The girl was known as Beetle, because she often used the dung piles in villages to keep herself warm at night, until she happened into the village where Jane Sharp was the midwife. Jane wasn’t a particularly kind woman, but she was in need of help, and she took Beetle on, so long as she […]
The Midwife’s Apprentice – Karen Cushman Read More »
It’s two hundred years in the future, and after a number of man made calamities, people have found the way to keep the peace is the operation to make people Pretty. At age 16, the operation makes everyone beautiful, and improves everyone’s health. What they don’t know is that at the same time, their brains
Pretties – Scott Westerfeld Read More »
It was actually a couple weeks ago that I technically completed my reading challenges, but I’m just now getting around to recording them. I did cut back a little bit this year, and stuck to mostly broad stroke challenges that covered multiple genres within a more specific subject. This did go pretty well, and let
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After the events of the last book in China, Temeraire and Laurence, and the rest of Temeraire’s crew, receive orders to travel immediately to Istanbul. The British government has bought three dragon eggs there, and Temeraire’s crew are to escort them back to England. They’re forced to do an overland journey to Istanbul (which is
Black Powder War – Naomi Novik Read More »
Here’s the thing about me and Charles de Lint – I almost always start one of his books a little ho-hum about the story, wondering if it was really worth picking up – and then bam – something clicks, the plot takes off, and I’m hooked until the end. This book was one of those
Memory and Dream – Charles de Lint Read More »
Annis Wychwood is 29. She’s beautiful, and has plenty of her own money, and she’s resolutely single. Plenty of men want her, but she hasn’t found a man that she’s willing to marry. So, she’s set up her own house in Bath, where she’s carved out a comfortable life for herself. One fateful day, on
Lady of Quality – Georgette Heyer Read More »
Based on what I have available in my reading pile, I think I can safely say I’m done with the Foodie’s Reading Challenge for the year. I read: This put me into the Bon Vivant category, which was reading 4 to 6 books for the year. Not bad, considering I started knowing that I could
Foodie’s Reading Challenge – 1/1/11 – 12/31/11 Read More »
Read for the Foodie Reading Challenge. This cookbook is filled with book passages that celebrate food – some very specific examples, some a bit more broad. It’s a really great read, just for the passages. Some are incredibly short (several snippets from Poor Richard’s Almanack come to mind), and some much longer. There are also
The Book Lover’s Cookbook – Shaunda Kennedy Wenger and Janet Kay Jensen Read More »
I’ve now completed the 2011 YA Reading Challenge, which was to read 12 YA books within 2011. I’ve read: This year, I skewed very heavily fantasy. There was one mystery, and one dystopian/sci fi book, but the other ten all had at least some fantastical elements. I can definitely tell what kind of books I
2011 YA Reading Challenge 1/1/11 – 12/31/11 Read More »
Read for the 2011 YA Reading Challenge. There are two princesses in Bamarre – the elder, Meryl, is the brave one, who wants nothing more than to fight Bamarre’s battles, while her younger sister Addie is much more timid, and depends on Meryl’s strength and protection. Naturally, something terrible happens to Meryl, and it’s Addie
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