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“If you like . . .” popular YA fantasy tropes edition

Assassins / fighting / traINING SEQUENCES

to satisfy your need for a good training montage 

Graceling by Kristin Cashore 

set in a society where members are ‘graced’ with one specific power, we follow a girl who is graced in killing, and working for a corrupt king

main is fcking kick ass as hell, lots of training fight sequences that you can pretend have a dope soundtrack

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab - 

Lila fucking Bard??? And her knives?? Just read it, this series is killer and the main has the same obsession with her knives as I have with her p.s. you get magic competition montages what more do u want in life 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

NiNA and INeJ. This book has a rotating PoV system, and of the two main girls one is a gorgeous waffle loving sorceress and the other is a fucking knife wielding acrobat that will fill your need for sneaky sneaky spy/assassin types 

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner -

In the later books you get some thicc duels on training grounds that will make you shit yourself so not quite a sequence but read it anyways ok 

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - 

Assassin training sequences like you’ve never fucking seen please read it and love it 

Le feminine and strong main 

To satisfy your need for more gals who are allowed to have both strength and femininity 

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - 

queen of your life stuns everyone with her gorgeousness and the reader with her strength?? 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

coming at ya fast for a second time, Nina is girly af and also loves waffles which is just a perk you’ll love her i promise 

Fire and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore - 

the main in this book is a monster known for her unearthly beauty which makes men go mad when they see her? Also she is v feminine and soft and loves children and wants babies and is STILL SO STRONG THANK YOU for this amazing portrayal

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes -  

Cleo is a pretty fcking princess and a romantic and is strong thank you v much 

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima - 

Raisa goes to SO MANY BALLS and has crushes on boys and never shuns her femininity this is so important. 

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner - 

The goddamn Queen of Attolia she wears dresses and runs a kingdom what more do you want 

Le Romance 

enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, sexual tension

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner -

Never will you be so wrecked over such subtle romance I’m not gonna spoil and tell you which trope is going on but I just need to plug this series every day so have it in every category 

Fire, Graceling, and Bitterblue by Kristen Cashore - 

all of these have romance and all of them are GOOD COMMUNICATIVE HEALTHY romances you’re welcome (ft. sexual tension on training grounds, star crossed lovers, and CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

fucking coming at ya again here we are lotsa good romances in this just go for it it’s clearly a winner psst. enemies to friends to lovers trope 

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes - 

le enemies to lovers trope coming at you STRONG if you’re that kind of trash read it 

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - 

again, the enemies to lovers thing played out BEAUTIFULLY 

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor - 

urban fantasy featuring that otherworldly romance that you know you ate upppp p.s. romeo and juliet sorta deal 

Trick by Natalia Jaster - 

that whole “they get on each others nerves forever and bicker and then fall in deep love” shit (p.s. this is a little more nsfw but not as much as…..)

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - 

ENEMIES TO LOVERS THIS BOOK IS THE EPITOME OF IT JUST READ IT (p.s. explicit graphic content)

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - 

Oh boy there’s some romance here it’s v nsfw also lgbtq+ rep and just all around how many tropes do u want bc shit it really does it all in the best way thx

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller -

A retelling of the Iliad it’ll tear your heart out read it read it now I beg you 

The Tiger’s Daughter by  K. Arsenault Rivera - 

Lgbtq+ !! just some gay princesses in love in an Asian-inspired fantasy setting with demons and everything you could ever want 

Planet Earth II (2016) Episode 03 “Jungles” Directed by Emma Napper

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i really really love that diana wynne jones quote where she says she found out that a lot of girls had a crush on book howl and her response to that was “….why”

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Any updates on wally?

I mean you had two in a week you insatiable gremlins but FINE yes okay have some pictures of Wally going boat shopping

I call this one "Draw me like one of your French buoys"

This is the one where he fell asleep and they towed him away and hooked him up to an anchor, but taken before he fell asleep. Seems to be enjoying the sun.

Here he is trying to use a ladder (spoilers this was not successful)

He actually decided this one was too small.

But so far, you're thinking, these are all just charming images of a rascal! Elanor, you cry, you describe this beast as a criminal! A ruffian! A ne'er-do-well nereid! How can he be any of those things?

Well, let me show you, Anon. Let me show you.

Here he is commandeering a fishing vessel, thus STEALING the LIVELIHOODS of those HARD WORKING FISHERS

But British fishers mostly voted Brexit, so maybe you aren't sympathetic. Well, fair enough. But what would you say if I told you that he's back to his old tricks again vis-a-vis BLOCKING EMERGENCY SERVICES

THIS IS AN AMBULANCE BOAT, WALLY

GET DOWN THIS INSTANT

And finally, if his theft of a working ambulance weren't enough, here he is capsizing another boat. JUST LIKE he did in Tenby.

I warned you all. I warned you all he was up to no good. I warned you all this is an obstinate demon youth in need of an ASBO. But no, none of you listened. You fools. You played right into his flippers.