#duva

[michaelnordeman]

A bunch of Rock doves/pigeons/duvor in Skärholmen in Stockholm, Sweden (June 21, 2013).

[sir-duva]

[ethereal-maia]

“I want to go home.” “So go.”

Moodboard for Magda’s cottage in The Witch of Duva by Leigh Bardugo

[jessread-s]

✩🐚🦊Review:

Bardugo’s spin on classic fairytales are a delight as always.

“The Language of Thorns” includes six short stories that are inspired by myth, folklore, and fairytales. Each are paired with stunning illustrations that really give it a storybook feel.

In her author’s note, she shares that she was inspired to write this collection by “the note of trouble that I think many of us hear in familiar tales, because we know—even as children—that impossible tasks are on odd way to choose a spouse, that predators come in many guises, that a prince’s whims are often cruel.” She takes bits and pieces from old tales and reshapes them with her dark, gripping, and masterful writing to make us, as readers, question the classics we grew up with. New morals are attributed to each story and I was blown away when I was left to ruminate on them every. Single. Time.

You do not have to read any of the Grishaverse books to pick this one up, which makes it perfect for new readers hoping to be introduced to Bardugo’s works and fans, like myself, who keep coming back for more!

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[aleksanderscult]

So I read "The Language of Thorns" and this is my ranking of the fairytales inside of it:

1) The Soldier Prince 👑

2) The Witch of Duva (although I wanted to put it on number 1)

3) When Water Sang Fire

4) Ayama and the Thorn Wood (it shares number 3 with "When Water Sang Fire" to be honest)

5) The Too-Clever Fox

6) Little Knife

Favorite characters (not in any particular order here):

- Droessen (I just love fucked up, creepy characters 🤌)

- Nadya

- Magda of the Black Woods

- Ayama

- Ulla

- Koja

- Sofiya (just like I said. My soft spot are fucked up characters)

(didn't mention the Darkling because he's my favorite character in any story he appears)

All in all, a fantastic book with incredible style of writing, creepy and dark stories (my cup of tea), unexpected twists and wonderful illustrations.

Recommend it 💯!!

[yellowgnomeboots]

Ok so we don't have enough room in our kitchen for all our kitchen stuff.

Logically (unless we move house) we need to have less stuff because it is not possible to make the kitchen larger. It's also a bad idea to store things outside the kitchen because everywhere else is also filled with stuff.

But I don't want to have less stuff. Ideally I'd like more because I love ceramics and also would like a cast iron pan. I just don't see what we can get rid of without making things difficult for ourselves or getting rid of something I love.

[austiebug]

Extreme full combo! This was only like my third attempt, so the fines aren't great. Might try again later.

[michaelnordeman]

Rock pigeon/duva. Dublin, Ireland (July 31, 2022).

[sir-duva]

Holis~ vengo a molestar a la mod 😈

[ninja-muse]

TBR numbers... 230, 480, and 777?

Faint Promise of Rain by Anjali Mitter Duva - A couple years ago I realized that while I enjoy Women Being Awesome In History novels, I had mostly read books about Awesome White Ladies, so I put out a call for recs to fix that. I haven't managed to read any of the recs yet, but this was one of them.

The Affinity Bridge by George Mann - This was frequently recced during the steampunk trend of the late aughts and I liked the premise.

The Similarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien - Added this one sometime in my teens, I think, because by that point I'd read LOTR twice. I have read Part 1 of it twice and never gone further.

Thanks for asking!

Ask me things!

[roseseducearc]

@s4intsgay​  ASKED,  ❛  𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒅 .   𝒕𝒐  𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆  𝒎𝒚  𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒆  𝒖𝒑  𝒂𝒔  𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 / 𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒅𝒂 ....

       𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐏 𝐀  collection of herbs for a remedy.   a woman in the village was ill, deathly so that her daughter had come to the supposed  “witch of the wood”  in dire need of assistance.  magda said she would do her best to make something good enough to held her sick mother , but it would take time . . time she didn’t have, but the witch couldn’t stand by  &&  do nothing.   it just so happened on this day, magda had a visitor from someone whom she rarely sees but   𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴𝓼  of often.   arm continues to grind when she feels the presence of him behind her, a little smile pressed to her lips.    ❝  sasha ,  ❞   comes tone at the feeling of her back pressed against his chest.   hands at her waist as they trail up her sides, the press of hot mouth against the crook of her neck.   mind should be focused on the task at hand  &&  yet it drifts to somewhere more naughty than it should  !    (   a yearning she’s always had for him.   a need to feel his flesh against her own , his mouth against hers ,  &&  two bodies pressed impossibly close.   )    hand , one not grasping her hip , comes to touch against her throat.   a gentle squeeze makes magda let out a soft , lustful moan. hands abandon their work, body   𝙻𝙴𝙰𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙸𝙽𝚃𝙾   his own.  ❝  you’re distracting me.  ❞   spoken as if it were meant to hold serious weight, but she’s left that behind.     heart quickens as the hand that touched her throat leaves it to skillfully gather the skirts of her dress, exposing her thigh to a chilly cabin.   fingers graze her thigh  &&  she hums,  ❝  sasha. . please. . ❞

[famousborntoday]

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[marathinewslive]

सैलानी बाबाच्या दर्ग्यावर मनोरुग्णांसाठी 'दवा आणि दुवा' उपक्रम, अंनिससह सामाजिक संघटनांचा अनोखा पुढाकार | Maharashtra ANIS start Mental Health help program at Sailani Baba Dargah Buldhana

सैलानी बाबाच्या दर्ग्यावर मनोरुग्णांसाठी ‘दवा आणि दुवा’ उपक्रम, अंनिससह सामाजिक संघटनांचा अनोखा पुढाकार | Maharashtra ANIS start Mental Health help program at Sailani Baba Dargah Buldhana

महाराष्ट्र अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलन समितीपरिवर्तन आणि मातृभूमी फौंडेशन यांनी सैलानी बाबाच्या दर्ग्यावर येणाऱ्या मनोरुग्णांसाठी ‘दवा आणि दुवा’ उपक्रम सुरू केला आहे. “‘दवा आणि दुवा’ उपक्रम सैलानी बाबा परिसरात येणाऱ्या मानसिक रुग्णांच्यासाठी अत्यंत उपयुक्त आहे. या परिसरासाठी तो पथदर्शी प्रकल्प ठरेल,” असा विश्वास बुलढाणा जिल्हाधिकारी आर. राममूर्ती यांनी व्यक्त केला. ते गुरुवारी (१ सप्टेंबर) बुलडाण्यात या…