#witch of wild things

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

TBR is looking SO pretty these days 😍

#booklr #book photography #book picture #bookworm #bibliophile #sword catcher #throne of the fallen #the invisible hour #the third daughter #masters of death #witch of wild things #the unmaking of june farrow #ya fiction #ya fantasy #fiction #book community #book aesthetic #book lover #book nerd #my photos #mine

[ash-and-books]

Rating: 2/5

Book Blurb: Legend goes that long ago a Flores woman offended the old gods, and their family was cursed as a result. Now, every woman born to the family has a touch of magic. Sage Flores has been running from her family—and their “gifts”—ever since her younger sister Sky died. Eight years later, Sage reluctantly returns to her hometown. Like slipping into an old, comforting sweater, Sage takes back her job at Cranberry Rose Company and uses her ability to communicate with plants to discover unusual heritage specimens in the surrounding lands.

What should be a simple task is complicated by her partner in botany sleuthing: Tennessee Reyes. He broke her heart in high school, and she never fully recovered. Working together is reminding her of all their past tender, genuine moments—and new feelings for this mature sexy man are starting to take root in her heart.

With rare plants to find, a dead sister who keeps bringing her coffee, and another sister whose anger fills the sky with lightning, Sage doesn’t have time for romance. But being with Tenn is like standing in the middle of a field on the cusp of a summer thunderstorm—supercharged and inevitable.

Review:

The women of the Flores family are gifted with magical abilities, and after the death of her sister, Sage Flores is forced to return home to face the broken relationship with her other sister and come face to face with the boy who broke her heart 14 years ago. After losing her job, Sage is forced to return home to the family she ran from after her younger sister Sky died. Now she's seeing Sky's ghost who tells her that the only way to help her is if Sage heals the broken relationship with her other younger sister Teal, who blames her for Sky's death. Sage takes up a job at the Cranberry Rose Company, where she uses her gifts over plants to help discover unusual heritage specimens.... except she is being forced to partner up with Tennessee Reyes, the very same boy who broke her heart 14 years ago after they built up a strong relationship through AIM messages (think along the lines of Hilary Duff's Cinderella). Tenn never realized it was Sage and she ghosted him after he broke her heart, now years later they are forced to work together and the chemistry is still there... and Tenn is asking for her help in finding his mystery AIM girl... will she finally tell him the truth? All the while she is also dealing with family drama, from her younger sister Teal's anger at her ( think along the lines of 27 Dresses sister's relationship) and her own family secrets that could unravel everything. This book was a lot and it definitely read more Young Adult rather than reading about people in their late 20's early 30s. Sage felt like she was an 18 year old girl rather than a 29 year old woman. Also the misunderstanding trope in this one was ugh, seriously, and the fact that Sage purposely lied and continued to lie to Tenn throughout their relationship was infuriating. Teal got on my nerves and her only real personality trait was irrational anger. When you find out the real misunderstanding and reveal of what happened between Tenn and Sage in highschool that leads to Sage's lying, it's just so frustrating. Overall, this one just wasn't for me at all. I really tried to like it but it just fell flat for me. I didn't care much for the romance, which barely felt there, and the characters were also barely likable. If you are a fan of family drama and misunderstanding tropes, then give this one a go, maybe you'll have a better time with it than I did!

*Thanks Netgalley and Berkley Publishing Group, Berkley for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

#book review #bookish #witch of wild things

[bookcoversonly]

Title: Witch of Wild Things | Author: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland | Publisher: Berkley (2023)

#books #Witch of Wild Things #Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

[nevinslibrary]

Weird & Wonderful Wednesday

Ooh, a family curse combined with it sort of being a ‘gift’ at the same time. Sage’s gift is that she can communicate with plants. And so, she can find the old, unusual, and different sorts of seeds. She gets a job at the local Cranberry Rose Company, but, then is paired up with her teenage crush, Tennessee, who hurt her back in high school.

But, they’ve both changed, and so, the working together brings up both old and new emotions. As does coming home in general, because Sage hasn’t been home since her sister Sky died years before.

It’s definitely a magical sort of romance, but, it also had definite family stuff in it, and I did really like the rare plants part of it as well. It was a fun read.

You may like this book If you Liked: Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck, In Charm's Way by Lana Harper, or A Ghost in Shining Armor by Therese Beharrie

Witch of Wild Things by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

#weirdandwonderfulwednesday #nmlRA #nevins memorial library #witch of wild things #Raquel Vasquez Gilliland

[con-alas-de-angeles]

Rachel Vasquez Gilliland, Witch of Wild Things

#witch of wild things #typography #magical realism #rachel Vasquez gilliland

[dogfennel]

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#the new episode also had me like 😳 #the storytelling the collaboration the vibes #worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #fanart #wbn pod #ame the witch #ame wbn #indri wbn #wbn spoilers #this giant witch wasn’t even the wildest thing that happened #anyway welcome back wbn my beloved

[avalencias]

not quite the first image that I saw listening to ep 14 but by god was it close

#worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #suvirin kedberiket #I gotta figure out my suvi. gotta sink my teeth into her design #i’ll figure it out!!! #my things #wwwo

[whoopseydaisy]

Actually feeling so soft right now thinking about how Soft chose Soft for his name cloak and what that says about him as a person. And how in the story how he got it is the first thing his little girl thinks when she's with him. Now thats a dilf.

#wbn #wbn pod #worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #the wizard soft #i love the order in which i find things out in this story #anyways #daddy of all time

[umoras]

i had a fever dream and made these wbn valentines??

#worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one #wbn pod #valentines #perhaps one of the silliest things i've made #wbn #wbn fireside chat #are these funny i don't know #ame's came to me first ksljsj #brennan lee mulligan #aabria iyengar #erika ishii #lou wilson

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

I mean, I haven’t exactly made *progress* with this TBR, and I’ve definitely bought more books than I’ve read recently…but how amazing does it look 😍

#booklr #book photography #book picture #sword catcher #throne of the fallen #the unmaking of june farrow #iron flame #dark heir #the invisible hour #the third daughter #bookshops and bonedust #a holly jolly ever after #witch of wild things #bookworm #bibliophile #fiction #fantasy #book lover #book nerd #book aesthetic #book community #my photos #mine

[captaincolorblob]

Everyday i think about this screenboard scene that got semi-scrapped from Donnie vs Witch Town, like it just explains so much about Donnie as a character and i’m very sad we didnt get to see it entirely

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise donnie #like it just reveals that donnie has thought his only use to the team is being usefull via his tech #and feared he might get replaced or wasnt needed anymore #and instead of talking about it he bottled it up and it turned into aggression towards magic #like god we need to use this angst potentional more #cause it explains /why/ donnie was so stoneset on using his tech instead of mystic magic and kept saying how its better #and why his tech is usually gadgets or things that help him and/or his family #he thought thats all he's good for #apologies if i keep repeating things i'm a sucker for donnie angst and this makes me go wild #listen donnie vs witch town is not a high ranked episode on the tier list for me that scene next to the fight scene was the only part #i enjoyed a lot #and i wish they kept the entire screenboard in cause it explains a lot about donnies character and gives some drama #dia rambles #edit cause this post gained way more notes then i ever had or imagined i would ever have:: #i am flattered and virtually high-fiveing every one of you folk that said they liked my tags #i was unsure if i should even put the ramble there cause i wasnt sure if people were even gonna read it #so if means the world to me seeing people in the notes having the same reaction towards the screenboard and liking my ramble in the tags #HOWEVER i would greatly apprichiate everyone who copypasted my tags to at least credit me #some have given credit and i'm gratefull for y'all and i understand that maybe theres still the glitch for mobile users and you can always #edit your rb #I'm not mad or upset at anyone i would just really prefer it if people at least prev tagged me #ALSO SIDE NOTE to all the folk that said they'd maybe draw/animate/write smth with this a) i put the link to the full screenboard in a rb #and b) please tag/dm me or send me an ask to inform me cause i would LOVE to see it

[rainbowcake3d]

working on baby Suvi! got her face done and the base of her hair started. Now time to layer texture for the next ten years and add pencils and flowers and cool leaves and neat sticks.

#the wizard the witch and the wild one #worlds beyond number #Suvi #suvirin kedberiket #yes it did take me like a month to figure out how to make a face in 3d #ame is also in the works #the best thing about suvi is that i can just repurpose her whole face for eursulon's figure

[dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl]

After listening to episode 23, here’s how i’m picturing the reunion at the North Pole will go down:

Ame, scared for her life, her station, on seeing Suvi: “You came?! 😢”

Suvirin Kedbeeiket, the Wizard Sky, dressed in black against a world of snow, her presence shouting defiance to nature and spirit and anyone who would harm ame, her voice dropping a register: “What part of ‘there is nowhere you need me, that can keep me from you’ did i make unclear?”

#suvirin kedberiket #the wizard the witch and the wild one #worlds beyond number #the wizard the witch and the wild one spoilers #worlds beyond number spoilers #ame the witch #look i don’t wanna make this a glassheart thing but the vibes are there

[blackmosscupcakes]

I'm fascinated by how this arc of The Wizard the Witch and the Wild One has really flipped the narrative on who's in the right and wrong compared to the first arc, because the key thing is NONE OF THEM are acting differently than they did then--they're all acting incredibly true to character traits that were established from the get go--the only thing that's changed is the surroundings and the context of the backdrop around them.

Out in the world, among ordinary people, Suvi often came across as imperial-minded, deeply indoctrinated, and carrying a feeling of being superior to those who weren't of the citadel. Her feelings and actions were understandable, but the reaction of the audience was often to read her as being overly hostile to the other two and determined to cleave to the Citadel and the beliefs of her upbringing to a degree that was detrimental to their task.

Ame and Eursulon showed a willingness to go off half-cocked and act impulsively based on their feelings in the first arc just as they did in this latest episode, but in the context of the wider world this often came across as deep empathy with ordinary people and spirits and a sense of responsibility to deeper matters beyond the politics of humans. Sure, their actions were a bit reckless and had some negative consequences, but they were acting with their hearts and for the right reasons and everyone was down for Quest Fever!

And then last night we see exactly the same dynamic play out once again--Suvi trying to balance the needs of her adoptive mother and her home and the entire institution in which she grew up against the needs of her friends, while her friends run off and literally blow up the Citadel's shit in absolute defiance of everything Suvi was raised to believe. Now, standing there alone and reeling from a curse as her friends tear off leaving destruction in their wake, she seems understandably hurt, as well as obedient, measured, restrained, sensible, if perhaps a little too blindly trusting in Citadel processes*. And likewise, amidst the context of seeing how the Citadel runs and how generally well it's treated Ame and Eursulon, the two of them seemed reckless, ungrateful, disrespectful, and short-sighted with an unwillingness to play along with the realpolitik of going through the proper channels. Instead they (quite literally) burned important bridges and damaged Suvi's life in the process (though it's also understandable that in light of the revelations about Eursulon's sister they rightly felt unsafe even if Steel was understanding).

It's fascinating how incredibly similar the climactic sequences from these two arcs have been. The characters have followed their natures and it's led them down exactly the same path twice in a row. But the context surrounding their actions is VERY different this time, and each mirrors and recontextualizes the OTHER occurrence. People were largely on Ame and Eursulon's side last time, and they're largely seeing Suvi's side this time. It's been a really complex ethical and practical tangle to navigate both times (and good on Brennan for setting it up that way), but I feel like seeing the two together helps us understand and respond to ALL of the characters in a better way than just having one of these situations would have. It's been really cool to watch, and I've been absolutely loving reading all the thoughts and opinions from people on every side of it. It's already been some of the best fandom discussion I've seen about a TTRPG show.

*I read an interesting perspective from someone who believed they would have had to escape even if they'd trusted Steel, as she already went from "meet me at this time" to "give me more time to talk to the diviners" and they thought she would have continued to delay and delay in order to check all of the Citadel's bureaucratic boxes--I'm not sure whether that's what would have happened but it's an interesting possibility, and one that prevents Steel being used as basically a deus ex machina powerful ally any time they're in trouble.

#i just love all three of these characters so much #and i want them to be able to be friends and have everything work out and be on the same page 😭 #but their perspectives and ways of interacting with the world are so different that once things start getting complicated #they're always going to fall on different sides #and it's always going to break my heart ;_; #but man everyone involved in this is just SO talented #they're absolutely at the top of their game and it's paying off big time in the quality of this story #worlds beyond number #suvi kedberiket #suvirin kedberiket #ame wbn #eursulon #the wizard the witch and the wild one #wbn spoilers

[thewizardthewitchandthewildone]

"she cannot get out of this room or this life or this friendship." fuckkkkkkkkkkkkshutupshutupstfupppp

#im gonna cry how can you say such a thing #i love you so much hanna #my heart #that hits so near #worlds beyond number #wbn #wwwo #the wizard the witch and the wild one

[lunarharp]

you n me

#witch hat tag #orufrey #today was so wild emotionally... isnt it mad how no matter how depressed the world makes you feel you also do have to do Tasks etc. Lol! #then the pain of life makes you re-realise how epic a gay manga romance is after not thinking about it all day #idk whether i'm even 'depressed' because i can be this obsessed with something. i feel hopeless-not apathetic. my heart is fighting hard #qifrey in a keffiyeh was a charity sketch thing - oru i did before wants to be with him