#arthurian inspired

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Élisabeth Sonrel (French, 1874-1953) • La Fee du Bois D'argent (The Silverwood Fairy) • No other information found

This image could've been an engraving or etching for a bookplate? It's a sepia version of the painting below.

La Fee du Bois D'argent (The Silverwood Fairy) • Unknown date

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Silver in the Bone by Alexandra Bracken Aesthetic

Break the curse before it breaks you.... 

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TIME TO PRINT

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I made this weird series for studio drawing back in 3rd year about like, the life and death of robotic questing beast.  idk dude it was a weird year.  the woman is a robot wizard who creates it, and the dude is a knight who goes out and kills it.  I was thinking about narrative order in art so it can be read alternating their “storylines” like in this post, or mirrored and read from either side inwards like how I displayed it for crit. 

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A series of 6 photos of charcoal and conte drawings.  They are done on neutral paper and are drawn with black, orange, and white pigments.

1: A woman stands in front of a table reading a book.  Part of her jaw is made of metal and she holds a screwdriver up to it.  Her hands are robotic.  There are papers and other tools scattered on the table.  The background is light.

2: A bored-looking man stands at the window of a brick building, looking out.  He has one hand on the windowsill and the other up with the elbow against the side of the window and hand propping up his face.

3: The woman is holding a tool and working on a mechanical construct.  It is very large and animalistic, and all that can be seen is its eye and part of its mouth.  They are in a dark space.

4: The man is looking behind him with a frightened expression.  The face of the robot looms behind him.  They are also in a dark space.

5: The robot is throwing its head in the air.  The eye that can be seen is glowing.  The one on the other side of its face has been shattered, and pieces are flying out from it.  The robot has a vaguely dog/horselike face and a long neck.

6: Photograph of them all together.  The drawings are hung on the wall in this order: 1, 3, 5, 4, 2.  The middle drawing of the robot dying is drawn on slightly bigger paper.

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Rating: 4/5

Book Blurb: #1 New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Bracken cements her status as one of the top fantasy authors writing today in this stunning series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fueled by love, revenge, and pure adrenaline! Tamsin Lark didn’t ask to be a Hollower. As a mortal with no magical talent, she was never meant to break into ancient crypts, or compete with sorceresses and Cunningfolk for the treasures inside. But after her thieving foster father disappeared without so much as a goodbye, it was the only way to keep herself—and her brother, Cabell—alive. Ten years later, rumors are swirling that her guardian vanished with a powerful ring from Arthurian legend. A run-in with her rival Emrys ignites Tamsin’s hope that the ring could free Cabell from a curse that threatens both of them. But they aren’t the only ones who covet the ring. As word spreads, greedy Hollowers start circling, and many would kill to have it for themselves. While Emrys is the last person Tamsin would choose to partner with, she needs all the help she can get to edge out her competitors in the race for the ring. Together, they dive headfirst into a vipers’ nest of dark magic, exposing a deadly secret with the power to awaken ghosts of the past and shatter her last hope of saving her brother. . . .

Review:

An Arthurian inspired story filled with relic hunters, magic, curses, romance, and betrayal! Tamsin Lark doesn’t have magic, but that doesn’t stop her from being a relic hunter and trying to break the curse her adoptive brother is trapped under... that turns him into a werewolf. Tamsin has had a hard life, being a mortal with no magic powers makes her an outcast and being betrayed and abandoned by her thieving foster father all she has left is her adoptive brother and she will do anything to save him. Ten years after her foster father left them... there are rumors that he had vanished with a powerful ring from Arthurian legend. The ring is said to be able to break any curse... but with a price and Tamsin will do anything to have it. The only problem is that her rival, the rich and handsome Emrys is also after the ring for some reason and every other Hollower is trying to find the ring. Emrys is the last person Tamsin would ever want as a person but they find themselves forced together when others are after the ring as well and they’re each other’s best chances of getting to the ring. But the further they are on their journey the more the stakes rise and a darker magic is unleashed. Can Tamsin and Emrys trust each other and can they break their curse before its too late? Or will they betray each other in their attempt to free themselves? This is the first book in the trilogy and ends with a big cliffhanger. It was a fun take mixture of treasure hunting and arthurian legends and quest and it really was such a fun read. i really adored Tamsin so much and Neve was such an amazing friend, and EMRYS WHYYYYYY THAT ENDING WHY WOULD YOU?! YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD ANSWER IN THE NEXT BOOK! Seriously, it was a fun first book in the series and I can’t wait to see where the next books go and whats in store for Tamsin!

*Spoiler*

Tamsin. Emrys. Neve, and Cabell end up in Avalon facing the knights who are trying to save everyone they love from the Children ( monsters related to the Lord of Death). Tamsin and Emrys grow closer and closer to each other with Tamsin letting her guard down. Emrys really loves to banter and get under her skin because as he explains, its cuz he knows she truly sees him and he always refers to her as “bird” because she is always flying away from him. Emrys says he has been abused by his father and he wants to free himself and his mother from him and needs the ring to do so. Tamsin wants to save Cabell despite how they fight with each other and is willing to do anything to save him. Emrys and Tamsin admit their feelings for one another and agree to keep their relationship status just between themselves. Tamsin and Emrys find the ring and then Emrys steals it and disappears from Avalon while the Lord of Death has awoken and now Cabell has teamed up with him accepting himself as a werewolf, parting from Tamsin. Now she has joined the knights of Avalon and opened up the door between the mortal world and Avalon... and the story ends with Nash, Tamsin’s foster father who had disappeared reappearing at her apartment door looking younger and telling her that he is here to help her break her curse.

*Thanks Netgalley and Random House Children's, Knopf Books for Young Readers for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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Books I'm excited to read:

The Lost Queen by Signe Pike

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

Spear by Nicola Griffith

Books I need to pick up and read from the beginning because life got in the way:

Sistersong by Lucy Holland