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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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
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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One thing that really bugs me about ebooks is not knowing how large the book actually is. This book felt like it kept going on forever, which is pretty impressive, because most of it was a single battle. Hugh and his friends have returned home, just in time for their former mentor Alustin’s deadline for
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This is what two bins of seaweed look like on the back bed. I should probably go for some compost as well, but I suspect that (and some new straw) will end up waiting for spring. At least this has been applied so it can start percolating into the ground. The aforementioned two bins. These
Pattern: Summer Fjord by Trin-Annelie Yarn: Knit Picks Lindy Chain in the Harbor, Mist and Silver colorways Needles: Size 3, 4 and 5 circs Cursed sweater #2 is done. And I’ll never wear it. I think my yarn choice wasn’t good. Despite ripping it back to do the medium size, it’s still too big. I
Had a lovely walk at Two Lights on Sunday. It’s the kind of weather where as long as you’re in the sun, it’s glorious. The reason we were out there was to stop at Kettle Cove on the way out and snag some seaweed for the garden.
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Mererid is on the run – she’s a water diviner, taken by one of the local princes when she was small for her magic. Why she’s on the run is one of the things that’ll be unraveled as the story goes along. This is a heist story, and an enjoyable one – several other characters
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The first book in this duology ends in a major cliffhanger, where it appears that Elspeth is dead – taken over by the Nightmare. In this story, we quickly find out that she is not gone, and we also learn far more about the Nightmare, who is actually the Shepherd King. Rayvn Yew and his
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Miyara may have left the royal family behind, but they’re not done with her. All of her royal sisters show up in town, and it’ll be up to all of them to work together to save the world. This was a very satisfying end to the trilogy. I realized one of the things I really
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