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New spooky mug? And matching book stack? Don’t mind if I do 👻
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Do you have any recs for books that are along the same lines as Merlin or Prince/King x Bodyguard/Wizard adventuring? Bonus if LGBTQ+ and they smooch. <3 I love your blog!
Oddly all the books that come to mind in terms of "queer bodyguard romance" are sapphic!
Otherbound by Corrine Duyvis
Starless by Jacqueline Carey
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn
Some non-queer bodyguard romances you may like are Blade of Secrets, The Bodyguard, and maybe even The Merciful Crow.
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➳ favorite books i’ve read in 2023 ·˚ ༘₊·
Blade of Secrets & Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller
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absolutely love your writing! are there any other books/authors you recommend while we wait for mysteries of thorn manor?
Thank you! I have some older book recommendation posts, but the most recent YA book I read was Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller, which has a heroine with well written social anxiety who is a (tall and strong) weapons smith. Currently I'm reading The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip and am obsessed with it, it's how I wish I could write.
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✨️Clue Stack Challenge✨️
Who: Belladonna
Killed: The Other Merlin
Weapon: (a) Blade of Secrets
Where: (the) House of Salt & Sorrows
#clue#stack challenge#book stack#books#belladonna#the other merlin#blade of secrets#house of salt and sorrows#bookblr#booklr#bookish#owlcrate#book nerd#book lover#board games
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Beach Days 🌞
#my pic#book#books#booklr#bookblr#bookish#bibliophile#read#reader#ya fantasy#fantasy books#master of iron#blade of secrets
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MAN WHY DOES NOBODY WRITE FANFIC FOR NEW BOOKS ANYMORE I CAN'T DO THIS MYSELF
#bladesmith duology#blade of secrets#master of iron#tricia levenseller#ziva x kellyn#THERES LIKE ONE FANART
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Rating: 5/5
Book Blurb: Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe from society and the anxiety it causes her, using her magical gift to craft unique weapons imbued with power.
Then Ziva receives a commission from a powerful warlord, and the result is a sword capable of stealing its victims' secrets. A sword that can cut far deeper than the length of its blade. A sword with the strength to topple kingdoms. When Ziva learns of the warlord’s intentions to use the weapon to enslave all the world under her rule, she takes her sister and flees.
Joined by a distractingly handsome mercenary and a young scholar with extensive knowledge of the world's known magics, Ziva and her sister set out on a quest to keep the sword safe until they can find a worthy wielder or a way to destroy it entirely.
A teenage blacksmith with social anxiety accepts a commission from the wrong person and is forced to go on the run to protect the world from the most powerful magical sword she's ever made.
Review:
A smithy with magical abilities and crushing anxiety must go on the run with her sister, a scholar, and a roguish mercenary. Ziva is an 18 year old smithy, she can make magical beautiful weapons. She hates people and suffers from anxiety and panic attacks, the only person she can stand to be around is her younger sister, Temra. Temra is extroverted, beautiful, and wants to be a fighter. When Ziva is commissioned to make a sword for a warlord, she makes it so it can hear people’s secrets... and upon discovering that the warlord intends to use the sword to enslave people Ziva knows she must find a way to destroy the sword and go on the run. Along for the ride is a scholar named Petrik who wants to write a book and wants to document Ziva’s abilities and a handsome mercenary named Kellyn who Ziva just can’t seem to get out of her head. Four of them will have to work together if they want to avoid being captured or killed by the warlord as well as learning to trust one another. The banter and relationship progression in this book was wonderful, the slow burning romance between Ziva and Kellyn was sweet and I can’t wait for more. Also the representation of a character who deals with social anxiety was excellent. Temra and Petrik were also wonderful characters, Temra being a caring and understanding sister and Petrik being a scholar who, when it counts, will be there for them. Kellyn might seem a bit devil may care but he’s just so romantic and caring of those he loves. Ziva is dealing with a lot of change, and change can be difficult, especially when you find yourself stuck in a life or death situation with people’s lives on the line. Also she must deal with new feelings and opening herself up to being vulnerable. Overall, a wonderful read and perfect for fantasy romance readers! THE ENDING HAS LEFT ME WITH SUCH A CLIFFHANGER THAT I AM IMMEDIATELY DIVING INTO THE SECOND BOOK!!
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Just picked up these two new worlds today. Super excited to check them out!
If anyone has read them I'd love some spoiler free opinions! Once I've finished we can discuss!
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Master of Iron by Tricia Levenseller
WHEW! I don't think I've ever read something that so perfectly conveys this particular brand of anxiety (me too, Ziva, me too!), and in a FANTASY book?! Beyond!! My stomach was in knots throughout, in the best possible way.
There was a point somewhere in the middle where I was CERTAIN that Kellyn was one of those doppelgangers. I mean, we had doubles around, and wasn't there a Kellyn double in the first book?? These people need code words!!
I was so, so happy to spend more time with Ziva, Kellyn, Petrick, and Temra. I will revisit these two books again. This is everything I need.
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Title: Blade of Secrets | Author: Tricia Levenseller | Publisher: Feiwel & Friends (2021)
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Book review: Mater of Iron Tricia Levenseller
Book review: Mater of Iron Tricia Levenseller
Post by: BookGirl
Blade of Secrets (book 1)
Master of Iron (book 2)
By: Tricia Levenseller
Cover: I do like this cover but it’s not great. I don’t think it’s super eye catching. I get the hammer but not why it’s in the water. It does go well with the first book. That one had fire on the cover so maybe that’s why this one had water, even though it wasn’t in the story.
Story: ★★★ So this is…
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Book review: Mater of Iron Tricia Levenseller
Book review: Mater of Iron Tricia Levenseller
Post by: BookGirl
Blade of Secrets (book 1)
Master of Iron (book 2)
By: Tricia Levenseller
Cover: I do like this cover but it’s not great. I don’t think it’s super eye catching. I get the hammer but not why it’s in the water. It does go well with the first book. That one had fire on the cover so maybe that’s why this one had water, even though it wasn’t in the story.
Story: ★★★ So this is…
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FAMILY, OF SORTS. — in which kafka, blade, and silver wolf are an odd but quite special found family to be a part of.
— trigger & content warnings. mentions of unspecified injury.
— pairings & notes. fluff, found family. kafka & teen!reader, blade & teen!reader, silver wolf & teen!reader. 1.3k words. reader is a stellaron hunter. reader is gender neutral (they/them pronouns used).
— author's notes. the sillies <3 APHE POSTING???? APHELION POSTING REAL AND TRUE????????? i had a request for this on my old blog (from my dear beloved moot @starryshinyskies <3) so i decided to finish it 💪 nd tagging @www-brontide since i know you were excited for this post HEHE anyways how are we feeling about this formatting? if you guys don't like it i'm very open to changing it back. i'm just experimenting with my post format is all 🫶
kafka seems strangely motherly to me. caring and doting in her own unique ways, but also quite strange and odd in those same ways. an enigma of sorts.
she is the kind of person to always send the stellaron hunters' youngest member texts throughout the day; these texts range anywhere from silly and inconsequential to sweet messages letting [name] know that she was thinking about them.
(her doting nature is not dissimilar to how she thinks of and regards the trailblazer... hm.)
KAFKA
My coat got stained again :(
Won't you help me clean it when you get home, little one?
[ 1:22 PM ]
KAFKA
I saw a new movie today.
It made me think of you. It was quite to your tastes.
Perhaps we should go see it together sometime, hm?
Ah, but you're probably asleep by now...
That's fine. You do need it more than the rest of us.
Sleep well, darling.
[ 11:34 PM ]
she thinks of her little one quite frequently and has been known to pick up little trinkets from different planets that reminded her of them. a phone charm, a set of rings, something more practical like a new weapon... she once returned with a nice coat that matches one of hers. her gifts are always unpredictable but nonetheless very thoughtful.
and when or if they get injured, she is the one who treats their wound(s) with a tender hand.
she does chide them, however.
"you are a stellaron hunter, little one," she reminds, pulling the bandages wrapped around their wound a little tighter, making them wince. it is akin to a slap on the wrist—not enough pain to seriously harm them, but enough to force them to take her words to heart. "if it is not a part of the plan, try your best not to get caught or injured, hm? silver wolf doesn't like to see you this way, and it causes a unique stir in bladie. your getting injured causes quite the unrest among us all! do be more careful next time."
if there is ever a night during which they are struggling to sleep, they are more than welcome to seek out kafka's company.
she would be willing to read them to sleep, if that is what they desired.
however... a far easier method that would ensure they would stay asleep? her spirit whisper ability, of course.
they know kafka would not use it to harm them.
kafka finds their earnest trust beyond endearing. the trust of a little one like them is quite an important gift! the least she can do, she thinks, is assist them when her assistance is needed.
and sometimes, that just means lulling them to sleep.
blade is quite a difficult person to read, regardless of whether he intends to be so or not.
some days, he is distant and prefers to keep to himself. others, less so.
this, though, should not be mistaken for a lack of care. in fact, he cares quite deeply. his care is simply very quiet and he desperately, earnestly, truly does not wish to cause [name] harm.
he is also most likely the one who spars with them and trains them in the ways of combat, which... he isn't exactly the gentlest at doing. training sessions can be quite frustrating in that they often emerge sore and with new cuts and bruises (but really, these injuries are small and insignificant; they are confident in saying that blade would never truly hurt them, nobody in their family would). he does mean well in his tough methods, though.
the universe is not kind or gentle. it will never treat them that way. therefore, he does his best to prepare them so that they can effectively handle the universe's cruelty and defend themselves from it.
one of the ways in which his quiet care manifests is through his treatment of the small wounds he gives them during training. kafka has said many times that she can treat them, but blade always insists on doing it himself.
out of all of their coworkers, blade becomes the most restless when they're away. he gets particularly antsy when they've been gone for a long period or when they're out there alone. kafka always giggles and points out to him how utterly restless he becomes when such circumstances occur.
(he should be assured that they can handle themselves, given that he is their mentor—there is surely nobody else who would know their skills as well as he would—but somehow he simply isn't.)
blade is also, generally speaking, the most protective.
should they come back injured... if it is anything other than a shallow scratch on the cheek, a rage hotter than the brightest star burns under his skin. in those moments, he almost does not dare to touch them, for fear that he might harm them unwittingly... but he does. his hands are somewhat rough when he snatches their face and tilts their chin around to get a better look at the blood (is it theirs? he hopes not) and grime dirtying their face. there is a terrifying threat present in his voice when he demands, not asks, "who did this to you?"
(if kafka was not present in these moments, he might worry that his mara would get the best of him. thankfully, kafka is intentional and present in such situations.)
unless the ones responsible for the wound have already been adequately... taken care of, he will do so himself. there is nowhere in the universe that the perpetrators could hide from him.
it's about protecting them, but it is also about sending a message.
something along the lines of "anyone who lays hands on them will suffer a fate worse than death," perhaps.
death is anything but a terrible fate to blade, but he knows that it is the worst imaginable to some. he will be certain to deliver something infinitely worse, something beyond imagination, to those daring to hurt his younger teammate.
silver wolf is perhaps the least enigmatic of their little family. she isn't an open book, per se, but she's easier to read than kafka or blade... at least, for someone like [name], anyway.
she never fails to harrass them to play a few rounds (which tends to spiral into many, many rounds...) of a game or two with her. why them, specifically? she insists that blade isn't good at them and kafka is kafka. really, it may very well just be that she enjoys spending time with them, but she—of course—will not simply say that.
however... she bullies them terribly about how bad they are. it comes from a place of affection!
she is also the type to win them every single prize at carnivals, just because she likes the joy it seems to bring them. when she encounters rigged games, however, she becomes all the more motivated by her unadulterated annoyance to beat them.
what do you mean she of all people can't beat this awful and horrible rigged game? her???? the silver wolf????? seriously????????
unfortunately, it does not always end in her victory, even when she is infinitely motivated by her anger.
...and she really isn't above just taking one of the prizes when the stall's owner isn't looking. she has done so multiple times for [name].
she would definitely try to teach them hacking (keyword: try) if they aren't already familiar with it. since it has come in handy for her, she figures that they might also find use in it. it's her quiet way of looking out for them.
(her more obvious way of looking out for them is often seen when she is on missions with them. most commonly, it manifests as her snatching their arm and pulling them out of the way of an enemy before obliterating said threat.)
silver wolf is totally the sort of person to pinch their cheeks (to different degrees, kafka and blade also do this!). they are very cute to her.
overall they are a weird but very special little family to be a part of <3
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