Knitting Notes
The Vivid blanket squares are done. Well, other than weaving in. I did go back and redo the binding on several of them to make sure they were loose enough.
Cast in Silence – Michelle Sagara
I’m continually impressed by the world building in this series. The author is going after certain archetypes of fantasy races in the various peoples that live in the city of Elantra, but they’ve all got some interesting twists to them. And Kaylin as a character continues to have a very interesting back story for someone
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Kettle Cove and Two Lights State Parks – Cape Elizabeth, ME
A couple short walks to play with the new camera on an absolutely glorious day. We’ve had too few of those so far this year (and the weather’s only holding out until tonight).
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Sanctuary – Ilona Andrews
This book focuses on Roman, from the Kate Daniels books, priest of Chernobog, the god of destruction, death and darkness. Contrary to what that could make you think of how he should be as a person, we get to see Roman as a protector of the innocent and therapist to the gods. The authors do
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The Christmas Chronicles – Nigel Slater
I love that Nigel Slater’s books are read through cookbooks. I enjoy the recipes, but the atmospheric intros make his books for me. This book is really more about the entire first part of the winter season, which just so happens to include a lot of Christmas traditions. Since that’s pretty much how I’ve landed
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Mysteries of Thorn Manor – Margaret Rogerson
This is a fun continuation of Sorcery of Thorns. Nathaniel and Elisabeth have been living at Thorn Manor for a few months when it starts to go crazy, and they have to figure out exactly what the house wants. It’s a fun romp through a semi-sentient house, and it’s interesting to explore Nathaniel’s family history,
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The Near Witch – V. E. Schwab
Lexi lives in the small village of Near, where everyone knows each other, and magic is there, but also a thing of the past. Still, they distrust strangers in Near. So when a stranger is seen near the village just as children start to go missing, Lexi struggles to solve the mystery of what’s happening.
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Tea and Alchemy – Sharon Lynn Fisher
This book is an interesting play on vampire stories. The author uses Celtic mythology to create a different kind of origin story for a vampire family in Cornwall. I really respect that this book was begun based on vibes – she really wanted a back story to what sounds like a very romantic ruin she
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Small Magics – Ilona Andrews
This is a collection of previously published stories in the Kate Daniels universe. Fortunately, I hadn’t read any before. There are a few original stories, a few that don’t actually involve Kate or any of the regular crew, and it ends with several vignettes from Curran’s point of view. I really enjoyed Julie’s story, where
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Knitting Notes
The Vivid blanket is coming along, now that I have enough yarn. I’m far enough in that I’ve memorized the pattern. Our weather has been snowier than it has been in a number of years, and colder than it has been in a number of years. So I’ve also gotten a fair amount done with