#WrenOak

[duarteegreenbriar]

Finally finished reading The Prisoner’s Throne (after owning the book for months, adulting sucks) and my thoughts are:

This book was infinitely better than The Stolen Heir. 🤲🏻

Oak had a lot more character depth than Wren IMO, I could understand why he did what he did (not completely, but definitely easier to connect with than her). He also had a good arc and development.

The Elfhame and High Court parts gave me life

Wtf happened to the Ghost—

Speaking of, I did NOT think that bish Randalin had it in him—

Me @ Mother Marrow - ??? 👁️👄👁️

Jude and Cardan overshadowed literally everyone in every scene of theirs. They still remain unparalleled, I’m afraid! 👑🤌🏻

Now that we’ve established that Oak might abdicate, can we please have Judecardan kids in the future? Thanks and thanks @ Holly.

I am so excited for the Undersea book that’s been hinted at, purely because we know JudeCardan will be there. Lord please let it be in their POV I’m begging—

Jude and Cardan 🫶🏻

Jude and Cardan 🥹

Jude and Cardan >>>>>

You see a pattern here :’)

[userfayne]

The Stolen Heir - Holly Black

[windystormyskies]

Wren/Oak just might be the best Holly Black ship. Miss HB has outdone herself. The drama. The yearning. The absolute unhinged insanity. The teeth. I want to wrap them in bubble wrap and tuck them in a plastic container with the Christmas decorations. They’re perfect. They’re so flawed I want to die.

[ionlydrinkhotwater]

THE STOLEN HEIR SPOLIERS

Gonna start with saying I am not saying what happened to Oak was totally deserved (we won't know what he deserves until the next book, I dont believe hes 100% innocent (cause that would be boring), but I dont think ANYONE deserves to be put in that bridle) I only want to explore why Suren did what she did.

What's interesting to me is that before Jude considered putting the bridle on Cardan she talks to her friends, allies and sisters. So that even when Madoc says to do it she chooses not to, she had people who she could get emotional support from.

Suren didn't have anyone to talk to. And she's just got her reincarnated memories of being mistreated on top of her own trauma. She remembers being abandoned, beaten, killed and betrayed by every mother she had : her unmother, Lady Nore, her foster mother Mab as Mellith and her birth mother bogdana (she and Cardan have major mommy issues). You take an emotionally devastated girl and give her godlike powers and a Carrie situation was always gonna be the outcome. Also let's remember Tiernan made the same choice and he did it seemingly under much less pressure, he put his ex in a bridle and was fine with it. When Wren says to him that "“No one in chains could ever truly love you.” He glares. “Do you expect me to believe you know anything about love?” The truth of that hits like a blow."

His words may have made a stronger impression on her than he realised.

And let us remember how she won the day in the first place, she won her freedom by CONTROLLING her mother. She overcame her abuser through compulsion and robbing them of the ability to even have the option to hurt her

If she thinks that the only way to prevent pain is through control, why wouldn't she do what she did?

Also remember what she said to Oak after she made him angry

“I know you’re angry with me…,” I begin."

And his response?

“Am I?” he asks, looking up at me as though there is a bitter taste in his mouth. “Maybe I’m glad that you gave me an opportunity to be my worst self.”

They all opened to door for her to be her worst self too.

She made a choice yes. And it was the WRONG choice. But I TOTALLY get why she would. I can't wait to see how it'll go down in the next book cause I want to hear from Oak. Also I want to know how much Meliths powers and memories will affect her.

[m4nicperfumery]

WRENOAK HAVE COME HOME OMG HOW DID I MISS THIS

[amarachireads]

I finally finished, so it wasn’t as good as the folk of air series but it held its own and I’m excited for the next one. Hopefully we see Jude and Carden in the next one.

Patiently waiting for my copy of the Stolen Heir to arrive so I can get into it! If you’ve read it how was it ?

[rachelillustrates]

Yiiiiiiiisssssss I will happily happily do this 💚 Lok'tar ogar, @heyhopperart !!

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Last Song : "In the Woods Somewhere," Hozier (off of my WrenOak playlist, see below).

Currently reading : Just finished "Emma" by Jane Austen, and "The Broken Kingdoms" by NK Jemisin, started "The Stolen Heir" by Holly Black again today because the sequel comes out in 22 days I am gonna die. Also rereading Christine Larsen's "Orcs!" comics in prep for her new arc (first two issues out already but I haven't re-caught up yet).

Currently watching : Season 2 of Bridgerton, rewatch in preparation for season 3.

Currently obsessed with : THE HOBBIT. Still and always. And LotR in general. OFMD and Regency Shit getting an honorary mention at present.

Aaaaaaaand tagging @kadharonon and @conkers-thecosy and @zombgnome .

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I got tagged by the lovely @pipistrellee (who i just realised i only followed a sideblog so hopefully now that's corrected lol) and i'm so excited to answer and get to know more people! ♥

Last song I listened to: Irene - Beach House ─ i prefer listening to albums instead of loose songs so that's the last one on the tracklist for BH's Bloom ₊˚⊹♡

Currently Reading: Crime and Prejudice by Dostoevsky, but I'm also always keeping up with manga/manwha that I follow on Bato lol i love everything josei/shoujo and GL as well - currently reading a completed GL manwha called Mage & Demon Queen and they are sooooo cute and dumb i love them sm

Currently Watching: Mad Men (with meals) and Cold Case (as bg noise when I'm cooking/cleaning)

Currently obsessed with: Always Inuyasha (me too pip!), Mad Men, Soul Eater, LOTR, D.Gray-man .𖥔 ݁ ˖

Tagging!:

@hahaalaine @bcbdrums @draculasbigcastle @fandom-ships @inkydeeeeeeew @lance-mtn-eyebrows @inussunflower @feathertayl @superpixie42

And anyone else who wants to do this! Consider yourself tagged. 💖