Wow what an unusual book this was. I don’t really even know what to say about it without spoiling anything. Let’s just say John meets a woman in a cafe who turns out to be more enigmatic than he originally thought. There’s a retired sumo wrestler and a peculiar dog.
There’s a future where deep fakes are so common that it’s causing regular disruptions in the world economy. There’s quantum coding. There’s so much in this unusual, interesting book that you’ll have to pick it up and check it out yourself.
with gratitude to Orenda Books and edelweiss for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
I seem to have liked this much less than most of the people. I thought it was good, just didn’t think it was great. Also didn’t love the ending. But others loved it more so i am the outlier on this one.
Sketching: it was pretty late and dark as I drew this one last night (the days are getting shorter ?) so it doesn’t have a lot of detail but I didn’t want to skip sketching two days in a row.
Lettering: just had a little fun with this one. It says “holding on is believing that there’s only a past. Letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” I loved the sentiment and I wanted balloons to represent letting go. Even though it looks like markers the balloons are painted with watercolor. I’m so grateful to @willa.wanders for her #loveyourimperfectletters class that really inspired me to practice lettering daily. I cannot recommend it enough.
Watercoloring: (gouaching really) a few weeks ago I bought a set of 6 @beampaints gouache set that came with some wonderful black paper that I kept seeing in my Instagram ads and I fell in love with them instantly. Last night, I challenged myself to paint a scene using only those paints. I only added the free deeper yellow they added as a present (!) and white/black. I love how pastel they are and I love the depth of the color. Doesn’t it look magical?
Listening: a lot of people loved this book. I thought it was good but I didn’t love it as much as everyone seems to have. If you’re looking for a solid thriller I think you will like “None of this is true”
