My name is Victoria, but my friends call me Cave Troll. I'm not sure if it's because I actively loathe sunlight or if it's my overall cantankerous demeanour. (I guess that's for you to decide.) Here on my channel I talk all things bookish, and create the occasional song or two. I do accept books for review in all genres, but I have a strong preference for YA fantasy. (Please note I do not review books in electronic format unless I have a special interest in the project.) A sarcastic bibliophile with a penchant to fangirl, I would definitely love to geek out with you!
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First, Helllllo my fellow Victoria! I need help! I have read pretty much every good/decent fantasy-romance, I need a recommendation. The only thing I have tried reading and just can’t get into is Cresent City … Fourth Wing was incredibly juvenile… I dont require spice, but want it mature… Pleasehelp!
FINALLYYYYYY, And feyre obv can handle the info cause it concerns her health and the baby. i dont see how every pregnant woman would not want to know about their condition like wha???
23:50 You say that Nesta lives in that horrible apartment and that Rhys and Feyre are terrible for not making sure that she lives in a more decent place. I'm just curious, did not you read A Court of Frost and Starlight? Because it's mentioned in that book that they offered her a place to live with them but she insisted that she wanted to live in that dingy apartment away from everyone. So is it really fair to blame Rhys and Feye that? Just a thought
The whole series needs to be made into a tv show, a movie. SOMETHING! All of her books do! Animation is the only way to go tho. Theres no way for there worlds to be betrayed in the beautiful way that they are. These songs need to be used! 😭😭😭
Man, i remember in 2019 when i heard this (still reading the books) and I was HEARTBROKEN with the end when i found this song, and now YT recommend to me again Still SO GOOD !! 🤧💖
When I read ACOSF I was like “finally all my girlies out there who misdirect their self-hatred towards others as a self-defense mechanism are EATINGGG!!”
Hello, thanks for this video. It confirmed my theory about the book after looking at the first two pages and deciding not to buy it back in 2007. Great save! The film is indeed so much better.
7:38 Teresa Palmer also played Sarah Bishop in "A Discovery of Witches" (I can't believe you didn't mention that!). And yes, she is Australian by birth, and has a distinctive Australian accent (noticeable in the interview she does in the DVD set of the TV series) but she has a very convincing American accent in the TV series. If you haven't read the All Souls trilogy by Deborah Harkness, get the 3 book set AND the 8 DVD set of the TV series! (I have both!).
Speaking of TV series, it seems the Hulu production is still "iffy". Don't you just HATE it when production studios do a "catch and kill" a la The Enquirerer?* By that I mean, buy the rights to a story, say they're going to produce the movie/TV series, then but it on the back shelf and never produce it? *(Like the Enquirer did for stories unflaterring for Trump).
I really liked cassian in the first books and i did like his chemistry with nesta but i just can't get over the fact that everytime there was conflict between nesta and rhysand, cassian automatically took rhys's side, and how little he did to defend her and even telling rhys that he should use nesta's powers to become high king...so so disappointing i think nesta deserves better And amren was quite literally rancid to nesta and for no reason ... Another character that i liked in the first books but now i can't stand her.
I’m a Christian who is just now coming to terms that I’m bisexual at the age of 38. I know I’m bisexual because I have felt very organic feelings of attraction for men, but I don’t have any desire at all anymore to have a sexual relationship with a man due to extreme trauma, so for all intents and purposes I am a lesbian.
Such an unsurpassable idea to use Rhiannon´s curse as chorus "'Blood to blood and soul to soul, together this was done, and only together can it be undone. Be the bridge, be the light. When iron melts, when flowers spring from fields of blood-let the land be witness, and return home."
As I'm listening to this song, I'm reading the Throne of Glass books. Right now, I'm on chapter 30 of Heir of Fire, the 3rd book in the series. (I've also been reading the Crystal City series by Sarah Maas).
I watched this directly after finishing Iron Flame. While crying bcs of that plot twist, I’m crying more now bcs of this song. Props to u Victoria, this is absolutely wonderful tho
Canción del Reino de la Bruja Song Of The Witch Kingdom Escucha, hija mía, acércate y presta atención Hark, my child, come listen close Déjame contarte una historia Let me tell you of tale De un pueblo maldito, una tierra destruida Of a people cursed, a land destroyed De una oscuridad que prevaleció Of a darkness that prevailed Un reino de brujas una vez alto y orgulloso A witch kingdom once tall and proud Estaba gobernado por las reinas Crochan Was ruled by Crochan queens Rhiannon, la ecuánime, fue la última de estas Rhiannon fair was last of these Porque el odio se agita en la sombra For hatred stirred beneath Las reinas Crochan fueron así traicionadas The Crochan queens were thus betrayed Por los de los dientes de hierro By those of iron teeth Tres días, tres noches, la lucha se enfureció Three days, three nights the battled raged Hasta que cada latido del corazón cesó Til every heartbeat ceased Y mientras caía, Rhiannon And as she fell, Rhiannon last extendió una mano vengativa por última vez Stretched out a vengeful hand Escucha mis palabras y escucha mi maldición Heed my words and heed my curse O nunca volveré a esta tierra Or ne’er return to this here land Ella dijo sangre a sangre She said blood to blood Y alma a alma And soul to soul Juntos esto se hizo Together this was done Y sólo juntos And only together Se puede deshacer Can it be undone Sé el puente, sé la luz Be the bridge, be the light Y cuando el hierro se derrita And when the iron melts Cuando las flores broten de los campos de batalla When flowers spring from killing fields Sólo entonces la tierra será ganada Only then the land shall be won Quinientos años la tierra estuvo seca Five hundred years the land was dry Todas las brujas perdidas y dispersas All witches lost and scattered Pico Negro, Sangre Azul, Piernas Amarillas Blackbeak, Blueblood, Yellowlegs Su magia muerta y destrozada Their magic dead and shattered Sin Crochans, espero que no haya ninguno With Crochans gone, hope there was none Para atar y romper la maldición To bind and break the curse Hasta el pelo plateado y torcido de corazón Til silver-haired and crooked hearted Manon se enteró de su nacimiento Manon learned of her birth Líder de ala y heredero Blackbeak Wing Leader and Blackbeak heir Devorador de almas Devourer of souls El niño perdido hace mucho tiempo de Crochan sangre The long lost child of Crochan blood Con ojos de oro ardiente With eyes of burning gold Ambos la antigua reina, guerrero de hierro Both ancient queen, iron Con Trece a su lado With Thirteen at her side La coronaron con un anillo de estrellas They crowned her with a ring of stars Un pueblo unificado A people unified Sangre a sangre Blood to blood Y alma a alma And soul to soul Juntos esto se hizo Together this was done Y sólo juntos And only together ¿Se puede deshacer? Can it be undone Sé el puente, sé la luz Be the bridge, be the light Y cuando el hierro se derrita And when the iron melts Cuando las flores brotan de los campos de matar When flowers spring from killing fields Sólo entonces la tierra será ganada Only then the land shall be won En los últimos días un rey se levantó In final days a king arose Para bañar al mundo en sangre To bathe the world in blood La Alta Reina Manon no sería intimidada High Queen Manon would not be cowed Por su inundación demoníaca By his demonic flood Con cada clan de brujas With every clan of witches Se encontró con mortales, se encontró con hadas Met she mortals, met she fae Y en las colinas de Terrasen And in the hills of Terrasen se libró la última batalla de la luz The last stand of light was made Con magia oscura y astucia With magic dark and cunning Demonios trataron de romper el muro Demons sought to breach the wall Si hubieran roto las puertas de Orynth Should they have broken Orynth's gates Entonces toda la Erilea caer Then all Erilea fall Así que Trece dejó a High Queen para vivir So Thirteen left High Queen to live Y rindieron sus vidas And Yielded up their lives Sangre unificada, pago de sangre realizado Blood unified, blood payment made Flor floreció y tierra muerta suspiró Flower bloomed and dead land sighed Sangre a sangre Blood to blood Y alma a alma And soul to soul Juntos esto se hizo Together this was done Y sólo juntos ha sido deshecho And only together has it been undone Estos el puente, estos la luz These the bridge, these the light Aquí ahora el hierro se derrite Here now the iron melts Aquí las flores brotan de los campos matadores Here flowers spring from killing fields Aquí ahora la tierra está ganada Here now the land is won Ver flores brotar en los campos de muerte. See flowers spring from killing fields Ahora ve que tu tierra ha sido ganada See now your land is won
I was Rhys #1 fan until this book, however I think bc it’s Nestas pov she obviously hates Rhys so we’re gonna see him painted in a more rigid light. However I’m full team nesta and I fully believe in the evil Rhys theory
I am just finishing the Queen of air and darkness book and so far I love everything that you said but I found the poly romance just fake and not real and more like CC just wanted to represent a poly-romance. I also didn’t like the Emma/Julian romance because while I see them as a crush they never had any interactions with anyone else and so it’s like they are only in love with each other even if Emma has had a crush on Cameron which also just seems forced. I also agree with you on everything that you don’t like. Overall I still liked this series for the plot 😊😅
Random unexpected plot twist: what if at the end of this series, the three sisters realize how shit the fae are and they become the new queens of the human kingdoms. Leaving it all behind to rule.
Just finished Acosf, literally bawling my eyes out that it’s over. I have also always loved Nesta from the start, and i relate to her the most, i legitimately skipped Acowar and Acofas just so i could read this book, and also because i’ve had enough of Feysand. They just got boring after Acomaf. Nesta’s self hatred i find extremely relatable, and that’s how i fell in love with this book. I love how supportive Cassian is, and overall i think Nassian is better than Feysand. This book has put me on a wild ride, and i’m currently reading it, and would lowkey sell my soul to read it for the first time again.
The first time i heard it was before i started silver flame and i heard the pain and the self hate. No i just finished it and all i hear is love. So much love. "I will be your shild" was for me "im bad but use me to project you at least". Now all i hear is "i will be there for you." There are still the same words but i feel like i finally... understand ❤
I stumbled upon this song by accident a few years ago and now I sing it to my 3 month old as a lullaby when he gets upset and it calms him down almost instantly. 😊
This song literally had me tearing up. When the lyrics said “And we'll find our way Out of the dark” I thought of the moment Yrene shared her memory with her mother to battle Chaols bad memories. I’m sobbing I already loved this couple but now I love it more
I can’t. Not only was this so incredibly well done, it hit all the emotional notes it needed too. Will definitely be listening to this when I need hope for the world
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I found this song in the past but me on my journy brought me back to it now im gonna listen with my spirit i love your music 🎶 exquiste Goddess Bless ya 😊
