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Jan 8, 2025: Character Limit by Kate Conger & Ryan Mac Fascinating account of the Twitter debacle a couple of years ago. Learning more about what actually went on behind the scenes was equal parts …
Jan 5, 2025: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City by K.J. Parker Enjoyable fantasy novel about Orhan the engineer who happens to find himself in a city under siege. Unfortunately for him, it somehow falls to him to …
Dec 31, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 366
Dec 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 365
Dec 29, 2024: Giga Town: The Guide To Manga Iconography by Fumiyo Kouno Thanks to NetGalley and Udon Entertainment for providing a DARC. Brilliantly useful book! I don’t read a lot of manga, but I do watch anime on …
Dec 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 364
Dec 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 363
Dec 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 362
Dec 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 361
Dec 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 360
Dec 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 359
Dec 23, 2024: Draw Amazing Faces by Pypah Santos Thanks to Quarry Books who allowed me to read a DARC of Draw Amazing Faces by Pypah Santos. The book consists of a short introduction, eleven chapters …
Dec 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 358
Dec 22, 2024: Figure Drawing: Rhythm and Language of the Human Form by Gabrielle Dahms Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Figure Drawing: Rhythm and Language of the Human Form by Gabrielle Dahms. The book begins …
Dec 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 357
Dec 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 356
Dec 20, 2024: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Quick read about a young woman navigating her first year of college, whilst trying to finish her increasingly popular fan-fiction series. Add in …
Dec 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 355
Dec 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 354
Dec 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 353
Dec 17, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 352
Dec 16, 2024: Orbital by Samantha Harvey This was so not for me, I’m shocked I finished it. A meandering contemplation of our planet as a group of astronauts aboard a spacecraft circle the …
Dec 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 351
Dec 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 350
Dec 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 349
Dec 13, 2024: James by Percival Everett A retelling, or perhaps a reimagining rather, of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Jim, the enslaved man that joins Huck …
Dec 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 348
Dec 12, 2024: Facial Expressions for Artists by Oliver Sin Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Facial Expressions for Artists by Oliver Sin. The book begins with a short preface of the …
Dec 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 347
Dec 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 346
Dec 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 345
Dec 9, 2024: Debt-Free Art Degree: Foundations in Drawing by Marco Bucci Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Debt-Free Art Degree: Foundations in Drawing by Marco Bucci. Caveat: a scant few …
Dec 9, 2024: A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher You get what it says on the tin with this one. A sprinkle of romance, some mild horror elements, a bit of cosiness, believable characters, and …
Dec 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 344
Dec 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 343
Dec 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 342
Dec 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 341
Dec 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 340
Dec 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 339
Dec 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 338
Dec 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 337
Dec 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 336
Nov 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 335
Nov 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 334
Nov 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 333
Nov 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 332
Nov 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 331
Nov 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 330
Nov 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 329
Nov 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 328
Nov 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 327
Nov 22, 2024: Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott This started out well, but lost steam around the halfway point. Too many characters to care for any in particular, and I barely know enough to spot …
Nov 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 326
Nov 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 325
Nov 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 324
Nov 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 323
Nov 17, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 322
Nov 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 321
Nov 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 320
Nov 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 319
Nov 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 318
Nov 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 317
Nov 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 316
Nov 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 315
Nov 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 314
Nov 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 313
Nov 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 312
Nov 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 311
Nov 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 310
Nov 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 309
Nov 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 308
Nov 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 307
Nov 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 306
Oct 31, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 305
Oct 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 304
Oct 29, 2024: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab I didn’t care much for this. Kell was an OK if somewhat dull protagonist, but I found Delilah tediously annoying. Neither the magic system nor the …
Oct 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 303
Oct 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 302 Ref: Beautiful Simon by Steve (tewha)
Oct 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 301
Oct 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 300
Oct 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 299
Oct 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 298
Oct 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 297
Oct 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 296
Oct 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 295
Oct 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 294
Oct 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 293
Oct 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 292
Oct 17, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 291
Oct 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 290
Oct 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 289
Oct 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 288 Gorgeous photo used as reference from https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy87B_mPYt3
Oct 13, 2024: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton A re-read of an old favourite, and I enjoyed it as much now as the first time. The writing is top-notch, the worldbuilding is delightful and so are …
Oct 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 287
Oct 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 286
Oct 11, 2024: Doppelgänger: A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein Not the book I was expecting but a stonking good read nonetheless. Klein is a clear, incisive and insightful writer, and gave me a lot to think about. …
Oct 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 285
Oct 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 284
Oct 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 283
Oct 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 282
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Oct 6, 2024: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark Fun fantasy romp involving assassins and shenanigans I can’t mention because spoilers. My first P. Djèlí Clark book and I really enjoyed it. The …
Oct 6, 2024: Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry Fourth in publication and second in chronological order, it’s a good read that doesn’t quite live up to Lonesome Dove. The writing is good, and though …
Oct 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 280
Oct 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 279
Oct 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 278
Oct 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 277
Oct 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 276
Oct 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 265
Sep 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 274
Sep 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 273
Sep 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 272
Sep 27, 2024: Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey This book has an intriguing premise, but though the writing is fair, the protagonists are dull, and the book itself is basically chapter after endless …
Sep 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 271
Sep 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 270
Sep 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 269
Sep 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 268
Sep 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 267
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Sep 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 265
Sep 21, 2024: Sourdough by Robin Sloan About a woman working at a tech company in San Francisco who, after being gifted a sourdough starter, becomes enamoured then obsessed with baking …
Sep 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 264
Sep 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 263
Sep 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 262
Sep 17, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 261
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Sep 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 259
Sep 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 258
Sep 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 257
Sep 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 256
Sep 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 255
Sep 11, 2024: Under the Radar: An Essential Guide to Autism and Girls by Emilia Misheva A relatively thorough look at how autism can present in girls. The book has a fairly academic perspective of little use to me personally, but should …
Sep 11, 2024: Self-Care for Autistic People by Megan Anna Neff Perhaps this book might be most useful to younger people? Once you’ve been an adult for a few (too many) decades, a lot of the content is information …
Sep 11, 2024: Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh At first, I was very taken with this and thoroughly enjoyed a good chunk of it. However, at a certain point the narrative veers into a type of sci-fi …
Sep 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 254
Sep 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 253
Sep 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 252
Sep 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 251
Sep 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 250
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Sep 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 248
Sep 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 247
Sep 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 246
Sep 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 245
Aug 31, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 244
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Aug 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 242
Aug 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 241
Aug 28, 2024: In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker This was recommended to me years ago as something I'd love. A female protagonist involved in timey-wimey shenanigans mainly around in Tudor times? …
Aug 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 240
Aug 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 239
Aug 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 238
Aug 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 237
Aug 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 236
Aug 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 235
Aug 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 234
Aug 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 233
Aug 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 232
Aug 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 231
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Aug 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 229
Aug 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 228
Aug 14, 2024: Costanza by Rachel Blackmore I really struggled with this book, taking a long time to finish it because I found myself avoiding it. I hated the protagonist, didn't like any other …
Aug 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 227
Aug 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 226
Aug 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 225
Aug 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 224
Aug 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 223
Aug 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 222
Aug 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 221
Aug 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 220
Aug 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 219
Aug 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 218
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Aug 3, 2024: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki The blurb I read touted this as "Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in a defiantly joyful adventure", which is not how I'd …
Aug 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 215
Aug 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 214
Aug 1, 2024: Inversions by Iain M. Banks A reread of an old favourite. I still really enjoy it and though it's not my absolute favourite Banks book, it's in the running for a spot at the top. …
Jul 31, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 213
Jul 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 212
Jul 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 211
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Jul 27, 2024: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis I was hoping for "Austen meets Pratchettian swamp dragons" in this novel set in fantasy Regency England. I did not get that. All the characters felt …
Jul 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 209
Jul 26, 2024: Lolly Willowes, or, The loving huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner I didn't care for this almost 100-year-old novel at all. It's a slow, tedious meander through Lolly's life until she, around age 50, decides to go …
Jul 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 208
Jul 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 207
Jul 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 206
Jul 24, 2024: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell An uncomfortable but engrossing read and a mirror of sorts to the novel Lolita, which Russell clearly admires as much as I do. Though the prose is not …
Jul 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 205
Jul 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 204
Jul 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 203
Jul 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 202
Jul 19, 2024: The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins A strange and interesting fantasy novel set in a warped version of our world where magic, of a sort, is real. Featuring multiple interesting …
Jul 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 201
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Jul 10, 2024: The Passionate Tudor by Alison Weir Historical fiction about Mary I of England. I enjoy reading about this period but haven't read much about Mary Tudor herself. Most of the novel is …
Jul 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 192
Jul 9, 2024: Talk Sweetly To Me by Courtney Milan Another in the Brother's Sinister series, but other than being a romance set in Victorian England I failed to see any connection. Rose Sweetly works …
Jul 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 191
Jul 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 190
Jul 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 189
Jul 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 188
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Jul 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 185
Jul 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 184
Jul 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 183
Jun 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 182
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Jun 28, 2024: Clairmont by Lesley McDowell I eagerly started this highly-rated novel about Clair Clairmont, being very interested in reading about her. After having finished it I can't …
Jun 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 179
Jun 27, 2024: Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree A very short, very sweet story set in the Legends & Latte world. I hope Zyll will show up in more of Baldree's writing. ★★★☆☆
Jun 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 178
Jun 25, 2024: Comparing a hand
Jun 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 177
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Jun 24, 2024: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett A fantasy murder mystery served with a dollop of Pacific Rim, garnished with a hint of The Goblin Emperor, and a tiny sprig of romance. It was nicely …
Jun 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 175
Jun 22, 2024: Peaches
Jun 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 174
Jun 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 173
Jun 20, 2024: Sketchbook- Walrus
Jun 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 172
Jun 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 171
Jun 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 170
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Jun 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 168
Jun 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 167
Jun 15, 2024: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan The first novel in the Brother's Sinister series and my second Milan book. Again I found the romance much too rushed, and the male protagonist …
Jun 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 166
Jun 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 165
Jun 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 164
Jun 11, 2024: The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub A magical version of Lydia Bennet's story in her own words. I'm no Janeite but do enjoy reading Austen, her sparkling prose and ability to make "dull" …
Jun 11, 2024: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley I was excited to read this as the premise is brilliant. Sadly, I found it a bit of a dud. The story got progressively less engaging and incorporated a …
Jun 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 163
Jun 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 162
Jun 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 161
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Jun 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 159
Jun 6, 2024: Dark Fire by C.J Sansom Matthew Shardlake, a barrister during Henry VIII's reign, keeps being charged with solving mysteries. In theory, I should adore Sansom’s Matthew …
Jun 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 158
Jun 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 157
Jun 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 156
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Jun 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 153
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May 21, 2024: Geek Love by Katherine Dunn A book about the chicken-biting type of Geek Love. An engineered “freak”, the hunchbacked dwarf protagonist Oly, tells the story of her childhood and …
May 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 141
May 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 140
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May 12, 2024: How Lucky by Will Leitch A novel reminiscent, in some ways, of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”. Diagnosed as a child with spinal muscular atrophy much of …
May 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 133
May 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 132 Ref: Proko
May 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 131 Ref: Line of Action
May 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 130 Ref: Line of Action
May 9, 2024: Hooked by Emily McIntire Touted as a modern-day “Peter Pan”-flavoured dark romance. Definitely not a retelling, more an AU take. The writing was fair but I didn’t enjoy the …
May 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 129 Ref: Line of Action
May 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 128 Ref: Line of Action
May 6, 2024: The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein This was a re-read to get me ready for the sequels. In 2016 I rather enjoyed it, liking the world building, the Steerswoman conceit and the writing, …
May 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 127 Ref: Line of Action
May 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 126 Ref: Proko
May 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 125 Ref: Proko
May 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 124 Ref: Proko
May 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 123 Ref: Line of Action
May 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 122 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 30, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 121 Ref: Line of action
Apr 29, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 120 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 28, 2024: Crow Needed a break from feeling no progress with gesture so I drew a bird.
Apr 28, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 119 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 28, 2024: A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor by Kathryn Moon Not the book I expected. Thought I was getting a victorian historical novel, turns out it’s actually a monster fucker porn-with-very-little-plot book. …
Apr 27, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 118 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 26, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 117 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 25, 2024: Whalefall by Daniel Kraus This short novel, described as a scientifically accurate thriller about a scuba diver swallowed by a sperm whale, was not for me. It seemed to be …
Apr 25, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 116 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 24, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 115 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 24, 2024: Unspeakable Shaking Pleasures by Lucy Debussy A selection of short stories billed as a collection of erotica. The stories definitely had erotic elements and overtones, but I’m not sure I’d …
Apr 23, 2024: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan A short historical romance novella that moves along at a very snappy pace with a plot less straightforward than the title implies. The romance felt a …
Apr 23, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 114 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 23, 2024: Modern Still Life by Sari Shryack Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls by Sari Shryack. The book is comprised of …
Apr 22, 2024: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel Beginning with an intriguing mystery, Sleeping Giants uses interviews, journal entries, transcripts and articles to slowly inform the reader. I quite …
Apr 22, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 113 8 x 2 min, ref: Line of Action
Apr 21, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 112 2 mins x 6. Ref: Line of Action
Apr 20, 2024: A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro The second Kazuo Ishiguro book I've read, and had it been my first it would also have been my last. I found the story lacking and the dialogue …
Apr 20, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 111 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 19, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 110 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 18, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 109 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 17, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 108 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 16, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 107 Ref: Proko
Apr 15, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 106 Ref: Proko
Apr 15, 2024: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Novella about a man who grew up the son of an unwed mother in 1940s Ireland. Mainly concerning his inner life as he goes about the daily grind of …
Apr 14, 2024: The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison I enjoyed the characters, the worldbuilding, and found it a fresh and interesting take on Holmesian fiction, and I really liked Crow in particular. At …
Apr 14, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 105 Ref: Proko
Apr 13, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 104 Ref: Proko
Apr 12, 2024: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner The fates of a Godkiller, a baker, and a young girl and her pet God intertwine in this fantasy novel. I really wanted to like this more than I did, …
Apr 12, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 103 Ref: Proko
Apr 11, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 102 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 10, 2024: All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows Though I devoured this as fast as I did the first book in The Tithenai Chronicles series, I didn't enjoy it quite as much. There was a little too much …
Apr 10, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 101 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 9, 2024: A Strange and Stubborn Endurance I really enjoyed A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows. A unabashedly queer novel deliciously somehow saturated with both tenderness and …
Apr 9, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 100 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 8, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 99 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 8, 2024: Lake of Souls As a huge fan of Ann Leckie, but not someone who generally enjoys short stories very much, “Lake of Souls” was a bit mixed bag for me. I enjoyed the …
Apr 7, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 98 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 6, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 97 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 5, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 96 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 5, 2024: The Sunne in Splendour The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman was both interesting and well-written. I found it particularly interesting as it deals with a time frame …
Apr 4, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 95 Ref: Line of Action
Apr 3, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 94
Apr 2, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 93 Ref: Unsplash
Apr 1, 2024: Learning to draw in 2024! Day 92
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Mar 5, 2024: Dynamic Character Design Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Dynamic Character Design by Fernanda Soares de Carvalho. The book is comprised of a short …
Mar 5, 2024: Kawaii Birdies by Jen Budrock Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Kawaii Birdies by Jen Budrock. After a short intro of the artist, there’s a brief explanation …
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Feb 11, 2024: Testing Speechify Decided to test Speechify, a TTS app which offers premium and AI enhanced voices. Turns out I got a referral code which (as of the time of writing) …
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Feb 2, 2024: Book Review: Vibrant Watercolor Thanks to NetGalley, I was able to read a digital ARC of Vibrant Watercolor: A creative and colorful exploration into the art of watercolor painting …
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Nov 30, 2023: NaNoWriMo 2023 As it’s the last day of November I’ve decided to call it quits well before midnight. I ran out of steam and have barely cranked out anything the last …
Jun 20, 2023: Fuck u/spez Reddit (the nice parts) was my favourite “new” place on the internet for a long time. But take old.reddit.com and my beloved Apollo away and you take …
Jun 8, 2023: Mastodon App Flavour of the Month I moved away from Toot! for Mastodon to Ice Cubes for Mastodon, and was very happy with it, especially as the updates kept rolling it. However, I …
Jan 6, 2023: Weekly Links 23-01 Software Obsidian - PKM. Plain text. Markdown. Extensible. I love it so much! Mastodon Apps Feature Comparison - (Probably already outdated). …