Spring Preview – Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME
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I loved this book. At its barest bones, it’s “Rumpelstiltskin”, but the author is just using the spinning things into gold conceit and adding in Russian and Jewish folklore to get a fantastic tale of women taking charge of their lives to save the people they love. Miryem is the daughter of the local moneylender,
Spinning Silver – Naomi Novik Read More »
Seeds are set for the year. The cucumbers are for BF – he thought they looked interesting. The kale came along with that, which was nice – it’s a variety I’ve thought about. The rest are flowers to intersperse with the veg I’ll be putting in the community garden. I have all that seed already.
Viola’s life is based on a family lie – for centuries, her family has served as the prime ministers to the Eternal Prince of their kingdom. Except there is no Eternal Prince – the family has used magic to show just enough of the Prince to keep him believable, while taking care of the kingdom
Kingdom of Ruses – Kate Stradling Read More »
This was a fun book – Essie is a princess, on her way with her brother, the king, to a meeting with the neighboring Elven kingdom. They desperately want peace, because there are worse enemies out there. Essie’s the one that comes up with the idea of offering herself in marriage to one of the
Fierce Heart – Tara Grayce Read More »
Jude Dubuisson had always been lucky – he knows that his father was a god, though who exactly he is, he’s never known. But Jude’s managed to use his luck to exist in the supernatural side of New Orleans. Until Katrina came. For the last six years, he’s hidden from his magic. Until he receives
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I had to go find my review for the first book in this series, and I find I have the same complaint about this book as I had in the last. Lady Hardcastle and her maid Flo have retired to the English countryside after a life of adventure, and I’m just not getting enough stories
In the Market for Murder – T. E. Kinsey Read More »