“To the people who look at the stars & wish… Once upon a time in a land long since burned to ash, there lived a young princess who loved her kingdom very much… To the stars that listen… A lovely girl gazing at the stars, & the stars who gazed back… Until darkness claims us… Light it up. And the dreams that are answered… Through love all is possible. You do not yield. My friends are with me… & I will not be afraid. I am the rock against which the surf crashes, you cannot break me. You could rattle the stars if only you dared.” Maasverse — Let’s FANDOM about it!!! @LavendarNeverlands is my main blog ;-)
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This is my (secondary/“side”) blog for my #FirstRead (& adoration of) the Maasverse! — But take this as a heads up: I mix up the two pages frequently😅😂 sorry in advance for any confusion! — Think of this page like a historical Potterless (except probably not half as cohesive & good as the podcast lol😂). I love enjoying the series with the fandom so please feel free to reach out or go to my old “First Reads” tags under #ReadAlong or #ReadWithMe (it’s why I’m on Tumblr; no one I know reads these). 🫶 also check out the tumblr community “@maasverse-first-readers” for more :-) plus just general fandom love!
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LET’S FANDOM ABOUT IT
This is a Maasverse related blog, thus it does discuss the series & spoilers (depending on where you are in the books) HOWEVER I try to keep up to date with spoiler warnings (often in the form of: #tags, red, 🚨, or what I call the “more” bar of safety) & I hope it makes it accessible for all readers! I also really try to keep this blog inclusive & friendly for everyone (any character, any ship, any reader, any person… or fae I suppose too :-) & use proper content warnings (as I greatly appreciated that in others too) … so thank you!!
— I have read ALL of ACOTAR,
— I have read ALL of Throne of Glass,
— I have read ALL of Crescent City!
And I look forward to reading more (because I will forever be hoping for more TOG & in the meantime enjoying the ACOTAR6 theories & CC4 countdowns) Be warned: I’m a rambler of posts & content posting, and autocorrect is my true enemy😂🤣😊I do my best to do my due-diligence and properly credit, & use TW’s whenever I can (as I need it in my life too <3 )
I leave most “reaction” posts up from my first reads. Opinions of course change over time! I try to edit & update (& or re-tag) but some stay old… a lot of this blog has fallen into this category over time🤣
Currently favorites and majority are:
ACOTAR
I EMOTIONALLY IDENTIFY WITH GWYN BERDARA
I love the Archeron sisters (Feyre is dear to me, I think Nesta is an important kind of character, and I look forward to more Elain in what I’m calling ACOTAR 5&1/2)
I also need Mor x Emerie in that book please!
THE Valkyrie (Gwyn esp.)
I can go any which way with the Elriel/Elucien/Gwynriel/Gwynlain/etc. “debate” (like I said though I’m here for all fans and prefer to keep it generally positive/friendly; we’re all just enjoying stories & art😊).
I love Feysand (sry Tam-Tam😅 I struggle with him)
If you want to go give some ship love @gwynlain you can also find me there :-) 💕 because yes I am that fandom obsessed I have a side page for the side blog😂
TOG
I adore Celaena & Aelin (for posts on both I tend to call her “Aelin Sardothien” cause I love ❤️🔥 fireheart ;-)
Rowaelin is my fav ship (though you will find it was not an immediate love for “bird-boy”😂 from page 1😅) the “Team Chaol” force was once strong long ago (I don’t hate him now, I just like them as friends) though I’ve also shipped all the ships at some point🤣 (I like a lot of fandoms and have a very “SQUIRREL!” personality😅😂 so I do make a lot of references, despite this being my Maasverse page) there was a time for Dorlaena & of course Samlaena too
and Sam Cortland always deserves more (I love him & am still sad😅). My beloved "Assassins of Adarlan"
As will Dorian ALWAYS be beloved as a character,
I think in another life I’d like to be Yrene
Lysandra is a favorite.
Manon and the 13 are everything to me… till darkness claim us & beyond…
I still want a spin off with the cadre
I could make this list really really long because these books are one of my all time favorites
— Abraxos & Fleetfoot (TOG) & “The House” (ACOSF) as characters hold a candle to no other. —
“CC” Crescent City
I LOVE LIDIA CERVOS & SHE IS AN ALL TIME FAV FOREVER!!!
(Day x Night are my fav ship in the series aside from Fury x Junoper obvi)
I love my kick-ass gals; Bryce rocks, & of course the pack of devils & I LOVE Danika (her & Bryce’s friendship meant a lot to me… I never jumped on the “hate Danika” train🤷♀️), plus Baxian, and again of course Fury x Juniper (their my bb’s).
Syrinx is a fav, I love all the animals!
I wish I liked Hunt more… I am just dissapointed… (and secretly hoping for Bryceriel)
THE CROSSOVERS ARE EVERYTHING!!!
Thank YOU “fellow dreamers” for coming along & welcoming ME! into your feed & Maasverse!
& to my “first time readers” Welcome to you too! Enjoy a catalogue of spoiler free reactions! 💕
+ All you old-time followers & fandom peoples THANK YOU for your loving guide notes & support (for ALL THE FANDOM FEELS😂) as we continue to enjoy the Maasverse in the next non-first read chapter!
… And yeah… Hi! Much love❤️💚🩷🩵🧡 all are welcome!!! This blog does NOT discriminate & is a safe place to enjoy fandoms (because it’s about enjoying stories!) regardless of race, nationality, ability/disability, gender, sexuality, belief, age, etc. Feel free to message & tag😊 + if it helps in the matter of communicating:
I identify as she/her (please always feel free to tell me your pronouns if you like :-) 🏳️🌈LGBTQIA+🩷💜💙 if you wanna call me by something other than my blog name/names you can call me Lila (as an anon nickname), I’m a Zillenial (21+), Chronic Illness advocate. & I look forward to enjoying stories with you!
Maasverse Novella’s I would live for and die with (especially on my current hill of hoping they maybe could someday hopefully exist):
Anything from the 100+ years prior to where we meet The Thirteen… if this includes the cabin it means I live & die x INFINITY.
Where the hell is Vaughan? And other adventures with our favorite friend Fenrys! — SEE Sarah, you already have a title now!
Manorian Ever After… too much was left & my bb’s ship cannot end sailing off like that, so at least let it be happily-ish!
Doggy days with Fleetfoot, Evangeline, and Abraxos — literally just fluff of them living their best life on the Faliq farms cause my traumatized brain would eat that up.
Danika x Baxian… (possibly unpopular opinion) but we need more time with them!
Adventures of Nyx Nannying AKA all his aunties & uncles fighting over him whilst all being happy & together — personally I liked the Hallmark ACOSF Christmas special enough to enjoy more (especially in the current state of the world).
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL BOOKS PLEASE JUST give us sapphic EMorie sailing and Mor happy (or even in the book) for more than .5 seconds in ACOTAR 6 … and I mean if you wanna make anyone else sapphic while your at it you won’t get an un-celebratory peep from me (I’m looking at you Gwynlain ;-)
also while we’re at it with random book wishes PLEASE JUST TELL SOMEONE SO THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT CHAORENE’S BABIES NAME IS CAUSE NOT KNOWING MAKES MY CREATIVE BRAIN ITCH
P.S. MAJOR BONUS POINTS: for ANY TOG crossovers & EXTRA EXTRA for Lidia PLUS meeting our fire-breathing-bitch-queen/her great great GREATEST granny Aelin (and her cranky old bird-man Rowan).
Every time I hear this song all I can think of is Celaena/Aelin during Queen of Shadows as she righteously ruins everything Arobynn tried to build in The Assassin’s Blade with the help of Lys by her side… and a certain beloved “bird-boy” with dry skin…
Me, reading for the first time: ACOMAF is my favorite! It gets the furthest into emotional depths beneath the surface of trauma, which always gets me with the representation! Plus I’m a sucker for found family, and the hurt/comfort trope is *chefs kiss*.
Also *unfortunately* me: ACOSF is my least favorite. Don’t get me wrong, the character arcs are great and some of my favorites (I LOVE YOU GWYN!) but the plot is a little slow, and a lot of moments just got drowned out and replaced with excessive smut.
Me *re-reading* the series: ACOMAF is everything I remember! + Extra fun now knowing the daemati moments putting many scenes on another level.
Also me *in full on sobs*: ACOSF is another level!!! It didn’t just go “aww therapy, representation, found family, luv tru luvvv” — NO — it slapped me in the face and said GO TO THERAPY, THIS IS YOUR DEEPEST DARKEST PAIN, AND FOUND SISTERHOOD WHICH HITS DIFFERENT… and then read this 10 more times, the day you can without crying is the day you graduate therapy or check in for good.
Brb gotta go cry cause everytime I read Chapter 50 of ACOSF it gets me… call it traumatized (eldest… even if you weren’t ACTUALLY eldest, but the role fits) daughter syndrome?
“She could never outlive it, her guilt.”
“I can’t undo it. I can’t fix it. I can’t fix that he is dead, I can’t fix what I said to Feyre, I can’t fix any of the horrible things that I’ve done. I can’t fix me.”
