#somanchainani

[mia-nina-lilly]

Never forget that Soman Chainani never missed a single opportunity to poke fun at Tedros' sexuality. We all know the true king of Camelot enjoys playing with swords too.

[thelightsthatblindme]

yap session about SGE with a bunch of spoilers for the whole book series

ok guys, hot take but there so many plotholes in the Fall and the Rise?? like as much as i love the series, i feel as if Soman could’ve found a way to cover these up. 

first of all, on the cover art of the Rise, rhian has blue eyes and rafal has green eyes, for whatever reason. in the first book, the school master is said to have blue eyes, and in the third book, the school master introduces himself as Rafal.

okay, makes sense so far, but when the Rise starts is when it gets confusing. in the Rise, Rafal has green eyes and Rhian has blue?? okay, cus in Fall, Rhian kills Rafal, all that stuff, turns into him, and takes his place, right? but if Rhian has blue eyes and Rafal has green, then shouldn’t one of the staff members recognize that Rhian was the one who killed Rafal and not the other way around?

but this is even more confusing in the Fall, bc on its cover, their eye colors switch and Rhian has green and Rafal has blue, like literally everyone thought. was this intentional? or was it just a print mistake, which I think is unlikely.

so is Soman trying to confuse us, or???

and the whole figuring out each others true aliance was like a low budget gender reveal, cus like? why did Rhian switch up on his brother so fast? like you’re telling me you spent centuries convincing yourself that you were Good, but the moment you fall for someone and kidnap them, you find out you’re Evil?? like woah buddy, calm down. Rafal was honestly so valid for wanting to kill Rhian cus I would pissed too.

also Rafal finding out he was Good was completely spontaneous too! he literally spent centuries, TORTURING his students for breaking the rules, and wow, he does a single good deed and poof he’s a good guy now? i love the prequel series, but i feel like they could’ve been better explained, not saying that I could do better, but still, the character arcs seemed to fast and rushed.

also, Rafal’s death didn’t really impact me like it did with Merlin’s. it was fast, sudden, and not really heartfelt. sure, it was sad to see the two brothers make up and finally get along before the bitch-ass pen comes and changes everything, but Rhian suddenly stabbing Rafal like that was very expected, especially since we were nearing teh end of the book and needed to see the death of one of the twins soon, sooo.

but this was just me yapping, so don’t take it seriously(soman is always watching)

[sgeconfessions]

Hey, I think I’m one of the very few people who noticed this, but in The Last Ever After, there’s a giant plot hole concerning Hester and her mother’s nemesis, Hansel and Gretel.

They are depicted as an old couple, and Hester should be the same age as her classmates (unless I missed/forgot some information about her actually being older and not aging).

The thing is, Hansel and Gretel were CHILDREN in their story. And even if they were young adults (after graduating SGE) in Soman’s universe, HOW on Earth would they be so old during that book? Even if they were in their early twenties, and Hester is 15 (as she was apparently 4 when her mother died) they would be at MAXIMUM in their early 40s.

I’ve seen this discussion on Amino and some people tried to use an “explanation” of how the Candy Witch used dark magic to have Hester at an old age, and then I saw this claim pushed in one of the following books (not sure which one now). The thing is, this doesn’t explain HOW HANSEL AND GRETEL AGED SO MUCH.

People also claimed that maybe the Witch did not die during the story and escaped to have Hester several years later, however, this makes zero sense since the latter herself is upset that she has to be in one group with the people who killed her mother.

Few explanations I can think about arethat Hester is actually way older than her classmates, but doesn’t age, or that she was frozen for several years and then unfroze when her mother’s nemesis were old. Or that H&G were in their fifties during their fairytale, or that the gingerbread they ate made them age quickly. 🙄

Please tell me if I’m completely dense and if there is some explanation I missed. I mean, the handbook still hasn’t come out in my country.

[tinynavajo]

#currentlyreading "Beasts and Beauty" by Soman Chainani. A set of retellings of fairy tales we all know and love, but with small twists and turns to make the stories into something new for those who read them.. . . . #reading #beastsandbeauty #somanchainani #book #bookstagram #fantasy #retelling #fairytales https://www.instagram.com/p/CXbZXvMF-Ngqebz65H8koXsCTEu_it20OQ97Vk0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[alxashes]

[sophieexv-blog]

It's official! Universal Studios will be adapting Soman's The School for Good and Evil set for release in 2019!

[sleepy-bookworm]

I didn't even know that there was a fourth book for The School for Good and Evil! I kinda wanna buy it since I have the first 3 books. But I haven't read the third book yet, so, no buying the fourth book for me! . It's been raining a lot lately, making it cool enough to wear cute beanies and sweaters. However, I miss the sun! I miss being able to wake up and just be able to take pictures. I can still do that, it's just a tad more difficult. . . . #books #bookphotography #bookpile #bookstagram #theschoolforgoodandevil #somanchainani #middlegradebooks #candle #minipumpkin

[leavingourpapertrail]

I'm headed to Chicago this weekend and these are the books I'm taking with me! I only have two chapters left of A World Without Princes and omgggg it's getting intense! Really excited to have a mini-vacation this weekend. Between reading and a Legend of Zelda themed escape room we're doing tomorrow night, I think it's gonna be a fun weekend! What do you have planned?? • P.S.- Who's seen the trailer for The Last Jedi??? OMG. I don't even have words right now. I've never been more pumped for a movie though! • #theschoolforgoodandevil #aworldwithoutprinces #somanchainani #killallhappies #rachelcohn #roar #coracarmack #yalit #yaliterature #yalovin #bookstagram #bookish #bibliophile #booknerd #bookbeau