#dagger of flame

[passerbyyye]

love how xaden told violet once that "the right way isn't the only way" and she never did anything the right way again

[saskaporcelana]

[howifeltabouthim]

'Run away with me,' he said, with devastating simplicity. 'Tonight. Tomorrow. Yesterday. I don't care.' He gently brushed the hair from her eyes. 'We have the same dream. Let's chase it together.'

Catherine Doyle, from The Dagger and the Flame

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Thankyou Sathia for calling out Bryce and her rampant bigotry towards an entire people, just because a few are terrible. While at the same time feeling entitled to Fae artifacts and Fae magic/the starborn power (despite having done nothing to earn those things). Things she only has specifically because she's Fae!

[intairnwetrust]

I LOVE my bestie 😭 I screamed when I hold Violet's dagger in my hand. I love my 🐦‍⬛

[mrs-jamesbbarnes]

I’m screaming this is fine I’m fine

[icangiveitback]

i did not draw what i wanted to with this but oh well

some fate!bend

[mindstack]

[howifeltabouthim]

He only stared at her, as if she was the most precious thing he had ever seen. A slant of sunlight breaking through a storm. A lone star in a cloud-swept night.

Catherine Doyle, from The Dagger and the Flame

[evermore-crow]

i’m sitting here in my bed, knitting a hat, watching a live stream of the Eras Tour but so so soooo SAD over Freddy Carter’s character in The Dagger and The Flame. Like i’m SO FUCKING sad rn wtf 😭😭 (pls i need more of Freddy Carter, pls pls plsssss)

[rhysknees]

Reading nowadays

[bookish-rival]

𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖑𝖆𝖒𝖊

ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪꜱ ᴀᴛ ɪᴛꜱ ᴅᴀʀᴋᴇꜱᴛ, ᴡᴇ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ʙʀᴀᴠᴇʟʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴍꜱ.

🔥Meet Seraphine and Ransom, two unforgettable characters from 𝑻𝒉𝒆 ��𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 by Catherine Doyle!

Are you ready to step into their world?

I promise, you’re not! With only one month left until September 26th, get ready for the first book of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞 to blow your mind.

If you crave dark aesthetics, family secrets, high-stakes cat-and-mouse games, intricate world-building, and unique magic systems, this book is for you!

And don’t even get me started on the charming side characters—especially one I cannot wait for you to meet and obsess over. Oh, and did I mention an animal sidekick? 🐾

~🔥~

• art by the amazing @minshugart

• commissioned by me, @bookish_rival

• Characters: Seraphine Marchant and Ransom Hale belong to Catherine Doyle

》》PLEASE DO NOT REPOST!!《《

~🔥~

Huge thanks to the amazing @minshugart for bringing this scene to life!

The details are stunning—Ransom’s shadow marks, Seraphine’s brown spot in her blue eyes, and the tension between them… it’s EPIC!

I can’t do it justice; you’ll just have to dive into the story yourself. ⚔️🔥

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒎𝒆 by Catherine Doyle releases September 26th, 2024.

[moonrisereverie]

The Dagger and the Flame

Catherine Doyle

★★★☆☆.75

🎧 Book 31 of 2025 ✧ fantasy ✦ romance ✧

I don't usually focus too much on comparisons in my reviews but if you like Six of Crows or These Violent Delights, then I'd definitely give this a go!

I really like the City of Fantome as a setting, it's quite dark parisian vibes which I don't think I've really encountered before.

Seraphine and Ransom were really compelling MCs, I think they've got enough similarities where their dynamic makes sense while also some really quite clever different to add some friction.

If you're into dark YA fantasy with an enemies to lover throughline, then this would probably be up your street, it's well written and I'm definitely planning on picking up the sequel!

um okay spoilers below it's your fault if you click on okay bye

I was a little bit confused with how long the ending actually was. Post Lark dying I was kind of waiting for things to wrap up pretty quickly and it just kept going? idk I was expecting a bit more of a cliffhanger that would ruin my life but instead I'm fairly content to wait for book 2 rather than clawing for the next one.

also I know this is just the way things are at the moment but the ~spice~ always takes me out of a YA book because like isnt it supposed to be for teenagers? it probably shouldn't bother me quite as much as it does because like teens have sex and everything but God I wish new adult was an actual category because this older YA bullshit me off. it's not even like it's particularly graphic and it's only in 1 chapter and there's on page murder so what do I even know anyway rant over

[alberta-sunrise]

Wine and a good book helps you escape from reality a while

[incorrectacotarwords]

Eris: I have a gift for you, Papa~

Beron: *bewildred* what do you mean—

Eris: *pulls out Made Dagger* KNIFE!

Beron: NO!

[helenadarlingtattoo]

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