I suspect you’re not going to love this book if you’re not already a Penric and Desdemona fan. Not a lot happens to further any real sort of plot, but it’s a lovely little slice of life for Pen’s family. Wyn is apprenticed to his uncle, and recognizes a demon possessed ox on their worksite, […]
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I had a really hard time getting through this book, and I can’t figure out why. Our story starts with Field Marshall Tamas having just headed a coup to remove the royal family of Adro, and their cabal of magicians. Tamas is a different kind of mage – powder mage in this case, and the
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The garden is filling in nicely. I planted more marigolds and calendula today that my father sent home with me last week. It’s funny, the creme de cognac dahlia put out three blooms, and then seemed to go back on pause with the rest of them. The new dinnerplate dahlia is finally budding, and a
I went away for a week and came back to fair amount more bloom than when I left. The calendula went crazy while I was away. My father sent me home with some more seedlings, so I’ll be filling in a few holes when I get a chance. In other news, the potential maypop finally
This is a lovely novella. Tobias is the local wild man in the woods, having lived in a small cottage for four hundred years. When a new owner to the local manor comes across Tobias’ small cabin, he wakes up powers that have lain dormant for many years, and throws both mens’ lives into new
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I’ve been meaning to read this for a while, but finally got around to it by a combination of vacation time, and a desire to see how well it lines up to the tv show. This is a quick read – our narrator is a partially organic construct who has managed to hack its governor
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Pattern: Sambucus by Haberkula Justyna Haberkowa Yarn: KDD & Co (Kate Davies Designs) Milarrochy Tweed in Hirst and Gloamin Needles: Size 3 and 4 circs and size 4 DPNs I really enjoyed this pattern. Unfortunately, I got a child sized hat out of it. So it’ll go in my stash – I would have happily
This book is set in the world of The Goblin Emperor. Thara Celehar, who helped the titular emperor discover who had killed the old emperor, has been granted a living in Amalo. He’s in a bit of a weird place – directly reporting to the Arch-Prelate, but not really part of the local hierarchy. So
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The creme de cognac dahlia bloomed! This was the one dahlia that I bought last year, that was the saddest little tuber you ever did see. It at least leafed out nicely, but it never did bloom. I figured if it did survive the winter, I’d give it another go this year. And look at
This book is fairly different than Carriger’s other work – it’s scifi, so there’s definitely a different vibe than her steampunk work. Phex is a refugee, working as a barista on a moon far from where he grew up. There are a number of aliens about, including a race that’s created Divinity – Pantheons of
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