I’ve decided I’m going to focus on positive things for this month’s update. So first I have some art! I made fanart for I Was a Teenage Exocolonist. It started in December 2023 when someone posted on Reddit like, “I’ve never played, but this subreddit keeps showing up on my feed. Ask me about the game, and I’ll pretend I know.” Someone asked who Noctilucent should end up with, the person answered Vace, probably one of the only character names they knew, and it was the funniest possible answer because it was the worst possible answer. One is a human who hates the aliens, and the other is an alien who hates the humans, and they’re both violent and insufferable (well, Vace can genuinely change, and Noctilucent can reluctantly be convinced into an agreement, but still). The idea took root in my brain though, and it was still stuck in there a year later, so I finally made the art. I think it’s neat how inspiration can come from unexpected places. Also the responses I got from the Exocolonist community were so fun. Also it’s a great game, you should play it if you haven’t!

I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube shorts of this guy who does improvised dancing, and it’s amazing. It’s the exact kind of thing I would dream of doing as a kid, and then I got older and thought, “That kind of thing isn’t real, that’s just in movies, people can’t actually improvise like that.” Well, it turns out they can! I love how he explains things with text in the videos too. You don’t know how hard it was to pick just three lol.

Last but not least, a song. I used to listen to Semi-Charmed Life when I was a teen and it was popular, but that was the only Third Eye Blind song I knew. I heard this one recently though, and honestly I don’t even know what all the lyrics are, but there’s something about the sound and feel of it that I really like and makes me feel so nostalgic. I think it’s about someone who still has feelings for an ex, which is not what I’m feeling, but I think that can be a form of nostalgia, and this song definitely makes me feel something.

Blog/Bookish Updates:

Nothing.

Books I Received for Review:

I don’t think I got any (again).

Books I Finished:

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A month of queer romance! Though that’s not unusual, that’s mostly what I read lol.

✨ How to Howl at the Moon by Eli Easton – This was a reread of a favorite, and it was great again! I think I did find the cop character more frustrating sometimes, but overall a very cute romance.

Secondhand Skin by Hailey Turner – A fun addition to this series with a fun, lovable main character.

Key Lime Sky by Al Hess – A unique and sort of surreal alien invasion story.

✨ Fire Spells Between Friends by Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan – I loved this so much! Considering giving it full 5 stars. It was just so sweet and tender, and I was so into it.

Bright Spring by Emmaline Strange – It took me a bit to get into, and I had some complaints about the mystery, but overall cute and enjoyable.