Sneak Peek of a #WitchHatAtelier lunar calendar!
All I draw is for riso printing these days, I'm obsessed.
Final product is being printed locally (Portugal) in Aqua and Yellow. Limited Edition of 50!
How to put into words how much I loved this book? I couldn't put it down, and I spend hours just thinking about it, thinking of Mehr and Amun and all they had to go through just to be free. Empire of Sand is a beautifully written book inspired by the Mughal empire and Bharatanatyam for its magic system.
When Mehr uses her powers, she's found by the Emperor's mystics and forced to accept an arranged marriage with Amun, one of the mystics. And here's lie the beauty of Empire of Sand: it's a story of coercion, of the importance of vows and promises, and the fight for freedom and free will. It's also a story of slavery.
Empire of Sand may not be perfect but it was everything I wanted and more. It was also satisfying to read a standalone fantasy book that succeeded in exploring many themes and tropes in a new way.
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
3.75 ☆
The Poppy War is a well crafted story inspired by the Second Sino-Japanese war during the 20th century. The book is separated into three parts that are very distinct from each other, and each part has its own atmosphere and narrative arc. Together, they offer a good introduction to the world building, the conflicts with and within Nikan, as well as Rin's pursuit of power and freedom.
The world building is very rich, and truly it's the best part of the book: there isn't a line that doesn't add something to it, and it creates a very engaging story. The writing is very good and I was immediately sucked into it. It was hard to put the book down.
I really liked Rin as a main character: she may not be likeable sometimes, but you can really understand where she comes from and why she's so desperate for power. She's always moving back and forth between being a hero or a villain, and to be honest, she can be her worst enemy. So, even though I couldn't always agree with her actions, it made sense, and I was rooting for her.
But one of my critics would be that, as a main character, she kind of "disappeared" from the story during the second part of the book in profit of the plot
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
4 ☆
I've never written a proper review for this book because even now, I'm still haunted by the story and its characters. Told from August's pov, we follow him and his best friend Jack as Jack starts to experience hallucinations of a strange world superposed onto reality. Desperate to save Jack, August accompanies him on a quest to save Jack's fantasy world. It's a story of abuse, neglect and codependency but it's really well done and I couldn't put the book down (I read it from 1am to 4:40am).
Matcha Made in Heaven - vol.5 by Umebachi Yamanaka
4 ☆
I don't really have anything to say, it's still cute and I can't wait for the next update.
Never Seduces a Scot by Maya Banks
3 ☆ - reread
I was in the mood for an arranged marriage story and I thought of this book. It was as good as the first time. Eveline and Graeme are so soft, and I liked their respective families. It's not something I mentioned in my initial review, but I liked the way deafness was explored, especially because it's a historical romance.
L'Atelier des Sorciers - vol.1 by Kamone Shirahama
3 ☆
I've seen a lot of post on tumblr about this series, so I was intrigued and picked up at the library. I loved the magic system: it's very easy to understand while being unique. And I can't wait to read the next volume.
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Adaptation en animatique d'une scène du manga L'Atelier des sorciers (qui n'a pas d'adaptation animée). Pour ce faire, j'ai essayé de ralentir l'action de la scène dans ma tête (qui tient en une planche à la base) pour qu'elle s'adapte plus facilement en animation. En BD, on a tendance à laisser beaucoup de blancs entre les actions. En animation, on doit constamment être conscient du temps qui s'écoule entre chaque action.
AInsi pour que la scène ait plus d'intérêt, j'ai rajouté des plans, comme le moment où la lanterne est allumée, ou le plan sur les escaliers etc..
Brouillon du storyboard, il devait être plus long que prévu.
J'ai essayé de faire des layout de 2 plans du storyboard. En réalité je ne sais pas si l'on peut considérer ça comme du layout, ou juste un storyboard un peu plus détaillé.
〈Lecture〉L'Atelier des Sorciers T.11 - Kamome Shirahama
Éditions Pika (2023)
La Fête de la Nuit d’argent s’achève sur un défilé, véritable point d’orgue des festivités où les sorciers présentent leurs inventions au roi et à la population locale. Mais ce défilé est également le seul moyen pour Coco de sauver Dagda et Kustas et plus l’échéance approche, plus l’apprentie sorcière se sent submergée par la pression. Alors qu’elle souhaite aussi briller…