#carry on spoilers

[watfordgrimoire]

Simon is still allowed on Watford grounds, but the gate does not open for him anymore (Carry On 505)

[a-random-queer-fanpeep]

Fuck the mage, that is a kid, you can give him a ride

Also, "I hadn't meant to slay that dragon"!!! 11yo Simon killing the dragon on accident, presumably because he was 11 or 12 and panicked, and then everyone praises him for it and people (the mage) using it to treat him like he's so grown up!!! And he has dreams (probably nightmares) about it!!!! How would that not mess someone up??? Simon "living weapon" Snow starting early, both in life and book pacing (literally page one in my copy).

[your-local-asexual-loser]

Okay but if you think about it, Simon really is yhe prophesised one. The greatest threat to magic was the Humdrum, yes, but technically Simon didn't create it. The Mage did. The Mage inadvertently made the Humdrum while trying so hard to make the Chose One prophecies come true. And Simon was the one who stopped the Humdrum.

[hunter-the-gae]

Okay, this book was top-tier, to say the least. I saw someone write a review that said, "J.K. Rowling wishes she could write this good" or something like that. I honestly agree. This book has got to be one of my favourite reads ever. It has HEA, it's lgbtqia+, and it gives the "coming of age" genre new life (in my personal view).

The book starts "in medias res" (in the middle of things). This really gives the feel of how the most epics are written, which always starts in the middle of things. But this isn't an epic. The book starts slow, and there are questions after questions. But I suggest focusing mainly on the character dynamics for the beginning. I went into this book with the knowledge that Simon and Baz eventually ended up together, so that's what really kept me going and what I latched on to first. I looked at the way Simon would describe things in great detail and, at every turn, bring up Baz. He loved The Mage like a father and talked about him a great deal, but less in comparison to Baz. The only person that he talked about more than Baz was Penelope, and that was because she was his best friend. In the first 3 chapters alone, Simon mentions Agatha (his GIRLFRIEND) a maximum of 4 times. Compared to how much he mentioned everyone else, it was kind of concerning. You can pick up on how most characters are going to be throughout the novel very easily through the first 6 or so chapters. What I really loved about the beginning of the book, though, is the fact that although it starts in medias res every POV explains things so effortlessly, although sometimes you can tell that they are going out of their way to explain these things. But at the same time, it feels natural. That makes the book so easy to read, and the writing style is phenomenal; it flows so beautifully. To me, it feels like treading water or cutting through jello. I do have a lot to say about characters and character relations, but I will save that for another post. Once you get to where everything starts to pick up, towards the end, you can clearly see the flaws on all sides. The Mage and the Old Families. They both think they are right, but each side is a little or a lot wrong. It's such a beautifully written ethical conundrum; I love it. This heavily reminds me of American politics, and that's kind of funny. This book simultaneously feels light yet heavy.

[nine-frogs-in-a-trenchcoat]

unpopular book opinion: i actually don't mind and often quite like when the main character in a fantasy story loses their powers at the end of a book/ book series

[hinamie]

10 years later

[may12324]

She remade her, she held her bones in her hands and put each piece back together. Only to have to carry on without her.

Everything she did, she did for Falin

~

Inspired by The Locked Tomb and Howls Moving Castle, and also how hot these two look in these outfits/forms. This will be a future print for cons this year.

[st-hedge]

Okay supergiant okay I’m invested

[egophiliac]

can't believe that skeleman has turned on us, and Halloween Prom is tomorrow.

(what a top-tier UM...we are about to be just totally obliterated in the absolute silliest way. what possible use could this power have outside of bringing us to the brink of utter holiday disaster.)

[sometimesrendog]

[Day 172] Uiscefhuaraithe / The feel of coldness only water brings

[thefrsers]

I love you. Tell me in person.

[sophsun1]

But if he can't take you ballroom dancing and tell you you're pretty, hell with him, is that it?

[tiniest-hands-in-all-the-land]

Carry me home

[kenchann]

some silly book 7 doodles that i looooved so much

[equinoxette]

they should've hugged!!

[bikananjarrus]

can i just say it felt so fucking GOOD to have good, well-executed, fast-paced (!!) lightsaber fight choreography. the fights were exciting! each character had their own distinct style that matched their abilities and size! they were fast!!!!!! hands down the best saber fights we’ve seen in live-action sw in a long time.