Susan’s Book Blog

  Ever since I discovered that Funko Pop made cars (well, a few, anyway) I had the idea of possibly turning one into the vintage Mustang that Penny rented for them to drive across America in Wayward Son. I didn’t know if it would be possible but I wanted to try so I did a little googling. The Funko Pop I used for this project was originally a piece for wrestler Eddie Guerrero. I figured the car looked vintage enough to pass, and everything else I could figure out later. Well, the first step was removing Eddie, which proved slightly more difficult than I’d hoped. I was wiggling him to see just how attached he was to the seat and he SNAPPED OFF AT THE ANKLES. 😳 Oops. So I grabbed some pliers and pulled out his boots. Done. (Sorry, Eddie.) (I ended up filling the holes in the seat with clay.) The car they drive in Wayward Son is a 1968 Mustang in Tahoe Turquoise, as seen below.  I didn’t feel the need to go all out with super accurate detail, especially seeing as how the car its...

 My precious has arrived fresh from England! Now the Waterstones sprayed edge version of the trilogy is COMPLETE - and how beautiful they look all together. 😍🥰😍  I’m in love!

 If you’ve been in a book fandom for a little while or you follow a bookstagram or two, you’ve probably heard of Longhand Pencils . It’s a small business based in Texas run by the lovely Kasee Bailey. You should definitely check it out! She creates fun pencil sets sporting quotes from popular books, TV shows, and movies, and once you buy one set you WILL be back for more. They’re addictive. You can’t just have one. Take a look at the sets I’ve snagged so far. (I love mine!!!!!!!) Romance tropes set ⤵️ Any Way the Wind Blows set ⤵️ Red White & Royal Blue set ⤵️ Young Royals set ⤵️ AWTWB on the shelf ⤵️ HEA or GTFO ⤵️ (The “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” set is in the background on the left; Tropes on the right.)

 You guys. You GUYS. Did you see what's available to preorder RIGHT NOW?? UK bookseller Waterstones has made a beautiful sprayed edge version of Carry On to match the other two in the trilogy they sold previously. And like the other two, it's a very limited edition so go now if you want one! It's sooo pretty, I can't wait to see it in person. (You can see pics of all three editions below.) This edition will actually complete a third entire set of the trilogy for me. So I beg the publishers, please do not come out with anymore versions. Have mercy on my bookshelves and my bank account. I beg you. 

So we all know about Funko Pops, right? Those adorable little 4" tall plastic characters from movies or TV that have become so popular in the past few years. I have my own collection; I have the Animaniacs, all five of the Gummi Bears, Josh and the Zoltar machine from Big,  Peter Venkman, Zuul, Louis Tully, and the Ghostbusters firehouse, among others. I shall not say exactly how many. Ahem.  I think they're so stinking cute and sometimes when I read a book I can picture what the characters' Pops would look like. If I can figure out which actual Pops resemble the characters (the right outfits, hairstyle, etc) then I can swap heads & bodies, do a little painting, and voila! I have my own one-of-a-kind Pops for my favorite book characters! (If you're interested in making your own but don't know how, I'd be happy to walk you through the process. Just message me.) Here's a quick list of the ones I've made so far. You can visit my Pinterest page for mor...