still trying to get back into the habit of updating

[maplemood]

Weather turned gray and rainy over the weekend; at least now it's cooled down some! I've got a couple important things to do/turn in this week but spent most of today catching up with family (my younger sister's home from college), sleeping, and listening to the "Dyatlov Pass" episodes of the Astonishing Legends podcast (still not done--despite the creepiness I almost always end up drifting off halfway through the episode and then having to rewind my way back). 

Other stuff...happy (belated!) May the 4th! I've been reading my way through the 2018 maythe4thbewithyou  archive since works were revealed and there are some seriously wonderful stories in there, so expect a rec post within the next couple of days. I've also been making (slow) progress through my TBR pile; I finished And The Trees Crept In on Friday, after giving up in the last three chapters or so and skipping to the end. It isn't a bad or badly written book, and the atmosphere it built up was genuinely creepy, but I couldn't for the life of me get invested in the characters, least of all when it came to the romance. Oh, well. It did leave me room to start Ahsoka, which I'm already enjoying much more. 

Comments

[maplemood]

I actually think the author (E.K. Johnston) got her start in fanfic, which is pretty cool and also maybe explains why the writing style feels...not exactly familiar, but very character-focused, I guess? There's a bit of the same feel to it as a well-written fic, which is, frankly, something I'm always happy to get in a book.

"Get intrigued by something that happens in the story, go back and read/watch everything leading up to it" is (for the most part) how I get involved in fandoms, too! I always joke with my friends that it usually takes me at least two seasons (or two movies) to really fall for a story, and then of course I have to go back and rewatch the earlier stuff, this time paying more attention.

[sunlit_stone]

huh! That is pretty cool, and yeah, I know exactly the feel you mean. I do love coming across fic-flavoured original fiction--it's hardly the only kind of fiction I like but it's always, I don't know, kind of a treat to find out in the world :)

Ha! For me, honestly, it's usually something I hear from spoilers :P I've been meaning to watch a whole bunch of shows for ages now, though, it's getting silly. I still haven't made it to Daredevil Season 2. And what do I feel like watching rn? If anything, it's Nirvana in Fire... *shakes head at self*