Runealin

I recently read the book Little Thieves and I loved it! It was one of my favourites from this year - I loved the dynamic of all the characters and the writing style.

"A few weeks later, somebody wore your perfume. It almost killed me, I had to leave the room" YOU MEAN EMERIC IN THE LAST TWO CHAPTERS OF THE FALLOW YEAR?????

The first verse is so painfully Emeric that I keep laughing about it. Second verse is more Vanja in my heart, fucking trust me here

Yes, the fool, of course—

No, to love me is an act of self-immolation— Or was obliteration the only way I knew to love?”

“Once upon a time, there was a girl as cunning as the fox in winter, as hungry as the wolf at first frost, and as cold as the icy wind that kept them at each other's throats. Her name was not Gisele, nor was it Marthe, nor even Pfennigeist. My name was -is- Vanja. And this is the story of how I got caught.”

Little Thieves.

First off, it’s a YA fantasy that has romance but doesn’t center itself around it, instead more closely following the protagonist’s character arc

Now the things that make it amazing

Morally grey female protagonist

Amazing world building, this is a whole universe I tell you

I can’t explain it but the protagonist and her love interest are both bi

You know when a gay ships a hetero relationship it’s good

Lesbian princess

Sapphic creature of the night or whatever Range is

The “oh” moment is gold

It’s split into parts and has really cool artwork for each section

Genderfluid god

Mentions of Transgender princesses

It’s Germanic inspired and that’s reflected in a lot of the names and places

a wallpaper I made based on vanja and gisele’s relationship in little thieves 🌟

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