#bryce quinlain

[sam-is-an-angel222]

how i feel whenever i see the smallest reference to the sjmultiverse:

[biggestqiblifan]

This self-sacrificing, endlessly loyal shit is why we love them all so much😭😭😭

MY BABIES!

SJM couples + “I’d walk into the burning heart of hell itself to find you.”

(contains spoilers for ALL BOOKS)

Elide + Lorcan, Empire of Storms

Rowan + Aelin, Empire of Storms

Lysandra + Aedion, Kingdom of Ash

Nesta + Cassian, A Court of Wings and Ruin

Bryce + Hunt, House of Sky and Breath

+ Bonus: Ruhn & Lidia, House of Sky and Breath

[cassianswh0re]

Lidia cervos is a claw clip girlie you cannot change my mind

[all-about-books-baby]

Why does everyone seem to blame Bryce for everything? Like I’m deeply confused why everyone holds her responsible and refuses to offer her ounce of kindness.

[florafey]

So is anyone going to start churning out some Bryce x Hunt smut or am I gonna have to do this one myself?

[tropicannafeels]

Diversity, Representation and Other Themes of Crescent City (Book 2 SPOILERS)

I think that SJM actually does a really great job of incorporating diversity into her books. Especially Crescent City. But it has nothing to do with a characters hair colour or skin tone.

Bryce Quinlain, our main character, is not only mixed race, but she's someone who has grown up her entire life trying to fit into two very contradicting cultures, and feeling like she doesn't belong in either. She's too Fae to fit in with the humans around her, but not Fae enough to have the respect of her father or his people. Bryce may be described as white, but within the world of Crescent City, that's not the feature that matters. Its not the colour of her skin that prevents her from being respected by society, but the pointed tips of her ears.

As someone who is mixed race, and has grown up walking the line between different cultures, I believe that a character like Bryce is the kind of representation that matters. It's not just a character's description that impacts a reader, it's their lived experience. Seeing Bryce's confidence and self-assurance despite the world's views of her existence, is empowering.

While I have lived in Canada my whole life, I grew up in a fully Russian household. I am technically half Korean and only half Russian, but both my parents grew up in Russia, so they both speak Russian. No one in my family knows how to speak Korean, so I never got the opportunity to learn. Even tho there was no way that I could have learned Korean, that did nothing to stop the inevitable shame I would feel when Korean people came up to me, recognizing me as Korean, and automatically speaking to me in Korean. I felt like a fraud for not understanding them. When I got a bit older, I started to try and learn Korean, in order to feel closer to this culture that I was supposed to be a part of.

Bryce experiences something similar, where she starts to learn the old language of the Fae in order to feel closer to her heritage. I think that if you've never had the experience of trying to fit into something you were supposed to fit into naturally, this small detail wouldn't necessarily strike you as bi-racial representation, but it is. It connected me to Bryce in a much deeper way than if she had just been described with "Dark black hair and angular eyes".

BOOK 2 SPOILERS STARTING!

The Asteri barged into a world they had no claim to, made life miserable for the humans who were already living their, and then proceeded to take full control of the world in the form of an oppressive government, as well as filling it with even more new citizens who also had zero respect for the native population. Sound familiar?

Crescent City is FILLED with representation. It's a story about people who have been oppressed for centuries, fighting to uncover truths that have been buried and rewritten by their government. It's a story about recognizing your privilege, and the freedom it grants you. It's a story about using what you got, and trying to make the most of it.

When you are in a position of privilege, like being white and straight in a world where that's been deeded the "norm", sometimes it's difficult to understand that there's more to representation than just outward appearance. While it's important to be able to physically see yourself in the stories that shape us, it's equally important to see the experiences that have shaped us represented as well. SJM does that really well. Maybe even too well, considering the amount of criticism she's received for her lack of "diversity". I think that one of the most important roles of fiction is to help people understand different points of view through characters like Bryce. Reading a book is like living a new life, and what better way understand someone's life experience than by reading about a character in a mirror world, and walking beside them through their journey.

[daniellesreadingnook]

I just have a quick question…

What is Bryce Quinlain and Hunt Athalar’s ship name?

I really want to know!

If anyone knows, please tell me!!!

I feel like I should know

Thanks in advance!!

[opalcookies]

Art of Bryce Quinlain by @bloodydamnit !! I absolutely LOVE this art so much go give em some love

Is it just me or did y’all keep forgetting bryce was a redhead while reading? I kept thinking of her as a dark brown and had to correct my vision anytime sjm wrote a line about her hair

[bagpipebear]

anyone else noticed that all three of Sarah J. Maas main characters represent the 3 mighty pillars of art?

Feyre Archeron: painting

Aelin Galathynius: music

Bryce Quinlain: dancing

[sam-is-an-angel222]

the weaver has pale skin, black hair, and black blood :)

so excited to see the tog gang soon

[gracie-rosee]

SJM couples + “I’d walk into the burning heart of hell itself to find you.”

(contains spoilers for ALL BOOKS)

Elide + Lorcan, Empire of Storms

Rowan + Aelin, Empire of Storms

Lysandra + Aedion, Kingdom of Ash

Nesta + Cassian, A Court of Wings and Ruin

Bryce + Hunt, House of Sky and Breath

+ Bonus: Ruhn & Lidia, House of Sky and Breath

[sam-is-an-angel222]

this is just a quick PSA bc hofas comes out in like 18 days and leaks have already started -

i will NOT be on social media while i read the book, and when i’m done, if i want to post about it, i will ALWAYS format it like this:

*SPOILERS FOR HOFAS BELOW*

i don’t want to have hofas spoiled for me, nor do i want to spoil it for anyone else. please be respectful, as spoilers are the bane of some people’s existence, and nobody likes it when they’re spoiled about a brand new book that they’re still reading/haven’t yet started reading.

[sam-is-an-angel222]

me when sarah posts TWENTY DAYS before the hofas release and it sets in that it’s

it’s literally a crossover

A CROSSOVER

thirteen year old me would have been SCREAMING

[sam-is-an-angel222]

let’s just say, for a moment, that the asteri are the tog gods.

let’s just ignore any and all conflicting evidence and just suspend reality for a moment.

and, perhaps more believable, let’s assume that aelin is indeed lidias ancestor.

IF the asteri ARE tog gods, it would make sense that they had a grudge against aelin - she literally sent them to hell during their final battle. but if lidia is somehow related to aelin, the asteri might use as a way to sort of “get back” at aelin.

and if, should we throw ourselves completely into delusion, sjm IS doing a full-on crossover…

the gods are going to learn their lesson once more.

and i will be here for it.