#drawing my reads 2023

[ninelivesart]

2023 Draw My Reads

Here is a full list of all the books I read in 2023 and links to the art I’ve made for them.

Just a few quick notes. I didn’t make art for everything I read. I also fell off the wagon a bit toward the end and went through an art block. Not sure if I’ll continue this project into 2024 but I might do some variation. We’ll see.

Also, I read some absolutely filthy (and ridiculous) stuff sometimes. So be warned.

*Sequels will have an asterisk. First book in series will be in parenthesis.

January

1. Alpha Wolf* by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti (Caged Wolf)

2. Feral Wolf* by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti (Caged Wolf)

3. Constantine: Distorted Illusions by Kami Garcia and Isaac Goodhart

4. The Ballad of Never After* by Stephanie Garber (Once Upon a Broken Heart)

5. Wicked Beauty* by Katee Robert (Neon Gods)

6. Vicious by V.E. Schwab

7. Hell Bent* by Leigh Bardugo (Ninth House)

Total (so far): 7

February

1. How Y’all Doing by Leslie Jordan

2. Vengeful* by V.E. Schwab (Vicious)

3. A Court of Mist and Fury* by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses)

4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Total (so far): 11

March

1. Kingdom of Flesh and Fire* by Jennifer L. Armentrout (From Blood and Ash)

2. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

3. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

4. Scarlet* by Marissa Meyer (Cinder)

5. Cress* by Marissa Meyer (Cinder)

Total (so far): 16

April

1. Winter* by Marissa Meyer (Cinder)

2. A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne

3. Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

4. Lauren’s Barbarian* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians, spinoff series)

Total (so far): 20

May

1. Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith

2. The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither

3. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

4. Fable by Adrienne Young

5. Bea Wolf by Weinersmith

6. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

Total (so far): 26

June

1. A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene

2. Veronica’s Dragon* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians, spinoff series)

3. Willa’s Beast* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians, spinoff series)

4. Over My Dead Body by Sweeney Boo

5. Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

6. A Court of Silver Flames* by Sarah J. Maas (A Court of Thorns and Roses)

7. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Total (so far): 33

July

1. Zodiac Academy: Beyond the Veil* by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti (Zodiac Academy: The Awakening)

2. The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen

3. The Traitor Queen* by Danielle L. Jensen (The Bridge Kingdom)

4. The Little Library Cookbook by Kate Young

5. Sheets by Brenna Thummler

6. Cackle by Rachel Harrison

7. The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

8. The Borderlands Princess by Ophelia Wells Langley

9. Bride of the Shadow King by Sylvia Mercedes

10. Vow of the Shadow King* by Sylvia Mercedes (Bride of the Shadow King)

11. Angie’s Gladiator* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

12. Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

13. Gail’s Family* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

14. Hanna’s Hero* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

15. Devi’s Distraction* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

16. Destination Alien Bride by Dee J. Holmes

Total (so far): 49

August

1. Destination Alien Mate* by Dee J. Holmes (Destination Alien Bride)

2. Gilded by Marissa Meyer

3. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

4. Cursed* by Marissa Meyer (Gilded)

5. Nadine’s Champion* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

6. Callie’s Catastrophe* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

7. Ice Planet Honeymoon* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians)

8. Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell

9. I’m in Love with Mothman by Paige Lavoie

Total (so far): 58

September

1. Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen

2. Radiant Sin* by Katee Robert (Neon Gods)

3. Ice Planet Honeymoon: Raahosh and Liz* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians)

4. The Okay Witch by Emma Steinkellner

5. Throne in the Dark by A.K. Caggiano

6. Ice Planet Honeymoon: Aehako and Kira* by Ruby Dixon (Ice Planet Barbarians)

7.  A Soul to Heal by Opal Reyne* (A Soul to Keep)

8. Ice Planet Honeymoon: Rukh and Harlow by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians)

9. The Barbarian Before Christmas by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians)

10. Penny’s Protector by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

11. Mari’s Mistake by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

12. Raven’s Return by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

Total (so far): 70

October

1. Bridget’s Bane by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

2. Steph’s Outcast by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

3. Sam’s Secret by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

4. Daisy’s Decision by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

5. Flor’s Fiasco by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

6. R’jaal’s Resonance by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians spinoff series)

7. Forged by Magic by Jenna Wolfheart

8. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

9.  A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber* (Once Upon a Broken Heart)

Total (so far): 79

November

1. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

2. Namesake by Adrienne Young* (Fable)

3. Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham

4. Surviving Skarr by Ruby Dixon* (Ice Planet Barbarians Spinoff series)

5. Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Lisa Sterle

6. Mysteries of Thorn Manor by Margaret Rogerson* (Sorcery of Thorns)

7. Destination Alien Treasure by Dee J Holmes* (Destination Alien Bride)

8. Zodiac Academy: Origins of an Academy Bully by Susanne Valenti and Caroline Peckham* (Zodiac Academy: The Awakening)

9. When She’s Ready by Ruby Dixon

10. When She’s Married by Ruby Dixon* (When She’s Ready)

11. When She Purrs by Ruby Dixon* (When She’s Ready)

12. When She Belongs by Ruby Dixon* (When She’s Ready)

Total (so far): 91

December

1. The Dreaming Forest by LB Black

2. Gold by Raven Kennedy* (Gild)

3. Chained to Krampus by KL Wyatt

4. Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell* (Series of standalones)

Total Reads For 2023: 95

My goal was to read 90 books and I beat that by 5. I think I’m going to set my reading goal to just 80 this year. Just to give myself a little more freedom. I did read a lot of really short books just to get my number up and I’d rather just focus on reading whatever I want.

Shortest book read: Ice Planet Honeymoon: Raahosh and Liz by Ruby Dixon

Longest book read: Winter by Marissa Meyer

Current read started in 2023 but will finish in 2024: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

#drawing my reads #drawing my reads masterlist #drawing my reads 2023 #giving this a full update at the start of a new year #i don't want to give up on this project completely in 2024 #but i might change how i do things #i'm thinking of picking a scene from the books i read and drawing that #but i want to give myself a little more freedom #last year i drew book characters even when i wasn't super into the book #and i don't want people coming to my page expecting more fanart of that book #only to be disappointed when i choose not to continue the series #so that being said #i'm reading ten thousand doors of january right now #i haven't found a scene i particularly want to draw just yet #and i'm currently working on a non book related art piece #so hopefully i can get that one done today while i'm off work

[artstetic-real]

what is bro looking at

#ticci toby #ticci toby fanart #toby rogers #creepypasta #creepypasta fanart #my art #works #still trying to get used to drawing him #if ur reading this u should send art ideas ive been so juiceless brain-wise recently #september 2023

[radioelly]

early shuake v third sem shuake based on this meme:

#persona #p5 #shuake #goro akechi #akira kurusu #ren amamiya #art #my art #march 2023 #WELL. actually. fun directors commentary. #i actually drew the first part a while back #(which i think you can tell from the differences in how i draw them?) #i couldnt get my brain image down for the second part so i just left it until i dug it out of csp today lol #so first panel would actually be #jan 2023 #if you cant read the writing on the picture. yeag. <3. sorry about that

[noxious-fennec]

A redraw of an old thing because exam season is the only time i get creative energy ig

#but no fr i just came home from 2 consecutive exams. like consecutive as in one after the other in 2 hours #next week is all finals and theyre all like 2 hours 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon like bro #whatevs tho medical update THE MEDS ARE WORKING alhamdulilallah i feel im getting way more energy :) #2 years on immunosuppressants and at least 3 months of corticosteroids which means no salt :( BUT we are getting thru it #im cooking again :') #ok enough my life is not what you're here for. idk if cbeeduo at the end of 2023 *is* but idc #i just rly missed them yk and the vibes and the place i was in plus i have fun drawing them so suck it #i hope my good cbee mutuals enjoy this love yall #my art #dsmp fanart #cranboo #ctubbo #cbeeduo #fashion notes for the cool peeps still reading is i am dying on the hill that cranboo was decked in a 70s aunt wardrobe argue with the wall #also tubbo cowboy cus. like. look at him. #will probably draw tommy next i rly miss him. nothing big as always im a doodle kinda guy at heart #anyway xoxo love yall still here <33 #fennec. art

[finleycannotdraw]

trying out a different brush pen for coloring!! this is a scene from chapter 10 of With All the Hope and All the Doubt by QueenScarletTheKing on ao3 :) it’s part 2 of a series, and I highly recommend checking it out for a fun au, hilarious and emotional writing, the boys being dumb, nimona being a cat, and a great journey of how anxiety is different depending on how you’ve lived!!!

not gonna lie, I drew the kitchen the way I’ve been picturing it in the fic but I have no idea if it’s accurate

#nimona #nimona 2023 #nimona art #ballister boldheart #ambrosius goldenloin #ballister x ambrosius #goldenheart #fanart of fanfiction #finley cannot draw #so crazy how the Nimona hyperfixation is like. taking over my life #I thought for sure good omens would bulldoze it #I guess nimona is healing my inner child?? and honestly healing my current self too #anyways. #watch it if you haven’t. read this fic if you haven’t.

[98chao]

more sonic doodlin

#learning how to draw sonic characters is an experience #sonic the hedgehog #sonic the comic #fleetway super sonic #fleetway sonic #ebony cameo #i was binge reading the comic the other day and super sonic looks like a literal baby in some of the panels #my perception of him has permanently changed bc of that. idk if hes meant to be the same age as base sonic but idc. thats a baby to me #jet the hawk #knuckles the echidna #rouge the bat #sonjet #(???) #my art #ms paint #shitpost #2023

[natowe]

kiss with a fist is better than none (toxic yuri etc etc etc)

[additional Ed & Stede's reaction under the cut]

during the dinner with Anne & Mary:

and because they would be (they already are lol) one of those couples who talk over their double date with their less functional coupled friends in details, here's a glimpse of some future meet ups with the wives bc i couldn't help myself:

couple goals - soft mlm and unhinged wlw

#mary read #anne bonny #what's their ship name? #pirate wives #??? #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #ofmd fanart #is the last drawing based on me and my gf and our behaviour? that's a secret I'll never tell #i'm still terribly artblocked but i had to draw those unhinged lesbians #how could i not #only 3 episodes left jshdkasjdk #art #fan art #2023 #nat art #natart

[voidcreations]

A little video editing thing I made as practice.

The song is ▲◻X⬤♡☆◻⬤ by @lacecap,

DECT is by @mothcpu

I couldn’t figure out how to crop the video easily for the life of me I did NOT mean for there to be so much white space sorry!

In the original lyrics the ‘duet’ part is a bit different as I swapped around the lyrics a little at the last second. I felt it fit the characters better, I don’t really imagine mirage would refer to herself as dead. I also thought about hell and what that line could mean in this context but decided to leave it up to you guys to interpret as you wish :)

The binary doesn’t really translate to anything but I really liked the idea of it when listening to the notes playing as the shapes show up in the original video. Made me think of the binary part in 'little austronaut’ by Aku P. Mirage starts out with a 1 as she’s more positive and settled in to her situation while V2 is fresh from hell, having no strong emotions either way at the start.

#dect #dreams end come true #ultrakill #v2 #ultrakill v2 #ultrakill mirage #v2 ultrakill #mirage ultrakill #void draws #void 2023 #void videos #lacecap if u read this ilu and im so sorry for using ur song for gay robots #but I'm in love with this song and I'm gonna use it to think about all my favorite characters (no SP I promise lol)

[lightbulb-warning]

Saiuoma not-Week not-Day 4: pregame

discussing Hot Takes from your hyperfixation, loudly, on public transport, is a love language all by itself

#you’ve heard of my uncle works at Nintendo get ready for my aunt works at team Danganronpa #saioumaweek2023 #kokichi ouma #shuichi saihara #saiouma #saiou #pregame saiouma #ive been in this fandom for barely two weeks I know nothing of pregame fanon #*projects my neurodivergencies on fav characters* my job here is done. #drv3 #drv3 pregame #danganronpa fanart #my art #maiora draws #one day I’ll learn to write dialogue while I’m planning layouts. one day. that day was not today. #the priority here was vibes /lh #started drawing this 23 Jun 2023 finished 10 Jul 2023 #yes I specifically made a tumblr because I wanted to participate in saiouma week #thanks for reading have a nice day

[wandesu]

I participated in @bumblebybigbang 2023!!!

This was my first fandom big bang and I'm so glad I joined, made new friends, became more active with the RWBY fandom, and learned (& hopefully progressed) a lot as an artist.

I had a blast crafting this comic snippet scene from @giraffeseattrees's story, When You Say My Name (I Can Only Feed You Lies)! It was wonderful collaborating with her and I cannot recommend this fic enough :)

I'm truly so grateful for this experience, thanks to everyone who made it possible and of course to my lovely writer!!!

#bumbleby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #rwby #bumbleby big bang #bbb2023 #rwby fanart #bumbleby fanart #bbb 2023 #greenlight volume 10 #greenlight vol 10 #there were lots of scenes I had floating around in my head that I wanted to draw but I'm glad I went with this one #read WYSMN for more context and to read lots of other incredible moments between these two!!! #WYSMN #my art #giraffeseattrees #hewasnumberwan #When You Say My Name

[brookiidookiii]

i am manifesting axelle next season.. i need them to be toxic yuri

i wanna see axel try and take charge of her team but nichelle grabs her face and is like "nope we're not having a repeat of lastt ime!" and tries to take control and in that moment axel has a realization.

#i think axel is the type of person to not care for relationships. shes just never thought about her sexuality. #shes got more important things to worry about like the zombie apocalypse #nichelle is hesitant with relationships i think. since she doesnt want all that publicity that comes with her fame #my art #total drama #total drama 2023 #total drama island #tdi #total drama reboot #tdr #td axel #td nichelle #total drama axel #total drama nichelle #axelle #nichaxel #nichelle x axel #axel x nichelle #i am in such an axelle mood tonight. if ur still reading feel free to send drawing prompts or headcanons or requests hehehe

[ninelivesart]

Part 21 of Drawing My Reads was a reread of A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas

#my art #ninelivesart #art #procreate #digital art #art 2023 #drawing my reads #acotar #acosf #nesta archeron #a court of silver flames #I’m really happy with how this one turned out #especially since my eyes are all fucked up #maybe I just can’t actually see it properly 😭

[robinfollies]

me and the guy i pulled by accidentally implying i like jazz music

#kicking off my tumblr posting with a silly little comic i made! #billie bust up #bbu arthur #bbu aristotle #arthurstotle #robin’s art #robin’s follies #<- for my sillies. hows that for a good tag hehe #im such a sucker for arthurstotle #they’re so cute to me SORRY AGH #this is intended to take place pretty early in their relationship #this comic also kinda just. wrote itself. i drew the arthur ‘ya like jazz’ and it went from there! #dialogue might be a bit awkward because of that sorry haha #i dont think im that good a writer… but i try!! #i have fun and thats what matters #also good thing about posting this here #i got to correct a few of the mistakes in prev postings #like adding stotles eyelashes ( ik they dont have those in canon but i always draw him with those so. looks weird without em) #this gave me a headache after drawing it btw. their power is too strong!!! #anyhoo! #tags are fun i like rambling in them #i’ll leave things off here #buhbye!!! thanks for reading my thing hehe 💖 #2023 art #comicfollies

[recurring-polynya]

Day 5: Heart / Hobbies / Let’s discuss this over drinks some shinigami and their hobbies, as per Color Bleach+

#bleach returns 2023 #bleach #my fanart #this is a mishmash of time periods b/c i could not reconcile my desire to draw dead characters and my love of Hell Arc hairdos #absolutely no one needs to remind me that aizen's hobby is also reading HE IS NOT INVITED TO COOL GIRL READING CLUB #matsumoto takes napping SERIOUSLY that's why she looks so good all the time #hey hey hey did you know that aspidistra (my fave houseplant) is used in ikebana? TIL! #well. like four days ago i learned #i keep finding mistakes in this but i am too tired and i cannot fix it anymore please just enjoy as is

[jestroer]

Another piece i did for the @hermitshippingbigbang, this time for the beautiful feel the beat from the tambourine by @eico-23! A very sweet little redscape oneshot you should go and read! ^^

#hermitshipping #hsbb 2023 #court jester's art #court jester's fanfiction appreciation moment #mumbo jumbo #goodtimeswithscar #redscape #mumscar #scarbo #My beloved little guys! ^^ #Ever since ive seen this fic for the first time i knew i must draw something for it #its super cute and funny so go and read! :D

[teleport-warning]

Day 2: Rebirth

#soriku week 2023 #soriku #sora #riku #kingdom hearts #fanart for fanfic #okay buckle in y’all I’m about to be a huge sap #so this is based on a scene from can you still hear me by ao3 user bigdykeenergy #which fits the prompt because it’s kind of about riku’s rebirth after kh2 #anyway that’s my story and I’m sticking to it it works if you squint #however it’s also one of my favorite kh fics ever and when I first read it a couple years back after coping with world events by #playing all of kh in a row #and I wanted to draw a scene from it #and I wanted to share that with the author #and folks I had not done fanart or posted art online for maybe fifteen years and this was the fic and the fandom and the ship #that brought me back so I guess it’s kind of rebirth for me too #anyway thanks to that author and to the folks I’ve met through kingdom hearts #teleport warning draws