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skyfallscotland ยท 7 months ago
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So I wanted an audiobook to listen to on my long journey to the convention last weekend, so I borrowed the dramatised audio of House of Earth & Blood thinking I'd just see if I liked it (scarred by my Throne of Glass experience, I no longer believe any hype). I actually quite like it, maybe because of the urban fantasy setting? I'm more interested? I don't know. Anyway, here's my thoughts, part one:
Everyone lied. I had fucking flash cards ready? People made flash cards? This is not difficult to follow, I don't know, the worldbuilding seems fairly straightforward to me, but to each their own?
I love Danika already and I hate everything
Oh. I thought...I thought that was going to happen at like...the end of the book. Oh damn. I'm low-key devastated?
E Ithan is blacklisted for life. Fuck off, E Ithan.
Fury is also blacklisted. Fuck her.
I'm ride or die for my little dancing drug addict already, I don't know if you can tell.
Oh, and I'm in the CLUB NOW!!! Ruhn Danaan, Crown Prince of the Valbarran Fae ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ
Don't know if we like him yet or not? But I'm going to go with yes against my better judgement, because he seems like a little emo boy and teenage me is obsessed already ๐Ÿ˜Œ
Hunt seems ok? Why does everyone hate him? Never mind, y'all hated Chaol, I'll form my own opinions ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€
I love that things are blowing up here. That's my favourite kind of action movie and this feels like an action book.
Also, Danika definitely stole that fucking horn.
"Not interested." Queen, you dropped this ๐Ÿ‘‘
Sabine is also blacklisted along with all the archangels, they can go choke.
I sort of feel like she's showing more of Bryce's depression and trauma, rather than just glazing over it the way she sort of does in her other series', but I just feel like...you can't bring up a suicide attempt and just glide right on, you know? Let me sit with this.
Evil mum says Danika definitely stole that fucking horn. The Bryce-Danika friendship is starting to feel a little lopsided and I don't know if I'm digging that.
I think I'm around halfway through. I like it so far, more than I liked Throne of Glass. Not sure if I have favourite characters yet or pairings. I like the otters ๐Ÿฅน
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ladyelainaes ยท 2 years ago
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spoilers if you are not caught up with Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas...you've been warned
yo I just remembered that Bryce has her phone when she traveled to Prythian...
how many selfies would we be fed from Bryce with the bat boys and the inner circle? yyyaaas
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joellesolo ยท 2 years ago
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JESUS CHRIST
Talk about a slow fucking burn. Iโ€™m over five hundred pages into this book and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET.
Nothing of note, anyway. Ugh.
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rainingriversofyou ยท 1 year ago
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Lidia Cervos, The Hind
Ruhn Danaan, Crown Prince of the Valbaran Fae
Bryce Adelaide Quinlan, Heir to the Starborn Fae
Hunt Athalar, The Umbra Mortis
Crescent City - Art by Lua / luaartiste
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rufousnmacska ยท 11 months ago
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No context Hofas spoiler??
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nanstgeorge ยท 1 year ago
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let's burn it all down.
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cassianandfenrysaremyboyos ยท 11 months ago
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Just thinking about how Hunt went from having no really close friends, no family, no real hope or dreams for the future, just a slave stuck in a terrible situation he would never get out of. To finding a mate that loves him, a family of brothers who would do anything for each other, and dreams of a happy future and kids
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throughstarlitfields ยท 1 year ago
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๐™‹๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™ช๐™ญ'๐™จ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ ๐™˜๐™ก๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™š๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ž๐™™๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™›๐™–๐™˜๐™š. ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ก๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ, ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™๐™š'๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฅ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™˜๐™  ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™๐™จ.
๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฌ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ฎ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™ก๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™–๐™˜๐™๐™š๐™™, ๐™– ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ก๐™ž๐™›๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™–๐™ง-๐™—๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ. โ€œ๐™„ ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™„ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™š,โ€ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™ง๐™ž๐™œ๐™๐™ฉ ๐™ƒ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™–๐™ž๐™™.
๐™‰๐™ค. ๐™‰๐™ค. ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™—๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ.
๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐™‹๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™ช๐™ญ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™™ ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™›๐™ž๐™ง๐™ข, ๐™จ๐™ข๐™ž๐™ก๐™š ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™›๐™–๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ.
๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ก๐™–๐™ž๐™™ ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™œ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ง๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ช๐™œ๐™ ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก, ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™˜๐™ก๐™š๐™จ, ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™—๐™ก๐™ค๐™ค๐™™. ๐˜ˆ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต.
๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง๐™ž'๐™จ ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™ฌ๐™š๐™—๐™—๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™˜๐™ง๐™ค๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ'๐™จ ๐™—๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฌ, ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™š๐™ง๐™˜๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™ž๐™ข ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™๐™–๐™ก๐™ค'๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™๐™ž๐™œ๐™š๐™ก๐™ช๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ค๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š.
๐™ƒ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™˜๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ. ๐™„๐™ฉ ๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™š๐™™ ๐™ค๐™›๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ค๐™›๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™œ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š.
๐™ท๐š˜๐šž๐šœ๐šŽ ๐š˜๐š ๐š‚๐š”๐šข ๐šŠ๐š—๐š ๐™ฑ๐š›๐šŽ๐šŠ๐š๐š‘ ๐š‹๐šข ๐š‚๐šŠ๐š›๐šŠ๐š‘ ๐™น. ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐šŠ๐šœ
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lavendaers ยท 10 months ago
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lehabah froze at the other's response. she hadn't expected danika to know what had happened to her or what she'd done. she drew in a deep breath, shaking her head as she glanced away from the other. "bb told you?" she questioned, finally looking up at her. a sigh slipped from her lips and she looked up at the sky, fighting back tears as she thought of her last moments. "you don't have to thank me. i would've done it regardless."
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"yeah, so did you. seems like we've both got some explaining to do." danika rolled her eyes as lehabah immediately jumped into the defense, arms crossing over her chest as she continued on, before raising a hand to stop her. "woah, okay, calm down, matchstick. b told me what you did.. i just.. i wanted to say.." fuck why was this so hard to find the words for. "right, thanks for having bryce's back when i couldn't be there."
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artandbooknook ยท 10 months ago
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Fanart of Ruhn and Lidia below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป
โ€œIn a world full of enemies, you're my only friend.โ€
โ€œWell, maybe I should give you friendship lessons, because you fucking blow at itโ€
Art by me: artandbooknook on all socials ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป
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skyfallscotland ยท 7 months ago
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House of Earth & Blood thoughts, part two/two:
โ€ข Bryce's mum is really cute and it's kind of nice to see a story where the heroine isn't a starving orphan, sorry not sorry ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
โ€ข Hunt's mum however ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ that's so sad? And why do I feel like we're going to circle back at some point to that comment about not knowing who his dad is ๐Ÿ‘€ Is it someone important? It's someone important, isn't it?
โ€ข I also find it kind of hilarious that so many people rag on Violet in Fourth Wing, but Hunt Athalar is just as fucking bad. The boy is thirsty af, does he ever think about anything else??
โ€ข I also like that Bryce's depression and survivor's guilt is sticking around and not just being used as a plot device, like a lot of books usually do. It's nice. For me, not for her, lol.
โ€ข I still don't like Fury. She's still blacklisted. Go run off with E Ithan.
โ€ข Huntโ€™s wings, what the fuck. Honestly, Bryce isnโ€™t doing enough threatening around here, blackmail these fuckers?!
โ€ข Ohhh I get it nowโ€ฆI think? Did someone shove that drug down Danikaโ€™s throat and she killed the pack? And thatโ€™s why she was begging? And why the protections on the apartment couldnโ€™t stop it?
โ€ข Oh, Danika shoved the drug down Danika's throat? Well that's...charming. I know people are imperfect but damn this still feels like a Nehemia-Aelin relationship and I'm...not digging it.
โ€ข I really want to know more about the Autumn King, which seems like the situation every time there's an autumn king of any kind in an SJM novel, so, you know...par for the course.
โ€ข Micah is such a dick. TBH they're all dicks, but still ๐Ÿ™„
โ€ข Bryce begging for Hunt's freedom ๐Ÿฅบ I fully expected her to be like "he's my mate!" but IDK do they...not...realise that? Is it because she hasn't made the drop? They do have those in this universe, right? Because now I can't remember.
โ€ข I like Ruhn. Is pretty sword going to end up being Bryce's sword though? Because we're talking about it way too much for what's basically a glorified kitchen utensil in his hands.
โ€ข Ok so the last like however many pages were while I was out, which honestly? Always seems to happen? So I don't have a ton of live reactions but:
โ€ข Did I think Hunt was being a little mouthy about hating the archangels for a man in his position? Yes. Did I think he was actively planning a rebellion? Nope, you got me there.
โ€ข Oh and MICAH killing Danika and the pack? It makes a lot more sense, but that doesn't make me feel any warmer about her to be honest, she DEFINITELY learned from the Nehemia school of friendship (called it!) and I hate that for Bryce ๐Ÿ˜’
โ€ข The vacuum cleaner? That's such a trauma response and honestly, Bryce deserves to have that small moment of peace because she's a badass bitch. Nice work honey, you're doing great! ๐Ÿฅน
โ€ข Sandriel is just...I don't even care about her? She's meant to be this second big bad and I just never cared, tbh. Good riddance ๐Ÿ‘‹
โ€ข Hunt gets blown up and put back together way too much and too easily tbh, which rankles considering Lehabah is apparently actually dead??? What's up with that? Rude.
โ€ข "Light it up, Bryce! Light it up!" Ok I might have teared up a little ๐Ÿ˜ญIn the grocery store. ๐Ÿ˜ญ The same grocery store I was in when I listened to "you do not yield, you do not yield" on my last big shop. You're right, I can never go back.
โ€ข I also wasn't sure Bryce was ever making the drop, I was starting to think that she was going to remain human forever (and I wouldn't have been that mad about it). I'm kind of relieved though that she did and she didn't have to give up all her power? I think? From my understanding. That seems like an SJM special and I was waiting for it, prepared to roll my eyes.
โ€ข "I'm not making it ... Because it got too hard. Without you. It is too hard without you." I love Bryce so much. I felt her more than most other characters SJM's ever written. I feel like the way her depression and trauma showed through in little glimpses was something I'd been hoping for out of other characters in her work and never gotten and I'm glad she decided to tackle it properly this time around.
I can also see her getting along really well with Remi, so there, that's my answer now for everyone who kept saying Remi and Aelin would be friends. I can't see that, but I can see Remi and Bryce. And maybe Remi, Bryce, and Nesta being a dangerous trio ๐Ÿ˜…
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i-only-see-daylight ยท 3 months ago
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*HOFAS spoilers* Lidia: I can't believe you assassinated the King!
Ruhn: Well, 'assassinated' implies it was politically motivated. I killed him because he was a dick, so technically I murdered him.
Lidia: That's not better!
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ladyelainaes ยท 2 years ago
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oooh I really like this and let me add to this...๐Ÿซฃ
So we know that Aelin fell through Prythian in Kingdom of Ash and she saw Rhys & (pregnant) Feyre. And in ACOSF, Rhysand mentioned that there was a very big bright red star shooting across one night sky, this could possibly be Aelin. And that could possibly tell us that KOA and ACOSF are happening at the same time
so I predict that we are in the middle of ACOTAR 5 while we are at the end of HOSAB. So maybe Bryce landed in the middle of ACOTAR 5 book ๐Ÿซ  and the Inner Circle has to add another problem in their agenda cuz in Maas's universe, a lot of things can happen in the 6-9 months in a book.
The Crossover, Timelines, and the Future of ACOTAR
Disclaimer: This post is a long one, filled with mostly ramblings, and contains spoilers for both the ACOTAR and Crescent City series. Please donโ€™t read on if you havenโ€™t finished either series, mostly CC, as I would hate for anything to be spoiled. Additionally, this is NOT a shipping post and I want to highly discourage any shipping discussion in regards to the contents of this post. I miss fun casual fandom discourse and want lovers of every ship to feel comfortable sharing their options if they feel so inclined.ย Thanks for taking the time to read this <3 - Court
~~Spoilers Below~~
SO, LETโ€™S GET INTO ITโ€ฆ
Ever since I finished the last chapter of HOSAB Iโ€™ve had a lot of questions. Like a lot of questions. But as a reader and lover of both the CC and ACOTAR series, one thing that haunts me is how the crossover is going to impact the ACOTAR narrative moving forward. Especially since CC3 is the next book to be released.ย 
We know from Miss Sarah Janet herself that both series will be able to be read independently. We also know House of Flame and Shadow is Bryceโ€™s story (and Ruhn and Hunt and all the others) and the focus will be on them. Any appearance of ACOTAR characters will be a treat, a little snack to keep readers of both series fed while they wait for the next book if you will, but what I canโ€™t wrap my head around is the timeline, and how Bryceโ€™s arrival ISNโ€™T going to impact ACOTAR moving forward.
The revelations about the Asteri trying to get back into Prythian, the lost Fae worldwalking to Midgard, the 8th Dusk Court, all of that seems like it would naturally have a huge impact on the world of Prythian, and thus the characters within it. Imagine you havenโ€™t read CC, then we learn (at the very least) thereโ€™s suddenly a new 8th court? Thatโ€™s pretty important, and I imagine would leave many readers questioning.ย 
Which brings me to the meat of this post, the juicy bit, the good stuff, and I guess my main point: the timeline. How, and most importantly when, will the rest of the stories in the ACOTAR series occur and where will Bryceโ€™s arrival in Prythian fall within them?
We know ~6-9 months have passed between the end of ACOSF and HOSAB, so keep that in mind as you read on! Also keep in mind these supposed timelines arenโ€™t referring to the order of publication, but rather the order of each respective story within the timeline of the Maasverse.ย 
*Note: Thinking about where the next ACOTAR novella will fall (and what it might be about) hurts my head so Iโ€™m only going to briefly touch on that in this post.ย 
Opt. 1:ย ACOSF โ€“> Bryceโ€™s Arrival โ€“> ACOTAR 5 โ€“> ACOTAR 6
If the series were to follow this timeline, I have a hard time wrapping my head around how Bryceโ€™s arrival (and all that will be learned because of it) WONT impact ACOTAR moving forward. As mentioned above, Bryce has some information thatโ€™s going to really rock the world of Prythian and I struggle to see how this information wonโ€™t change the direction of the story in ACOTAR 5 and 6.ย 
If everything involving Bryce occurs BEFORE the events of the next ACOTAR books then itโ€™s safe the characters would all be aware of:ย 
The Dusk Court (reborn or not)ย 
The Asteriโ€™s return
Other worlds
Bryceโ€™s arrivalย 
The Starborn Fae
And whatever knowledge Rhys and Armen seem to have
Thatโ€™s a lot of really important stuff that has huge implications for Prythian.ย The way I see it, if this is the route the timeline takes then readers will need to read both the entirety of the Crescent City and ACOTAR series, though this goes directly against what the author herself has told us.
Confused? Me too.ย 
Opt. 2:ย ACOSF โ€“> ACOTAR 5 โ€“> ACOTAR 6 โ€“> Bryceโ€™s Arrival
I donโ€™t know what to really think of this potential timeline (but I might have convinced myself more and more of it while writing this), as thereโ€™s a whole lot of story left to cover, and if Iโ€™m remember correctly, there was only around a ~6-9 month gap between the end of ACOSF and Bryceโ€™s arrival in Pythian at the end of HOSAB. Thatโ€™s not a lot of time to solve all of the issues the ACOTAR characters are facing, at least in my opinion, especially when we still have:ย 
Koschei and his machinations + Vassaโ€™s curse
Two more love stories that need to unfold
Lucien and his real father
Eris and his scheming / Autumn Court drama
Mor and her secret
Elain and her powers
The High King plotline
Feysandโ€™s death pact
Truth-Teller and where it came from
Valkyries still arenโ€™t fully formed / Bloodrite fallout
Tamlin still running around totally feral thoughย I hope he stays that way
And the many unanswered questions regarding tertiary characters and newly introduced characters, like Gwyn, Emerie, Balthazar, Helion and Lady Autumn, etc. etc.ย 
Thatโ€™sโ€ฆ a lot.ย THEN AGAIN, if I remember correctly, the entire events of the Throne of Glass series spanned over the course of ~one year, so maybe this timeline isnโ€™t so farfetched after allโ€ฆย 
Though I do find this all to be a bit clunky. Readers of both series would be aware of Bryceโ€™s arrival, other worlds, the Asteriโ€™s attempt to reinvade Prythian, the lost Dusk Court, etc. all throughout the rest of the ACOTAR series. Seeing as CC3 is coming in January 24โ€ฒ, before the rest of the ACOTAR books, this timeline would also mean that readers of both series would have technically already seen the conclusion to both CC and ACOTAR by the time they finish HOFAS.ย 
Sarah does like to play with the concept of time (past, present, future) so perhaps this timeline might make sense in the end. This could also play into the theory that TOG was the past, CC the future, and ACOTAR the presentโ€ฆย 
But now Iโ€™m giving myself a headache so letโ€™s move on. If youโ€™re still with me, youโ€™re a saint and I hope your bookshelves are always full, your recs always good, and your pages never dog-eared.ย 
Opt. 3:ย ACOSF โ€“> ACOTAR 5 โ€“> Bryceโ€™s Arrival โ€“> Novella (?) โ€“> ACOTAR 6
This is a pretty wonky timeline too (Iโ€™m starting to think they all are) but I could also see it potentially making sense given the fact the 6-9 month window between ACOSF and HOSAB might be enough time for one of the remaining ACOTAR stories to play out, given that Nestaโ€™s story spanned around ~10 months to a year. Though this would mean weโ€™d read about Bryceโ€™s arrival at the END of ACOTAR 5, and thus would need some sort of mention of this monumental event in ACOTAR 6/the novella. This would also mean there would be one endgame ACOTAR couple already together during the events of CC3, though I donโ€™t think this is a huge thing, seeing as House of Flame and Shadow is about Bryce. Could we get crumbs and hints? Sure, though seeing as Sarah likes to keep her endgames tight-lipped, I highly doubt weโ€™ll get anything substantial.ย 
Speaking of theย  Novellaโ€ฆ If it does come after ACOTAR 5/Bryceโ€™s arrival, could this be a good way to bring in the idea of the multiverse to ACOTAR-only readers? Perhaps the novella is about the time the Daglan ruled over Prythian?? Or maybe itโ€™ll be about Queen Theia??? Maybe itโ€™ll be about none of that??ย 
Now my head hurts.ย 
Regardless of how the timeline shapes out I am so excited about where the story is going and canโ€™t wait to see the new dynamics, lore, plots, and elements the crossover introduces. But now I want to know your theories! How do you think SJM will handle the crossover, the revelation of the Maasverse, the interconnected worlds of Prythian and Midgard, and all the goodness we still have left to explore in CC3/ACOTAR 5&6???
Thanks again for reading!
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HOFAS thoughts as I read it: (SPOILERS below)
All that t*rture in the dungeons, Ruhnโ€™s piercing and tattoos. Baxianโ€™s tattoo. The wings. โ€œHow strong is your bite?โ€ Sarahhhhh!!!!! Stop! That was more than I could handle๐Ÿ˜ซ
The Middengard Wyrm๐Ÿ˜–. Nesta dealt with it brilliantly but it just makes you appreciate how impossible it was that human Feyre managed to kill this thing by herself with no decent weapons.
Azriel hugging Nesta and stroking her hair after she took the Mask off๐Ÿฅบ
Bryceโ€™s wallpaper being Hunt and the photo of her friends in the phone caseโ€”that made me tear up
Imagining the inner circle all surrounding Bryceโ€™s phone trying to figure out how it works is hilarious. Also Nesta being jealous of Bryceโ€™s music collection, โ€œTHOUSAND?โ€
The nightbright angst KILLED me๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
Hunt just dreaming of Bryce. Sheโ€™s the only thing pulling him through, โ€œHeโ€™d wanted so many things with her. A normal, happy life. Children.โ€ HE BETTER GET EVERY SINGLE ONE IF THOSE THINGS OR HANDS WILL BE THROWN!
Silene. The Daglan. My theories were true๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Sigrid. I had so much hope for her story but I was disappointed. Hopefully itโ€™ll get better
Ariadne!! I wanted to see more of her๐Ÿ˜•
Ruhnโ€™s bedroom. The burn cream๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Lidia FUCKING Cervos. That breakout scene. Magnificent.
Jesiba and Ithanโ€™s dynamic. Librarian Ithan and the fact that Jesiba is a Parthos priestess!!! Also JellyJubilee being the computer password๐Ÿ˜‚
Bryce using the mating bond to teleport to Hunt๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Bran and Ace. Lidia giving them her ruby ring for tuition as a goodbye๐Ÿ’”
Hunt and Bryce got married?!!! WHEN?
Cloudberry crown sounds funny idk why
If I had a penny every time SJM included a set of unhinged/partly unhinged fae twins (yes connall Iโ€™m looking at you) in her series, Iโ€™d have three pennies bc it happens every single time
So the astronomer is basically a Voldemort 2.0
Flynn and dec going crazy for waffles on the mer ship
โ€œI never had anyone fight for meโ€ Oh Lidia my love๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Guess Iโ€™m shipping Tharion and Sathia now๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Lidia being turned on by Ruhn lighting a fireโ€”girl, I get it.
โ€œBecause Iโ€™m yours, Day. Iโ€™m fucking yours.โ€ Screaming crying throwing up
Lidia: โ€œI want you all the timeโ€๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’—
Idk why but I am disappointed in the Autumn King, I thought there would be some redemption for him for some reason
Ruhn: โ€œI am going to live and I am going to live well without youโ€๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Bryce was always a queen but now she a queen Queen๐Ÿ‘€
Avallen becoming all green again.
Hunt being a demonic test tube baby๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Dec being the first to look for service. Typical๐Ÿ˜‚
Ithan x Perry???? Cinnamon and strawberry? I start getting suspicious when they notice all the nuances of that personโ€™s scent. I think theyโ€™d be cute though
Nooooo, the primeโ€”I keep thinking of him as master oogway from king fu panda and it makes me sad
Sabines finally dead๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ
Ithan is prime now? Okay okay pop offf!!
Hunt finally breaking free of his halo and freeing Isaiah as wellโค๏ธ
Is the under king from the ToG universe??? Valg??
Connor๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ The bullet. Memento mori
Sathia and Colin McCarthy. This will be interesting
Commando Hunt. The underwear was too small๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿซจ๐Ÿซจ
Morven guest room having red lace thongs๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Okay tharion and sathia are really growing on me๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
โ€˜Sheโ€™s my mate you fuckerโ€™ SCREAAMMING
Ace finally calling Lidia Mom๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ
Lidia is the descendant of Brannon. The fire, the hind/sacred stag. OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!
Pollux being incineratedโ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธโ˜บ๏ธ
The sprites and Irithys๐Ÿ’—
The kill switch, the godslayer rifle. Bryce just blackholing the Asteri. She is so brilliant and cunning and clever and I love her.
Danika and the pack. Light it up Bryce. I SOBBED
Jesiba crying and then her sacrifice๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’”๐Ÿ’”
Ember and Randal going to Prythian. Randal bonding with Rhys but more importantly Ember and Nestaโ€”I want to cryyyy๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿฅน
Starsword/Gwydion back in Prythianโ€ฆwhats going to happen in ACOTAR 5???
The princes of Helโ€”you gotta love em
Lidia and Ruhn finally having that beer
Flynn x Perry? Jealous Ithan๐Ÿ˜
Syrinx running for his life when Hunt and Bryce share a heated look. Itโ€™s nothing new but it cracks me up all the time
Pegasuses in Avallen๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ
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chloejohnsonart ยท 6 months ago
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โ€œHunt found Bryce sitting atop the ruins of what had once been a tower. Tangles of blooming vines and roses all around her. A beautiful surreal place for a Fae Queen to rest. The land seemed to know her, small blooming flowers nestling around her body, some of them even curling in the long strands of her hair.
Yet her face, when Hunt sat beside her, was hollow. Devastated.โ€
๐Ÿ“• House of Flame and Shadow, Chapter 65.
I just finished this artwork of Bryce, and I think itโ€™s the best art Iโ€™ve ever done, and Iโ€™m super happy with how it came out, so I really wanted to share!
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acourtofquestions ยท 2 months ago
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I am a descendant of Ranthia Drahl, Queen of Embers. She is with me now and I am not afraid. My friends are behind me, and I will protect them. My friends are with me and I am not afraid. My friends are with me and I am not afraid.
My friends are with me and I am not afraid.
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