expression the stirring curiosity pushing out through his exhaustive apathy. More art dumps to come!

[angelaanimates]

I really loved The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo so here’s some Luzia and Santángel 🖤🖤

[bonnieot7]

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo Aesthetic

[waxscoralpants]

The new Leigh Bardugo is really good

[marvinthecrow]

I guess Leigh Bardugo managed to make me fall in love with another demon!

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[lunarthecorvus]

Information I got from Leigh's tour Q&A

- Matthias was inspired a bit by Zuko (from alta)

- Leigh didn't realise, but there are aspects of Kaz being a self insert. She feels like she's like Wylan at heart. She feels like Nina on a good day

- Writing her second novella at the moment, and hopefully plans to write the next Alex Stern book next

[academtits]

Ninth House - The Familiar easter egg: Darlington mentions just before the Halloween party that Scroll & Key’s tomb contains enchanted orange trees from the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain.

[magicalbookwyvern]

Me every time a scrawny disheveled heroine with dirt under her fingernails and magic in her blood and a guy that is not entirely human and looks so pale he might be dying are forced to form an alliance:

[she-posts-nerdy-stuff]

“If the bread hadn’t burned, this would be a very different story”

Folks I am already HOOKED

[a-chorus-of-storytellers]

[shining-just-4-u]

on my hands and knees begging for a man like guillen santángel 🧎‍♀️‍➡️🧎‍♀️‍➡️🧎‍♀️‍➡️🧎‍♀️‍➡️

[keirashark]

I am a madman and have finished The Familiar in an afternoon

What a tale. What gorgeous imagery. What haunting and heart-searing words telling of a relentless fight against cruelty and a relentless fight for love.

Leigh Bardugo owns me, body, mind, and soul.

[themelodyofspring]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge

July 01 - Currently Reading

I might still be reading this book...

[professssor]

I started reading The Familiar.

and while I have no idea where this book is going, this passage reads like it was written from The Darkling’s point of view when he first meets Alina.