With the last book finished, I can safely say I’m done with RIP for the year. I read: I’d settled on Peril the Second, which was only two books in the challenge categories, and managed to make it up to a third.
RIP XI Reading Challenge – 9/1/16 to 10/31/16 Read More »
Read for the RIP XI Reading Challenge. Edie and Elspeth were inseparable twins, but something tore them apart. Edie moved to America, while Elspeth stayed in London. Edie ended up having twins of her own – Julia and Valentina. And when Elspeth dies, it’s Julia and Valentina she leaves her flat to – with the
Her Fearful Symmetry – Audrey Niffenegger Read More »
Two girls have been abducted in the Hereford countryside. When this happens, the office of the Metropolitan Police in charge of supernatural situations (aka the Folly) always follows up with the local magic practitioners, just to make sure they’re not involved. Which is how PC Peter Grant finds himself in the country. Once there, it’s
Foxglove Summer – Ben Aaronovitch Read More »
I have this book from Goodwill – my mother had found it for me, and presented it along with the original. It’s a hoot. So very 60s. Like, I had no idea MSG had a brand name (Ac’cent). And good lord did America have bland palettes back then. I also love that though this
Appendix to the I Hate to Cook Book – Peg Bracken Read More »
I’m on the last day of a three day blocking extravaganza for the Vivid blanket. While it is to open up the pattern, it’s also to make the squares a bit bigger. Unblocked, I would have liked to have added one more square per color, but I did not have enough yarn to
With a frost advisory coming for the night, on Friday, I decided to pull down the tomatoes, peppers, and the cauliflower that went nowhere. The kale and nasturtiums still look good, so I’ll keep them around as long as they’re still sightly.
This is one of those stories told from multiple viewpoints – an innkeeper, a maid, the stableboy, and several guests: Lal – a dark skinned possible sorceress, clearly from another land, Nayateneri, a warrior woman on the run from assassins, Lukassa, who Lal has somehow managed to raise from the dead, and Tikat, Lukassa’s betrothed,
The Innkeeper’s Song – Peter Beagle Read More »
Read for the RIP XI Challenge. Paul has always been in the shadow of his outgoing sister Julia –she’s the one that’s always determined what they’ll do, or where they go. But one day, as they’re playing on the beach, she finds a rag doll, and it’s quickly clear that this doll has powers. Julia’s
The Ragwitch – Garth Nix Read More »
This is another Valdemar anthology opened up to other authors, and it’s another solid offering. Per usual, my favorite story is the Mercedes Lackey story, which in this case, is about the girl left behind when her sweetheart is Chosen to be a Herald. It’s a rather unexpected story, which I think is why I
Changing the World – ed. Mercedes Lackey Read More »
So the weather turned on a dime about a week ago. It got cool. And cloudy. Not a whole lot of actual rain, still. But the cool is weird. I feel like I usually transition to shorts vs. pants every other day for while, but I had a sudden day where pants were necessary, and
