#ryan foxheart

[jluvswicked2]

There’s this book series I’ve listened to called “Tales of Verania” by TJ Klune. It’s the story of a wizard who falls in love with a knight and how their love triumphs. It’s very sappy, quite tropey, and more vulgar than a drag show hosted by Jon Waters and Vivienne Modrano. But it has a lot of heart, the characters are fun, and the romance is both endearing and steamy.

Warning: These books are not gonna be everyone’s cup of tea. The main character is half Romani and his mother and their people are referred to as the slur for Romani for the first 4 books. Though, in the fifth book Klune addresses it, implying it was done out of ignorance and not malice. Doesn’t make it right, but just wanted to throw that out there. Also the dirty jokes and sex scenes are GRAPHIC. If you don’t like graphic humor or very descriptive gay sex scenes, this is not the story for you. And that’s okay.

Anyways, here are my takes on some of the characters! I love them very much. Especially Randall.

[skodasforge]

I’m not going to deny TJ Klune his craft but it seems to me the most logical solution to this love triangle is for Justin to take Sam as his concubine so Sam and Ryan can date without it being a scandal and without making the Crown Prince look like a cuck.

[xskyll]

Any Lightning Struck Heart fans out there? I recently finished the fourth book in the Tales of Verania series. I decided to take a crack at drawing Sam and Ryan’s wedding in commemoration. I felt bad not including Tiggy, but I’m not creative enough to imagine what he looks like. So instead, I figured I’d just draw Sam’s mother best friend Gary and his step-dad soul-bonded sort-of-familiar Kevin. I figured they’d be appropriate inclusions since it’s their son’s friend’s wedding.

If you’re unfamiliar with the series, I highly recommend it! The humor is very early 2000s, especially in the first one. I described it to a friend and she said, “So like gay Shrek?” which I guess is accurate in a certain sense. Anyway, I loved Prince Justin’s development in the series, so I’m excited to read the final book, since it centers on him.

Fun fact, I couldn’t remember if Ryan’s hairstyle was described in the book, so I just Googled “douchebag haircuts” and went from there. If you’ve read the series, you get it.

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Queer Book Ship Tournament Round 1

Nora Flood/Robin Vote

Tanner Scott/Sebastian Brother

Mateo Torres/Rufus Emeterio

Sam Haversford(Sam of Wilds)/Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart

Voting ended onMay 17, 2023

Book names + authors under the cut

Nora Flood/Robin Vote- Nightwood by Djuna Barnes

Tanner Scott/Sebastian Brother- Autoboyography by Christina Lauren

Mateo Torres/Rufus Emeterio- They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Sam Haversford(Sam of Wilds)/Knight Commander Ryan Foxheart- The Lightning Struck Heart by Tj Klune

[mmm-crackling]

i just listened to the lightning struck heart by tj klune, audiobook read by michael lesley.

i don’t think i’ve laughed at something so much for a very long time. i enjoyed this a lot! the main character is so smart and kind but also a dumb adorable idiot (affectionate), his friends are great, and the situations he gets himself into are so farcical but he gets himself out of them in the most ridiculous ways. even the villains are dorks.

i read along with the book while i listened, i think a lot of the laughs came from the narration - it sounded like he really enjoyed reading it and laying down the voice track. i feel like if you’ve never been into audiobooks, this would be a good one to get into them with.

[oreoandme]

But fear not, my lads and lasses,

For there are heroes to be told!

A wizardly man and a knight who sasses,

A unicorn, a giant, all who're brave and bold!

The Lightning-Struck Heart by TJ Klune

[cracklingbooks]

YOU HAVE TO READ THESE BOOKS

The Lightning-Struck Heart - TJ Klune

Everyone is gay and/or magical. I'm not even being dramatic, that's the absolute truth.

I can't tell how much I laughed and cried with these books. I will be eternally grateful to have read them. I'd literally die for almost ever single character of these books (especially Tiggy)

If you have question and/or want to scream about this series, please do write to me.

Read this, you won't regret it, I promise. Read this especially if you need to laugh. Read this especially if you need to feel something. I had so many feelings, my little Pan heart was about to explode.

[menonorc]

“Ryan Foxheart #2″ by menonorc

Ryan Foxheart from Tales from Verania. (ignore the “#2″, that´s just there for fun and NOT because my first attempt at ryan was shitty and this is the 2nd try...)