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A teen girl in an anime clenches her fists confidently and says "Whether they're guys or girls, they bleed the same color when you stab them."

Feminism!

I love this edgy little dweeb. I almost wish I had the DLC just so I could get it!

Book 19: The Hive Queen by Tui T. Sutherland. Wings of Fire #12. On a MG kick, I guess.
The best thing about these books is getting into each new character's head. You think you know them until they're the narrator, and suddenly, they expand! And they each have their own unique voice.

A Shadow The Hedgehog promotional image with the caption 'SORRY I FORGOT ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. I SIMPLY DIDN'T REALISE THAT IT WASN'T ALL YEAR.'

Sign on white paper, stuck on a vending machine: "OUT OF ORDER Removing this sign will not make it work"

Monday Mood

Once again reminding you all that the Ides of March is a scam holiday invented by Big Dagger to sell more daggers

Book 18: The Lost Continent by Tui T. Sutherland. Wings of Fire #11. A new continent! New characters! How excited. I love our old crew, of course, but it's so refreshing to explore a completely new place.
Also, Blue is adorable. I love him very much. And Cricket! What a delightful nerd!

Book 17: Elvira Vance and the Monster Mystery by Kacy Ritter. This has a lot of good components, but they don't quite come together. Maybe it needs more setup? Or the characters needs more time in the oven?
Still not bad. I appreciate any book that includes jackalopes and chupacabras.

Book 16: Darkness of Dragons by Tui T. Sutherland. Wings of Fire #10. The fact that this took so long to read is entirely my own fault.
Anyway, love this series. Very readable with delightful characters. I thought the love triangle was a needless distraction, though.

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

every morning be like

Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

*guy who thinks "crossing the rainbow bridge" means coming out as queer* I cant believe how homophobic dog owners are

Book 15: Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi. After loving Aru Shah, I'm not surprised I loved this too. A delightful and tragic tale about ghosts, magic, and family. Plus a blood-thirsty gecko!

Happy birthday, Pokemon! 💙

I like the new Pokemon blorbos.

#PokemonDay #PokemonWindsWaves

Book 14: Twice Magic by Cressida Cowell. The Wizards of Once #2. Now that we've settled in, we can really get going. This is a delightful tale of wizards and warriors and sinister witches. I love seeing these kids go on adventures, and I'm excited to see where we go next.

Book 13: The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell. The Wizards of Once #1. As usual, Cowell's series take some time to build up momentum. This is a still a good showing, though, and it makes me interested in the world and characters. And David Tennant is back for the audiobook!

A lady in a colorful and sparkly owl costume. She's all gold and magenta, with outstretched wings made from hundreds of glittery craft foam feathers. Her owl mask is covered in gold and magenta glitter, with black eyes and gold irises. She's holding a staff with an hourglass on it. She's wearing a shimmery gold dress. She's posing on a stone bridge in the park, with trees in the background.

Close up of my wife wearing her owl mask and carrying her gold hourglass staff. The hourglass has gold Mardi Gras beads in it instead of sand. (I built the hourglass and staff; it can rotate in its setting to be flipped over!)

My wife's magnificent owl costume she made for this Mardi Gras

Book 12: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody. More relevant to my needs than Save the Cat (which I also read). The template and tips it provides are useful as long as one uses them as guidelines rather than strict laws. Though I do feel like we spent too much time on the genres.

Book 11: The Searchers by Kathryn Lasky. The Secret of Glendunny #2. Slightly better than the first, but almost completely disconnected from it. The best part is the octopus. We need more octopus xenofiction.

Book 10: The Haunting by Kathryn Lasky. The Secret of Glendunny #1. Circular, scattershot, and in desperate need of an editor. Beavers are a great animal to focus on, and Lasky certainly did her research, but the actual writing doesn't match the potential.

Also, justice for the lynxes.

Book 9: Doom of the Darkwing by Cressida Cowell. How to Train Your Dragon School #1. Too short to have any real substance, but it works fine as a reintroduction to the world.

I definitely recommend it! The main character is a cross fox!

...That's not why I recommend it, but it's still cool!

I actually started the sequel, but I had to pause because I had read the rest of the series back-to-back and needed a breather. But I'll be getting back to it soon!

Book 8: Fire and Ash by Erin Hunter. Bamboo Kingdom #6. This series is ultimately just okay. It presents some interesting characters but misses its own potential via scattershot plotting and an overly-safe adherence to the status quo.

Still, I'm curious to see if we'll get arc 2 in English.

Book 7: Bookshops & Bonedust by Travis Baldree. Legends & Lattes #0. I might like this one even better than the first, which is no surprise (a bookstore! A rat person! Skeletons!). I also feel like the prose improved.

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