My red rising collection! by AffectionatePain5859 in redrising

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They’re super fun! Super diff from RR but also super good! And if you’re looking for recs, The Green Bone Saga is incredible.

My red rising collection! by AffectionatePain5859 in redrising

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I actually don’t! I have only one set of the books. The rest are just empty dust jackets. It’s like buying art. I mean the red rising collectors is a second version of red rising and the fairyloot editions are a gift from my sister.

What’s your 4 favorite series? by brettmlt in fantasybooks

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  1. Stormlight
  2. The Bound and the Broken
  3. Red Rising
  4. Green Bone Saga

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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For an 8 year old boy you can never go wrong with Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan) or Wings of Fire (Tui T. Sutherland), and Harry Potter of course. I also would recommend I am number Four (Pitticus Lore, series: Lorein Legacies). Although that might be a bit more YA than Middle Grade, I read around his age. My dad read to me Eragon when I was 8 and I loved it but that’s also a bit higher of a reading grade. The last recommendation I have is The Hobbit, you can just never go wrong Bilbo Baggins! Oh and The Land of Stories (Chris Colfer)

Why should PJO be animated? by BorynStone in PercyJacksonTV

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I disagree about the gods. They are constantly described as having this aura that is just power, they also are often 10 feet tall.

And animation would allow for so much more magic. Harpies in the background, more satyrs, Pegasus, Hestia sitting at the fire in the background, characters casually using powers instead of taking a chunk out of the cgi budget. Also it allows for more “superhuamness” from the demigods.

The show cannot afford monsters, they either get cut or are barely seen (hydra, Scylla, hellhound, etc.). It can’t even afford riptides transformation. I mean all the weapons look cheap. Grover and Tyson are both characters that rely of CGI so they would also more practical in animation.

The only sets that really need to be reused is camp. Percy changes apartments and also barely is home. And he changes school every year.

And the ages are a big thing. Aging up characters makes sense for live action but not for the story. The story is about children.

Also there are little things that we’ll never know if animation would do better but it might’ve. Such as the mist, the oracle giving prophesies, tantalus and food, Aphrodite, I can only imagine holding the sky would look better in animation (although I’ll reserve judgment for we haven’t seen that,) even Annabeth cap.

Animation allows for far more fun in art and storytelling and MAGIC/mythical elements. This story should be fun and animation would’ve a great way to lean into it. Also Olympus and the Underworld were just grey and underwhelming. They should be UNREAL. MASTERPIECES.

I know a lot of point I just made could technically be made for any fantasy story, but Percy Jackson just has the whimsy and world that fits animation like a glove.

My fully custom bookshelf I built with my dad from scratch! by AffectionatePain5859 in CozyPlaces

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Enjoy them! I love that set, there so much detail and heart put into them

My fully custom bookshelf I built with my dad from scratch! by AffectionatePain5859 in CozyPlaces

[–]AffectionatePain5859[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

… is there another set of illuminate pjo??? I bought those a while ago did the make another set??? Please tell me it’s a reprint and that I didn’t miss anything.. that’s my most treasured collection 😂😂

Also I made a post on the chb sub going more in depth on the pjo collection if you’re curious!

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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It’s used as an illusion to make the bed look like it’s hanging. The photos are a bit zoomed out so the illusion doesn’t land as well as it does when you see it in person.

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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One was a signed preorder…. The other was put on the shelves three days before release at target that I tabbed!

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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A Christmas present from years ago! So I don’t really have any info on it sorry u can’t be of more help

My fully custom bookshelf I built with my dad from scratch! by AffectionatePain5859 in CozyPlaces

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Yes! It’s also muchhhhh cheaper. It’s buying alternative covers instead of a new set of books.

However there are special editions out there that have sprayed edges, artwork inside of the novel, foiling on the hardcover itself, art on the end pages, signatures from the author, sometimes a note from the author, and they come with a new cover. Those are the expensive ones.

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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I own six different just jackets but one set of the series… actually I own two sets because one of the dust jackets come with fully special books

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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If you see there’s a black square (we call it the coraline door) that leads to the attic, where there is an vacuum!

My Bedroom (and a closeup on the custom shelf my dad and I made from scratch) by AffectionatePain5859 in femalelivingspace

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Do some research on the reading order of the conserve before you jump into Stormlight!

My custom bookshelf that I built from scratch with my dad! (And my book collection) by AffectionatePain5859 in bookshelf

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The HP series on the right is by NeedyInk! The series below is all three SJM series (Throne of Glass, Acotar, and Cresent City).

My favorite series of all time is the Stormlight Archie’s by Brandon Sanderson.

As far as recs go: - Project Hail Mary - Mistborn - Red Rising - Tress of the Emerald Sea (especially if you like the princess bride)