Smahesh.bookish💖🎶💖

A space where I gush about books and art. Zero Appetite for Fandom Drama !!!!

[smaheshbookish]

I am sick and tired of people manipulating and deflecting seriously problematic issues by weaponising fictional preferences.

With copious amounts of performative outrage everywhere mostly motivated by ships and shippers sometimes a genuine call out as a hurt POC and someone belonging to a minority gets lost which is exactly what happened in the recent situation about "Culture".

As an educated adult I can take responsibility for my own actions, I understand there were was one error on my end which I will correct . Moving forward I will make sure I am not going to mention which side or which character stan was responsible for a certain icky post so it is not used as a tool by others to play victim and deflect responsibility.

I couldn't care less which side these icky racist people belong to.

I am only tagging Gwynriel because most of my mutuals are Gwynriels !!!

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One of the funniest things to me is watching Elain stans want the character to end up with the Harp, a Trove Nesta won and that belongs to her. Imagine proudly admitting your favorite needs someone else’s achievements to shine. 😀☝🏻

Is she incapable of earning something of her own?

You all hate this character.

I don’t even like her, yet I can still imagine her carrying her own story and discovering her own magic, not Nesta’s.

Wouldn’t it be so much cooler if she found the key to defeating Koschei? Or outsmarted him using her seer abilities and her gentle nature?

The multiverse plot was never Elain’s. If it had been, she would’ve been connected to:

HOFAS

the eight-pointed star

the Dread Trove as her objects

the interest in other Worlds

Instead, what the books actually give Elain is a connection to Koschei, the human queens, and bodily transformation.

Elain’s story is much more authentic to what’s already on the page, if it’s about her using what she already has (“she can win anyone over with a smile”) to find the answer to defeating Koschei, free the imprisoned women (who are trapped in other bodies), and save humanity. That would be incredible.

And the whole “you’re only saying this because you ship Elucien” argument? Whether you like it or not, that’s what the author put in the books. I guarantee that if Sarah J. Maas wanted Elain to be tied to the multiverse plot (alongside Azriel), Elain would’ve been the one appearing in HOFAS.

But she wasn’t.

I wonder why.

And for those who think this story is centered on Elain, or that she has enough narrative weight to completely dominate the story at this point....... you might want to brace yourselves for disappointment.

[classicalcanvas]

Summer (1896) by Alphonse Mucha

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Rainlit Evening in Paris by Claudette Monet

[yama-bato]

Night Fisherman Under Giant Tree

by Ramy Hefny

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/night-fisherman-under-giant-tree-canopy-silhouette-wall-art-ramy-hefny.html

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Brünnhilde the Valkyrie by Arthur Rackham

[smaheshbookish]

I am yet to find a Gwynriel who has said the next three books are going to be all about Gwynriel ( or even Gwyn and Az as individual characters ) and for that I am eternally grateful. I would have died of second hand embarassment if they hadn't figured that this is now following a multi POV structure with parallel plot lines spanning across a vast landscape . It just makes for better story telling in terms of the scope.

The story forward is not character centric but PLOT centric, it will also give stage for certain characters and couples to have their individual shining moments( TOG for reference) but this is no longer a one book per couple format and most certainly not a one couple for 3 books situation even though its all ONE story.

The next book will most likely pick up right after HOFAS and will be wrapping up some lose ends from there and setting up the other plot lines ( movement 1 ).

The Night Court like my friend said are the hero team and that includes Elain and Lucien at this point.

They are ALL on equal footing and I am just going to clearly state it now, in terms of power .....

FEYSAND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN THE MOST POWERFUL AND IN A HIGHER PLACE OF POWER WITH THE ACOTAR SERIES. CONTRARY TO POPULAR PROPAGANDA THIS SERIES IS NOT ABOUT THE SISTERS. CAN WE ALL PLEASE STOP FIGHTING ABOUT WHO IS MORE IMPORTANT AND JUST HYPE AND CELEBRATE WHOEVER WE WANT WITHOUT DISREGARDING SOME OTHER CHARACTER OR COUPLE ?

[respecttheshoes]

Chapter 12 of Nonsense (Gwynsand)

Read Chapter 12 of Nonsense on Ao3.

A night out at Rita’s. Everyone’s there. How much more convincing does Gwyn need?

[azrielsbxtch]

ACOTAR fandom in a nutshell

Heavy on this

[smidvarg-and-the-hobbits]

Why is no one talking about how hot this shot is

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[azrielsbxtch]

Well Rebecca Yarros has announced her book

Whenever you’re ready SJM we’ve only been waiting 5 years…..

[smaheshbookish]

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[givieart]

Az and Gwyn✨️🖤

In the last few months, I discovered the fanfic A Court of Gold and Gloom on AO3 and got really hooked! The author, kaliyahwrites17, is a sweetheart, and I wanted to create some art to show my appreciation!🥰

Time is really flying—I can't wait for the next ACOTAR book!!!

[smaheshbookish]

I think the insider info thing is because of gwynriel fans making fun of e/riels by vague posting about "new" info. But some people are taking it too seriously.

Hello Anon,

First and foremost which is it, is it a vague post that Elriels took personally or was it a specifically targeted Post ? I am unclear on that so I shall leave it at that.

I have seen some classic rage baiting from both sides- Elriel and Gwynriels , let's not pretend any one side is innocent here.

Here are my thoughts on the inside info bit, I understand everyone is on the edge and this fandom has been starved for news and the marketing has been absolute garbage.

Saying all that we are 3 months away from book 6 and 6 months to book 7.

Irrespective of what people say, all of us have waited far too long to get worked up about vague posts. Just dont believe anything until you have the book in hand irrespective of the side.

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art:

commissioned by fiercehildr, done by jinrozenrot on x.

commissioned by @yazthebookish, done by gukkhwa

@gwynrielweeksofficial

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