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Victories Greater Than Death – Charlie Jane Anders
Tina’s always known she had an alien beacon inside her, and someday, the aliens will be back for her. She’s the clone of one of the greatest heroes of an alien fleet. When they do come for her, she and her best friend Rachael are off for the stars. This is definitely a YA novel
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Knitting Notes
With a Boreas chart done, I’m back to knitting. This is the Electric Sheep shawl by Beata Jezek. I’m using a gradient set of Sundara Extra Fine DK Silky Merino called Night Skies. It’s three skeins going from blue to teal. (I saw it and had to buy it immediately – they are my colors.)
Cast in Secret – Michelle Sagara
I really enjoy this world that the author has created – it has such an air of realness about it, and such an interesting set of races. And the magic system gets more interesting as the story progresses. Kaylin is sent to investigate the disappearance of what appears to be a simple box from Elani
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Embroidery Notes
Chart three of Boreas is done. It’s funny how this doesn’t look like much when I’m working on it, but once I put it down and step back, it is clear. I still have a ton to go – this is such a small piece of the whole picture. I’m curious how long this will
Weyward – Emilia Hart
There are three characters to this story – Kate, in the present day; her great aunt Violet, when she was young, during WWII; and their ancestor Altha, who was tried as a witch in the 16th century. I liked this book – the thread of power that draws these characters together is compelling, but it’s
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The Hexologists – Josiah Bancroft
Super interesting book. It’s in a sort of Victorian maybe England, with various types of magic available, although some are thought to be gone. Iz and Warren are a married couple (with a fantastic relationship). She’s a hexologist, and has inherited a bunch of interesting artifacts from her father, who was a renowned scholar (though
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Knitting Notes
I really enjoyed making the Argus sweater. It had some really interesting construction details, and I enjoyed working with the yarn. However, it didn’t really fit right. The neckline was definitely bigger than I would have liked, so I’ve ended up not wearing it. (This is the downside of not really having the extra time
The Kiss of Deception – Mary Pearson
Lia is the First Daughter of Morrighan, meant to have the sight, but not actually gifted. Still, her father has arranged her marriage to the prince of a neighboring kingdom, one that they’ve been at odds with for a while. She tries to go along with the plan, but on the day of her marriage,
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