#greymist

[exocynraku]

frostpaw's family treeee!!! left from right up to down: greymist, icewing, mintfur, havenpelt, sneezecloud, duskfur, mallownose, petalfur, beetlewhisker, grasspelt, nightsky, breezeheart, pricklekit, fognose, splashtail, podlight, curlfeather, jayclaw, owlnose, brackenpelt, frostpaw, greypaw and mistpaw

[rosemist50]

Graymist is the mother of Mallownose and Sneezecloud, Sneezecloud and Havenpelt are mates, with their kits being Fognose and Splashtail. Mallownose and Petalfur are the parents of Jayclaw, Owlnose, and Brackenpelt. Icewing and Mintfur are the parents of Beetlewhisker, Grasspelt, Pricklekit, Petalfur, Nightsky, and Breezeheart.

Originally posted on IG December 2021

[warriors-but-cats-die]

riverclan — year eleven — greenleaf

so many new warriors: breezeheart, dappletuft, gorseclaw, harelight, moonblossom, nightsky, softpelt.

a bunch of new apprentices too!:

burpaw -> greymist

cariboupaw -> leafwing

dewpaw -> petalfur

lightningpaw -> ridgeshore

moosepaw -> dawndapple

and that's it!

[blackcough]

I never posted these? I think these designs are a year or two old now, but I still like the art and designs I did for these two enough to post 'em

[hooliganhusky]

Graymist

[unsunderedmemories]

Arlo Greymist

[exeuntstormtroopers]

You mention in your bio that you do books and art, is the art scenes from Monstrous Sea in Eliza and Her Monster art done by you? Also, I see you have a computer degree, so are you a self-taught artist?

It is! I do all the artwork inside my books (and occasionally some on the covers, like the characters in the hands on ELIZA and the entire Katzenjammer cover).

And yes, I’m largely self-taught. I’ve taken a few mandatory art classes in school, but most of what I know I learned by practicing, finding guides, and just a lot of experience.

[libertyreads]

Hello! Are there any books that exceeded your expectations this year? 😊

Hiiii!

I've had such an up and down reading year this year. How has this year gone for you? I've had some low lows and some high highs this year.

So, me being me, I have a list of books that surpassed my expectations. 😆

Royals by Rachel Hawkins was oddly good for me? Almost 4 stars.

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia was better than anticipated. Over 4 stars.

The Curse of Broken Shadows by Laura Winter was one I didn't know what to expect walking into it but it was a solid 4 star book for me. The character work is just chef's kiss.

Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison is my Christmas entry to this list. It was a SOLID romance and it had a lot of Christmassiness to make my heart happy. (4.25 stars from me.)

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Look. Look. I KNOW. I know. But this book had me twirling my hair and blushing like a school girl. I don't know what you want from me. (One of only a handful of 5 star reads from me out of 164 books so far this year.)

[noveltyreads]

Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia Book Review

ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

In all honesty, I had no idea what I was getting into when I first started reading Greymist Fair. I knew I would be getting a haunting, fairytale-like novel but I didn't expect it to like it as much as I did.

I read Made You Up a few years ago so I was already familiar with Francesca Zappia's writing. I haven't read any other books but knew she went down a darker, more spookier path in recent years. Greymist Fair, just like the aforementioned book is well-written and draws you in from the first page. I was hooked and as the book progressed, I got more and more sucked into the story and it didn't let me go. 

The book is separated into 7 (??) stories. They all seem different but interconnected in some way. The overarching story is discovering what is lurking in the woods and why people disappear there. My favourite stories had to be about the Prince who granted wishes, Katrina, Fritz and Doctor Death. All the stories were so interesting and fascinating to read. If this book was a TV show I think I would definitely watch it because it was that gripping and atmospheric. 

When I first opened the book and saw the huge list of villagers (or characters), I immediately felt a little overwhelmed and worried this book might introduce too many people for me to keep track of. I thought the way the author tackled this throughout the book was perfect. At the end of the book you're introduced to everyone however, the characters are all introduced bit by bit so it doesn't seem too overwhelming. I loved how every villager had a personality, a story and depth. They all felt so alive and real and that really showed on the page. Even Death had a deep backstory and a unique character perspective. 

All in all, this book was very enchanting, atmospheric and true to the nature of Grimm's original tales. It comes out tomorrow so be sure to check it out. 

ACTUAL RATING: 4.3 STARS 

[siriuslygrimm]

Fearsome Fabled Forest

#BOOKREVIEW - Fearsome Fabled Forest - #GreymistFair #blog

A village tucked away in a dangerous, magical wood experiences a string of strange events that have great, lasting impact for those in the village in Greymist Fair by Francesca Zappia. Within the small village of Greymist Fair that’s tucked within a dark, dangerous forest live a group of families who never leave but receive the occasional traveler brought in on the safety of the road. Well aware…

[elliepassmore]

Greymist Fair review

5/5 stars Recommended if you like: fairytales, fantasy, short stories, multiple POVs, dark fairytales, spooky season Big thanks to Netgalley, Harper Collin's Children's Books, and the author for an ARC in exchange for an honest review! I'm so glad I got this ARC, it's the perfect read for spooky season/Halloween. The book features seven stories that are retellings of lesser known Grimm's fairytales. The stories tell a nonlinear narrative about the inhabitants of the strange town of Greymist Fair. Now, this narrative style won't be for everyone, but I absolutely loved it! This book is very atmospheric, with the town of Greymist Fair being set in a magical wood with creatures, wargs, that hunt down those who wander from the road. At the same time, the road that leads to Greymist Fair isn't always a straight line, it has a nasty habit of making the journey to the town longer or shorter, sometimes preventing travelers from reaching it entirely. Each of the stories has their own element of spooky to them but manage to maintain that level without getting too scary. The first story, The Girl Who Outran Death, has Heike, the tailor's daughter, as the main character. Heike's mother has been dead for four years, and so she is the new tailor, though her mother's association with the witch of the woods (however beneficial for the town) means Heike sees few of her neighbors as clients. In this tale, the body of a Greymist Fair villager shows up on the west road, a road that is supposed to be safe from the monsters, sending the town into a frenzy. Heike proves her smarts and her bravery in dealing with the situation, and I enjoyed reading things from her POV. The Prince's Riddle takes us back in time, to when Heike was a child, and is told from the POV of a prince who can grant wishes. This prince makes people answer riddles before granting a wish, giving hard riddles to the people at court and easy ones to peasants and townsfolk, and refuses to grant wishes to children. The prince ends up in Greymist Fair after joining a traveling caravan/troupe/market, only to be disappointed by their disinterest in his wish granting. I actually didn't find the prince to be that bad, though he certainly has some negative qualities (including being more annoyed that a child is crying after being beaten than by the person doing the abuse). While the prince seems to be a random character/story, his presence serves to provide some background on some of the characters of Greymist Fair, including Wenzel, the innkeeper and Heike's best friend. Wolf Children answers a mystery you don't even know is a mystery. In it, Liesel, one of the townspeople about Heike's age and the sister of the murder victim from the first story, gets visits from her brother's ghost, who tells her something is afoot in Greymist Fair. Liesel comes across as fairly unfriendly, but in a way that I think is understandable. While she isn't the most likeable character, she has a lot of mettle and does the right thing without a second thought. Katrina goes back in time again to when Heike's mother was still alive. In this one, the daughter of Lord and Lady Greymist, Katrina, is alive (as are they) and is eager to go into town by herself to hang out with the kids her age. Unfortunately, she gets caught up with Hans, who over all the previous stories has been shown to be bad news, and Fritz, Hans' seemingly not-so-bright friend. Katrina and Hans make a deal to ask the witch of the woods for magic, but as everyone knows, the woods around Greymist Fair are full of things more terrible than a witch. I definitely felt for Katrina since she was both smart enough to know Hans was bad news and to recognize that something wasn't right at the witch's house, she just came to the wrong conclusion(s). The Secret of Grey Lake was definitely my least favorite, largely because Hans gets something he wants. This story takes place in the 'present' and is really Fritz's story, not Hans'. Fritz finds a wish-granting fish in Grey Lake and Hans begins demanding wishes. Poor Fritz, who wants a friend but also kind of knows Hans is a little shit, does what Hans asks to the detriment of literally everyone but Hans (and maybe the fish, the fish seems fine, lol). On one side, this story goes to show what happens when you give heartless, arrogant people too much power, but on the plus side we also get to see Fritz come into his own and the consequences for the people who abuse their power. Despite his mistakes, I do actually like Fritz as a character. Doctor Death again takes place in the past, largely prior to Heike's birth, and focuses on Doctor Death, aka the traveling doctor that sometimes visits the town, as well as Heike's mother, Hilda. Doctor Death actually has a pretty interesting life story and I enjoyed learning about him and his practice and companion. The Wargs of Greymist is the last story in the collection and takes place pretty much immediately after the end of The Secret of Greymist Lake. In it, the village is being sieged by the monsters of the woods, with fear driving them toward their targets. This last story features Wenzel as the main character, and we really get to see him in his element of taking care of Heike and making people happy at the inn. I thought this story had a nice holiday feel and was a nice note to end on. The ending felt appropriate too. My favorite two characters were definitely Heike and Wenzel. Heike has so much life in her, and she seems both friendly and responsible. She's protective over the people she cares about, but she's also willing to do what's right by the town, even if the 'witch' association gets her some side eyes. Wenzel is someone who has had hardships but has turned around and decided to put the love and kindness in the world that he wishes he'd gotten as a young child. One of the things I liked about him was that he was genuinely happy to run his parents' inn and liked having guests there. I liked getting to see things from Fritz's POV since it made him a more likeable character. I also wouldn't have minded seeing more of Liesel, even if she wasn't the most likeable, especially at first. Overall, I enjoyed this book and thought it was the prefect October read. I really liked the format of nonlinear short stories as well.

[bookcoverbeauty]

greymist fair

[warriors-but-cats-die]

riverclan — year eight — greenleaf

hollowpaw and pinyonpaw die.

dewpaw, perchpaw, pinepaw, and shadepaw are apprenticed to sprucefire, pinesun, mintfur, and yarrowsight.

dawnfire dies.

greymist has two kits with stonestream, mallowkit and sneezekit.

mapleface has three kittens, birchkit (pale brown tom with white paws), juniperkit (large blue tom), and lakekit.

mapleglow and yarrowsight have four kits, creamkit (small, pale ginger she-cat with dark flecks, a twisted left hind leg, and amber eyes), fernkit (pale cream she-cat with orange eyes), shimmerkit, and willowkit (dappled tom).

[selfishdoll]

࣪ ִֶ　𝜗𝜚　‧ MANI’S GRIMM RETELLINGS !

ㅤ 𐔌᭥ᩙ༉ㅤ through an era of frog princes & poisoned apples, witness the many stories starring reader and jjk men that take twists that range between innocent and quite deadly. each retelling is based off the grimm brother’s fairy tales (except greymist fair which is based off of francesca zappia) & will share elements.

AUTHOR’S NOTE. these fics are in celebration of 1k followers! thank you very much for the support & while it it a little overwhelming i’m extremely happy you all enjoy my works and much more. i’ve been wanting to do this for a while & decided now was the perfect time. with that being said if there is a character & fairy tale you’d like to request— please let me know! i would love to write for you.

WARNINGS BEFORE ENTERING THE FAIRY TAIL(s). while i am not one that typically writes dark content, i believe only one will have it (it’ll be obvious who). & when i say dark content i do not mean incest or stepest or rape. i mean killing, gaslighting, etc. such warnings will be properly tagged both here and on the actual fic. thank you. and these fics will have smut so please be wary.

✦ᣞ ⊹ ݁ GREYMIST FAIR ✶ ˖ ࣪

STARRING: RYOMEN SUKUNA

WARNING(S): strangers to lover(s) | reader is quite fearless & a little stupid | true form sukuna | double penetration | stomach riding | oral sex (f. recieving) | sukuna is amused by reader fr fr | rough sex | manhandling | minimal amounts of praise & degradation | overstimulation | spanking | cum denial | dacryphilia | etc

greymist fair was a simple village, known for the dangerous woods seated at the edge of the town. no one dared to enter in fear of what resided in them. yet the ever-curious and humble tailor known as [name] didn’t know the meaning of fear. she always teetered on the line of the forest, struggling not to enter. the older villagers would dissuade her, even shouting at her at times when she got far too close.

she was so tempted.. so.. desperate to see what was inside the forest. something was holding her back.

well that something dissipated the moment a body was found infront of the tree-line, causing the ever so curious, ever so nosy [name] to enter.

✦ᣞ ⊹ ݁ BLUEBEARD ✶ ˖ ࣪

STARRING: KENJAKU

WARNING(S): slightly dark themes | gaslighting | fear | horror | mentions of death & murder | porn with plot | kenjaku is a sweet husband.. on the surface | he’s possessive | praise | rough sex | manhandling | major & minor character death | etc.

being married off to the widowed kenjaku was supposed to be simple. he was a caring man, sweet and attentive to your needs— always listening, always there for you. you believed all was perfect, you were settled for life; surely.

things, however, take a dark turn when you noticed a foul odor from the basement within your lovely home. you ask kenjaku about it countlessly times yet he assures you it is nothing.

and well, your adoring, loving husband had no reason to lie— right?

✦ᣞ ⊹ ݁ ROBIN HOOD ✶ ˖ ࣪

STARRING: NANAMI KENTO

WARNING(S): enemies to enemies with benefits(?) | buzzed sex | rough sex | nanami taking his frustration out in reader and she is 100% okay with it | praise & degradation | pet names (minx, brat, etc) | hair-pulling | cervix fucking | dumbification | dacryphilia | semi-public sex | etc.

constantly chasing a person was exhausting, wasn’t it? being right on their heels only to fail to capture them for the millionth time. that’s how nanami kento felt when it came to you, his town’s own little robin hood. he knew your identity, your cause, everything and yet— he never succeeded in capturing you. the frustration was clear with each step he took, with each visit to the tavern nestled in the corner of the town.

today was like any other, nanami failing to stop the weekly heist you conducted. he was tired, annoyed, and ready to drown his concerns in alcohol.

until he sees you, in his favorite spot.

✦ᣞ ⊹ ݁ RAPUNZEL ✶ ˖ ࣪

STARRING: TAKUMA INO

WARNING(S): strangers to friends to lovers | unrealistic hair length | reader’s hair is kinky & in braids to make it easier for me | porn w/minimal amounts of plot | slight breeding kink | pet names [beautiful, princess, etc] | praise | pussy drunk! ino | oral sex (f. recieving) | mf rambles so much | etc.

a sheltered young woman by the name of [name] resided inside a tower, kept in a hidden place within the vast forest. for years she longed for a visit besides her mother that only ever returned to brush and braid the beautiful locks that protruded from her head. she would spend days at the window, singing pleasantly in hopes of something, someone to hear. & her prayers are answered, one day.

✦ᣞ ⊹ ݁ CINDERELLA ✶ ˖ ࣪

STARRING: GOJO SATORU

WARNING(S): familial abuse | reader is treated as a maid | discrimination | fat shaming (from stepmother & step siblings) | ooc gojo | love at first sight | gojo is a prince | magic & what not | porn with plot(?) | praise | reader is chubby & curvy | pet names (beautiful, princess, sweetheart, mine, etc) | pussy drunk! gojo | he loves eye contact & talking | slight whiney gojo | etc.

your life was hell the moment your father was buried. you went from a loving family to a grueling partnership; forced to work to the bone to appease your step-mother and step-sisters. you hated it, hated them, and hated the life you were destined for. you wished for a night away from it all, to be a normal girl for once. of course, you would never get such a thing.

you weren’t even invited to the ball.

however, all hope isn’t as lost as you think the moment a woman sprouting wings appears infront of you and declares she will make sure you make it to that ball.

MORE CHARACTERS TO BE ADDED

[harriertail]

frostpaw, greypaw, and mistpaw's father is Jayclaw, who's father was Mallownose, who's mother was Greymist....

[wormwoodandhoney]

i read a lot. i don't make edits for every book i read, because i just... read too much. but here are some of my favorites of the first quarter of the year. in the order i read them:

The Goblin Emperor- the first book I read this year, first edit I made. One of my favorite themes of all time is the importance of kindness, and this book describes this through a slow but fascinating examination of a young outsider becoming king in a beautifully built fantasy world. I did make an edit for this one!

The Bandit Queens- Kind of a dark comedy about a woman in an Indian village whose husband has disappeared. The village believes she has murdered him, and she lets them because it means they'll leave her alone. This backfires on her when some other women in the village come t her asking for help getting rid of their husbands.

The Black Queen- After the first Black Homecoming Queen at the local high school is murdered, her mourning best friend decides to solve her murder.

Peter Darling- Queer, trans retelling of Peter Pan. Drew gave me this book. I don't know if there's any way for me to separate that. It's important to me.

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns- (And it's sequel!) Asian-inspired retelling of Snow White, with the first one as just a delicious villain origin story of the Evil Queen. Genuinely don't know if it's ever been done as nicely as it is here.

Witch Hat Atelier- I don't read much manga anymore, but I'm obsessed with this one! The magic system is just so, so, so good and the art is breathtaking.

It's OK That You're Not OK- This book has been a lifesaver in grief.

Lone Women- Historical horror at its finest. A single Black woman in 1915 travels to Montana with a heavy steamer trunk that she keeps locked at all times. Because when it's opened, terror is released.

Some runners-up: Priory of the Orange Tree, Greymist Fair, The Neighbor Favor, Muted, She Is A Haunting