🗡️❤️🐺 "You're an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature." | Every time Hawke admires Poppy's viciousness I think of the scene from Princess Mononoke where Ashitaka calls San beautiful while she holds a knife to his throat. Throwback to MetroCon 2016, when eighteen-year-old me cosplayed my favorite badass wolf princess (and my favorite character in general). Poppy is definitely joining San on my list of favorite female characters, most of whom are skilled fighters that give off major tsundere vibes. I've been telling my boyfriend that he has some key similarities to Hawke: dark hair, strong jawline, and very attracted to a woman with an affinity for sharp, pointy things (don't mess with my favorite chef's knife). 💬 Do you usually favor certain types of characters? Anyway, I've been super obsessed with the Blood and Ash series, and my sleep schedule/project progress is suffering. I am about halfway through The Crown of Gilded Bones now, and the twists keep coming! Definitely check out this series if you enjoy: 🗡️ Dark fantasy worlds 🗡️ Passionate enemies-to-lovers romance (and sex) 🗡️ Constant twists and turns 🗡️ Sword and dagger action (with some magic) 🗡️ Unique spins on vampires and werewolves 🎨: Colored print by Dailen Ogden. Unfortunately, I can't remember who drew the black and white one. If you recognize it, please let me know so I can credit the artist! Psst! Stay tuned for the Blood and Ash inspired cocktail recipe that I'll be posting in the near future! Bonus shout-out to @hodge_artof because we NEED to go to a con together post-pandemic! Also, read more romance novels and fulfill my need for fan art!!! . . . #bloodandash #jenniferlarmentrout #kingdomoffleshandfire #crownofgildedbones #bookblogger #booklover #bookstagram #booknerd #bookwitch #booksbooksbooks #bookish #newadultromance #naromance #fantasybooks #fantasybookseries #newadultseries #newadultfantasy #newadultfantasyfiction #fantasyromance #fantasyreads #booksandcats #catsandbooks #catsandcosplay #ghiblicosplay #princessmononoke #studioghibli #princessmononokecosplay #tsunderecosplay #ghiblifanart #metrocon https://www.instagram.com/p/COLt4NBLnHT/?igshid=kft0pqvp07gj













