Check out these awesome illustrations of Kyoshi’s Team Avatar from The Shadow of Kyoshi!
If you didn’t know, there’s a YA novel series about everyone’s favorite continent-splitting earth Avatar in her formative years. The first book, The Rise of Kyoshi, came out last year, and now this week the follow-up hits shelves: The Shadow of Kyoshi! These books are seriously some of the best expanded universe content in Avatar canon, you should definitely check them out if you haven’t already.
The Shadow of Kyoshi is supposed to release in a few days on July 21st. However, the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition has accidentally been put out on shelves a week early in some locations, and I was luckily able to get my hands on a copy. This edition features some really great artwork along with commentary from the author.
You can see some of the illustrations above, featuring…
Kyoshi, who is 18 years old in this book
Rangi, who hails from the Fire Nation
Yun, the earthbender who was originally declared to be the Avatar
They look super cool! I would definitely love to see them animated one day…
and you also made my romance co-blogger bestie @cammiemorgan happy with this because to say that Eri and I love historical romance would be an understatement but
ANYWAY, here’s a list (in no particular order because I don’t rate my faves it’s too hard) (links in bold):
1. Sarah MacLean
Nine Rules to Break While Romancing a Rake (Love by Numbers #1) - this is my first MacLean book and I love it so much because Callie is so relatable I love her. also, the whole story is so much fun because Callie’s like fuck the society and starts masquerading as a man and do fun stuff like going to gentlemen’s clubs and fencing
A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels #1) - old childhood friends, estranged for years, marriage of convenience……..or so Bourne thought because NOBODY decides for Lady Penelope Marbury. sexual tension is strong with this one (and angst).
Any Duchess Will Do (Spindle Cove #4) - hero duke with a meddling mother who’d love nothing but to see him settled down, issues a challenge: if ma manages to turn heroine barmaid into proper duchess material, he’d marry. MY FAVE. actually the whole series is one of my faves but THIS BOOK. MY BABY PAULINE TOO PRECIOUS FOR THIS WORLD, TOO PURE. ONLY WANTS TO OPEN A LIBRARY. also kinky sex. I just have to put it in there.
When a Scot Ties the Knot (Castles Ever After #3) - oh MY GOOOOOD IMAGINE WRITING IMAGINARY LOVE LETTERS TO YOUR IMAGINARY LOVER WHO WAS AT WAR TO PUT YOUR MEDDLING FAMILY AT BAY WITH THE MARRIAGE TALK, KILL OFF SAID IMAGINARY LOVER, AND YEARS LATER HAVING HIM APPEARING ON YOUR DOORSTEP DEMANDING YOUR PROMISES I WOULD DI-
Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After #1) - it’s been a while since I read this but I remember it being adorable and fluffy and it’s also the first Dare book that Eri finished so it’s something
Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons #4) - I love Colin Bridgerton because his passion for food and traveling. also Penelope Featherington is precious and must be protected at all costs.
Because of Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys #1) - prequel to the Bridgerton series. longtime childhood friends/nemeses/neighbours suddenly having not-so-nemeses-y feelings for each other. much fun. also the second book is coming out soon so GET ON THIS ONE
4. Lisa Kleypas
Devil in Winter (Wallflowers #3) - The Wallflowers series is my first LK and I love them so much I’d still rec the whole series but THIS ONE IS MY ULTIMATE FAVOURITE (it needs all caps I’m not sorry). READ IT FOR SEBASTIAN ST VINCENT THE NOTORIOUS RAKE AND EVIE JENNER THE SHY WALLFLOWER WHO BROUGHT HIM TO HIS KNEES (in both ways)
Love in the Afternoon (Hathaways #5) - now Eri and I love the Hathaways so much, but this one is Eri’s ultimate favourite. it’s one of my faves too, but my ultimate one would be Tempt Me at Twilight (Hathaways #3) because Harry Rutledge is a ruthless son of a banshee but Poppy Hathaway got him handled
Devil in Spring (The Ravenels #3) - newly released. it’s about Sebastian and Evie’s son Gabriel, the new Lord St Vincent who’s got the best of both worlds: his father’s looks and his mother’s temperament, and basically just wonderful. and Pandora Ravenel is not your typical hist-rom heroine.
4. Courtney Milan
READ HER ENTIRE WORK. GO FOR IT. NO QUESTIONS-
but if you want some place to start then Unraveled (Turner #3) is my ultimate favourite, I say this very calmly. and I can’t pick my fav among theBrothers Sinister series because they’re all my children I love them equally-
[ID: a tiktok by @/christiantheshowm, with a caption that reads “Millennials/Gen Z’s as Therapists:” and is a conversation between a therapist and his patient. The therapist is a black man with a beard, wearing a suit and round glasses. the patient is a black man lying down on a couch with one hand resting on his head. he is also wearing a white hoodie. the hoodie is up and the drawstrings are pulled tightly so that only his eyes, nose, and mouth are shown.]
Transcript:
Therapist: So how have things been?
Patient: Maybe I was just put on this earth just to die.
Therapist: Ok.
Patient: Like I’m not meant to find love or be happy.
Therapist: I got you.
Patient: Like I’m just supposed to die.
(the patient turns to the therapist who nods. the camera zooms in.)
Therapist (putting a pen up by his mouth): It do be like that sometimes.
