softlywoven
oh my dear, i just finished The Laws of Chess and i genuinely don’t know what to do with myself now😭🤍
after Mirage and Shadows, which were both so beautifully written but also so heavy, i’m honestly so glad this was the one i picked up next. i was going through your books because i wanted to read more of your work, and finding this one was such a lovely surprise. it’s another beautifully layered story, but the love between them made it feel so fulfilling for me.
the way they went from barely being able to stand each other to slowly finding their way to one another was so beautiful to read. i loved that their love wasn’t perfect or effortless, but something they found in the middle of everything life had put them through. they both carried so much hurt and had their battles to face, and yet somehow they found comfort, healing and a home in each other. there was so much tenderness in the way you wrote their love, the way their feelings grew and they eventually realised just how much their hearts had come to belong to one another was honestly so beautiful. it felt so heartfelt and nurturing, and i think that’s what made it so special to me. it felt incredibly human.
i’m genuinely in awe of the way you write love. it’s one thing to write a romance, but to make two complicated people find something so deep and comforting in each other while they’re still dealing with their own battles is something else entirely. The Laws of Chess really felt like a little treasure to me, and i’m so, so glad i chose to read it. definitely one of those stories i’ll hold close for a long time, babe🤍
nonuser975
@softlywoven aww, i’m so happy you like the way i write romance 🥹 i genuinely love complicated romance, complicated stories, and very complicated characters. it’s literally my favorite kind of story to read and to write. i think i’m just naturally drawn to characters who are messy and complicated and relationships that aren’t always easy or straightforward. i had so many doubts while writing TLOC, especially because i felt like it didn’t reach as many people as i’d hoped it would. there were definitely moments where i wondered if i had put so much of myself into something that no one would really connect with. but it’s still such a special book to me, and it’s honestly so close to my heart that i’m planning to turn it into a physical copy one day, just so i can have it sitting on my shelf haha. 🥹🤍 and if you like complicated romance, complicated characters, and found family, i actually have a book i think you might really love. the only problem is… i still haven’t published it. 😭 mainly because i’m still a little scared of putting an original story with completely original characters out into the world. writing fanfic feels different somehow because there’s already a connection there, but with an original story, you’re basically handing someone a little piece of your own imagination and hoping they’ll love the world and characters you created from nothing. 🥹 but honestly, hearing you talk about my writing like this makes me feel a little braver about it. maybe one day i’ll finally work up the courage to let you read it. 🤍
