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inklingofadream · 4 months

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Ink's 2023 Fic

It’s the end of another year, and you know what that means! Or you joined me this year and don’t, one of the two. At the end of every year I post a list of everything I wrote to become my blog’s pinned post for the upcoming year. However, this year, it’s a bit different. We’ll get to that in a minute.

According to my AO3 stats, I posted 709,908 words of fic in 2023, across 8 fandoms and spread over 64 individual works. That’s a 765.784% increase in word count from last year! I’m unwell!

Normally, I post everything I wrote, split up by fandom and in chronological order, with basic stats and descriptions that vary between synopsis, liner notes, excerpts, or all of the above. However, 45 of those 64 works were written for Whumptober this year. Since they’re mostly for The Magnus Archives (dominating the list as usual) and many of them are very short, I’m not going to list all the TMA fics. I’ll list my favorites and ones I think got less attention than they deserved, as well as all fics for other fandoms, and since that’s my most popular stuff I’m listing it last/under the cut. Wordcount and relationships (romantic or platonic, healthy or not) are listed, but check the AO3 tags, warnings, and notes, as I won’t be including the content warnings here.

Batman

Mom’s Been On a Parenting Kick Lately- 9k, WIP, Talia/Bruce, Talia & Batkids;This is still getting off the ground (I need to get back to it), but I’m excited about the future of this fic! It’s my take on Jason’s post-resurrection time with the League of Assassins, but with timelines turned into spaghetti to facilitate bonding. Talia is currently in possession of 3 batkids, but she isn’t done stealing Bruce’s kids yet :)

i'd walk a wire, jump through a fire for you- 800, complete; literally just just shy of 1k about Dick have feelings about falling and parents

The Locked Tomb

lyin’ on our backs and countin’ the stars- 900, complete, John&Gideon; I’m actually shocked there aren’t way more John and Gideon “bonding” fics out there. This one also has a backstory for Gideon and Ianthe’s friendship bracelets!

The Adventure Zone- Balance

old worn out suit and shoes- 600, complete, Taako&Lup; Post-finale nightmares for Taako, now that he can remember he has a sister to lose

Malevolent

Please Come Back To Me- 2.9k, complete, Parker&Arthur; Parker lives and goes to hunt down and kill whatever used Arthur to try to kill him.

You’re here. That’s all I need to know.- 300 complete; Arthur finds Faroe in the bath.

Living, Dead, or Undecided?- 1.7k, complete; Arthur is sacrificed to the King in Yellow as punishment for what happened to Faroe.

His head and limbs were heavy with ornaments, much of his flesh left unprotected from the elements. It was far too mild a summer evening for that; he deserved to freeze or burn at the freedom of open air. His thoughts were fuzzy with the overpowering cacophony of scented oils and chanting. He was deposited at the top of the hill, too gentle in slope to burn at his atrophied muscles, on a stone slab. They chained him in place, the seeping stone finally sapping enough warmth from his bones to feel appropriate.

Dracula

i still see your ghost- 200, complete, Jonathan/Mina; Some fill-in angst about Jonathan seeing Dracula on September 22… which I did actually write on September 22.

Hannibal

I can’t remember if I cried- 1.7k, complete, Abigail/Marissa; This is actually a concept I came up with in high school lol. Hopefully, someday I’ll write a fic expanding on the shipping kernel of the concept.

Hench

The Kind of World Where We Belong- 1k, complete, Anna/Quantum; AU where Leviathan dies and femslash ensues.

The Magnus Archives

The Vampire Saga- 68k, 6 works, Jon/Martin; The first of several shared universes with @suttttton on this list. Vampire!Elias snacks on Jon until Vampire!Martin gets hold of him instead, fluff and romance ensue. The new works this year both feature Gerry!

The Vampire Saga Route 2- 38k, 7 works, Jon/Martin, Jon/Elias, Jon/suffering; Shares a few fics with its predecessor, up to Martin entering the picture, this is the darker version. Fic this year mostly focuses on Jon meeting Tim and Sasha, and the gang rescuing Danny from the Circus. And the aftermath thereof. I’m really proud of the Circus stuff I wrote!

Bird-Verse- 37k, 7 works, Jon/Beholding, Jon/Martin;Spin-off of cult au, also with Sutton, featuring a happier resolution to many of Jon’s problems, so he gets to live with all his friends and marry Martin. Except for how this year’s additions are about him dealing with the lingering cult intrusions and trauma :)

Indent AU- 50k, 2 works, Jon/everyone;My first foray into writing smut. I’m very proud of it, and I’d say it deserved more love than it got, but I’m realistic about the content being very much not for everyone.

Cult AU Bad Ending- 9k, 2 works, Jon/Beholding, Jon/Jonah; This is a good time to mention that, as I have 10,000 Cult AU derivatives, they have their own AO3 Collection now. This one is a far future fic where Jon is immortal with Jonah and sad about it. It’s a crier.

Interesting- 3.7k, complete, Jon/Elias, Jon/Martin; This is an old fic of Jon and Elias in the Panopticon that got a new chapter for Whumptober! It took about 2 years to get that draft to publication…

restless soul who always skips town- 900, complete, Jon/Peter; This is the one I most wish got more attention. Peter keeps Jon in the Lonely.

When Peter comes, it's wonderful. Peter is a person in a way the Archivist isn't and, he knows, Peter even sometimes leaves the fog. He knows it because Peter gives him journals that are red and gold and violet, so different from the limited palette of the fog and the Archivist and Peter that they make the Archivist's eyes hurt.

dead if they knew- 6k, complete, Elias/Jon/Tim; I had SO much fun fiddling to differentiate the four POVs from each other!

Familiar AU- 16k, 4 works, complete; Jon is kidnapped by Elias and turned into his familiar; for Sasha, Tim, and Martin, it’s a long, hard road to rescuing him.

no beat, no melody- 600, complete; Canon-compliant fic in between Jon getting the tape of the birthday party from MAG161 and the episode itself, hanging around the safehouse in the Depression Zone.

welcomed you with open doors- 1.6k, complete, Martin/Jon; Spiral!Martin in a role reversal au that swaps him and Michael. Martin is much more proactive as the Distortion (and more liable to fall in love with nearby Archivists)

save some face (you know you’ve only got one)- 1.4k, complete; Sasha is altered by the NotThem instead of killed. Half body horror, half giving her my fibromyalgia, all bad times!

somebody once broke me- 2.7k, complete, Jon&Gerry; Gerry lives! Visibly monstery Avatars! Jon gets kidnapped from a kidnapping! It’s all the hits for my body of work ;)

remember this moment- 3.8k, complete, Jon&Daisy; I initially planned this fic for, I think, Februwhump 2021. It’s been slated for every Februwhump and Whumptober since, and FINALLY finished!

Take Me Through the Darkness- 15k, complete; Superhero AU, ft. epistolary interludes! Several more of my greatest hits! (And also Jon getting kidnapped from another kidnapping.) My personal favorite is Jon thinking Tim is a hallucination and crying.

look upon your greatness (and she’ll send the call out)- 8k, complete; Cult AU AU where Georgie tracks Jon down a few months after his kidnapping.

The chances of Jon being abducted, held somewhere, and still alive are so narrow that they might as well not exist. Checking the resources the charity sent, Georgie realized it's even grimmer than that. She struggles to picture Jon doing anything to appease his captors. It's extremely easy, however, to picture him literally or figuratively daring them to kill him.

Something Wretched About This- 2.9k, complete, Jon&Tim; Jon returns from the Circus without vocal cords, and he and Tim have a moment of peace, if not reconciliation.

just like a real-life thelma and louise- 6.6k, complete, Sasha/Annabelle; Sasha and Annabelle have superpowers and escape from the lab experimenting on them.

Kinky Polychives AU- 70k, 2 works, WIP, Polychives; My second, much fluffier smut verse. I tagged Jon as “horny for predicaments instead of people” and I think it’s the thing that’s been commented on specifically by the most people lol

til the veins run red and blue- 200, complete, Jon/Martin; I really like the Lonely, and I don’t know why I don’t write it more. This one is a little Somewhere Else coda with Jmart

come home (to my heart)- 8.7k, complete, Jon&Gerry; a fusion of Little Archive and cult au where Jon is the specialest boy in the whole Cult of Beholding, and Gerry grew up with Mary. If anything I wrote this year gets a sequel, I think it’s this. The fic is all Gerry POV, but I had a chunk written in Jon POV I cut, ft. Jon convincing Beholding that he can definitely wander London solo and it’s FINE, he won’t disappear in the house of a murderer or anything… ;)

Extras- 18k, Jon/Martin; My fae au is complete, but this is a bunch of little bits that inspired me beyond the bounds of the main story, like meeting Melanie, Martin proposing, and so on.

sitting pretty on the throne, nothing more i want (except to be alone)- 217k, WIP, Jon/Beholding; Cult au wraps up another year! Hopefully, by this time next year, it’ll be complete at LAST!

Beneath the Stains of Time- 98k, WIP; Also a contender for longfic that I hope to finish in 2024! This year, we FINALLY got to the gang figuring out Jon’s identity and now it’s all unraveling…

Little Archive- 85k, WIP; Last but certainly not least! I’ve been so happy to see the warm reception for Cecile and Anika this year 💗

#tma #malevolent #hench #hannibal #batfam #dracula #taz #tlt #wrap-up #ink post #ink writing #ink fic

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roseunspindle · 5 months

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What I Read in November 2023

re-read, these guys have soooo many issues. Also mad that they don't kiss. XD

Read along with Dracula Daily again ^_^

another re-read...honestly considering things, Kyoshiro deserves everything Yuya does to him.

re-read, feels a bit odd, but hopefully volume 2 will balance the world better.

I enjoyed this, the religious back and forth is interesting, the world was neat...then an event that was just...so very unnecessary happened at the end. I will try to read book 2...but I'm pretty annoyed.

Last of Karen Savages jane austen readings... sad to run out. But fun to listen too.

still enjoy

I want cool necromancer powers!

Started this the day it came in the mail. Love so much!

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manasseh · 5 months

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'23w46 weekly wrap-up

i missed doing these, i only did a couple earlier this year but looking back at them it's really nice. it also makes it obvious that when there is no time to reflect and plan, it's already fucked and i should take a step back - note to self or whatever.

since passed my first hebrew midterms rather easily, i'm excited to learn more in this next block! more people have signed up, but the professor's small office seems to fit all of us if we cram a little :) i love the fall weather, with the low sun or early evenings in the city ✨

i went to a concert with my sis in law and her weird ass sister! and got drunk for the first time in so long ~ i miss being out and about like that so much

🧑‍🎓 Next week the new block starts, but I will only be taking Character Design. I'll be doing the same for the rest of the year, only taking the 5EC courses and leaving the rest for next year.

🧑‍🎓 as for my PROJECT! it's going!! The head in neat layers (to the best of my abilities) imported into live2d, where I am ALMOST done prepping art meshes and warp deformers. I found a lot of good movement references for the features I want, and have a gameplan :) I started sketching the body out a bit better too, but that's not a priority at all.

My Sifu has been bombarding me with ideas for the model since I showed him my progress (unprovoked but certainly welcome), and he seems like a perfect client - regardless of him being broke. Alas, I'll need to rig it first, and only then dream on.

📹 I've been screen-recording the process, and I'm setting up a youtube channel and cleaning my dev-blog here. I've always wanted to make videos and share, but figured I'd never do so if I don't start now. Besides, people have been asking where they can follow my work so I need a link to send ^^'

🧑‍🎨 I'll also be sharing about my drawing goal there! The first month is almost over, and apart from the plan's figure drawing and perspective exercises, this week I did a few slightly longer drawings as well. For variety!

misc.: i practiced old TOPIK papers and made a banger tuna mayo rice bowl // finished watching bocchi the rock! with my serb // doing as much as possible on paper // there were other things too i guess.

#wrap-up #studyblr #drawing #nas is a tryhard #long post

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yourneighborhoodbibliophile · 2 years

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May Monthly Reading Wrap-Up

I read four books this month. ✨

1. The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood — ★ 5/5 stars ★

2. Winter’s Orbit, Everina Maxwell — ★ 4/5 stars ★

3. The Darkness Outside Us, Eliot Schrefer — ★ 4.5/5 stars ★

4. The Charm Offensive, Alice Cochrun — ★ 4/5 stars ★

Happy Pride! Today is also the one year anniversary of this blog! In honor of the occasion, I updated the web version, so it’s acceptable — or at the very least, tolerable — for those of you who use tumblr web. <3

We also reached 500+ followers this month! Welcome to those of you who are new. My asks are always open, so don’t hesitate to leave me an ask or comment. <3

Keep reading for my unsolicited opinion on what I read this month.

2. Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Winter’s Orbit had galactic politics, mystery, and, of course, romance. It had all of my favorite tropes: queer arranged marriage, gruding allies to lovers, only one bed, and forced proximity. Kiem and Taam’s relationship was full of angst and misunderstanding, but contained surprising depth. Although the mystery was not as complex as their relationship, it provided the perfect backdrop for these grudging allies to fall in love.

3. The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

I picked up The Darkness Outside Us for the slow burn enemies to lovers romance — which it delivered! — but I stayed for the spectacular science-fiction thriller. The mystery of their existence forces Ambrose and Kodiak to depend on one another in a brilliant depiction of human fragility, vulnerability, and intimacy. The Darkness Outside Us argues for the need for vulnerability and intimacy (in whatever form it should take, whether it be platonic, romantic, and/or sexual) in order to prevent insanity. It also argues that we should accept the inevitability of death as we must die in order for future generations to live. Ultimately, it is not a romance, thriller, or mystery, but a poignant portrayal of life, death, and the depth of human connection.

4. The Charm Offensive by Alice Cochrun

The Charm Offensive portrayed love after heartbreak, vulnerability, and intimacy. Dev and Charlie’s relationship felt incredibly real, despite the fact that it was set against the backdrop of a heavily-faked reality TV show. I appreciated the sensitive depiction of depression, anxiety, and OCD. I also appreciated the demisexual representation. Altogether, it was a wonderfully wholesome read.

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whimsyqueen · 1 year

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2022 Writer Wrap-Up!

I was tagged by @aohendo while I was on vacation, and I think this one is very sweet so I'm doing it now! Thanks for the tag!

I'm tagging: @the-void-writes @magic-is-something-we-create @zmwrites @perasperaadastrawriting and @marigoldispeculiar!

Total number of completed works: I completed 15 short(er) fiction pieces this year!

Total number of WIPs worked on this year: Uhhhhhh somewhere in the like... 26-ish range, I think? Hard to say, I've got a bunch.

WIPs neglected this year: I've done a decent job of not neglecting things, but in the second half of the year I did start to neglect Fool of Death a little bit... hoping to not do that so much this year, but we'll see.

Fandoms I've written in: I'm an original fiction baby, I'm so sorry.

Total word count: Somewhere in the 65k range, I'm truly unsure of exactly how many... I don't track my word count as much as I should

Looking back, did you write more than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you expected? Definitely more!! I was simply just cranking stories out this year which was insane!

Did you take any writing risks this year? Definitely, I started submitting to actual places (some of which I definitely am not qualified for yet) and its slowly but surely paying off!

Do you have any goals for the new year? Yes! 15 new short stories, at LEAST 50 submissions, one pro sale, my thesis, the list goes on and on

Biggest disappointment? Oh man.... Maybe Watch the River Burn getting so many rejections right there at the end of the year, I think.

Biggest surprise? Getting published! Twice!

Most popular story of the year? Happy Holidays From Another World, for sure. I love this story, and I'm so glad it's getting some attention.

What's your own favourite story of the year? Probably A Prophet of Lies... or Amoret. Those are both weird ones that came out of nowhere.

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion: Listen, I'd like Watch the River Burn to get more love. I feel like maybe it needs some more revision though... We'll see.

Most fun story to write: How Not to Slay a Vampire in 5 Easy Steps: A Modern Girl's Guide. This one came out of nowhere, I wrote it in one sitting, and it was SO much fun.

Most unintentionally telling story: About me??? Telling about ME???? Make it Mine hahahahaha

My favourite part of fandom writeblr this year: Just joining it altogether! I've only been here since like... June? And everyone is so kind and lovely and it's been so fun to share my experience and talk to people!

#about the author #tag games #my wips #my writing #wrap-up

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biblionerdreflections · 9 months

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Monthly Wrap-Up: July 2023

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#Book blogger #Book Review #Books #Fantasy #LGBT #Reading #Reading Challenge #Reading List #Science Fiction #Wrap-up

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bookbandit · 1 year

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#tbrbusterchallenge2022 Wrap-Up

This year I sort of fell off the face of tumblr in a big way. Even so, this challenge continued because of all the wonderful participants and I continued to read.

I had two main goals this year. Some of them went better than others.

1. Read all my Book of the Month books from previous years.

I started the year with 34 unread BOTM. I read 12 of them and got rid of an additional 3 without reading that were simply not for me. Obviously, I have more to go, but it was a good start since I read almost none in 2021.

2. Focus on books in my apartment.

I’ll be honest, this is where I really shined bright and I am quite proud of myself. This year I read 153 books and 149 were from my apartment. Like what? Who am I? A vast majority of them were historical romance novels (my newest love). Now my real goal in focusing on books in my apartment was to get rid of books before I move. Of the 149 books I read, I got rid of 58 books. That’s by far my best discard ration in a long time.

But wait...there’s more! I also got rid of an additional 41 books that was never going to read. So in total I got rid of 99 books!!

Now my overly ambitious goal of the year was to read and/or get rid of 100 books. I am going to call this a win because I never thought I would get rid of 99 books.

In the interest of full disclosure, I did acquire some more books, though far fewer than I have acquired in previous years. Ultimately, I have fewer book that I did at the beginning of the year and I am taking that as a win. Over the next week, I will formulate my goals for 2023.

Congrats, book busters. We did it!

#tbrbusterchallenge2022 #bookbanditchallenge #wrap-up

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lindsglenne · 1 year

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March Movie/TV Wrap Up

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#2023 #blog #blogger #blogging #cine #cinema #currently watching #Entertainment #entertainment wrap-up #march #movie #television #TV #wrap-up

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an-aussie-button-masher · 1 year

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2022 Gaming Wrap-Up

What a year, huh? 2022 has had everything from international invasions and stubborn diseases to countless celebrities making a joke of themselves and more superhero shows than anyone asked for. It was basically impossible to predict what was coming next, but if one thing is for sure, the world of video game culture had an absolute banger of a year - long-anticipated sequels, several film and TV adaptations, and what seems to be the hundredth GTA 5 re-release. As we gear up for an exciting new year with plenty of promising upcoming releases, let’s take a moment to look back at 2022 and figure out just what was going on in that mess.

JANUARY-MARCH The year was off to a rocky start, with the announcement that E3 would once again be cancelled due to COVID concerns. These last three years have been rough for the world’s biggest gaming convention; 2020 saw the first-ever cancellation in 25 years, 2021 featured an online-only version of the event, and now it’s been cancelled for the second time. Thankfully, the Entertainment Software Association that hosts E3 stated that they planned to re-open the event for 2023, but time will tell if that remains possible by then. In brighter news, the Steam Deck was released in February, a handheld platform for on-the-go access to Steam’s entire gaming library. Just keep an eye on the battery life - you’ll likely get only an hour or two of God of War before it hits the red. The first three months of the year also featured the release of some highly-anticipated new games: Horizon: Forbidden West continued the award-winning story of Zero Dawn, Kirby and the Forgotten Land brought a return to the cute and occasionally terrifying Dream Land, and the long-awaited Elden Ring dominated sales as the year’s best-selling title.

APRIL-JUNE After a hectic start to the year, things slowed down a little in the second quarter. A handful of smaller events were held in lieu of E3, starting with the Summer Games Fest, including announcements for The Callisto Protocol and Goat Simulator 3. The second Sonic the Hedgehog film was also released to positive reception, while the Halo series on Paramount+ was released to…much less positivity. It appears that video game adaptations are still hit-or-miss, but at least we’ve improved since the old 1993 live-action Super Mario Bros. movie. We don’t talk about that one. Back to the actual games, Diablo Immortal was released in June; while it was a passably decent mobile game, it also serves as an early example of the worrying trend of microtransactions coming from Blizzard Entertainment. With extremely predatory (and concerningly effective) pay-to-win mechanics, Immortal continues to push Blizzard into their downward spiral that began last year. They’ve come a long way since the days where they were once at the height of the respected developers list, and their chances of clawing their way back up seem grim. At least LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and The Quarry brought some much-appreciated quality to this month’s games library.

JULY-SEPTEMBER Video game history was made at the start of the year’s second half, with the biggest leak ever: Grand Theft Auto 6. That’s right, after 9 whole years since the original release of GTA 5, we finally have concrete confirmed proof of a sequel, all thanks to a devastating leak revealing a massive new open-world map and over an hour of early gameplay. Rockstar Games confirmed the validity of the 90+ leaked videos, and went on to say that while it would not impact the game’s development, they were extremely disappointed by their hard work being revealed by some random hacker. Leaks may be fun and exciting for the fans, but developers keep things under wraps for a reason! Back beyond the controllers, another game adaptation was started in September: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a Netflix anime series based on Cyberpunk 2077. It was met with near-universal praise, exploring the dangerous streets of Night City in a way that the game never did with unique characters and a compelling new story. It’s a bright sign for video game adaptations, and here’s hoping it opens the way for more high-quality game series. For those that prefer the games themselves, the adorably demonic Cult of the Lamp took the roguelike genre by storm, Stray told a fascinating story through the eyes of a cute little kitty, and Splatoon 3 quickly jumped to the top of millions of Switch players’ libraries within days of release.

OCTOBER-DECEMBER Things always seem to ramp up in the gaming community towards the end of the year, with plenty of major new releases on top of the Game Awards that were held in early December. Two of the year’s biggest releases came out around this time; God of War: Ragnarok, the climactic follow-up to Kratos’ 2018 Norse adventure, and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet bringing one of the world’s largest franchises to its’ next generation. The massive RPG Elden Ring managed to topple the competition as 2023’s Game of the Year, while Splatoon 3 won a well-deserved Best Multiplayer Game. Additionally, October saw the release of DC’s open-world RPG Gotham Knights, bringing co-op to the beloved Arkham series but falling short on matching its’ iconic combat mechanics. Meanwhile, Overwatch 2 launched with fun new gameplay held back by yet more of Blizzard’s monetization schemes. The bizarre combination of Super Mario with the chaotic Rabbids returned with Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, and the hair-raising survival horror of The Callisto Protocol hit the best-selling list within a week of release. Overall, the end of the year looks to be full of all kinds of exciting games, a perfect way to spend the holidays as 2022 draws to a close.

LOOKING FORWARDS With 2022 almost over, it’s time to make those new year’s resolutions and set our sights on the future. 2023 already has quite a few exciting new releases planned, like Spider-Man 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. On top of that, two games will be getting the silver screen adaptation treatment, including The Last of Us being turned into a HBO series starring the Mandalorion himself, Pedro Pascal, as Joel Miller. The animated Super Mario Bros. Movie also has a newly-revealed release date for April, with absolutely beautiful visuals that will faithfully bring all your favourite Mario levels straight to the big screen. If things go according to plan, we’ll also be back at E3 in 2023 after the convention’s spotty attendance in the last three years, so get ready to scramble for those tickets.

2023 looks to be following the welcome trend of great singleplayer gaming still going strong - it’s not all about online multiplayer these days despite what it might seem, and I for one am very glad to keep playing solo all year long if I can. See you in the new year, everyone! Happy Holidays! - An Aussie Button-Masher

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dzelonis · 1 year

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Izlasīju, lasu, lasīšu #227 (28.11-11.12)

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#currently reading #Izlasīju #lasu #lasīšu #TBR #wrap-up

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dryedmangoez · 1 year

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The Amazing Race 34 Season Wrap-up

I can confidently say The Amazing Race 34 is the best non-TARPHDME season of The Amazing Race in 2022. I think there’s several reasons for that. And I’ll outline it here. But basically, even as TAR34 was the first TARUS season filmed completely in the COVID Era, it was as close to normal TAR as TAR can get. (more…)

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#recap #The Amazing Race 34 #wrap-up

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readingbooksinisrael · 1 year

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November 2022 Wrap-Up

Rereads

The Enchanted Castle/E. Nesbit (mg fantasy)-When three siblings have to stay at school during the holidays because their cousin is quarantined with mumps they decide to have a magical adventure. What they don’t expect is for it to get so real.

The Secret Garden/Frances Hodgson Burnett (mg gothic fiction)-When Mary Lennox’s parents die in India she is sent to live with her mysterious uncle in Yorkshire. She is a bitter child, who has never been loved, but as spring comes and she begins to uncover the secrets of Misselthwaite Manor people change.

Winnie-the Pooh/A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh #1) (children’s fantasy)-Pooh, a Bear with Very Little Brain, lives in the Hundred-Acre-Woods together with Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore the Donkey and, of course, Christopher Robin. Their adventures are Many and Perilous.

4.5 stars

Vespertine/Margaret Rogerson (ya fantasy)-In Loraille the dead do not rest except under special rites. Artemisia is a nun-in-training, learning to perform the rites, when the dead attack her convent in the form of possessed soldiers. In trying to save her convent, she awakens one of the strongest dead of all and must fight his trying to possess her while using him to fight the new rush of spirits and find out who is commanding them.

3.5 stars

The Hullabaloo ABC/Beverly Cleary (abc picture book)-A group of kids spend the day at a farm and find a lot of sounds that start with different letters of the alphabet.

2.5 stars

הרוצח שחלם על מקום בגן עדן/Jonas Jonasson (adult humor)-Anders the Murderer is once again out of jail. An atheist priest and a hotel clerk meet. Together, they will make (and lose) a lot of money, all while trying to avoid being killed by Stockholm’s fiercest criminals.

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe/Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #20) (adult mystery)-Hercule Poirot doesn’t like going to the dentist. That doesn’t mean he likes his dentist turning up dead. The inquest decides it was suicide, but Poirot has a hunch...

#wrap-up #read this month #rtm #november rtm #2022 rtm #november 2022

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