Tag: fantasy

CHAMPION OF THE ROSE by Andrea K. Höst

Soren Armitage is an anachronism. Proclaimed Rathen Champion by the Rathen Rose, intended to support the rule of a Rathen King or Queen. But there are no Rathens. Resigned to symbolising only Darest’s faded glories, Soren is not prepared for the sudden appearance of a Rathen. Now she must find and support the heir despite the machinations of the kingdom’s regent, sylvan curses, and the strange behaviour of once-dormant protective enchantments. While the odds seem stacked against her, Soren is determined to do her best to live up to the name of Rathen Champion. But what is she to do when it seems that there is something very wrong with her Rathen? Can she trust the person she is meant to protect?

Check out this book on Goodreads: Champion of the Rose (Darest, #1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9832204-champion-of-the-rose

The two main characters basically have a force bond. 😏 Also her (sur-) name is Armitage.😂

WINTERSONG by S. Jae-Jones

Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell.

All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family’s inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns.

But when her sister Käthe is taken by the goblins, Liesl journeys to their realm to rescue her sister and return her to the world above. The Goblin King agrees to let Käthe go—for a price. The life of a maiden must be given to the land, in accordance with the old laws. A life for a life, he says. Without sacrifice, nothing good can grow. Without death, there can be no rebirth. In exchange for her sister’s freedom, Liesl offers her hand in marriage to the Goblin King. He accepts.

Down in the Underground, Liesl discovers that the Goblin King still inspires her—musically, physically, emotionally. Yet even as her talent blossoms, Liesl’s life is slowly fading away, the price she paid for becoming the Goblin King’s bride. As the two of them grow closer, they must learn just what it is they are each willing to sacrifice: her life, her music, or the end of the world.

Check out this book on Goodreads: Wintersong (Wintersong, #1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24763621-wintersong

I really like this book. It reads a little bit like Labyrinth fan fiction. Of course it features original characters. But the author is actually pretty upfront about it.

fuck-yeah-monsters-and-villains:

Looking for something with a REYLO vibe?

Look no further! I recently started this blog to help all starved Reylos to find media (fiction, art, podcasts, comics,…) that have a REYLO vibe.

My blog features villains, monsters, aliens, robots, wizards and of course ROMANCE!

Do you have recommendations? Submit or contact me! I would love to find new media through this blog.

Spread the word reylos💓

So @unashamedreylo recently asked for movie recommendations with REYLO vibes.

People responded with awesome suggestions and I’m gonna tag all of you. 😉

I know and love most of those movies. Give me a little time and I’ll feature each of them separately. I’ll also tag you in those posts if you don’t mind.

I created this blog so we can recommend stuff to each other and also because I want to feature lesser known pieces of media. I hope you’ll find something new and interesting on my blog.

@bensolo-now : The Dark Crystal

@asp1321 : Beauty and the Beast

@xreyoflight : Strange Magic

@theforceshipsit : North and South

@jediwhinetrick : Last Belle et la Bete, Beauty and the Beast

@reywhistle : Moon Lovers: Scarlett Heart Ryeo

@daily-reylo : Lion King 2

@cartoonjessie : Beauty and the Beast

@knights-of-ben-solo : Lion King 2

@geminidragonjasminealexandra : The Dark Crystal, Wuthering Heights, Taking of the Shrew, Beauty and the Beast

@happilyshanghaied : Veronica Mars

@orkindofamazing : Veronica Mars

@misscrawfords : Howl’s Moving Castle / Studio Ghibli Film

@roksed : Overnight Delivery, Excess Baggage

@returnofthereylo : The Breakfast Club

@velaris : Veronica Mars, Prince of Persia, In Your Eyes, Sherlock BBC – A Scandal in Belgravia

@movie301 : Phantom of the Opera

@rey-buns : Lion King 2, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Phantom of the Opera

@queenofserpents-blog : La Belle et la Bete (2014)

@marielaures : La Belle st la Bete (2014), Strange Magic

I think we can see some trends here.😉

unashamedreylo:

Can you guys think of others films (other than P&P) that have Reylo parallels/vibes?

Hi @unashamedreylo ! Looks like I have exactly what you are looking for.

I have recently started a blog that features mainly all kinds of media with a REYLO vibe.

Although TLJ is so close and the dry spell is almost over we need to prepare ourselves for the time after Episode 8. 😉

The blog is new and there is not much content yet but I have tons of stuff to post in the future.

Also I would love to feature other people’s recommendations. So please submit or contact me.

It would be really awesome if you could give me a signal boost.

THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE by Katherine Arden

At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings, listening to her nurse’s fairy tales. Above all, she loves the chilling story of Frost, the blue-eyed winter demon, who appears in the frigid night to claim unwary souls. Wise Russians fear him, her nurse says, and honor the spirits of house and yard and forest that protect their homes from evil.

After Vasilisa’s mother dies, her father goes to Moscow and brings home a new wife. Fiercely devout, city-bred, Vasilisa’s new stepmother forbids her family from honoring the household spirits. The family acquiesces, but Vasilisa is frightened, sensing that more hinges upon their rituals than anyone knows.

And indeed, crops begin to fail, evil creatures of the forest creep nearer, and misfortune stalks the village. All the while, Vasilisa’s stepmother grows ever harsher in her determination to groom her rebellious stepdaughter for either marriage or confinement in a convent.

As danger circles, Vasilisa must defy even the people she loves and call on dangerous gifts she has long concealed—this, in order to protect her family from a threat that seems to have stepped from her nurse’s most frightening tales.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25493853-the-bear-and-the-nightingale