Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
This week’s challenge was to focus on platonic relationships, which makes me think of one of my favorite tropes: found families. ♥ If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s basically a group of non-blood-related individuals who have claimed one another.
10. Victor Hanoverian, Brandon Eddison, and Mercedes Ramirez
This trio of FBI agents is great from the start, but by book 3 (The Summer Children), you really see the love between them.
Sadly, this was the only one I couldn’t find any fanart of!
9. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley
Obviously, I have to include my OG fave found family. Again a trio that forms in book 1, but I thought their love for one another really started to shine in book 2.
8. Prince Elian and his pirates
I loved TKAK so much, and part of the reason it meant so much to me was how wonderful Elian and his ship-family were together. (And we can’t forget Lira, of course, who is with Elian in the fanart since I couldn’t find any art of the crew!)
7. Lihn Cinder and her crew
I absolutely love the bonds we started to see form in book 3, and it’s one of many reasons I want to reread Cress before continuing on to Winter. They’re all from such different circumstances, yet they make these incredible connections so easily.
6. The Dregs
How could I not mention Kaz, Inej, Nina, Matthias, Wylan, and Jesper? My sweet, bizarre, murderous little babies. ♥ No spoilers, but the ending of this book BROKE me.
5. …everyone from The Illuminae Files
Okay, I can’t be specific at all without spoiling things, but I’ll just say this: that Marie Lu drawing of them all together at the end of Obsidio? And a certain father figure’s “notes”? Excuse me while I cry tears of joy FOREVER.
4. Aelin and her court
This is another I can’t say much on without spoiling things, but I loved the weird little band of misfits Empire of Storms gave us—and an honorary shout-out to the Thirteen, naturally. I STILL HAVEN’T FINISHED KINGDOM OF ASH, SO PLEASE DON’T POST ANY SPOILER COMMENTS! ?
3. Kell and Rhy Maresh (and Lila and Alucard, too)
I know they were raised as adopted brothers, but I’d still consider them fitting of this trope, plus when Alucard and Lila come into the mix, well… what a gorgeous, dysfunctional little bunch of miscreants. How I love them so.
2. Blue and her Raven Boys
I could literally just cry, like… forever over how much I love Blue and the boys. I adore how they love each other and every single interaction is pure gold. While I love the whole series, I think BLLB was my favorite for its “turning points” regarding certain relationships.
If you didn’t see this coming for #1, I’m disappointed in you:
1. The inner circle ♥♥♥
Listen. LISTEN. I cannot tell you all how many times I have just lost my shit over this precious found family. I love them so damn much. ACOMAF is probably my single favorite book of all time and honestly, it’s 90% because of watching these damaged little souls love on each other and support one another. Especially watching them pull Feyre into their little fold and help her heal? I’m literally choking up while typing this.
Like, yo, that scene where Cassian is training Feyre and she burns through his gloves and he doesn’t say anything? FUCK ME UP, FAM, I cry every damn time I think about my sweet bat baby and what an amazing big brother he is for Feyre. ??? And don’t even get me started on ACOWAR and that whole “the flash of Illyrian blades looked like home” shit. Excuse me while I go cry in the corner for the rest of the evening…
ChrissiReads
November 27, 2018I have a feeling that Harry, Ron and Hermione will be a popular choice this week and very rightly so!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 27, 2018Agreed, they’re kind of a quintessential choice for the theme, right? 🙂
The Sassy Library Fox
November 27, 2018I just love this blog post!!! <3 I got so many feels just reading it! XD
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 27, 2018Haha thank you! SUCCESS!
Niamh @ nuggets of niamh
November 27, 2018The relationships between Blue and the Raven Boys are just so precious! I can’t believe I forgot to include them in my list?!
Here’s my TTT if you want to check it out!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 3, 2018They are so wonderful! I honestly live in a constant state of wanting to reread The Raven Cycle. <3 Thank you, and I'll check your list out as well – sorry this is a little delayed haha!
Marie
November 27, 2018Wonderful choices – and these fanarts are gorgeous! <3 Harry, Hermione and Ron are a must in this topic, that's for sure 😀
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank you, Marie! ♥ Haha I’m so glad you like the fanart. Some of them were tough to find just the right pieces!
Greg
November 27, 2018I love a good found family. 🙂 Everyone from the Illuminae Files *nods vigorously*
Aelin and her court sound fabulous too!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Yessss! They’re so wonderful <3
Abby @ AJ's Pages
November 27, 2018Found Families is my favourite trope of all time ?
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018It’s so good! I’m so glad someone else can relate to me on this!!
Annemieke
November 27, 2018Kell and Rhy. So much love for them. And I did always like the Hermoine and Harry friendship. 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Kell and Rhy are so precious and I just want them to be happy forever. ♥
Fran Rambles
November 27, 2018Cinder and her crew are definitely one of my favourite found families too! I also love the found families in Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Ooooh, I’ll have to check out the Becky Chambers series – thank you!
brookelorren
November 27, 2018I like the friendships in The Mortal Instruments.
I still haven’t started Empire of Storms… at this point it might end up being 2019 before I finish that series.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018The TMI friendships are soooo good! I almost included them too, actually – especially towards the end of that series (I still need to finish CoHF), I really love how close everyone becomes.
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 27, 2018SERIOUSLY. Where are you at in KoA? Because I need to know when you’ll be having a mental breakdown. Probably right around the same time I had when I was reading the thing. :’)
Seeing Illuminae is like.. I want to reread those books? I know I shouldn’t – I CAN’T CAUSE THEY’RE PACKED – but I really want to right now? Maybe it’s for the best they’re all packed up in some unknown box or I would’ve dug them out.. :’)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018LMAO. I’m legit only 150 pages in. I haven’t touched it in about two weeks because it’s like my brain REFUSES to do it. I feel like everyone thinks I’m crazy but I do this with the finales of every single series I love. ? I can’t help it.
I’ve been wanting to reread them, too! I was just telling Terry last night that I want to reread them and he was like “you should do a readathon in February, too! like… Favorites February or something!” but I can’t really devote a whole month to reread. I did think about a weeklong readathon… but I just don’t know 😛
Kathy @ Books & Munches
November 29, 2018Yup, you’re crazy. But I knew that already – this is just more proof, haha! You’ll get through it eventually but I get not wanting it to end. :’) That’s probably why your brain is going “NOPENOPENOPE” over it. :’)
Haha, Jazzy June is rereading month darnit! Oh, and then there’s sci-fi july after that. Like. JUST SAYING.
I’ll have to wait until I unpack the monsters anyway. :’)
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Exactly ?? My brain is not ready at all to say goodbye.
Yeah, I’m just not sure if I want to wait until summer to reread them. ? I’ll definitely be fitting some rereads in for June, though. I feel like July is the challenge I commit to the “least” because I just never read much sci-fi ?
Kathy @ Books & Munches
December 2, 2018You have to convince your brain you’ll always be able to go back to the world!
Haha, I feel you. ? The only reason I can is because.. I probably have to? I can’t really see myself unpacking my books before little wiggle is born so yeah. ?
Same! Which is why I started that challenge? I’m already happy if I end up reading one or two scifi’s that month. One of the reasons why I added the “you don’t have to commit the entire month to my challenges”-rule. I would go nuts if I had to read scifi for an entire month. ?
tasya @ the literary huntress
November 27, 2018Amazing list and amazing fanarts! I agree, despite forming the trio in the first year, I think they really started to click CLICKed in the second year 😀 Saving the wizarding world together then being separated for the next 3 months must be pretty frustrating!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank you! Haha yes, agreed on the trio.
Poinsettia
November 27, 2018What a great take on this week’s topic! The fan art is great too. Cinder and her crew, the Dregs, and Harry, Hermione, and Ron are a huge yes for me as well. Here is our Top Ten Tuesday
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 3, 2018Thank you! 🙂 I’ll check yours out, too! (So sorry for the late reply, my spam filter got a little over-zealous last week!)
anovelglimpse
November 27, 2018Aw, love seeing Blue and the boys on here.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018They’re so precious! I just love them all so much.
strugglingbookaholic
November 27, 2018I agree with so many of these choices and the rest of them are still on my TBR! I’m about to start ACOWAR but I already love the Inner Circle so so so much!! 🙂
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Ooooh, enjoy ACOWAR! It’s a hell of a ride haha!
strugglingbookaholic
December 1, 2018Thank you!! 🙂 And I can’t wait ?
Aj @ Read All The Things!
November 27, 2018I love the fan art! I agree with Harry Potter and ADSOM. Both of those series have excellent found families.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank you! Those two are such great series for found families. I think HP might have actually been what created my love for the trope in the first place.
Cam @ Camillea Reads
November 27, 2018Oooh, we have the same prompt theme! Yay!
I love the fanart addition! Especially Kell & Rhys, bunch of cuties! That art for The Dregs is A++ Funny how I haven’t read the duology yet hahaha
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 3, 2018Awww yay! Great minds think alike haha! <3 And thank you. You should definitely read SOC/CK, they're such good books!
liveforbroadway
November 27, 2018YES, QUEEN! YES! Your taste is impeccable. And the #1 spot was well earned. I am right there with you in forever losing myself over that little family! They are everything. I love them. And the rest of your picks are fantastic. I haven’t heard of 10th pick before your post–but I’m definitely intrigued now.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank youuuu! I legit was choking up writing up my little piece about the Inner Circle, they just mean so damn much to me. ♥ I don’t know what it is about them that gets me every time! I always say that I think Sarah writes some of the most lovable characters in the world and those little babies are proof haha!
Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
November 27, 2018I love found family stories! Some really good ones here!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank you! It’s got to be one of my all-time favorite “tropes”, if you’d consider it one.
Mandy R
November 27, 2018Sigh….I am so behind with Sarah J. Maas. I do love your take on this. I was thinking more of friendship parings when I wrote mine. I didn’t really consider friendship groups.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018Thank you! Sarah’s work is so good but there’s a lot of it! I still need to finish KoA and then read Catwoman.
Jolien @ The Fictional Reader
November 28, 2018I adore the found family trope, and I’m so happy you included fan art in your post! These are all so beautiful, and I’m in awe of the talent. Especially the fan art of The Dregs, our lovely crew. It’s so gorgeous. I love your post! I’m definitely going to check out To Kill a Kingdom because that one wasn’t on my radar at all.
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
November 28, 2018It’s sooooo good, I love it! Thank you. 🙂 Oh, the Dregs have my heart forever, they really do. I want to reread all of the Grisha books soon, actually! And TKAK was really fun, and I just loved Elian’s little band of pirate misfits, so I totally recommend it!
TeaPartyPrincess
November 29, 2018Aww I love your take on the theme!
Found Families are the best.
Cora | http://www.teapartyprincess.co.uk
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you! They really are ☺️
amyriadofbooks
November 29, 2018I love all of your picks!!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank you! ?
Kaleena @ Reader Voracious
November 29, 2018I love the found family trope SO MUCH it makes me very happy. Great list, love!
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 1, 2018Thank youuuu! It’s SO good. ?
thebookdutchesses
November 30, 2018So many great ones here! I decided not to include Sarah J Maas and HP ones because I talk about them ALL THE TIME but 100% yes to all of them <3
And Blue and the Dregs and Illuminae and simply all of them haha
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Haha yesss! They’re so good <3
sammers65
November 30, 2018The inner circle and the HP gang will forever be my top faves, like I will die for them to stay together forever. <3
Destiny @ Howling Libraries
December 2, 2018Right! <3