Something Borrowed (A Novel) by Emily Giffin📑

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In these book, was Emily Giffin's bestselling novel back at 2005 (and the sequel Something Blue)  that centers through the story of two girls about the strength of friendship and romance when suddenly everything falls suddenly into place. 

So okay,  my POV?  This book was a gift from my 18th birthday and since I'd started reading this, I'm a bit curious  about how will the story will going to continue because it tells how a long-time friendship will be destroyed because of "SOMETHING" that happens unexpectedly. So to shorten my review of the book,  let me say that this was a greatly written book that teaches readers that it's not too late to fall in love with someone you are destined to be with. 

My Rate: 5/5⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

P.S. My next feature of the book will focus on the characters, settings and the great past and future relationships of the two main characters: Rachel and Darcy.)

WTFacts! (A Clash of Kings Infos 📝) (Part 2)

So, it'[s been a while since I'm updated my blog about the Game of Thrones Facts because of schoolworks but hopefully I found my time to do this and since time has past, and I'm done reading Book 2, I gathered a lot of facts about the sequel. So I hope, I'm not too late and I wish you can still acknowledge me through my work. So... here goes nothing.

GAME OF THRONES FACTS 

(CLASH OF KINGS BOOK 2)

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  * A Tale of Targaryen's🐲

    - Prince Aemon the Dragonknight cried the day Princess Naerys wed his brother Aegon Targaryen.

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 * Dany's Ships🐲

      - they were named VHAGAR, MERAXES AND BALERION.
      - she ordered this to Arstan in which the names will be painted on the ships hulls in golden letters for 3 feet.

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  *Joffrey's Ships on the Battle of Blackwater Rush ⛵( * This indicate the ships captured by Stannis Baratheon)

- Stag of the Sea (from Lord Steffon)                  -Princess Rhaenys
- Brightfish                                                           -Dog's Nose                
-Lady Harra                                                           - Sceptre *
-Laughing Lord                                                     - Faithful *
-Sea Demon                                                           - Red Raven
- Horned Honor                                                     - Queen Alysanne
-Ragged Jenna                                                       - Cat
-Trident Three                                                       - Courageous *
-Swift Sword                                                         - Loyal Man  *
- Dragonsbane                                                       - Black Betha *
- Wraith                                                                 - Bold Laughter
- Lady Marya (from Allard)                                - Harridan
-Fury (Robert Baratheon's 300 ship oars) *      - Seahorse
-Pride of Driftmark (from Lord Velaryon)         - Swordfish
- Red Claw (from Lord Celtigar)
- Pretty, Prayer and Devotion (from Lord Sunglass) *

Joffrey's toy ships

- Godsgrace *
- Prince Aemon
- Lady of silk and Lady's Shame (sister ships)
- Wildwind
-Kingslander *
-White Hart
-Lance
-Seaflower
-Lionstar (gone missing)
-Lady Lyanna
-Hammer

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  *Karstark Sigil🌞
- The white sun on the black sun

  *King Robert's Hammer (or Rob's Hammer) 
     - a great war gallery of four hundred oars

 *Kingsguard of Brandon Stark
       - Ethan Glover was Brandon Stark's squire
       - Jeffroy Mallister
       -Kyle Royce
       -Elbert Arryn

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* Myrcella Baratheon's escort to Dorne
 -Lionstar
 -Bold Wind
 -Lady Lyanna
 -Seaswift

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*Qarth's story
- was one of the World's Great Ports. It's harbor combines a riot of color and clangor and strange smells.
-Winesinks,  warehouses and gaming dens lined the streets while cutpurses,  cutthroats, spellsellers and moneychangers mingled every crowd.
-THE WATERFRONT was one great marketplace where the buying and selling went on all day and night.
- Wizened old women bent like hunchback sold flavored waters and goat's milk from glazed ceramic jugs strapped to their shoulders.

*Qarth's famous Thirteen Ships and it's functions. 
  1. Vermilion Kiss
  2. Bride in Azure- sails at the evening tide.
  3. Sunblaze- a silver galley that bid on slaves.
  4. Ardent Friend
  5. Trumpetter
  6. Silken Spirit- a Myrish Galley
  7. Lord Faro's Belly
  8. Quicksilver and Greyhound -sister ships
  9. Pinchbottom Petto
  10. sloe-Eyed Maid
  11. Bravo- bound for Jade Sea
  12. Magister Manolo

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*Sansa's Prayer
          "Gentle mother, font of mercy,
       save our sons from war, we pray,
      stay the swords and stay the arrows,
       let them know a better day.
           Gentle mother,  strength of women,
        help our daughters through this fray,
       soothe the wrath and tame the fury,
          teach us all a kinder way."

* SIGILS OF THE OTHER HOUSES🚩
 - Piper (Dancing Maiden)
 - Sorry (Plowman)
 -Paeges (Twining red-and-white snakes) 🐍

*Swanns
    -were Marcher Lords, proud, powerful and cautious.

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*The Sept
    - had seven aspects, and the Sept is a single bundling with seven walls

*The Seven God's of the Sept
    1. The Father- Bearded
    2. The Mother- always smiling, loving  and protective
    3. The Warrior- had his sword sketched beneath his face
    4. The Smith- with his hammer
    5. The Maid- was beautiful
    6. The Crone-wizened and wise
    7. The Stranger- neither male or female or both,  the outcast, the wanderer from far places, less or more than human, unknown or unknowable.

   *The Story of Bael-The-Bard,  the Daughterless
      -He sang the song of the Winter Rose
      - King-Beyond-The-Wall a long time back
      - All free folk know his songs
      - a brave black crow and a raider
      - Sygerrik of Skagos (a deceiver)

   *The Theory of the Three-Headed Dragon
      - the three heads were Aegon and his sisters Visenya and Rhaenys
      - Dany's brother Rhaegar played a hard with silver strings
      -IN THEORY,  there was a woman in a bed with a babe at her breast. And that was the prince that was promised and told him to name him Aegon.
     
   *The Song of Bloody Meadow of Lord Deremond
           "And there he stood with a sword in hand,
          the last of Darry's ten...
         And red the grass beneath his feet,
           and red his banners bright,
         and red the glow of setting sun
          that bathed him in its light
      "Come on,  come on,"the great lord called,
        "My sword is hungry still."
           And with a cry of savage rage,
            They swarmed across the rill.

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 *Varys Story
        -He was an orphaned boy apprenticed to a travelling folly. His master owned a fat little cog and both of them performed in the Free Cities, Old Town and King's Landing.
        -One day at Myr, a certain man watched our performance and he made an offer to Varys. And by then,  after the show he offered him to drink a potion that will make him feel powerless to move or speak and Varys doesn't realize that he sliced his parts and throw it into a blazer. And afterwards, a voice called him to the flames saying about death but Varys refused saying that he wanted to live.


P.S. (This is the last update from this book.  Hope that you enjoy!)
 

The Characters 👲👳👮👷💂 (Part 7)

A Clash of Kings

(Book 2 Characters)

(Chapters 28-36)

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   *Alfyn Crowkiller

        - bloodrest of wildling raiders.

   *Aeron Damphair

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   *Aurane
        - the bastard of Driftmark

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  *Brienne

       - of Tarth

       - daughter to Lord Selwyn the Evenstar

       - also called as Brienne the Beauty

       - the victor of great melee at Bitterbridge

       - had given a place at Renly's RAINBOW GUARD.

      - had a twelve foot lance.

  *Black Lorren 

      -

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   *Egon Emeros

       - The Exquisite

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  *Guyard The Green

       - 

  *Gevin Harlaw

      - 

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  *Jaqen H' Ghar

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  *Josmyn Peckledon
      -  a downy,-checked squire
      - killed 2 knights, wounded 3, 2 captured.

  *Jojen Reed

       - brother of Meera Reed

       - had green dreams that can happen anything.

       - had knew that Bran had three-eyes to look beyond the past and the future.

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  *Lady Whent

      - held at the castle as bannerman to House Tully, but had lower thirds of two of the five towers.

  *Lord Caswell

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  *Lord Crakehall

     - (DECEASED)

  *Lord Estermont
     - more ancient than Celtigar

  *Lord Jast

     - (DECEASED)

  *Lord Lefford

    - mock ghosts but he was scared of it by keeping a candle by his bed.

  *Lord MathisRowan

    - stouter and florid

    - had a snowy doublet with a great tree worked upon breast on gold thread

  *Lord Meadows

     - a green boy of twenty

  *Lord Randyll Tarly

    - lean and bald

    - have a greatsword across his back in jeweled scabbard

    -from Hornhill

    - had a great sword "HEARTSBANE"

  *Lord Staedmon
    - known as PENNYLOVER

  *Lord Vargo Hoat

    - the goat helm's captain of the Bloody Mummers

  *Lord Varner

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  *Lord Willum

   - had sons Josua and Elyas

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   *Maester Ballabar
      - the one who cured Tyrion Lannister

  *Maester Tothmure

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  *Margaery Tyrell

    - the young queen of Renly Baratheon

    - daughter to Lord Mace Tyrell

*Martyn Lannister

   - Tyrion's nephew

*Matthos Malarawan

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*Meera Reed

  - almost sixteen and older than Bran

  - sister to Jojen Reed

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  Parmer Crane
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  *Pinkeye
   - his real name is Mebble but he called them that because of runny eyes.
   - each morning he broke his fast with ale and at night he fell into drunken sleep after supper, wine- colored spit running down his chin.

  *Poxy Tym
    - Died with an axe on his face.

 *Pretty Pia
  - from the buttery
  - a slut,  had a child either from Ser Alyn  Stackspear or the singer called Whitesmile Wat.

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   *RattleShirt
       - The Crows' Lord of Bones.

   *Red Crab
       -  A knight

   *Red Ronnet
      - from Griffin Roast

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 *Sandor Clegane
   - The Hound
   -  the dog of King Joffrey
   - his father was a kennelmaster at the Rock.

 *Ser Aron Santagar
   - (DECEASED)
   - 4 common men killed him bashing his head with a cobblestone.

 *Ser Bonifer the Good
   - a knight

 *Ser Colen
   - from Greenpools

 *Ser Dermot
    - from Rainwood

 *Ser Dunaver
  - a squire (Jodge)
  - always wet his bed

 *Ser Harys Swyft
   - had no taste and always spit his food

 *Ser Jon Fossoway

 *Ser Loras Tyrell
   - Knight of the Flowers

 *Ser Lymond Vikary
    - (DECEASED)

 *Ser Mark Mullendore
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 *Ser Osmund Kettleback
   - six feet, sinew and muscly, have a hook nose, a bushy eyebrows, and spade shaped brown beard
   - had brothers Osney and Osfryd, peas in a small pod,
   - tall men with hooked noses
   - have dark hair and cruel smiles.
   - Osney is clean shaven, BTW

*Ser Perwyn Frey
   - Catelyn Stark's companion to Highgarden

*Ser Rubert Brax
  -(DECEASED)

*Ser Tantos
  - of the red-apple Fossoways

*Ser Timon
  - from Scrapesword

*Ser Wendel Manderly
  - Catelyn Stark's companion to Highgarden

*Shadd
 - was one of the Winterfell men

*Stygg
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*Symon Silver
  - a player, singer, taleteller
  - he was in Shae's brothrel

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  *Tymor
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*Tyrek
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  *Urzen

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  *Wendello
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  *Werlag
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