Today in "lauredhel is picky about gratification novel lettering again ": ok, at least they picked a typeface, but why an uneven baseline one? Gah.
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Today in "lauredhel is picky about gratification novel lettering again ": ok, at least they picked a typeface, but why an uneven baseline one? Gah.
I can't believe it - I finished every single prompt for I Spy for 2024, even the bonus ones. This is a colossal challenge and so much fun. Thanks @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks. #ISpyBingo
And with a stethoscope on the cover of the Rez Doctor, that's #ISpyBingo finished for 2024!
@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
This starts like a contemporary realistic family story about a girl who goes to stay with her Nainai who runs a boba cafe… but it quickly turns into a fantasy/monster story. Fun so far.
On my hook : Sempervivum Shawl in alpaca silk #litsycrafters
These Enola Holmes graphic novels are very cute, though I am annoyed by the tiny lettering.
And that's June finished #ISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
Just “Luck“ and Stethoscope to do for a full sweep for the entire year, including bonus cards! And I have books lined up for both of those.
And I'm done! #artgallery #WickedWords
Thanks for the challenge @AsYouWish
December is for lightweight reads! Romance and dogs, what's not to like?
On my hook : Graphite Mandala, sized up for a little floor rug. #litsycrafters
Sounds sticky.
This YA fantasy-horror graphic novel had really enjoyable art and great action, but was perhaps a bit thin on the plot and character development side of things.
#FrozenSick progress - I'm finished! H6 went straight
to K2 and I was done :O @Puddlejumper There's another one, isn't there?
Cherries, coffee in a Calamityware cup, crochet, and a Crazyboy comic
#graphicnovel #coffeeandbooks #booksandfood
pickThe Woman in Black is a spooky, sad ghost story with an amazing sense of place.
#Christmas #WickedWords @AsYouWish
#rockingchair #ISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
I made some really good reading challenge progress with this one slim book! I give myself permission to double-dip in December's #WickedWords @AsYouWish ... so here it is, both #office and #necklace found in Number the Stars.
This 1989 book has been on my TBR forever, so it definitely qualifies as a Book I've Been Ignoring for #FrozenSick. It's also got a Star of David on the cover, completing December for #ISpyBingo, yay! @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg - has a gavel on the cover! This was a tough prompt to fill, so I turned to junior nonfiction. It's a cute, informative little book.
And that's August of #ISpyBingo done.
#ISpyBingo2024 @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
And here's a blank template for #FourFoursin25
@thebacklistbook @clwojick @TheAromaofBooks @lizpixie @AbigailJaneBlog @CoffeeNBooks @ReadingRachael @mcipher @AbigailJaneBlog @PageShifter @Jas16 @willaful @bekakins @ImperfectCJ
@litsyevents
Now launching the #FourFours #readingchallenge for 2025!
#FourFoursin25 is a flexible year-long challenge.
Easy mode: Pick 1 word; match a theme, event, character, cover pic, or vibe. So for 'Frisco Disco, you might read a book set in SF. Picket Cricket might suit a book featuring a cricket match.
Hard mode: Both words. So for Yellow Cello - maybe a yellow cover with a a cello player MC.
Comment for an add to the tag list!
@litsyevents
Banned Book Club, set in 1980s Korea, feels more relevant than ever. Do not normalise autocracy.
And with that #lighthouse in the background on the cover, and featuring heavily in the book, I've also ticked off the last square in #RippedBodiceBingo for 2024.
I re-read this #childhoodfavourite via audiobook. While the Anne series was never unfeminist, Anne's House of Dreams is where Montgomery started to lean in a little on the social commentary about how women were misused by men.
And that's my No Shame Reading Challenge done for 2024!
#NSR24 #NoShameReadathon24 @Nessavamusic
I've finished #fourfoursin24 after a four month hiatus between prompt fills!
And I've just about finished finalising the prompts for next year's #fourfoursin25 - so stay tuned, and let me know if you'd like to be added to the tag list. #readingchallenge #readingchallenges
I was re-reading Anne's House of Dreams for Childhood Favourite and Lighthouse prompts in other #readingchallenges, but there it is, finally, my last prompt fill for #fourfoursin24 ! Yay! #garretparrot
Guess which book has a ski hill on the cover? This Gen X ski-resort romance does! And that's a full house on March #ISpyBingo #ISpyBingo2024
That's eight months completely full, six prompts to go in the monthly challenges and 3 in the bonus challenges.
@Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
This graphic novel had some spookiness, but there was an overall cosy vibe. Onward to the D1 square of #FrozenSick but I'm not 100% sure what “Newest“ means - newest book on my TBR?
@Puddlejumper
This is a gorgeous sapphic YA romance graphic novel. A Black disabled cosplayer and a Latina bisexual cooking fan who is mourning her mother bond over a manga book club and a quest to obtain all the manga books in an out-of-print series. The disability rep is fantastic and the character and relationship exploration is nuanced.
#FrozenSick @Puddlejumper
My first #FrozenSick entry! @Puddlejumper
Come As You Are could have filled either prompt, since it's set in a Montana ski resort. But I've chosen to Explore The Town, because I'm just that kind of adventurer. Off to D3!
#readingchallenges
OK people, the #Pantone2025 #readingchallenge is ready! This is a challenge based on the seasonal trend colours from Fashion Weeks.
Please note there are TWO grids - for London (blue border) and NY (green border). Later, two more grids will be released for the autumn/winter trend colours.
To play, just find a colour in a book cover, then plonk the cover into the grid. That's it, you're done.
(and yes, White Grape was in both!)
@litsyevents
OK people, the #Pantone2025 #readingchallenge is ready! This is a challenge based on the seasonal trend colours from Fashion Weeks.
Please note there are TWO grids - for London (blue border) and NY (green border). Later, two more grids will be released for the autumn/winter trend colours.
To play, just find a colour in a book cover, then plonk the cover into the grid. That's it, you're done.
(and yes, White Grape was in both!)
@litsyevents
Library pickup today - a high school Twelfth Night retelling graphic novel.
I've signed up for three 2025 #readingchallenges already, and it's not even December! #WickedWords is a given of course if it's running, #ISpyBingo I very much enjoy, and I like the look of the prompts for #booklistqueenchallenge25 too. And I'll be running Four Fours again, hashtagged #fourfoursin25 this time.
What are you thinking of signing up for? Or running?
#readingchallenge #2025readingchallenges
And here's my November roundup for #WickedWords @AsYouWish
Every one is a graphic story this month! Gay time travel romance, Ohio cult horror, a graphic memoir by a Wuhanese-American, true crime nonfiction, and a charming spooky graphic novel with a Ghibli vibe.
so-soThis didn't quite know if it wanted to be porn, a sweeping time travel story, or both, but either way it was a little too hot-mess-y for me. Not terrible, not great.
It did finish off #WickedWords for November, though! #turkey @AsYouWish
I placed a hold for this graphic novel long before I knew “Midwest“ was gonna be a #WickedWords prompt, and up my hold just came! I'm only a bit into it, but so far it seems to be a stifling serial-killer horror GN set in a twentieth-century Ohio town in the grip of a cult.
@AsYouWish
More mishmash than Mismatched.
This graphic novel LGBTQ Emma adaptation tried too hard to include every storyline from the novel, instead of adapting the story appropriately to the times and the format. The art was cute enough, but the plot was choppy, the MC too nasty, and overall it failed to live up to its promise.
Petty high school drama needs a bit more charm and humour to give it a lift. Clueless did it better.
Austen has an autoimmune syndrome that means her body can't accept any bodymods, be they fashion, cognitive, or medical. She advocates fiercely for herself but struggles to find her path. Sunati has a dream of going to space - but is she too focused on making everyone else happy at her own expense?
This is a lovely duology of Australian cosy sapphic slice-of-life-ish science fiction graphic stories. The art is glowing and gorgeous. Enjoy!
Pet peeve time: I beg of you, graphic novel creators, either get a professional letterer or just use an off-the-shelf readable typeface. I don't mind reading the odd hot mess of a story, but when the lettering itself is a hot mess also, it's a no from me. I'm not interested in your first draft.
