#the language of thorns

[a-ramblinrose]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge || December 9 || Favorite Page Design:  The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

#The Language of Thorns #Leigh Bardugo #justonemorepage #jompbpc #book photo challenge #book photography #books #grishaverse #Not Out of Void But Out of Chaos

[aleksanderscult]

Aleksander Morozova and his magnetic presence, bitches🛐

#he serves even when doing nothing 🤌 #the Darkling eating his food peacefully #meanwhile the whole room: 👀😶‍🌫️👀😶‍🌫️ #jokes aside. Is this one of his powers? Or does he naturally have a noticeable presence? #because sometimes he stays hiding in shadows and Alina doesn't notice him until he speaks #grishaverse #grishaverse trilogy #shadow and bone #the language of thorns #the darkling #pro darkling #aleksander morozova #pro aleksander morozova

[jazzkrebber]

that lap around the house when a plot twist is that good but you have no one to talk to about it

#same with when you finish a book #i just need to start pacing a bit before i can move on with my life #like my brain was just altered you can't expect me to just accept that #they both die at the end #the poppy war #six of crows #shadow and bone #ruin and rising #siege and storm #crooked kingdom #king of scars #rule of wolves #the language of thorns #the burning god #the dragon republic #ngl idk what other books made me do this but you get the point #book tumblr #booktok #rip the old booktok tho get the creeps outta here

[athenashaw]

Something I think we need more of are "human endings" in media.

Because sometimes the "will they/won't they" couple... Don't.

Sometimes stuff just doesn't work out.

Sometimes it may seem perfect on paper but shit just gets in the way.

Because sometimes you just don't get resolution or closure.

Sometimes "And they all lived" is a much more meaningful way to end than "And they all lived happily ever after". Because we know living happily ever after isn't actually achievable. Happy forever? Not humanly possible. So there's a sense of dissatisfaction. The resolution is not palatable. To allow characters to have story lines that just trail of unresolved or get forgotten, or who meet "The One" but it doesn't wor etc. is much more understandable. It's what happens. It's what we know. So the characters are allowed in our minds - if not eternal happiness - Life.

I'm not saying completely obliterate all of the tropes previously mentioned. Nor am I saying human endings aren't already in some media. And of course I'm not saying that media should be bland. Bring on the bizarre, the absurd, the wonderfully wacky! I'm just saying we need more of these impactful, personal, human endings.

#im not sure what ill tag this so I'll just put in the fandoms that prompted this #musings #media #endings #resolution #tw swearing #The language of thorns #leigh bardugo #tangleweed and brine #deidre Sullivan #thoughts #op #gentleman jack #community nbc #community #ships #tumblr

[darkolai-playlist]

Reading The Language of Thorns always makes me wonder about what how a world were Ulla and Aleksander had grown together would be like.

Beautiful, clever, prideful, loyal to the point of coming undone and resentful much more after. Same height, same black hair, sharp edges and dark eyes. Same sly smiles and alluring voices.

If you look back at their stories (The Demon In The Wood and When Water Sang Fire), you'll be able to notice how their biggest issue was how deeply lonely they were. Discriminated for being different, looking strange, being too powerful or being especial. Ulla and Aleksander never had a friend before Signy and Annika. They were used to being isolated, hearing whispers and gossip. They became cold and serious to drive away the longing they felt. Maybe if they were together, if they had another soul mirroring their sorrows and their desire... But could it be truly different?

I think it's interesting to notice how both Ulla and Aleksander were betrayed by their first friends, how it happened because them both let their guards down in order to save their friends lives (or protect something dear to them). I don't blame Signy and Annika. It's just like Baghra said, they were desperate children trying to survive a cruel world. With Aleksander's bones as an amplifier, Annika could have helped his family and find a steady place for them. By helping Rolfe to betray Ulla, Signy won a position no one could deny her, made a family of her own, became a queen.

The only difference in the end was that Baghra had trained her son to survive despite his heart and Ulla remember Aleksander's warning too little too late.

I don't know if Aleksander and Ulla would be satisfied with each other as their only company. Baghra was not kind, nor gentle. She abandoned most of her children, turned Aleksander into a living weapon meant to never be stopped by his own heart. Their lives wouldn't have been easier or prettier. Aleksander would have still sought war and he would have been dragged to all that mess.

Yet, maybe their loyalty would be to each other and not other desperate girls, looking to survive. Maybe it'd be worst, the Fold would be bigger, because their magic together would be terrible and beautiful. Maybe it'd be better, because its their extreme loneliness what took them too far.

All I know is that Aleksander cared for her. He was there when she was born. He went every summer to Sondermane to wait and see if she'd appear. He answered the questions she had, even answered the ones she couldn't ask. He warned her about princes, about how power could not buy love, he never pressured her, always spoke clear and true. He must have heard about her feat, her power, but he didn't seek her out after that. Even in the end, he didn't forced her, involved her in his plans.

Ulla found in herself the strength to survive what Rolfe and Signy did to her, but it was Aleksander's words what sparked that instinct:

We are not made to please princes.

Aleksander wanted someone as immortal as him by his side and Ulla wanted company, protection. Could have that work? I don't know, but that does not keep me from thinking about it.

#the darkling #aleksander morozova #aleksander morozov #ulla morozova #ulla #the language of thorns #shadow and bone #ruin and rising #the demon in the wood #siege and storm #morozovas #the morozovas #morozova siblings

[lilisouless]

So...Baghra fuck3d a fish

#netflix shadow and bone #leigh bardugo #grisha trilogy #the language of thorns #baghra morozova #ulla morozova #grishaverse

[the-book-ferret]

“Love speaks in flowers. Truth requires thorns.” ― Leigh Bardugo, The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

#thebookferret #books #booklr #book worm #book nerd #book pets #book addict #book photography #bibliophile #ferret #ferrets of tumblr #pets of tumblr #wasabi #the language of thorns #leigh bardugo

[themelodyofspring]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge

March 24, 2023 - By The Forest

#jompbpc #the language of thorns #grishaverse #leigh bradugo #booklr #mypics #books #books and flowers #bookblr #read

[stheresya]

I get a little sad reading wwsf and seeing Ulla being all wary around Aleksander when they meet because i'm like nooo sweetie that's your big brother who was there when you were born and who kept coming back to Fjerda every summer in hopes of seeing you again because you're his sister and also one of the few people in the world who's somewhat like him and he wants is to connect with you and be a family😔 like i know his ominous manners are off-putting but it probably stung him a little to see Ulla being so mistrustful of him :(

#will never not be bitter that sasha and ulla didn't keep in touch throughout the centuries.. #ulla morozova #aleksander morozova #the darkling #morozova siblings #the language of thorns #when water sang fire #grishaverse

[glitter50000]

Morozova love is just so cursed and so strong. Ilya resurrected his daughter back from the dead and got chained and thrown into a river because of it. Baghra loved her son so much she took no remorse in slaughtering innocents and burning villages to protect him. Aleksander loved Luda and she died simply because of that and he cares for the Grisha so much he’ll do anything for them, no matter what. Ulla loved Signy very much that she was willing to do forbidden magic to get her what she wanted and then was betrayed terribly because of it. Mal walked perhaps for days till he found the orphanage Alina was in and was always able to find her. He loved her so much he was ready for her to kill him to help her accomplish her goal

#Morozovas am I right?? #Shadow and bone netflix #Shadow and bone season 2 #the language of thorns #grishaverse #ilya morozova #baghra morozova #aleksander morozova #ulla morozova #mal oretsev #malyen oretsev

[jessread-s]

✩🐚🦊Review:

Bardugo’s spin on classic fairytales are a delight as always.

“The Language of Thorns” includes six short stories that are inspired by myth, folklore, and fairytales. Each are paired with stunning illustrations that really give it a storybook feel.

In her author’s note, she shares that she was inspired to write this collection by “the note of trouble that I think many of us hear in familiar tales, because we know—even as children—that impossible tasks are on odd way to choose a spouse, that predators come in many guises, that a prince’s whims are often cruel.” She takes bits and pieces from old tales and reshapes them with her dark, gripping, and masterful writing to make us, as readers, question the classics we grew up with. New morals are attributed to each story and I was blown away when I was left to ruminate on them every. Single. Time.

You do not have to read any of the Grishaverse books to pick this one up, which makes it perfect for new readers hoping to be introduced to Bardugo’s works and fans, like myself, who keep coming back for more!

Cross-posted to: Instagram | Amazon | Goodreads | StoryGraph

#the language of thorns #leigh bardugo #the too clever fox #the witch of duva #ayama and the thorn wood #little knife #the soldier prince #when water sang fire #grishaverse #the grisha trilogy #short stories #short story #ya fantasy #ya retelling #book review #booklr #book blog #book blogger #bookish #bibliophile #book rec

[ethereal-maia]

I split language of thorns up because I’m curious to see if there’s some sort of bias in the stories <33

EDIT: kicking myself so hard rn i fucking forgot The Too-Clever Fox omfg if it’s a horrible problem I’ll make a new poll

#grishaverse #shadow and bone #six of crows #sab #soc #language of thorns #the language of thorns #the tailor #the lives of the saints #demon in the wood #aleksander morozova #the darkling #genya safin #leigh bardugo #maia.txt #polls

[slaughter-books]

Day 17: JOMPBPC: Fairy Tales

This book of short stories is based off of myths, folk lore and fairy tales! 🩵

#justonemorepage #jompbpc #fairy tales #the language of thorns #midnight tales and dangerous magic #leigh bardugo #beautiful book #beautiful cover #amazing author #bookish #i love books

[ravka-bracket]

Round 1A: Yuri Vedenen vs Ulla Morozova

#yuri vedenen #ulla morozova #grishaverse #shadow and bone #king of scars #the language of thorns #ravka bracket #ravka bracket 1 #ravka bracket 1a #fandom polls #fandom bracket

[somecleverreference]

grishaverse lore is so fucking funny, leigh literally said “ursula littlemermaid is the darkling’s sister” and we all just went with it

#grishaverse #the language of thorns #when water sang fire #the darkling #aleksander morozova #ulla morozova

[kazz-brekker]

do you know a normal about the grishaverse or do you sometimes think about how the darkling’s younger half sister is a mermaid who lives off the coast of fjerda and grants wishes to people foolish enough to ask her?

#she was in the language of thorns! #i think she's cool #kind of wished she had turned up in nikolai's books i feel like that would have fit with the pirate thing #pie says stuff #the grisha trilogy #grishaverse #the language of thorns