#the language of thorns

[a-ramblinrose]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge || December 9 || Favorite Page Design:  The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

[aleksanderscult]

The post today is Aleksander Morozova and his efforts to provide advice to others:

Aleksander seems to be the "reality check" of these novels. When the protagonists have dreams and wishes, Aleksander comes in and reminds them the reality of things.

When Ulla had hopes that this unique fire will make her people accept and love her, her brother remarked how her own uniqueness will never make the sildroher acknowledge her as one of their own. Aleksander himself knew that from personal experience. She was a rarity. A freak.

When Alina wished to be with Mal, Aleksander reminded her of the situation: Mal is a mortal and Alina a near-immortal Grisha whose dreams of an ordinary life are as good as impossible.

Her potential marriage with Nikolai would start promisingly but age and superstitions would come to create another upheaval and love towards Alina would be turned into fear and hate.

[ethereal-maia]

“I want to go home.” “So go.”

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

[keencroissantgardenflap]

MOROZOVAS SIBLINGS

You're in the wind I'm in the water

Nobody's son Nobody's daughter

[thedemigodpaladin]

Okay so

I’m reading The Language of Thorns before I start King of Scars and at the very end of the Little Knife story, there’s mention of a chapel where waves run right up to the door and at the end of Ruin and Rising, Alina and Mal get married in a very similar chapel. Is it the same one or I do I need to take a nap?

[amiablesummer]

my favourite stories - 3/? - The Soldier Prince by Leigh Bardugo

Who are you when no-one picks you up to hold you? When no-one is looking at you, or whispering to you, who are you then?

[ordinarythingsiflovecaneverbe]

Nikolai: Stay foxy

Zoya: Die lonely

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Famous Authors, Lesser Known Works

Round 1

The Last Man :

Mary Shelley is known for writing the first science fiction book (Frankenstein). But she also wrote The last Man which you could argue is the first dystopian novel. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of the 21st century and all the characters are based on people Mary Shelley knew like Percy Shelley, Claire Clairmont and Lord Byron. Basically after Percy Shelley died Mary Shelley had to rely on Percy Shelley’s abusive father for money to support her son Percy Florence Shelley. She was forbidden from publishing any of Percy's poetry or a biography of Percy as a condition of Percy's father providing for her. But she managed to do it through this book.

The Language of Thorns :

Leigh Bardugo is better known from Shadow & Bone and Six of Crows

Her best book, fight me. (Also gorgeous illustrations.) So cool and weird and delightful and her perfect blend of interesting and dark and strange and magical.

[lilisouless]

So...Baghra fuck3d a fish

[your-fave-is-a-crane-wives-song]

Yeva Luchova from Language of Thorns is High Horse by The Crane Wives!

requested by anon!

[aleksanderscult]

Aleksander Morozova and his magnetic presence, bitches🛐

[somecleverreference]

grishaverse lore is so fucking funny, leigh literally said “ursula littlemermaid is the darkling’s sister” and we all just went with it

[keencroissantgardenflap]

DARKOLAI! when Darkling finally brings Nikolai to meet his mermaid younger sister:

Ulla: So what happened to the "we're not made to please princes"?

Aleksander: This is different.

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A.k.a: Your big brother who had said "fuck the royalty" since you were young, then you two grow up and now he literally fucks a royalty.

[stheresya]

I get a little sad reading wwsf and seeing Ulla being all wary around Aleksander when they meet because i'm like nooo sweetie that's your big brother who was there when you were born and who kept coming back to Fjerda every summer in hopes of seeing you again because you're his sister and also one of the few people in the world who's somewhat like him and he wants is to connect with you and be a family😔 like i know his ominous manners are off-putting but it probably stung him a little to see Ulla being so mistrustful of him :(

[ethereal-maia]

I split language of thorns up because I’m curious to see if there’s some sort of bias in the stories <33

EDIT: kicking myself so hard rn i fucking forgot The Too-Clever Fox omfg if it’s a horrible problem I’ll make a new poll

[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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