#the song of wrath

[lottiesoka]

i know that next to no one has read the bones of ruin series by sarah raughley but i enjoy it a lot so here are some rin sketches and an uma one because they're my favorites and their designs go hard

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New Releases

It's a new week, which means more new books on horizon! There's a couple coming out on Tuesday -- are any of them on your TBR?

Wings in the Wild & Alas Salvajes (Spanish edition) by Margarita Engle

Winged beings are meant to be free. And so are artists, but the Cuban government has criminalized any art that doesn’t meet their approval. Soleida and her parents protest this injustice with their secret sculpture garden of chained birds. Then a hurricane exposes the illegal art, and her parents are arrested.

Soleida escapes to Central America alone, joining the thousands of Cuban refugees stranded in Costa Rica while seeking asylum elsewhere. There she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy whose enigmatic music enchants birds and animals—and Soleida.

Together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba. Soon they discover that love isn’t about falling—it’s about soaring together to new heights. But wings can be fragile, and Soleida and Dariel come from different worlds. They are fighting for a better future—and the chance to be together.

The Song of Wrath (The Bones of Ruin #2) by Sarah Raughley

Iris Marlow can’t die. For years, she was tormented by her missing memories and desperate to learn her real identity. So when the mysterious Adam Temple offered to reveal the truth of who she was in exchange for her joining his team in the Tournament of Freaks, a gruesome magical competition, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse. But the truth would have been better left buried.

Because Adam is a member of the Enlightenment Committee, an elite secret society built upon one fundamental idea: that the apocalypse known as Hiva had destroyed the world before and would do it again, and soon. But what the Committee—and Iris—never guessed is that Hiva is not an event. Hiva is a person—Iris.

Now, no matter how hard Iris fights for a normal life, the newly awakened power inside her keeps drawing her toward the path of global annihilation. Adam, perversely obsessed with Iris, will stop at nothing to force her to unlock her true potential, while a terrifying newcomer with ties to Hiva’s past is on the hunt for Iris.

All Iris wants is the freedom to choose her own future, but the cost might be everything Iris holds dear—including the world itself.

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12 Brand New YA Books [Released April 15th to 21st 2023]

✨ 12 Brand New YA Books [Released April 15th to 21st 2023] ✨ Interested in all getting to know all the new Young Adult books coming out this week? Here's a full list! #BookBlogger #Booktwt #BookTwitter #YoungAdult #BrandNewYA

Brand New YA Books is a Saturday feature showcasing all the Young Adult books released in the last week. If you are an author and want to see your book featured on this list, send me an email to pagesplots@gmail.com will all the details. PUBLISHED APRIL 15th TO 21st 2023 If I See You Again Tomorrowby Robbie CouchGenre: Contemporary | Romance | Sci-fi | LGBTPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for…

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Cover Art | The Song of Wrath by Sarah Raughley

Penny Dreadful meets The Gilded Wolves in this captivating sequel to young adult historical fantasy The Bones of Ruin that follows immortal Iris as she desperately tries to thwart her destructive destiny. Iris Marlow can’t die. For years, she was tormented by her missing memories and desperate to learn her real identity. So when the mysterious Adam Temple offered to reveal the truth of who she was in exchange for her joining his team in the Tournament of Freaks, a gruesome magical competition, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse. But the truth would have been better left buried. Because Adam is a member of the Enlightenment Committee, an elite secret society built upon one fundamental idea: that the apocalypse known as Hiva had destroyed the world before and would do it again, and soon. But what the Committee—and Iris—never guessed is that Hiva is not an event. Hiva is a person—Iris. Now, no matter how hard Iris fights for a normal life, the newly awakened power inside her keeps drawing her toward the path of global annihilation. Adam, perversely obsessed with Iris, will stop at nothing to force her to unlock her true potential, while a terrifying newcomer with ties to Hiva’s past is on the hunt for Iris. All Iris wants is the freedom to choose her own future, but the cost might be everything Iris holds dear—including the world itself.

Artwork by Khadijah Khatib

Release date | Apr 18, 2023 Goodreads

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Title: The Song of Wrath | Author: Sarah Raughley | Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (2023)

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[Review] The Song of Wrath

Author: Sarah Raughley

Synopsis: Iris Marlow can’t die. For years, she was tormented by her missing memories and desperate to learn her real identity. So when the mysterious Adam Temple offered to reveal the truth of who she was in exchange for her joining his team in the Tournament of Freaks, a gruesome magical competition, it was an offer she couldn’t refuse. But the truth would have been better left buried.

Because Adam is a member of the Enlightenment Committee, an elite secret society built upon one fundamental idea: that the apocalypse known as Hiva had destroyed the world before and would do it again, and soon. But what the Committee—and Iris—never guessed is that Hiva is not an event. Hiva is a person—Iris.

Now, no matter how hard Iris fights for a normal life, the newly awakened power inside her keeps drawing her toward the path of global annihilation. Adam, perversely obsessed with Iris, will stop at nothing to force her to unlock her true potential, while a terrifying newcomer with ties to Hiva’s past is on the hunt for Iris.

All Iris wants is the freedom to choose her own future, but the cost might be everything Iris holds dear—including the world itself.

Spoilers ahead!

This novel suffered from the infamous "sequel slump" and it wasn't as good as the first novel. A majority of this novel is about Iris being crushed by guilt and running away from her past deeds and transgressions. She's trying to find a way to rid herself of her cataclysmic powers. I understand that this is the natural progression that Iris's characterization should take after finding out the truth about herself. However, at a certain point, Iris would need to come to terms with it and define her own self instead of letting others define her.

I think the inclusion of the other Hiva was a nice addition to the story, and how Iris is described as being the sun while the other Hiva is her shadow.

I liked the adventure aspects of the novel as the characters traveled to different places from Paris, France, and to the Dahomey Kingdom.

Maximo's shadow hangs over this novel for a portion of it due to his supposed death. However, it's revealed that he's alive and he does get to be reunited with his younger sister Berta. Personally, for me, Max never recovered from his betrayal in the previous novel and I found him to be irritating and annoying in this book. I know he was tortured and it affected him greatly, but it was sad to witness the direction his characterization went in.

In this novel, Jinn serves as Iris's morality pet as the question lingers whether she's a monster or not. Towards the end, it's Jinn who kills her with a weapon made from her bones. I guess in the scuffle it happened by accident, maybe? However, Iris will be back in the next novel with a vengeance.

Adam Temple is still obsessed with Iris fulfilling her destructive calling. Their relationship kind of reminds me of Saya's and Fumito's from Blood-C. If you know, you know.

Overall, this novel sets things up for the finale and it looks to be promising.

Recommend: Unless you're totally invested in the story, and have the patience to sit through a novel that's bogged down. I wouldn't recommend this one. However, I'm still interested in reading the conclusion to this trilogy.

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Song Lyric: “Out To Get You,” by James.)

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The decision to not include a shot of Bones' crying face during the funeral scene in wok has set the spones angst community back 300 years

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@ainurweek

Tilion / War of Wrath

Tilion defends the vessel of the moon from the great dragon. He holds his breath as he shoots his last arrow. Ancalagon falls from the sky.

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Spirk + Atlantic City by Bruce Springsteen

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I actually did this way back in 2021 and I'm UNSURE I ever posted it anywhere? it might have been a patreon exclusive sketch dump oopsie

ANYWAY i think they're fun together :) its a nice role-reversal to have Boba (or I guess, Wrath) be the one in charge.

[also the dialogue is actually the lyrics of Skullcrusher Mountain!!!]

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[luck-of-the-drawings]

!!! FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING!!! [IM NOT FUCKIN AROUND!!]

REACHED THE CUSP OF 'THIS MAY NEVER BE ABSOLUTELY FINISHED N IF I DONT SHOW IT NOW, IT WILL NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY.' SO HERE, A PROJECT IVE BEEN ORBITING AROUND UHH SINCE 2021 OR SO.

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Thank you for the tag, @the-golden-comet! And honestly shoutout to @the-letterbox-archives for creating this lovely tag! I love a good tag game and this one is super cool!

Rules: explain the plot/premise of your wip/s as if it were a clickbait (or just a regular one if you don't want to do clickbait) y Youtube video.

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UNBELIEVABLE billionaire conspiracy scheme uncovered by HOMELESS TEENAGER - have they lied to us this whole time?

Crooked Fable

HELP, my crazy rich aunt tried to kill my boyfriend and tried to gaslight me into thinking she was right! 😓💀

Song of Thorns

Have they cracked the code to ETERNAL BEAUTY AND IMMORTALITY - follow these 10 easy, that absolutely not murderously bloody rituals, steps to do the same! (authentic advice from Royal Alchemist)

The Crystal of Ash (New)

Don't fall for those absurd lies! Top 10 reasons why you should absolutely trust the Triarchy with your life without question. Don't be ridiculous. Trust us.

+ Bonus: Young crook attempts to ASSASSINATE the reputation of BELOVED local benefactor. Are kids these days truly lost?

The Last Wrath

They invaded her home and she lost everything! You'll never believe what this 16-year-old did next! 😱😱😱

Enchanted Illusions

TEN MORE PEOPLE KILLED by mysterious killer, GOVERNMENT TURNS A BLIND EYE - what is it that they are hiding? 🙄

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[narwhalandchill]

oh my fucking god i feel. SO stupid rn at How i didnt make the (super sane very normal just absolutely. Yes. Surely) connection earlier but uhh

so anyway im now like 89% certain that whatever the "traces" of the narwhal that remain on ajax and facilitate their (ever-growing) innate connection are like. an actually fundamental aspect of it (them?) more or less.

why? because if you consider its pov just for a moment. the narwhal was literally about to depart teyvat for good. it had nearly finished consuming the primordial sea and preparing to breach surface to finish the job by eating the french for the leftovers their human bodies were made from. its an interstellar voyager it does not linger on planets it devours. it goes glug glug and it leaves.

and like if it wasnt for traveler intervening its confirmed through narzissenkreuz and renes world formula that teyvat wouldve just been destroyed. no one could have stopped the narwhal not neuvillette not focalors not anyone.

so what was the one other thing it did right before going for that french brunch? calling for ajax. getting them reunited in the primordial sea. like all the possible implications aside bc theres many different ways to speculate on the exact reasons why and the nature of that link. the point remains.

it wasnt leaving teyvat without finding him.

like the narwhal is about to fucking Dip from this cringe planet and whatever part of it that ajax carries within himself his narwhal Absolutely wanted to be reunited with. what the fuck am i supposed to read from that. hoyo???????!??! answers?!?!?!

and its not only the calling from the narwhal side itself either bc this is ALL coinciding with the growth of a 'restless power' within ajax and his vision malfunctioning (the things celestia is literally confirmed to harvest energy thru to repair its damaged authority) and his connection with the narwhal reaching an actual conscious level (arguably subconscious n emotional too bc i find it Curious his mood is poor right as the narwhal is repeatedly described as positively malding to the point its boss fight mechanic is literally a rage meter). ajax' power is growing. his destiny is starting to shift and something is drawing him to fontaine... right as the narwhal is getting close to finished with the primordial sea. funny how it overlaps eh. how it aligns 🤨🤨 why are they orbiting each other like this (they should kiss)

(& not to even Mention how ajax just Happened to get that absolutely exponential and borderline unbelievable feat of power spike in extending his foul legacy endurance as massively as he did. while. within the primordial sea. with his narwhal. who had at that point all but incorporated the power of that sea into itself. i s2g if childe was getting passive home turf co-op bonus exp with a 4x multiplier automatically the whole 40+ days 💀💀)

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do you think boy jerry contemplates clawing his eyes out sometimes