#juniper & thorn

[macaulaytwins]

[freckles-and-books]

These are three of my favorites reads this year, and they all feel like they’re in conversation with each other. Each deals with fairytales in ways that go beyond mere retellings, and each one has stunning prose that really made me fall in love.

[kwc-reads]

birthday book haul!

which of these should I read first?

[belle-keys]

Gothic Fantasy/Folk Horror Books: 10 Recommendations

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

Down Comes the Night by Allison Saft

Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by Tori Bovalino and others

[leifandthorn]

Made a bunch of Leif & Thorn characters with the Stardew Valley Portrait Maker!

[deathsweetblossoms]

“Your love cannot make me less of a monster”

Sevas let out a breath. “I wouldn’t presume my love could do such a thing. I would have you as you are, nothing less.”

Juniper and Thorn

(2023 favorite reads)

[normalfaerie]

There was something sick in me, something wrong. Even baby birds knew how to shriek, even kittens knew how to mewl, even puppies knew how to whine. Papa had told me I hadn’t even cried when he’d pulled me from between my mother’s thighs. I hadn’t protested when he dragged me through the streets of Oblya, hadn’t protested when Rose had chided me or when Undine had slapped me. My eldest sister was right; I would smile blithely if someone tried to saw off my leg. But no one had ever told me that I was allowed to scream.

- Juniper and thorn by Ava Reid

[stargazingsims]

Phew, that was the busiest freaking day of my life! It wasn't a crazy big wedding or anything, we wanted something private (we're "saving money" after building the mansion - yeah right!). All my family were there, plus all my best friends - Siobhan and Morgan, and Wren. Wren's mom Juniper was our officiant, too. It was like, so crazy classy, like I couldn't believe it was MY wedding! I guess I should get used to being a fancy lady now. I'm Erica Bailey, Thorne's wife!

[villainsally]

this is a joke but I'm very attached to this character I've never seen and know nothing about.

[sugar-skull-demon-art]

I'm embarrassed to admit how long it took me to turn my Yuu into a tsum tsum for this

[angelaanimates]

A Study in Drowning items and Juniper & Thorn prints are officially in hand and available both on Etsy and angelaanimatesshop.com!

Thank you @avasreid for allowing me to make these!

[nerves-nebula]

her SISTER is FUCKIN THAT SATYR and her OTHER SISTER is a LESBIAN

[freckles-and-books]

Next up! I may also try to get to Ava Reid’s A Study in Drowning this fall as well. We will see.

[ao-ihinata]

Anyone else imagine men written by Ava Reid kneeling in front of the heroin just melting from reverence while " Marry on a Cross - Ghost " is playing in the background ??

Because Gáspár, Sevas and Preston all give that vibe

[macau1ay]

i also highly suggest juniper and thorn by ava reid