I’m so excited to reveal this piece inspired by the Raven Cycle. I loved the character interactions in this so much and it was super fun to hide the ‘easter eggs’ as superficial stylistic emblems in the trees. Each item is a little nods to events, objects and symbols of each character (there are about 15 in total). If you look closely the trees outline a leyline shape around the group. This appeared as the latest Litjoy Crate puzzle in the May 2020 box!
Honestly couldn´t decide which version I liked better but I´ve been staring at this for over 48 hours now and really just want to be done with it, haha! There´s something about the Raven Cycle that makes me just go absolute ham on the details :´D
she recognized the strange happiness that came from loving something without knowing why you did, that strange happiness that was sometimes so big that it felt like sadness.
im so incredibly weak for the ships that help each other evolve and become better human beings bc of each other the ships where they both affect each other so much like the effect of each other is so apparent like actual walking human pills
Maggie Stiefvater has done it again! Blue Lily, Lily Blue may be the weakest of the Raven Cycle so far, but that is not saying much. It’s still miles better than anything else I’ve read recently!
Stiefvater really develops her magic systems in this book. Previously we’ve heard something about the psychics, we’ve heard quite a bit about the Greywaren, and we know something about Blue’s abilities, but not much. Blue Lily, Lily Blue focuses more heavily on Adam and his strong but uncertain bond with the ley line, and on Blue as she figures out a bit of how to control her magical battery status. We also learn a lot more about mirrors. I’m a big sucker for cool magic systems, so this was totally awesome for me.
We lost a bit of the search for Glendower in The Dream Thieves, but that plot picked up seamlessly and then really careened along. This was a plot-heavy book that sets up for what promises to be a spectacular finale. It did suffer somewhat from middle book syndrome - it very obviously cannot stand alone. The first two are obviously the beginning of a series, but they stay self-contained in a way Blue Lily, Lily Blue does not. It’s a bridge between books rather than a book in and of itself. It is wonderful and necessary, but exists mostly to catapult you toward the end with a lot more information than you had before.
My favourite detail: the revelation that Blue and her family has a list of the people who will die in Henrietta in the next year, and the general reaction. They’re all so low-key macabre that when they get called out it’s really funny.
ok so yeah it’s been A LONG TIME since i’ve posted digital art and in the giving/festive mood of halloween have this really bad sketchdump of doodles i found sitting around my computer!
tomorrow im gonna be joining nanowrimo and i might draw my main protags and if I do you can be assured im probably gonna post them.
A picture for every book I read part: The Raven Cycle 1-3. Blue and Gansey because they are high romance. The 300 Fox Way women because I love them. The Murder Squash song!
