#the kinder of poison

[darklinaforever]

Warner, Kasta, Cardan and Jacks pity the Darkling who couldn't get Alina. (Leigh Bardugo did so much shit with the Grisha trilogy...)

[rhaenicentric]

rhaenyra and alicent being central to the dance of the dragons is truly proof that all of history is just a doomed love story. everything they did was out of love — even the hateful wretched things, which they could only bear to do because they thought they were doing them out of love. for their parents, for their children, for the love that they once had for each other. and so it goes. and so it was.

[18catsreading]

Oh my fuck. Oh my God. Carlos Luna and Aabria Iyengar -- round of applause cuz those tapes were dope AF.

[iamshmolphrog]

i am very normal about this book series

i'm totally not going to reccomend it to everyone i know

and ramble uselessly about it on my tumblr account.

like i said, im normal about it

[anonymousllama]

the thing about writing a fic where i'm explicitly merging twelve different canons is no one can stop me from making two face and poison ivy exes again like they were in b:tas

[quirkycatsfatstacks]

WOTN: The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae

A Magical Journey Begins In The Kinder Poison The Kinder Poison is the debut novel of Natalie Mae, and it has been marketed as perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard and Holly Black. Naturally, that’s enough to get the attention of many a fan, and with good reason. It’s the first novel in a series of the same name, and it introduces fans to a world of magic and politics. Zahru is a girl who…

[queenlypirate]

"It’s you...It has always been you.”

so i finished “the sweetest betrayal” (the last book in “the kinder poison” series) and my depression is cured, my skin is clear, my crops are watered, etc. it was such a delightful read 😭😭 y’all if you like enemies to lovers, i highly, highly recommend this series!! it’s so sweet and funny with some deliciously dark moments, i’m crying pls read this i’m desperate for more fans

also, a bonus: some sketches because i’m trying to get better at drawing kisses rn uwu

[shinebrightruby]

Hey!! Any good enemies to lovers recs?

Hi!

I have SOOOO many recommendations! Here are a few of my favorites:

The Cruel Prince series (I love my baby Cardan so much)

Once Upon a Broken Heart duology-soon-to-be-trilogy (EvaJacks forever)

The Kinder Poison trilogy (it is such an underrated book series, but its enemies-to-lovers arc is so well developed, and you will end up falling in love with Kasta *cough* like me *cough*)

Shatter Me series (I'm going to be honest, it has been a while since I read this series, and while I didn't really enjoy it as much as the books I listed above, I'm still putting it here because a lot of my friends love the series, so it's kind their recommendation to you!)

I hope you like some of the books above, BECAUSE I LOVE THEM *crying*

[in-the-clouds1020]

Sad that my favorite series has ended, but grateful we were able to get the ending we deserved (& the ENDGAME)  If you love fantasy, humor, adventure, corruption arcs, redemption arcs AND slow-burn-to-explosive romance, read The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae!!! Look at them

[clockworkbee]

Zahru 🤝🏻 Evangeline

Simple girls who believed in tales and only ever wanted to live a story of their own and did, only to come across stupid princes and royals who kept endangering their lives.

[just0nemorepage]

The Kinder Poison || Natalie Mae || The Kinder Poison #1 || 416 pages Top 3 Genres: Fantasy / Young Adult / Romance

Synopsis: Zahru has long dreamed of leaving the kingdom of Orkena and having the kinds of adventures she’s only ever heard about in stories. But as a lowly Whisperer, her power to commune with animals means that her place is serving in the royal stables until the day her magic runs dry.

All that changes when the ailing ruler invokes the Crossing: a death-defying race across the desert, in which the first of his heirs to finish—and take the life of a human sacrifice at the journey’s end—will ascend to the throne and be granted unparalleled abilities.

With all of the kingdom abuzz, Zahru leaps at the chance to change her fate if just for a night by sneaking into the palace for a taste of the revelry. But the minor indiscretion turns into a deadly mistake when she gets caught up in a feud between the heirs and is forced to become the Crossing’s human sacrifice. Zahru is left with only one hope for survival: somehow figuring out how to overcome the most dangerous people in the world.

Publication Date: June 2020. / Average Rating: 3.91. / Number of Ratings: ~5550.

[darklinaforever]

For me, really, in Red Queen, Mare should have ended up alone. I have nothing against Cal as a character, but something doesn't sit right with me about his union with Mare. Something is wrong with me. If you prefer, it's as if Juliette from the Shatter Me series ended up with Adam instead of Warner, and Zahru from The Kinder of Poison series ended up with Jet instead of Kasta. (And I love Jet with all my heart as a character, he's very cute) I don't know if you know what I mean ? As if it wasn't meant to be after all. And then Cal also seriously fucked up with Mare. Objectively, none of the brothers really deserved it. (Even if I ship Mareven to death) Anyway, that's my opinion.

[rhaenicentric]

something about rhaenyra and alicent being each other's most cherished wound.

bristling when someone else tries to share in their hate and misery for each other, because "she is my pain and mine alone. no one has cut this deep and drawn this much blood as we have done for each other. no one but us will ever truly understand it. only the both of us have a right to the despair we cause each other."

whether their hands intertwine to touch the flowers that grow under a weirwood tree or the cool metal of a blade drenched in blood, they echo: "i will live in you in any way i can. if i cannot be the one you love the most, i will be the one you hate the most."

(but isn't that almost, if not, the same thing?)

[cursedfortune]

Mortem standing in the court of a king or queen she's temporarily advising, being the perfect picture of chill.

King/Queen, irritably saying her name to demand her attention.

Mortem, somehow with a belt between her hands, giving it a solid *crack* that echoes throughout the room before she turns to them: Yes, my liege? :)

[crystal-mouse]

*tosses a pumpkin filled with raw hamburger into your enclosure*

Thank u for this delicious gift

[bellaroles]

That moment when you feel sorry for the side characters and want them a happier life a long long way from the main characters.