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Elena
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May 12, 2014 12:51PM
Yeah and after the series ends we Could all support each other. Also guys thanks for the awesome disscusions. I feel like in the past few weeks we have become a surogated family!
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Yeah. Exactly! I'd really miss you all if we stopped talking or something. I really like talking to you all!
What would we call said group?
Elena wrote: "The Grisha recovery Group? ;D"Haha, that's spot on! If the Darkling dies, I will need some serious group therapy. I hope Leigh can do better than that, though.
Okay, sounds good. . .And description? Rules? Public/restricted/private/secret?
Yeah, the Darkling must live! Well, at least he'd better.
Yeah, the Darkling must live! Well, at least he'd better.
Natalia wrote: "Elena wrote: "The Grisha recovery Group? ;D"Haha, that's spot on! If the Darkling dies, I will need some serious group therapy. I hope Leigh can do better than that, though."
I know! Probably most of us will cry if he dies!
Elvina wrote: "Okay, sounds good. . .And description? Rules? Public/restricted/private/secret?Yeah, the Darkling must live! Well, at least he'd better."
Make it public and rules :
1. Anyone who cried/had a fit/or wants to feel better after reading ruin&rising join this group!
Okay.
Should we try to have discussions on other books too?
Should we try to have discussions on other books too?
Elvina wrote: "Okay. Should we try to have discussions on other books too?"
Great idea!
Okay. . .So maybe less fandom specific title? The Bookling? Idk. . .
@Dreams- Thank you for the link!! I think sometimes goodreads is glitched for me because random threads tend to disappear. Another one that does is the "Foreshadowing." I refresh and nothing, click on "next page" for more topics and it's not there either. Oh well, it comes and goes.
I vote yes to making a group. I've had so much fun reading your comments. It would be great to have a place to share/find new series. :)
Should we set the topic as "Books & Literature" or "Friends and Common Interest"?
I vote for Friends and Common Interest.
I'll put the sub-topic as "Friends"
And we're all agreed on "Public"?
Yay! This is so much fun! But I have to bid you goodnight!
Elvina wrote: "And we're all agreed on "Public"?"Agreed!
What should we have as the country?
Natalia wrote: "Veela wrote: "Well if anyone does know, give me a call. I have read ONE book where the fabulous love interest gets the girl. Just one. "WHAT BOOK?"
It was Some Quiet Place, by Kelsey Sutton. Mind you, it wasn't an overly fabulous book, but it was pretty good.
That group sounds like a brilliant idea!
Thanks . . .would anyone be offended if I put "United States" as the country just because there is no "none" or "International" or "Other" etc option?
Elvina wrote: "Thanks . . .would anyone be offended if I put "United States" as the country just because there is no "none" or "International" or "Other" etc option?"I'd prefer "In the Darkling's bedroom", but I won't take offence ;)
Lys wrote: "Elvina wrote: "Thanks . . .would anyone be offended if I put "United States" as the country just because there is no "none" or "International" or "Other" etc option?"I'd prefer "In the Darkling's..."
Lol Lys you are a genius!
Elena wrote: "Lys wrote: "Elvina wrote: "Thanks . . .would anyone be offended if I put "United States" as the country just because there is no "none" or "International" or "Other" etc option?"I'd prefer "In th..."
*blush*
I checked. Not an option. Ah, well.
Last night I had a lovely, grisha-obsessed dream. I dreamed I had commissioned an artist to make a graphic novel about Alina and the Darkling's life, years after the conflict in the series ended. There wasn't a plot to the dream but more like stand alone stories that were chapters in the "novel" of their life as a couple in what I presume was the Little Palace.I don't remember all of it well but I thought to share it here because although it is only a dream it was cute and I hope some of it comes true... At least the part where the Darkling lives on after the story we're reading. (Also I woke up at 5:30am thinking the graphic novel was real and I almost log on here to tell you.)
There was one on horses, in which the Darkling was talking with Alina's horseback riding instructor. He was amused because the person looked very intimidated by him. In the end, he got Alina a beautiful, of course, black stallion and both go dressed up as peasants for a ride. (They were riding towards a distant cabin.)
There was another in which herring breakfast is served and the Darkling is looking for Alina to join him and can't find her. He's about to start without her when she appears with a plate of pastries. He asks where did she get it and she says she has friends in high places and starts to laugh. It finishes with him trying not to laugh and looking at her like "Really?!" and he goes back to his herring.
There was one about them sneaking out from a formal party, like the one in S&B. Unfortunately, I don't remember much of it.
There was another one that was a whole page of Bahgra and Alina drinking tea in awkward silence. I don't remember much of it except that it was really funny.
The last one I'll mention is the my favorite. I remember the title and everything, it was called "On why they fight" and it was like 2 parallel stories of the Darkling and Alina having basically the same argument. In one page, he has to leave for 2 weeks because he needs to see some stateswoman Alina hates and on the other page Alina is leaving to see a friend (who must be Mal or Nikolai). Alina can't go with the Darkling because she was not invited. The Darkling can't go with Alina for obvious reasons. It ends with a slammed door on both panels (it's Alina slamming it on both cases). Then the door opens again. The trip is over in both stories.
Alina is asleep. It's dark and it gets darker when The Darkling enters the room. He says I missed you. In the parallel story the Darkling is in bed, wide awake, Alina enters the room and makes like tiny firefly lights (could she even do that?), she also greets him "I missed you." In both stories there was a short sassy dialogue, and the last panel is them, the next morning. In the story where Alina came back, they're sweetly embracing. In the story where the Darkling came back, they're on the floor, covering up with a torn curtain. The one who was originally in bed tells the other: "I like it when we fight."
It was sweet and funny. And I wish this graphic art/fanfic existed!!
I missed the whole conversation because I was typing my dream, but I'm fine with whatever you guys decide.
Also, did you see the Macmillan message to unlock the prologue and chapter 1? That just made my day.
I've seen a couple messages on that. . . .
Cari, your dream just made my day! Or rather, night))) I love you! *hugs* *goofy grin*
It needs 4500 tweets/etc to unlock. I wonder how may tweets we needed to unlock the excerpts. I'm just trying to estimate how long it will take :)
Natalia wrote: "Cari, your dream just made my day! Or rather, night))) I love you! *hugs* *goofy grin*"
I love you too!! I wish I could draw so you could see it :) It was beautiful and the Darkling was a happy man, in every story. (Not super smiley, but smile-in-his-eyes happy.)
Cari wrote: "Last night I had a lovely, grisha-obsessed dream. I dreamed I had commissioned an artist to make a graphic novel about Alina and the Darkling's life, years after the conflict in the series ended. ..."Lol best fanfiction ever!
I had a dream once that was like this :
Me and my two friends at prom and we are listening to my Romanian teacher's speech. The a phone rings. People realize it's my phone. The teacher is angry and forces me to put the call on speaker. The someone asks "Miss Elena Robu" and I'm like chalk white "yes ... Who is it?" And the caller answers "Leigh Bardugo, I'm calling you to ask you if you would like to play Alina's role in the movie since you really look like her" all this is happening while my English teacher translates and I'm like "It would be an honor Miss Bardugo" my friends who read the book Look at me with their mouths hanging and I Close the phone. Everywhere dead silence and them People start clapping my friends who read the book come and hug me and i start laughing and everything is great and they make jokes since my prom dress is Black with a golden pattern on it and it looks like a kefka and them .... BAM i wake up! :((
It was such a good dream!!
Elena that's an awesome dream!! It would be fun to play Alina, especially I'd love any scenes in which I have to do the Cut XD Least favorite scenes would be training with Bokhtin.
Cari wrote: "Elena that's an awesome dream!! It would be fun to play Alina, especially I'd love any scenes in which I have to do the Cut XD Least favorite scenes would be training with Bokhtin."I would LOVE to play in Any scenes even with Bokhtin( I'm a pretty good fencer and I can throw a pretty good fight). Also I have the Alina Look don't you think(brown hair,white skin, like my friends always tease me that i have vampire skin, plus i am from a Russian bloodline)
That'd be cool for you. My best hope for a part would be an anonymous Fabrikator. Apparently they don't have to fight, and historical sword is not by any means a strength of mine.
Elvina wrote: "That'd be cool for you. My best hope for a part would be an anonymous Fabrikator. Apparently they don't have to fight, and historical sword is not by any means a strength of mine."Ooh maybe if you acted you Could keep the kefka :D
I don't think you're supposed to keep props/costumes (though apparently some people have managed it)
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