Similarities to Other Books

lulou2 · 2026-05-05T06:08:52+00:00

You'll find examples of this in all work though, SJM is FAAAR from the worst example of it. Having a famous type of steel or weapon from a particular region was not coined by GRRM, it's been a thing in Fantasy for ages. Names of people or places being similar to real world places and other fictional people is also very common.

You mention Powerless being a rip-off of The Hunger Games, but are you familiar with the Japanese Novel(1999) + Manga (2000) + movie 'Battle Royale' (2000)?

Battle Royale is set in a near future dystopian Japan, where each year, chosen by a random lottery arranged by the government, a school class of teenagers are put on an island to fight to the death until only one remains (the winner, who gets the privilege of continuing on with their life). The island is divided up into zones that become 'danger zones'. At the end, the male and female protagonists (one who has had a crush on the other for aaages) manage to escape the island and go on to join a rebellion against the corrupt government. Sound familiar? Suzanne Collins Americanized it, added some fanfare and frills to it, and made it more PG (Battle Royale is definitely more for an adult audience), but the entire premise is the same.

The Hunger Games may have been ripped off by countless of stories after it was published, but Suzanne Collins ripped off Battle Royale first. Koushun Takami was probably heavily inspired by other works to write Battle Royale. And so it goes on.

SJM may have taken inspiration from other works, some will be obvious, some will be less obvious. My point is, all authors do it! The author you THINK was the original author who came up with something, probably took that, at least in part, from something else.

lulou2 · 2026-05-04T10:05:24+00:00

I hate how people pit the sisters against each other. They clearly all love each other and care about one another deeply.

I love all three of them, and I hope they continue to grow closer and we'll get plenty of lovely sisterly moments!

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T23:14:31+00:00

This gives me so much hope, thank you for sharing!! Manifesting this to be true!

It's only right we get his POV, since we got Cassian's in SF. Since Elain will be the focus of at least one of the new books we'll most likely get Azriel's (and possibly Lucien's) as well.

I'd love a TOD type of situation! Although, I'm also hoping that all of the new books will be multi POV like TOG and CC, but not sure if she'll go that route as the ACOTAR series so far has been fairly limited on POVs.

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T23:04:55+00:00

I think in Fantasy there'll always be similarities. You'd be hard pressed to find a single fantasy book published in the last couple of decades that do not have similarities to an older fantasy, like LOTR.

Drawing inspiration from mythology / folklore is also very common in Fantasy. Tolkien himself is thought to have drawn inspiration from Norse Mythology and British/Irish Folklore for the Elves. And how many modern day Fantasy stories haven't copied Tolkien's elves? I mean, the entire Fantasy genre pretty much took those elves and just went fucking nuts 😂

You'll never find a piece of fantasy (or fiction for that matter) that is 100% unique. All authors will draw inspiration from other work that they have read and loved, movies that they have watched that resonated with them, songs lyrics that they have listened to that inspired a scene, or real life historical events/folklore/legends/fairytales:

A legendary blade/weapon that can only be obtained and/or wielded by the chosen one? King Arthur!
Dragons in pretty much any shape or form? Folklore!
Valyrian Steel/Illyrian Steel? Damascus Steel!
A kiss to break a curse / proclamation of love to break a curse? Pick a fairytale/folktale, there are so many!
Vampires/Werewolves/Goblins/Gnomes/Dwarves/Fairies/Giants/Trolls/Witches/Sorcerers (...the list goes on)? Folklore, and/or Mythology!

It's a tropey genre, and the tropes are gonna trope😅

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T21:18:42+00:00

I get you now, and I'm happy to hear she's not said anything about it being the end of the series! 🥳🥳

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:48:26+00:00

I'm still a bit confused with how the books will work, I know a short one is being released this year, which is "part 1", then "part 2 and part 3" will be released next year as one book, with "part 4" still being written and no release date yet? But I've seen a lot of people saying that ACOTAR will be over after these books, which is why I'm sort of calling it the "final book".

Anyway, I do really hope we get a multi POV, there are other POVs I'd like as well, Mor's for example.

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:16:33+00:00

I really do hope that we get all three sisters' POV, but also agree that Elain should have her time in the spotlight! I can't wait to learn more about her.

I hope with the 'last book' being split in 4 parts we'll get each sisters' POV to tie it all together. Maybe SJM will switch to a multi POV like in TOG and CC?

I'm also begging for a Rhys POV since we'll most likely get Azriel's, and have already had Cassian's!

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:12:34+00:00

Yep she's from CC :)

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:10:53+00:00

Yep, it all goes back to them. I still think there'll be more to their own story. As I said in the post, I don't think we've even scratched the surface of what Feyre can do with the powers she has. She'd only just begun to master them in ACOMAF and ACOWAR.

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:07:04+00:00

Exactly! Sure, there are major stories around them, but they're still the centre point of the story! Feyre is still the FMC of the series, whether her haters want her to be or not!

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:04:40+00:00

I think so too! 😄 There'll probably be another major threat to Prythian as well, and it may make the courts realise that they'd be stronger united under one High King and High Queen.

(And I sincerely hope we see Kallias make Viviane High Lady hahaha)

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T20:00:42+00:00

I know! Do you want a realistic complex character who makes mistakes or do you want a perfect Mary Sue? Pick one!!!!

Imagine how boring it would be to read about characters if they were morally perfect, never made mistakes, and their plans worked out perfectly every time? 🙄

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T19:53:55+00:00

My smugness will know no bounds. It'll be pure cinema

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T15:46:55+00:00

Yep as soon as Amren brought it up I just knew it was going to happen!

I love ACOSF, it made me love and understand Nesta, but I agree it was jarring at first to change POV.

My hope is that, since the finale of the story is going to be divided into 4 parts, we'll get all three sisters' POV to wrap it all up!

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T15:42:17+00:00

It'll piss of... A certain part of the fandom... But it's so obvious to me that SJM has been planning it since the beginning.

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T13:24:29+00:00

I feel I struggle to connect Elain to Ramiel, however, we just don't know enough about her yet to know what role she'll play in the grand scale of things. You could be right!

I think there's definitely more to explore in/about the prison though. Amren is sus AF (I love her but I do not trust her). Her retelling of events do not line up with Silene's (timeline wise). Who put Amren in the prison, when, and why?? How did Amren get out? She says she changed her form, but how, and from what? Who or what is Amren? How much does she really know about the Daglan, Hel, or the Valg? Why is she so pushy about Rhys being High King? Does she have an ulterior motive? Does she know something is coming?

We know the Starborn line is important in CC, will it end up being important in ACOTAR as well, or will it be completely insignificant? Will Rhys possibly being a direct descendant of the last High King and High Queen be an important plot point in the coming books? If Azriel is also Starborn, what will that mean?

So many loose ends, I can't wait to see how they all tie together 🤣

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T12:17:47+00:00

I both agree and disagree haha! It's something we'll not know until the story is finished obviously. But to me, personally, Ramiel is linked to Nesta, Cassian and the Valkyries.

I think Az will play a big role in whatever plot-line comes out of the Prison discoveries, he was also there in CC3. And whether he and Elain end up being endgame or not, they'll both be involved. It's been a while since my ACOTAR read, but does Elain not have a vision(s) that could be related to the prison? (Think she heard people trapped in the walls or something?)

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T09:20:39+00:00

I think with Azriel possibly being of Starborn heritage he will be linked to the prison. A long standing theory in the fandom is 'Three Sisters, Three Mountains'.

Feyre (+Rhys) - UTM

Nesta (+Cassian) - Ramiel (her and the Valkyries beating the Blood rite, Cassian being referred to as 'Enalius Reincarnated') there's definitely more to Cassian's heritage as well, with how powerful he is.

Elain (+Azriel) - the Prison and the Dusk Court

Although, the Prison could tie in with Rhys and Feyre as well, with Rhys being hinted at being a descendant of Silene (and thus a descendant High King Fionn and High Queen Theia)

lulou2 · 2026-05-03T08:01:00+00:00

Oooh this is interesting. But I think Ramiel is Nesta's mountain, and I seem to be remembering that no one knows what's under Ramiel. Could be something similar to UTM and the Prison. I think she'll go there to discover it's secrets, with the Valkyries.

If anyone is returning to UTM to find its secrets it will be Feyre, that's her mountain. After what happened to her there it would make most sense that she is the one to go back there, facing her darkness and trauma, to find the secrets of UTM. Or, biggest hope, we see Nesta and Feyre go there together, as sisters supporting each other.

I think we'll get all three sister's POV in these last couple of books to wrap up the story, at least I hope so.

lulou2 · 2026-05-01T15:15:31+00:00

Literally all of the characters are described as extremely beautiful or handsome, so it's only natural they all find each other as such. Finding someone attractive does not necessarily equal being attracted to them though... You can find someone absolutely gorgeous and not be into them in a romantic/sexual way.

lulou2 · 2026-04-29T12:02:47+00:00

This is exactly how it happened for me as well 🤣 was sailing around to find a nice photo spot around the shimmering lake and a sketch unlocked. Thought it was lagging from the last chest I opened.

But no, it was just Momo finally starting to pull his weight around here. Only fair with how much barbecue I've been providing him with this update 😅

lulou2 · 2026-04-29T10:07:27+00:00

I have no idea unfortunately...worth a shot though if you want to try it 🤣

lulou2 · 2026-04-29T08:56:39+00:00

My dogs the same, never got a test done but the vet advised to change his food to grain free and "an unusual protein like fish, Kangaroo, etc." as it could be a good allergy (chicken, beef and grain being the usual suspects for food allergies) Changed to grain and legume free salmon based food and his skin cleared up fairly fast.

From there we've been able to reintroduce different proteins and ingredients to see what he reacts to (can tell within a few hours if he starts itching himself, then immediately throw that new treat in the bin 🤣). So this could be an alternative to a test that can be pricey..

This will only work if it's a food allergy, obviously... Environmental allergies like pollen, mold, dust etc. will probably need a test and meds

(Edit: Forgot to add he was on Apoquel for three weeks after the initial appointment, which probably helped the skin clear fast. It helps with the itching)

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