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CRUEL BEAUTY by Rosamund Hodge

Graceling meets Beauty and the Beast in this sweeping fantasy about one girl’s journey to fulfill her destiny and the monster who gets in her way-by stealing her heart.

Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.

Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.

With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she’s ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.

But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle—a shifting maze of magical rooms—enthralls her.

As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex’s secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.

Check out this book on Goodreads: Cruel Beauty (Cruel Beauty Universe, #1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839984-cruel-beauty

I don’t want to give away too much but the dark and dangerous LI/antagonist is having a rather severe identity crisis. Definitely reylo vibes.😏

LABYRINTH (1986) directed by Jim Henson, executive-produced by George Lucas

Reylo recommendation by @rey-buns

Ah Labyrinth…where do I even start? I love this movie and I have loved it for a long time. Jareth was one of my first childhood crushes. I was doomed from the beginning….always the villains.
The movie is charming, the puppets are amazing, the tunes are catchy, the heroine is plucky and the villain sexy. Perfect.😍

fuck-yeah-monsters-and-villains:

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE by Diana Wynne Jones

Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady. Her only chance at breaking it lies in the ever-moving castle in the hills: the Wizard Howl’s castle. To untangle the enchantment, Sophie must handle the heartless Howl, strike a bargain with a fire demon, and meet the Witch of the Waste head-on. Along the way, she discovers that there’s far more to Howl—and herself—than first meets the eye.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6294.Howl_s_Moving_Castle

Reblogging myself because this book deserves more attention. I even prefer it over the movie. The characters are more consistent, the plot makes more sense and I the development of the romance is better.

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💓

Reblogging myself to get the word out. Reblog or Like so we can help each other out with recommendations.

I can’t believe I’ve neglected to compare La Belle et la Bête with Kylo and Rey:

jediwhinetrick:

La Belle et la Bête (1946) is a classic film with beautiful imagery. Here I will compare some of the scenes/imagery of this film with the Takodana “bridal carry” and interrogation scene.

There are a number of people who go on about the “bridal carry” being instead a “monster carry” reminiscent of monster movies or horror films. While I won’t deny there may be some influence there… I think the below images may change some perspective on that, too.

I’ve seen claims that there are no instances in cinematic history of a woman being unconscious and carried in a manner that could imply future romance…

I’ve seen people imply there is NO WAY JJ inserted Beauty and the Beast parallels in the scenes between Kylo and Rey…

However… ladies, and gents, and people of all genders, I give you:

the Beauty and the Beast Bridal Carry

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Note the unconscious Belle and Rey. Compare Belle’s posture with that of Rey’s. Note the way in which the Beast and Kylo carry their respective maidens.

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Even the hand-picked promotional art seems to support the romantic imagery of this scene. I can’t believe that is coincidence, especially now looking closely at La Belle et la Bête and comparing the two.

(Artist of the above LucasFilm licensed image: Erik Maell)

Weiterlesen

Excellent meta showing the parallels between La Belle et la Bête ans TFA.

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.😂

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.😉

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