Goings on

It’s strange of me to do a monthly wrap-up and a Sunday post in one week, but it’s a busy week! And I realized I haven’t done Stacking the Shelves in a looong time so I felt like taking inventory.

After watching a few historical fashion videos, moslty by Bernadette Banner, and and wearing leg warmers instead of tights under my skirts for the mild weather, I decided I need a petticoat. So I’m making one, out of ridiculous amounts of fabric. This is the tutorial I’m basing it on, only I’m doing full length, and with bedsheet cotton as the main fabric, and I’m doing pleats instead of ruffles cause I couldn’t get the hang of them. I might add some tulle extra layers at the end if I feel like I want more poof without adding more weight, but I think the current two eight meter long layers I’ve got might be enough poof and most importantly, thermical insulation. My fabric choice was super inspired because it was so easy to cut everything straight along the lines of the design.

New books

Physical books:

• My copy of Darkly: Blackness and America’s Gothic Soul by Leila Taylor arrived, I’m planning this for the non-fiction square of the r/fantasy bingo
• I accidently noticed my fav local shop had a sale on this weekend, and I ended up pre-ordering The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart and getting The Once and Future Witches by Alix. E Harrow and Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert. There are due to arrive in December though. They also have Black Friday sale planned, I already have too many books.
• I also ordered a box set of the first Warriors series by Erin Hunter because one of my friends loves it.

Audiobooks:

It’s the sales that get me, though a few of these are from Audible Plus …. recent books I’ve gotten (excluding the ones I’ve already read):

• Cantoras By: Carolina De Robertis
• 2043…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) By: Nisi Shawl
• The Undertakers By: Nicole Glover (preorder)
• Reaper of Souls By: Rena Barron
• Black Water Sister By: Zen Cho
• Paladin’s Grace By: T. Kingfisher
• The Hidden City By: Michelle West
• Midnight By: Erin Hunter
• Conjure Women By: Afia Atakora
• The Everlasting Rose: The Belles Series, Book 2 By: Dhonielle Clayton
• Geekerella: A Novel By: Ashley Poston
• How to Date Your Dragon By: Molly Harper
• Wild Seed: The Patternist Series, Book 1 By: Octavia E. Butler

Ebooks:

Wow a lot more on the unread front here, but these are since April so  it’s not that bad

• Cute Mutants Vol 1 – 3 SJ Whitby
• Bacchanal Veronica G. Henry
• In the Vanishers’ Palace Aliette de Bodard
• The Tea Master and the Detective (Xuya Universe) Aliette de Bodard
• Parable of the Talents Octavia E. Butler
• Her Magical Pet: Benefit F/F Story Collection Elva Birch, Rachel Manija Brown, Marie Cardno, Zoe Chant, Romana Clifton, Aster Glenn Gray, Celia Lake, Yoon Ha Lee, Caia Winter, Pamela Dean
• The Curse of the Mistwraith (The Wars of Light and Shadow, Book 1) Janny Wurts
• Can You Sign My Tentacle?: Poems Brandon O’Brien
• Scales and Sensibility: A Regency Fantasy Rom-Com (Regency Dragons Book 1) Stephanie Burgis
• Secrets, Scandals, and Scorn: A Regency Romance Box Set Quenby Olson
• Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide (to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons) (A Miss Percy Guide Book 1) Quenby Olson
• Penric and the Shaman (Penric & Desdemona) Lois McMaster Bujold
• The Orphans of Raspay: A Penric and Desdemona novella in the World of the Five Gods (Penric & Desdemona) Lois McMaster Bujold
• The Physicians of Vilnoc (Penric & Desdemona) Lois McMaster Bujold
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• To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers (it’s on sale today!)

This Week on the Blog

• October Wrap-Up
• Sordaneon by L.L. Stephens – Can’t Wait Wednesday – Excerpt

I’m liking up with:

• The Sunday Post, hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer.
• The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.
•  Stacking The Shelves which is hosted by Reading Reality