Monday Reading and a Readathon Wrap!

This was great. As I mentioned in my previous post, Saturday and Sunday were the #24in48 Readathon. I did a lot of listening on Saturday. I hunkered down first thing and started We Have Always Lived in the Castle,  by Shirley Jackson. I have to say, it might be even creepier--a little more unsettling--on audio than it was when I read it out of a traditional print book. Merricat's voice comes off slightly more unhinged, more childlike, as read by Bernadette Dunne. Highly recommended for a quick listen!

Next, I hopped into Son of a Witch, by Gregory Maguire (also narrated by the author). I loved Wicked so, so much. I've had the hardest time getting into this one, but audio seems to have done the trick. I fell into the rhythm and mystery of it right away, and as of now, I'm about halfway through.

While I was listening, I was also coloring. The first image is from Splendid Cities, by Rosie Goodwin and Alice Chadwick. The other one is from The Tattoo Coloring Book by Oliver Munden and Jo Waterhouse. Several of you have asked what I'm coloring with on Instagram, and the answer is regular ole Crayola colored pencils. :) 

Sunday was far lazier. I wasn't in the mood to read or color. I didn't want to do much more than watch TV, so that's exactly what I did. 

Right now I'm somewhere in the midst of season five of Gilmore Girls after a long break. 

Finally, I've had a few posts running elsewhere even though it's been fairly quiet on the blog. Just trying to enjoy the summer and get my head together. So far, so good. 

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I hope your week is off to a great start!