Hey, book lovers!
This post is my first Top Ten (Five) Tuesday, which moved to That Artsy Reader Girl. I don’t always celebrate Valentine’s Day, but I thought this year I’d make it bookish. So to mark this joyous day, I’ve chosen my top five OTP couples.
Feyre and Rhysand (Feysand) from A Court of Thorns and Roses
“I would have waited five hundred more years for you. A thousand years. And if this was all the time we were allowed to have… The wait was worth it. “
Who doesn’t love this couple? Okay, probably several since there are still Feylin shippers. Both Feyre and Rhys give me a reason to find my mate (cheesy, I don’t care). They are why I keep coming back from to this series. Their overall character development just brings shivers to me. She saves the man she loves only to find that he is truly a beast. But another man who tricks the world into believing he is the monster is the one who saves her. This beautiful retelling will be on the top of my reread list. I can’t get enough of them.
Nesta and Cassian (Nessian) from A Court of Thorns and Roses
“I have no regrets in my life, but this. That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you, Nesta. I will find you in the next world—the next life. And we will have that time. I promise.”
I say, IF SARAH DOESN’T SAIL THIS SHIP, I’LL RIOT. I am Nessian trash, and I’ll go down with this ship. I don’t care if I’m irrational. If they aren’t mates, I’ll be equally as salty. You don’t heavily hint at Queen Bitch™ being with glorious Man Bun™ for nothing! Even Feyre ships this couple. Nesta infuriates Cassian, who then settles her down but also accepts, then understands her. I love them, and I called it in ACOMAF.
They truly deserve their time in their own book, and this Nessian’s number one shipper needs that book.
Inej and Kaz from Six of Crows
“I would have come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.”
At the beginning, I wasn’t sure Kaz was good enough for my knife queen. But then I fell in love with Dirty Hands, and I couldn’t see anyone else with her. The Bastard of the Barrel won me over. He is one character who I adore and cherish. In some cases, he reminds me of me, so I understand his fears and his constant need to show the world he can’t be conquered. And Inej has suffered for years, yet she crawled out of her nightmare to find him. I need more stories about them, Leigh.
Laia and Elias from An Ember in the Ashes
“You are my temple,” I murmur as I kneel beside her. “You are my priest. You are my prayer. You are my release.”
Aw, this couple melts my heart. Both of these cinnamon buns live in a cruel and brutal world determined to destroy everything good in their lives. Yet they found, then fought their way back to each other. The ending of A Torch against the Night may put a kink in their potential relationship, so I don’t know what’s in store for them.
Farley and Shade from Red Queen
“You’re a special kind of stupid.”
I wish this ship would have matured, but unfortunately, we get only a few snippets of it. And it breaks my damn heart. Shade is one of my favourite characters in the Red Queen series, and his story just gutted me when I finished this book. And Farley surprised me when she finally opens up and lets Shade in. Sometimes some couples aren’t meant to last.
Welcome to all that is fun with making lists! I’ve many feels for Kaz and Inej too, and it was early on in SOC that I (and I’m sure many others) were like “yes…these two are perfect…ship, yes.”. It’s been a while since I read Glass Sword so I can’t exactly recall the their relationship, but I was pleasantly surprised as to Shade’s story arc (I’ll just leave it at that to save for spoilers).
Cheers,
Joey @ Thoughts and Afterthoughts
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Thank you! ☺️
Crook Kingdom is what sealed it for me. What he did for her made me ship them hard. I just hope we get more of the gang, hopefully in the next duology.
Same. Their relationship was mainly in the background, but I loved the mystery to it though. He one of my favourite characters in the series.
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