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NASFIC 2024
Jul. 16th, 2024 12:11 pmSo, I live within driving distance of this year's NASFIC, and I have wanted to go to a SFF convention for years, but never got myself together enough to plan and go.
I'm planning to spend Friday at it.
Does anyone have convention tips they're willing to share?
Anyone want to meet up?
I'm planning to spend Friday at it.
Does anyone have convention tips they're willing to share?
Anyone want to meet up?
FLUOROSPHERE ANNOUNCEMENT!
Nov. 1st, 2022 06:58 pmhttps://www.nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/
PNH, TNH, Abi, & Avram are reopening Making Light!
There's a request for info here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/pnh/status/1587478408035852293
Basically, Patrick is looking for a recc for moving everything to Wordpress.
PNH, TNH, Abi, & Avram are reopening Making Light!
There's a request for info here:
https://mobile.twitter.com/pnh/status/1587478408035852293
Basically, Patrick is looking for a recc for moving everything to Wordpress.
Fountain pen maintenance links
Aug. 2nd, 2020 09:23 pmHow to clean a fountain pen:
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-fountain-pen/pt/259
How to clean a TWSBI:
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/how-to-disassemble-and-reassemble-twsbi-fountain-pens/pt/959
Nib troubleshooting:
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/guide-to-fountain-pen-nibs-troubleshooting-tips-and-tricks/pt/777
Removing a Lamy 2000 nib:
https://blog.gouletpens.com/2013/09/removing-lamy-2000-nib/
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/how-to-clean-a-fountain-pen/pt/259
How to clean a TWSBI:
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/how-to-disassemble-and-reassemble-twsbi-fountain-pens/pt/959
Nib troubleshooting:
https://www.jetpens.com/blog/guide-to-fountain-pen-nibs-troubleshooting-tips-and-tricks/pt/777
Removing a Lamy 2000 nib:
https://blog.gouletpens.com/2013/09/removing-lamy-2000-nib/
Hugo eligible, 2016
Nov. 8th, 2015 11:37 amThe Affinities - Robert Anton Wilson - very interesting story of social science.
A Rational Arrangement - L. Rowyn - nice poly romance in a fantasy setting.
The Grace of Kings - Ken Liu - East Asian inflected epic fantasy. Will not be looking for sequels
Of Noble Family - Mary Robinette Kowal - another in the Glamourist series. Looks at the slavery in the British East Indies which underwrote the Regency lifestyle.
The Last First Snow - Max Gladstone - Another in the Craft series. Good read
The Hanged Man - P.N. Elrod - nice steampunk mystery. Recommend.
The Mystic Marriage - Heather Rose Jones - another nice romance in a land with magic. Recommend.
Prudence - Gail Carriger - another steampunk, which follows the adventures of the daughter of the Soulless series. I'll read the second, but not buy it.
Karen Memory - Elizabeth Bear - nice steampunk romp. Enjoyed, but the ending was a bit too over-the-top for me.
AbductiCon - Alma Alexander - amusing freebee.
A Rational Arrangement - L. Rowyn - nice poly romance in a fantasy setting.
The Grace of Kings - Ken Liu - East Asian inflected epic fantasy. Will not be looking for sequels
Of Noble Family - Mary Robinette Kowal - another in the Glamourist series. Looks at the slavery in the British East Indies which underwrote the Regency lifestyle.
The Last First Snow - Max Gladstone - Another in the Craft series. Good read
The Hanged Man - P.N. Elrod - nice steampunk mystery. Recommend.
The Mystic Marriage - Heather Rose Jones - another nice romance in a land with magic. Recommend.
Prudence - Gail Carriger - another steampunk, which follows the adventures of the daughter of the Soulless series. I'll read the second, but not buy it.
Karen Memory - Elizabeth Bear - nice steampunk romp. Enjoyed, but the ending was a bit too over-the-top for me.
AbductiCon - Alma Alexander - amusing freebee.
(no subject)
Nov. 8th, 2015 11:37 amSo, it's been a while. I'm going to break this posting up into 2 categories, books which are eligible for the Hugos in 2016, and books which are not.
A Family Affair - Rex Stout - weird, because it's Nero Wolfe, but Watergate is happening. Otherwise, good.
After Long Silence - Sherri Tepper - Didn't finish. Won't keep.
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut - I wanted to like this more that I did, but the sexism was just annoying and kept pushing me away.
Bell, Book, and Murder: the Bast Mysteries - Rosemary Edgehill - Excellent pagan mysteries. Recommend.
Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain - obviously written in a time I don't comprehend from living in. More about the white lawyer than the boys switched at birth. I'm sure I'm missing something.
Agent of Change - Sharon Lee - swesome! I get to read the rest of the series!
Carnival - Elizabeth Bear - pretty good scifi with different culture-building and some gay characters. Worth a look.
The Falconer's Knot - Mary Hoffman - a nice medieval mystery, in Italy instead of England. Worth a look if you like this sort of thing.
Midnight Riot (aka Rivers of London)-
Moon Over Soho-
Whispers Undeground -
Broken Homes -
Foxglove Summer - Ben Aaronovitch - lovely fantasy, recommend.
The Lorimer Line -
The Lorimer Legacy - Anne Melville - historical, purchased cheap. Not bad.
Redshirts - John Scalzi - Amusing
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells - anthology, ed. Ellen Datlow - grab bag, some were okay, some were good.
Speaking from Among the Bones
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley - More Flavia de Luce. Enjoyable.
Etiquette & Espionage -
Curtsies & Conspiracies -
Waistcoats & Weaponry - Gail Carriger - fun steampunk in a boarding school series. Much enjoyed.
The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't, the Mummy that Was, and the Cat in the Jar - Gail Carriger - for the completist only.
It's Raining Men - Jennifer Stevenson - okay but not great romance novel.
The King's Rose - Alisa Libby - Catherine Howard. Not remarkable.
From Whence You Came - Laura Ann Gilman - interesting world, but not enough to make me find the rest of the series, which is called Vineart Wars.
Daughter of Mystery - Heather Rose Jones - Awesome cross of fantasy and romance, and a wonderful book. Highly recommend.
Between Two Thorns
Any Other Name
All is Fair - Emma Newman (Split Worlds Trilogy) - very enjoyable series, recommend.
A Family Affair - Rex Stout - weird, because it's Nero Wolfe, but Watergate is happening. Otherwise, good.
After Long Silence - Sherri Tepper - Didn't finish. Won't keep.
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut - I wanted to like this more that I did, but the sexism was just annoying and kept pushing me away.
Bell, Book, and Murder: the Bast Mysteries - Rosemary Edgehill - Excellent pagan mysteries. Recommend.
Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain - obviously written in a time I don't comprehend from living in. More about the white lawyer than the boys switched at birth. I'm sure I'm missing something.
Agent of Change - Sharon Lee - swesome! I get to read the rest of the series!
Carnival - Elizabeth Bear - pretty good scifi with different culture-building and some gay characters. Worth a look.
The Falconer's Knot - Mary Hoffman - a nice medieval mystery, in Italy instead of England. Worth a look if you like this sort of thing.
Midnight Riot (aka Rivers of London)-
Moon Over Soho-
Whispers Undeground -
Broken Homes -
Foxglove Summer - Ben Aaronovitch - lovely fantasy, recommend.
The Lorimer Line -
The Lorimer Legacy - Anne Melville - historical, purchased cheap. Not bad.
Redshirts - John Scalzi - Amusing
Queen Victoria's Book of Spells - anthology, ed. Ellen Datlow - grab bag, some were okay, some were good.
Speaking from Among the Bones
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley - More Flavia de Luce. Enjoyable.
Etiquette & Espionage -
Curtsies & Conspiracies -
Waistcoats & Weaponry - Gail Carriger - fun steampunk in a boarding school series. Much enjoyed.
The Curious Case of the Werewolf that Wasn't, the Mummy that Was, and the Cat in the Jar - Gail Carriger - for the completist only.
It's Raining Men - Jennifer Stevenson - okay but not great romance novel.
The King's Rose - Alisa Libby - Catherine Howard. Not remarkable.
From Whence You Came - Laura Ann Gilman - interesting world, but not enough to make me find the rest of the series, which is called Vineart Wars.
Daughter of Mystery - Heather Rose Jones - Awesome cross of fantasy and romance, and a wonderful book. Highly recommend.
Between Two Thorns
Any Other Name
All is Fair - Emma Newman (Split Worlds Trilogy) - very enjoyable series, recommend.
(no subject)
Mar. 11th, 2015 09:50 pmBurning Bright - Tracy Chevalier - lost interest and put it down.
Detection Unlimited - Georgette Heyer - not a bad mystery.
Ex Utero - Laurie Foos - I think I was in the wrong mood for a woman who loses her
uterus. Literally. It sneaks out or something. The tone of the book just rubbed me
wrong, and I put it down.
Three Parts Dead
Two Serpents Rise
Full Fathom Five - Max Gladstone - very good reads, and a lifesaver because I was
travelling and could distract myself instead of losing my temper.
Last Night's Scandal - Loretta Chase - decent romance.
Night Broken - Patricia Briggs - latest in the Mercy Thompson series, which I like very
much. As I do this book.
Slave Trade - Susan Wright - Surprisingly little sex for a book about sex slaves. A sort
of mil-sf humasn against aliens plot. First of a trilogy. Not bad. Won't be keeping it,
though.
The Squire's Tale - Gerald Morris - Arthurian legend. Forgettable.
Survey Ship - Marion Zimmer Bradley - 5 or 6 late adolescent people leave Earth in a
survey ship, never to return. The entire book takes place before they leave the solar
system, and it's all psychological. It passed the time.
Currently reading:
The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
Detection Unlimited - Georgette Heyer - not a bad mystery.
Ex Utero - Laurie Foos - I think I was in the wrong mood for a woman who loses her
uterus. Literally. It sneaks out or something. The tone of the book just rubbed me
wrong, and I put it down.
Three Parts Dead
Two Serpents Rise
Full Fathom Five - Max Gladstone - very good reads, and a lifesaver because I was
travelling and could distract myself instead of losing my temper.
Last Night's Scandal - Loretta Chase - decent romance.
Night Broken - Patricia Briggs - latest in the Mercy Thompson series, which I like very
much. As I do this book.
Slave Trade - Susan Wright - Surprisingly little sex for a book about sex slaves. A sort
of mil-sf humasn against aliens plot. First of a trilogy. Not bad. Won't be keeping it,
though.
The Squire's Tale - Gerald Morris - Arthurian legend. Forgettable.
Survey Ship - Marion Zimmer Bradley - 5 or 6 late adolescent people leave Earth in a
survey ship, never to return. The entire book takes place before they leave the solar
system, and it's all psychological. It passed the time.
Currently reading:
The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
Massive Book Post
Feb. 7th, 2015 05:09 pmI'm giving up on counting and posting number. I am pleased to say that I've been reading down my shelves a bit more lately. I have 2 tall bookcases of unread books, and really, that's too much.
Toad Words and Other Stories - T. Kingfisher, who is Ursula Vernon but for grownups - Vernon's inimitable take on fairytales. If you like her live journal, you should read this.
The Golden City -
The Seat of Magic - J. Kathleen Cheney - first 2 books of a trilogy, am waiting excitedly for the next. Set in alternate universe turn of the 19th century Portugal, with magic creatures. Mystery/Suspense and Romance, in a nice mix. Very much enjoyed both books, and both aspects of the series so far.
Frostflower and Thorn - Phyllis Ann Karr - interesting take on the sword and sorceress duo. Very much conceded with the friendship between the 2 lead characters, who are both women. I'll be looking for the sequel.
The Steerswoman
The Outskirter's Secret
The Lost Steersman
The Language of Power - Rosemary Kirstein - my only complaint is that the rest of the series isn't written yet. Neither SF or fantasy, but both. Well characterized women at the center of the story. I do hope she finishes the series.
Ancillary Sword - Anne Leckie - oh boy was this good and I am eagerly awaiting the third in the trilogy, and the first book won the Hugo as it should have, and this book is just as good in its own way, which is a middle book way, not a first book of introducing you to the place and people, or the last book of tidying all the ends up.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo - interesting take on cleaning up. The book preaches a focussed 6 months or so of working on it, rather than a do a bit at a time. Also, one asks oneself as one is touching each possession, "Does this give me joy?" I am hoping it will help.
China Dolls - Lisa See - interesting story of Asian American women, who are stage performers throughout WWII. Worth a read.
Dreaming Spies - Laurie King - ARC of the latest Holmes/Russell. Excellent! "I was delighted to win the newest Russell & Holmes mystery in the LibraryThing early readers group. I was not disappointed! Nicely paced, characters are interesting as always, mysterious mystery, very much enjoyed."
Never Cry Wolf - Farley Mowat - interesting, relatively short book recounting the experience of a Canadian biologist who lived a year studying wolves in Manitoba. Funny, in parts. I also wonder if he is a dumb about dealing with people as he sometimes makes himself out to be.
iD - Madeleine Ashby - continuation of vN, which ends the story. Decent SF read.
Hob's Bargain - Patricia Briggs - lovely little romantic/ fantasy fluff. Very much enjoyed.
Redemption in Indigo - Karen Lord - recommended. Very hard to describe. Based on a Senegalese folk tale. Much enjoyed.
Hild - Nicola Griffith - I wanted to like this book more than I did.
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out - Harry Kemelman - decent enough mysteries.
Rosemary and Rue
A Local Habitation
An Artificial Night
Late Eclipses
One Salt Sea
Ashes of Honor
Chimes at Midnight
The Winter Long - Seanan McGuire - yes, I inhaled them in little more than a week. Excellent urban fantasy, highly recommend.
Death and the Chapman - Kate Sedley - nice medieval mystery.
The Shape of Desire - Sharon Shinn - shapeshifter romance. Not bad, exactly, but I expect the heroine to have more interests in life than just only the hero.
Skin Tight - Carl Hiaasen - Another Carl Hiaasen. Like Dick Francis, the books are enjoyable, but tend to blur together.
Serenity Vol. 1 - graphic novel continuing the Serenity series. How Book became Book.
Tiny Book of Tiny Stories - Joseph Gordon-Leavitt - um, small, cute, and forgettable.
Stand on Zanzibar - John Brunner - one of those classic SF things. Sexist by today's standards. A bit homophobic. Interesting structure, of short clips of different types, rather than a straight narrative. Amusingly, the biggest fact the world is built around is the earth holding 7 billion people. And now it does. And it is somewhat different than Mr. Brunner anticipated.
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site - Sherri Duskey Rinker - not enough, not any female construction equipment. Otherwise amusing book about all the construction equipment going to sleep for the night.
The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister - I am a little leery of this book, which either teaches young children to share, or shames them into giving up their scales.
Books I did not finish:
Jack the Bodiless - Julian May - I got Julian May and Gillian Bradshaw mixed up. This book is about super psychic humans in the future, and not to my taste.
The Conquest of Cool - Thomas Frank - nonfiction about advertising. Lost interest….
Toad Words and Other Stories - T. Kingfisher, who is Ursula Vernon but for grownups - Vernon's inimitable take on fairytales. If you like her live journal, you should read this.
The Golden City -
The Seat of Magic - J. Kathleen Cheney - first 2 books of a trilogy, am waiting excitedly for the next. Set in alternate universe turn of the 19th century Portugal, with magic creatures. Mystery/Suspense and Romance, in a nice mix. Very much enjoyed both books, and both aspects of the series so far.
Frostflower and Thorn - Phyllis Ann Karr - interesting take on the sword and sorceress duo. Very much conceded with the friendship between the 2 lead characters, who are both women. I'll be looking for the sequel.
The Steerswoman
The Outskirter's Secret
The Lost Steersman
The Language of Power - Rosemary Kirstein - my only complaint is that the rest of the series isn't written yet. Neither SF or fantasy, but both. Well characterized women at the center of the story. I do hope she finishes the series.
Ancillary Sword - Anne Leckie - oh boy was this good and I am eagerly awaiting the third in the trilogy, and the first book won the Hugo as it should have, and this book is just as good in its own way, which is a middle book way, not a first book of introducing you to the place and people, or the last book of tidying all the ends up.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo - interesting take on cleaning up. The book preaches a focussed 6 months or so of working on it, rather than a do a bit at a time. Also, one asks oneself as one is touching each possession, "Does this give me joy?" I am hoping it will help.
China Dolls - Lisa See - interesting story of Asian American women, who are stage performers throughout WWII. Worth a read.
Dreaming Spies - Laurie King - ARC of the latest Holmes/Russell. Excellent! "I was delighted to win the newest Russell & Holmes mystery in the LibraryThing early readers group. I was not disappointed! Nicely paced, characters are interesting as always, mysterious mystery, very much enjoyed."
Never Cry Wolf - Farley Mowat - interesting, relatively short book recounting the experience of a Canadian biologist who lived a year studying wolves in Manitoba. Funny, in parts. I also wonder if he is a dumb about dealing with people as he sometimes makes himself out to be.
iD - Madeleine Ashby - continuation of vN, which ends the story. Decent SF read.
Hob's Bargain - Patricia Briggs - lovely little romantic/ fantasy fluff. Very much enjoyed.
Redemption in Indigo - Karen Lord - recommended. Very hard to describe. Based on a Senegalese folk tale. Much enjoyed.
Hild - Nicola Griffith - I wanted to like this book more than I did.
Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red
Thursday the Rabbi Walked Out - Harry Kemelman - decent enough mysteries.
Rosemary and Rue
A Local Habitation
An Artificial Night
Late Eclipses
One Salt Sea
Ashes of Honor
Chimes at Midnight
The Winter Long - Seanan McGuire - yes, I inhaled them in little more than a week. Excellent urban fantasy, highly recommend.
Death and the Chapman - Kate Sedley - nice medieval mystery.
The Shape of Desire - Sharon Shinn - shapeshifter romance. Not bad, exactly, but I expect the heroine to have more interests in life than just only the hero.
Skin Tight - Carl Hiaasen - Another Carl Hiaasen. Like Dick Francis, the books are enjoyable, but tend to blur together.
Serenity Vol. 1 - graphic novel continuing the Serenity series. How Book became Book.
Tiny Book of Tiny Stories - Joseph Gordon-Leavitt - um, small, cute, and forgettable.
Stand on Zanzibar - John Brunner - one of those classic SF things. Sexist by today's standards. A bit homophobic. Interesting structure, of short clips of different types, rather than a straight narrative. Amusingly, the biggest fact the world is built around is the earth holding 7 billion people. And now it does. And it is somewhat different than Mr. Brunner anticipated.
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site - Sherri Duskey Rinker - not enough, not any female construction equipment. Otherwise amusing book about all the construction equipment going to sleep for the night.
The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister - I am a little leery of this book, which either teaches young children to share, or shames them into giving up their scales.
Books I did not finish:
Jack the Bodiless - Julian May - I got Julian May and Gillian Bradshaw mixed up. This book is about super psychic humans in the future, and not to my taste.
The Conquest of Cool - Thomas Frank - nonfiction about advertising. Lost interest….
In alphabetical order:
52 Loaves: One Man's Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and the Perfect Crust - William Alexander - an enjoyable book about baking a loaf of bread a week for a year. I am keeping this one.
Classical Whodunnits - Mike Ashley - Not very good. Pre-Roman Aphrodite makes reference to the Vestal virgins in the first story. Seriously.
Quiet as a Nun - Antonia Fraser - I don't remember anything about it, so it wasn't bad.
Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story - Janet Gleeson - Interesting history of the start of porcelain-making in Europe. The porcelain museum in Toronto would have been more interesting if I'd read this first.
From Sophie's Table - Sophie Grigsson - the dessert recipes look best.
Basket Case
Double Whammy
Tourist Season- Carl Hiaasen - All typical Hiaasen.
The Long Divorce - Edmund Crispin - Good enough mystery. Will look for others of the series.
In a Gilded Cage: From Heiress to Duchess - Marian Fowler - Interesting set of character sketches of the 5 women who married British dukes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Ghostway - Tony Hillerman - Good mystery, as expected.
Alanna: the First Adventure -
In the Hand of the Goddess -
The Woman who Rides Like a Man -
Lioness Rampant - Tamora Pierce - her first set of books - not bad stories, but not as good as the following works. About a girl who dresses up as her twin brother and goes to become a knight.
First Test
Page
Squire
Lady Knight - Tamora Pierce - Awesome series about the first girl to become a knight without hiding the fact that she is female. I think I connected with this a little bit because I am an engineer.
Digger: the Omnibus Edition - Ursula Vernon - Graphic Novel. I was one of the kickstarter backers. Awesome!!! I want to be Digger when I grow up.
Cart of Death - Mari Ulmer - decent enough mystery.
Calender of Crime - Ellery Queen - Don't bother.
The Blond Baboon - Jan Willen van der Wettering - not a particularly good mystery - didn't like the detectives.
Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner - about being a new mother. Not bad.
Men Explain Things to Me - Rebecca Solnit - set of essays about feminism and about being female. Good read.
Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 - Fumi Yoshinaga - interesting, as always
52 Loaves: One Man's Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and the Perfect Crust - William Alexander - an enjoyable book about baking a loaf of bread a week for a year. I am keeping this one.
Classical Whodunnits - Mike Ashley - Not very good. Pre-Roman Aphrodite makes reference to the Vestal virgins in the first story. Seriously.
Quiet as a Nun - Antonia Fraser - I don't remember anything about it, so it wasn't bad.
Arcanum: The Extraordinary True Story - Janet Gleeson - Interesting history of the start of porcelain-making in Europe. The porcelain museum in Toronto would have been more interesting if I'd read this first.
From Sophie's Table - Sophie Grigsson - the dessert recipes look best.
Basket Case
Double Whammy
Tourist Season- Carl Hiaasen - All typical Hiaasen.
The Long Divorce - Edmund Crispin - Good enough mystery. Will look for others of the series.
In a Gilded Cage: From Heiress to Duchess - Marian Fowler - Interesting set of character sketches of the 5 women who married British dukes in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Ghostway - Tony Hillerman - Good mystery, as expected.
Alanna: the First Adventure -
In the Hand of the Goddess -
The Woman who Rides Like a Man -
Lioness Rampant - Tamora Pierce - her first set of books - not bad stories, but not as good as the following works. About a girl who dresses up as her twin brother and goes to become a knight.
First Test
Page
Squire
Lady Knight - Tamora Pierce - Awesome series about the first girl to become a knight without hiding the fact that she is female. I think I connected with this a little bit because I am an engineer.
Digger: the Omnibus Edition - Ursula Vernon - Graphic Novel. I was one of the kickstarter backers. Awesome!!! I want to be Digger when I grow up.
Cart of Death - Mari Ulmer - decent enough mystery.
Calender of Crime - Ellery Queen - Don't bother.
The Blond Baboon - Jan Willen van der Wettering - not a particularly good mystery - didn't like the detectives.
Little Earthquakes - Jennifer Weiner - about being a new mother. Not bad.
Men Explain Things to Me - Rebecca Solnit - set of essays about feminism and about being female. Good read.
Ooku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 - Fumi Yoshinaga - interesting, as always
Another Mediterranean try
Aug. 25th, 2014 08:28 pmAnother recipe from Diane Seed's Mediterranean.
I've made this one before, and it came out okay. I don't know how, though. When the recipe tells you to drain the eggplant, and put it in with the cooking garlic and onions, then simmer, it makes no sense. How can one simmer without a liquid in there?
For some reason I took agains the eggplant as well, so I haven't eaten it since I made it on Tuesday.
I will be freezing the remains tonight, for future meals.
I've made this one before, and it came out okay. I don't know how, though. When the recipe tells you to drain the eggplant, and put it in with the cooking garlic and onions, then simmer, it makes no sense. How can one simmer without a liquid in there?
For some reason I took agains the eggplant as well, so I haven't eaten it since I made it on Tuesday.
I will be freezing the remains tonight, for future meals.
broken wrist = cooking posts
Aug. 13th, 2014 09:21 pmSo, a week and a half ago, hun broke his wrist. And I had already agreed to cook for August. It seems I will cook for August and September.
This seems like the ideal place to keep track of the recipes I've tried, and what I thought of them.
Hopefully, you all won't be bored.
Dried Broad Been Puree (p 62 of Diane Seed's Mediterranean Cooking) - This is supposed to turn out something like hummus, with fava beans (aka broad beans) instead of chick peas. It did not. Several things may have gone wrong:
-The beans soaked something like 8-12 hours, not overnight.
-Not enough water was used to cook the beans.
-Jarred garlic substituted for whole garlic.
I am willing to try it again, with canned beans instead of dry, more water, and proper garlic before I give up on this recipe.
This seems like the ideal place to keep track of the recipes I've tried, and what I thought of them.
Hopefully, you all won't be bored.
Dried Broad Been Puree (p 62 of Diane Seed's Mediterranean Cooking) - This is supposed to turn out something like hummus, with fava beans (aka broad beans) instead of chick peas. It did not. Several things may have gone wrong:
-The beans soaked something like 8-12 hours, not overnight.
-Not enough water was used to cook the beans.
-Jarred garlic substituted for whole garlic.
I am willing to try it again, with canned beans instead of dry, more water, and proper garlic before I give up on this recipe.
very long book post
Jul. 1st, 2014 09:32 pmIt's been a while.
I'm going to get pickier about which books get shelf space from now on, so fewer will be keeps. I'll also be culling the library this summer, I hope.
Melusine
The Virtu
The Mirador
Corambis - Sarah Monette - very good quartet. (Warning, the first book contains a violent rape in the first 50 pages or so.) Characters well fleshed out, interesting world. I ended up donating Melusine (which I had owned) to a library.
The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette) - very good book. Court intrigue, a kind protagonist. Recommend.
vN - Madeline Ashby - a good read about an artificial human, and I will be looking up the rest of the series.
Peyton Place - Grace Metalious - blech. Ponderous. Didn't really get to know any of the characters. Read it for a read-along. At least now I can say I read it.
The Human Factor - Graham Greene - set in the 70s or 80s. Spy novel. How... different from what the world is today. As expected from Greene, characters well drawn.
Murder in Amsterdam - A.C. Baantjer, H.G. Smittenaar translated - 2 Dutch police procedurals in translation. Skip it. Dated, and I don't really need to deal with the sexism.
My Real Children- Jo Walton - Most excellent... An exploration of the parallel lives of a woman, with the two different worlds spinning off (possibly) a choice she made... Highly recommend!
The Wailing Wind - Tony Hillerman - scored a bunch of mystery novels at a used book sale. Good, as expected.
Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George - retelling of 12 dancing princesses. Nice enough bit of fluff.
Assassination Vacation - Sarah Vowell - interesting, amusing, but in the end, not as deep as I had wanted. Am not keeping.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha - Dorothy Gilman - another pass-the-time mystery. Not worth keeping.
Trio of Sorcery - Mercedes Lackey - What I thought was 3 new Diana Tregarde stories. Which was 1 + non-Diana story. And the Diana story was transphobic. I have decided to wreck the book rather than donate or resell it. The other 2 weren't bad, but I will not have that sort of stuff in my pleasure library.
Good in Bed - Jennifer Crusie - pleasant chick-lit or romance. Enjoyed.
Breakdown - Sarah Paretsky - a V.I. Warshawski mystery novel. As with the whole series, recommended.
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis - Absolutely fascinating book about Wall Street bond traders in the '80s, written by a former Wall Street person, in the late '80s. The start of bonds based on mortgages, with tranches. It did not feel dated at all, because the echoes and repercussions affect the world today....
Sword-Bound - Jennifer Roberson - Yay! Another Tiger & Del! Wonderful to see a series where the protagonists are married? coupled? raising a family, and still smacking things with swords!
Terrier
Bloodhound
Mastiff - Tamora Pierce - highly recommend. YA, but fantastic, following a young police woman as she starts her career.
Gibbons Decline & Fall - Sherri Tepper - wonderful, fun sci-fi, if you can stomach the sometimes cudgel-like feminism and environmentalism. What if humans did sex differently than we do now?
The Family Tree - Sherri Tepper - as with the previous book and the cudgel. Very oddly structured, but when the two plotlines come together, much good.
Eye of the Heron - Ursula K. LeGuin - an interesting exploration of pacifism on a different world.
The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois Bujold - Bujold reread; need I say more?
Trickster's Queen
Trickster's Choice - Tamora Pierce - again, YA, again, fantastic! This time, the main character is a spy.
Servants: a Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times - Lucy Lethbridge - I have concluded that no one wants to do housework.
Love Continuance & Increasing - Julian Griffith - most excellent non-standard romance. I will be on the lookout for more from this author.
The Moon is Down - John Steinbeck - did not leave much of an impression.
Nine Goblins - T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) - very amusing fantasy, I do believe I laughed out loud. Highly recommend.
Books I did not finish & maybe a bit about why:
Priestess of the White - Trudy Canavon - Didn't care enough about anyone to finish the last 50 pages or find the other 2 in the trilogy. Read Wikipedia summary instead.
The Fatal Crown - Ellen Jones - I thought I was getting a decent historical novel. Instead, I got a romance. Between Matilda and Henry, who ripped England in 2 between them. And Henry II ... was Henry's son, not Geoffrey of Anjou. Seriously. I expect the afterword to tell me where the author has taken liberties, not tell me that the author has taken liberties.
A Study in Silks - Emma Jane Holloway - Sherlock Holmes' niece in steampunk London. Once I saw it hung on a cliffhanger at the end, I wasn't interested in finishing.
Nimishia's Ship - Anne McCaffery - didn't connect with any character, and lost interest.
The Faded Sun: Kutath - C.J. Cherry - I want to like all Cherryh's books, but after slogging through the first 2 in the trilogy, I just don't have it in me to finish this one. I am looking forward to catching up on the Foreigner series, though.
I'm going to get pickier about which books get shelf space from now on, so fewer will be keeps. I'll also be culling the library this summer, I hope.
Melusine
The Virtu
The Mirador
Corambis - Sarah Monette - very good quartet. (Warning, the first book contains a violent rape in the first 50 pages or so.) Characters well fleshed out, interesting world. I ended up donating Melusine (which I had owned) to a library.
The Goblin Emperor - Katherine Addison (Sarah Monette) - very good book. Court intrigue, a kind protagonist. Recommend.
vN - Madeline Ashby - a good read about an artificial human, and I will be looking up the rest of the series.
Peyton Place - Grace Metalious - blech. Ponderous. Didn't really get to know any of the characters. Read it for a read-along. At least now I can say I read it.
The Human Factor - Graham Greene - set in the 70s or 80s. Spy novel. How... different from what the world is today. As expected from Greene, characters well drawn.
Murder in Amsterdam - A.C. Baantjer, H.G. Smittenaar translated - 2 Dutch police procedurals in translation. Skip it. Dated, and I don't really need to deal with the sexism.
My Real Children- Jo Walton - Most excellent... An exploration of the parallel lives of a woman, with the two different worlds spinning off (possibly) a choice she made... Highly recommend!
The Wailing Wind - Tony Hillerman - scored a bunch of mystery novels at a used book sale. Good, as expected.
Princess of the Midnight Ball - Jessica Day George - retelling of 12 dancing princesses. Nice enough bit of fluff.
Assassination Vacation - Sarah Vowell - interesting, amusing, but in the end, not as deep as I had wanted. Am not keeping.
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha - Dorothy Gilman - another pass-the-time mystery. Not worth keeping.
Trio of Sorcery - Mercedes Lackey - What I thought was 3 new Diana Tregarde stories. Which was 1 + non-Diana story. And the Diana story was transphobic. I have decided to wreck the book rather than donate or resell it. The other 2 weren't bad, but I will not have that sort of stuff in my pleasure library.
Good in Bed - Jennifer Crusie - pleasant chick-lit or romance. Enjoyed.
Breakdown - Sarah Paretsky - a V.I. Warshawski mystery novel. As with the whole series, recommended.
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis - Absolutely fascinating book about Wall Street bond traders in the '80s, written by a former Wall Street person, in the late '80s. The start of bonds based on mortgages, with tranches. It did not feel dated at all, because the echoes and repercussions affect the world today....
Sword-Bound - Jennifer Roberson - Yay! Another Tiger & Del! Wonderful to see a series where the protagonists are married? coupled? raising a family, and still smacking things with swords!
Terrier
Bloodhound
Mastiff - Tamora Pierce - highly recommend. YA, but fantastic, following a young police woman as she starts her career.
Gibbons Decline & Fall - Sherri Tepper - wonderful, fun sci-fi, if you can stomach the sometimes cudgel-like feminism and environmentalism. What if humans did sex differently than we do now?
The Family Tree - Sherri Tepper - as with the previous book and the cudgel. Very oddly structured, but when the two plotlines come together, much good.
Eye of the Heron - Ursula K. LeGuin - an interesting exploration of pacifism on a different world.
The Warrior's Apprentice - Lois Bujold - Bujold reread; need I say more?
Trickster's Queen
Trickster's Choice - Tamora Pierce - again, YA, again, fantastic! This time, the main character is a spy.
Servants: a Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times - Lucy Lethbridge - I have concluded that no one wants to do housework.
Love Continuance & Increasing - Julian Griffith - most excellent non-standard romance. I will be on the lookout for more from this author.
The Moon is Down - John Steinbeck - did not leave much of an impression.
Nine Goblins - T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon) - very amusing fantasy, I do believe I laughed out loud. Highly recommend.
Books I did not finish & maybe a bit about why:
Priestess of the White - Trudy Canavon - Didn't care enough about anyone to finish the last 50 pages or find the other 2 in the trilogy. Read Wikipedia summary instead.
The Fatal Crown - Ellen Jones - I thought I was getting a decent historical novel. Instead, I got a romance. Between Matilda and Henry, who ripped England in 2 between them. And Henry II ... was Henry's son, not Geoffrey of Anjou. Seriously. I expect the afterword to tell me where the author has taken liberties, not tell me that the author has taken liberties.
A Study in Silks - Emma Jane Holloway - Sherlock Holmes' niece in steampunk London. Once I saw it hung on a cliffhanger at the end, I wasn't interested in finishing.
Nimishia's Ship - Anne McCaffery - didn't connect with any character, and lost interest.
The Faded Sun: Kutath - C.J. Cherry - I want to like all Cherryh's books, but after slogging through the first 2 in the trilogy, I just don't have it in me to finish this one. I am looking forward to catching up on the Foreigner series, though.
So, long time no type.
Is anyone interested in the ongoing saga of cleaning my room and organizing my life? My (inconsistent) attempts to try new recipes, and use some of the pile of cookbooks I have amassed? I would blog about work, but it would mostly read: too much work to do, to little time to do it, very frustrated/frustrating.
Well, onward to a few months of book post.
Star Wars: Vader's Little Princess - Jeffrey Brown - cute picture book. Bought for a friend who has a little girl.
The Innocence of Father Brown - (reread)
The Wisdom of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton - two books of amusing enough mysteries. Watch out for "The God of the Gongs" - the racist tripe is strong in that one. I would not be surprised if there was more subtle stuff in the rest of these 2 books, but I did not notice it. (Published in 1911 & 1914, if that makes it more understandable - I got the books of Gutenberg, and will probably not re-read them ever.)
Agatha Raisin & the Love from Hell - M.C. Beaton - um, I don't remember much about this, except that I dislike it and would not buy another one by this author.
Crewel -
Altered - Gennifer Albin - first two in a YA trilogy; I am looking forward to the third! Set in a world bound to ours, I was intrigued by the premise of embroidering and weaving as methods of making a world. It really doesn't go into depth on those skills, though.
Ascension - Jacqueline Koyanagi - sff, very good. Includes gay and poly characters. The only reason I'm not keeping it is that I have a specific library to donate it to. Will be following the series.
Duchess in Love - Eloise James - a nice enough romance, I'm looking for the sequels.
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy of the Duck Commander - Phil Robertson - Well, I read this before the brouhaha. And I did not pay for it. The homophobia and racism is there in the book, but not as obvious as it became in the media. And there is very little depth to the book, for a supposed autobiography (as told to type).
Silent in the Grave
Silent in the Sanctuary
Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn - romance crossed with mystery. Good enough I'll be looking for the sequels in the library.
Kingdom of Cages - Sarah Zettel - decent sff. Not as good as some of her other books, and I let it go.
Junia is Not Alone - Scot McKnight - nonfiction about women in the Bible. Meh.
In the Land of Invisible Women - Qanta Ahmed - interesting account of a Western Muslim female doctor who lived in Saudia Arabia for a few years.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris - short snarky stories featuring animals who act as people. Skip it.
The View from Saturday - E.L. Konigsberg - decent middle grade story.
The Woman in the Wall - Patrice Kindl - another middle grade story about a girl who vanishes in her own house and her family forgets her. Pretty good. Might've liked it better if I were middle grade.
Not of Woman Born - ed. Constance Ash - I read this a few months ago, but never blogged it? I don't really remember it well enough to have an opinion.
Is anyone interested in the ongoing saga of cleaning my room and organizing my life? My (inconsistent) attempts to try new recipes, and use some of the pile of cookbooks I have amassed? I would blog about work, but it would mostly read: too much work to do, to little time to do it, very frustrated/frustrating.
Well, onward to a few months of book post.
Star Wars: Vader's Little Princess - Jeffrey Brown - cute picture book. Bought for a friend who has a little girl.
The Innocence of Father Brown - (reread)
The Wisdom of Father Brown - G.K. Chesterton - two books of amusing enough mysteries. Watch out for "The God of the Gongs" - the racist tripe is strong in that one. I would not be surprised if there was more subtle stuff in the rest of these 2 books, but I did not notice it. (Published in 1911 & 1914, if that makes it more understandable - I got the books of Gutenberg, and will probably not re-read them ever.)
Agatha Raisin & the Love from Hell - M.C. Beaton - um, I don't remember much about this, except that I dislike it and would not buy another one by this author.
Crewel -
Altered - Gennifer Albin - first two in a YA trilogy; I am looking forward to the third! Set in a world bound to ours, I was intrigued by the premise of embroidering and weaving as methods of making a world. It really doesn't go into depth on those skills, though.
Ascension - Jacqueline Koyanagi - sff, very good. Includes gay and poly characters. The only reason I'm not keeping it is that I have a specific library to donate it to. Will be following the series.
Duchess in Love - Eloise James - a nice enough romance, I'm looking for the sequels.
Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy of the Duck Commander - Phil Robertson - Well, I read this before the brouhaha. And I did not pay for it. The homophobia and racism is there in the book, but not as obvious as it became in the media. And there is very little depth to the book, for a supposed autobiography (as told to type).
Silent in the Grave
Silent in the Sanctuary
Silent on the Moor - Deanna Raybourn - romance crossed with mystery. Good enough I'll be looking for the sequels in the library.
Kingdom of Cages - Sarah Zettel - decent sff. Not as good as some of her other books, and I let it go.
Junia is Not Alone - Scot McKnight - nonfiction about women in the Bible. Meh.
In the Land of Invisible Women - Qanta Ahmed - interesting account of a Western Muslim female doctor who lived in Saudia Arabia for a few years.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk - David Sedaris - short snarky stories featuring animals who act as people. Skip it.
The View from Saturday - E.L. Konigsberg - decent middle grade story.
The Woman in the Wall - Patrice Kindl - another middle grade story about a girl who vanishes in her own house and her family forgets her. Pretty good. Might've liked it better if I were middle grade.
Not of Woman Born - ed. Constance Ash - I read this a few months ago, but never blogged it? I don't really remember it well enough to have an opinion.
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Dec. 16th, 2013 10:04 pmAncillary Justice - Anne Leckie - very interesting book. I don't want to spoil it,
so I won't say anything more than that I found it original, and very different. The
primary character's language doesn't differentiate between male and female, and
"she" is the pronoun used for everyone. Which is more mindbending than you'd
think, and totally awesome.
W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton - What more can I say about the alphabet series, except
that they do not disappoint?
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger - YA prequel to a series I read after it. Callouts
would be more obvious if I'd read them first. Quite nice, and I am sending to nieces.
Soulless, Blameless, Changeless, Heartless, Timeless - Gail Carriger - the aforementioned
series. An excellent romp.
Hawk in Silver - Mary Gentle - decent read, not much to set it off in my memory.
The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters - Another Amelia Peabody.
Ran Away - Barbara Hambly - One of the Benjamin January mysteries. Good, as I as
expected.
My Lady of Cleves - Margaret Campbell Barnes - Henry VIII, from Anne of Cleves point of
view. Much enjoyed.
Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol 8 - Fumi Yoshinaga - manga- I am fascinated by this story.
The Blessing Way - Tony Hillerman - competent mystery. Sometimes I wonder how much of
Southwestern & Navajo culture got right...
so I won't say anything more than that I found it original, and very different. The
primary character's language doesn't differentiate between male and female, and
"she" is the pronoun used for everyone. Which is more mindbending than you'd
think, and totally awesome.
W is for Wasted - Sue Grafton - What more can I say about the alphabet series, except
that they do not disappoint?
Etiquette & Espionage - Gail Carriger - YA prequel to a series I read after it. Callouts
would be more obvious if I'd read them first. Quite nice, and I am sending to nieces.
Soulless, Blameless, Changeless, Heartless, Timeless - Gail Carriger - the aforementioned
series. An excellent romp.
Hawk in Silver - Mary Gentle - decent read, not much to set it off in my memory.
The Curse of the Pharaohs - Elizabeth Peters - Another Amelia Peabody.
Ran Away - Barbara Hambly - One of the Benjamin January mysteries. Good, as I as
expected.
My Lady of Cleves - Margaret Campbell Barnes - Henry VIII, from Anne of Cleves point of
view. Much enjoyed.
Ooku: The Inner Chambers vol 8 - Fumi Yoshinaga - manga- I am fascinated by this story.
The Blessing Way - Tony Hillerman - competent mystery. Sometimes I wonder how much of
Southwestern & Navajo culture got right...
Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters - decent enough mystery. Interesting
main character, not exactly a reliable narrator, in very obvious ways. Amusing
Cold Magic - (reread)
Cold Fire - (reread)
Cold Steel - Kate Elliot - Well, the third one came out, and I decided to reread the
series. Neither the new book nor the older ones were disappointments. Highly recommend.
The Dazzle of Day - Molly Gloss - Quakers in space. Interesting. I am not sure I
comprehend it. I have heard it described as a middle-relationship book - not about the
start, nor about the end, but about the shifts that may occur in the middle of a
relationship.
1939: Last Season of Peace - Angela Lambert - interesting look at the London Season of
1939. I was glad to have the background information on how the Season developed, &c.
since it figures so in Georgette Heyer novels.
The Tudor Rose - Margaret Campbell Barnes - Historical about Elizabeth of York. Provided
some depth and insight into the woman which I had not had before. Recommend, if you like
this sort of thing.
main character, not exactly a reliable narrator, in very obvious ways. Amusing
Cold Magic - (reread)
Cold Fire - (reread)
Cold Steel - Kate Elliot - Well, the third one came out, and I decided to reread the
series. Neither the new book nor the older ones were disappointments. Highly recommend.
The Dazzle of Day - Molly Gloss - Quakers in space. Interesting. I am not sure I
comprehend it. I have heard it described as a middle-relationship book - not about the
start, nor about the end, but about the shifts that may occur in the middle of a
relationship.
1939: Last Season of Peace - Angela Lambert - interesting look at the London Season of
1939. I was glad to have the background information on how the Season developed, &c.
since it figures so in Georgette Heyer novels.
The Tudor Rose - Margaret Campbell Barnes - Historical about Elizabeth of York. Provided
some depth and insight into the woman which I had not had before. Recommend, if you like
this sort of thing.
These Old Shades-
Devil's Cub-
An Infamous Army - Georgette Heyer - Read them all together, and the last one for the first time. Heyer, as Heyer. I skipped about 1/3 of the last book, as I am not interested in troop movements....
The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry - standard-genre fiction; not bad; didn't see the twist coming.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones - okay, zen makes no sense to me, and that is okay.
Gulp - Mary Roach - Excellent nonfiction about the alimentary canal. Highly recommend.
Quiverfull - Katherine Joyce - a bit drier than I'd expected, but then, I read this type of blog...
Summer Falls - Melody Malone - eh, if I'd paid more I'd've expected more.... Doctor Who tie-in
The Winter Palace - Eva Stachniak - interesting fictional account of Catherine the Great's rise to power. I like her much, much better knowing a bit more about her, and it's nice to see non-Tudor historical fiction.
A Betrayal in Winter -
An Autumn War -
The Price of Spring - Daniel Abraham - Very good series, fully fleshed characters. A timescale that allows for repercussions of actions.
Small Gods - Terry Pratchett (reread) - almost as good as I remembered it.
The Foundling - Georgette Heyer - a silly Heyer. Amusing and fun.
A Blunt Instrument - Georgette Heyer - decent mystery novel.
Without a Summer - Mary Robinette Kowal - Third in her series, and very, very good.
The Last Vanity
Bowman Strikes Again - Hartley Howard - Decent mysteries of the hardboiled variety. I won't pay full price for them, but for $2.99 not bad.
Overdressed - Elizabeth Cline - fascinating look at our clothing and where it comes from. Highly recommend.
Year's total: 40
Devil's Cub-
An Infamous Army - Georgette Heyer - Read them all together, and the last one for the first time. Heyer, as Heyer. I skipped about 1/3 of the last book, as I am not interested in troop movements....
The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry - standard-genre fiction; not bad; didn't see the twist coming.
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones - okay, zen makes no sense to me, and that is okay.
Gulp - Mary Roach - Excellent nonfiction about the alimentary canal. Highly recommend.
Quiverfull - Katherine Joyce - a bit drier than I'd expected, but then, I read this type of blog...
Summer Falls - Melody Malone - eh, if I'd paid more I'd've expected more.... Doctor Who tie-in
The Winter Palace - Eva Stachniak - interesting fictional account of Catherine the Great's rise to power. I like her much, much better knowing a bit more about her, and it's nice to see non-Tudor historical fiction.
A Betrayal in Winter -
An Autumn War -
The Price of Spring - Daniel Abraham - Very good series, fully fleshed characters. A timescale that allows for repercussions of actions.
Small Gods - Terry Pratchett (reread) - almost as good as I remembered it.
The Foundling - Georgette Heyer - a silly Heyer. Amusing and fun.
A Blunt Instrument - Georgette Heyer - decent mystery novel.
Without a Summer - Mary Robinette Kowal - Third in her series, and very, very good.
The Last Vanity
Bowman Strikes Again - Hartley Howard - Decent mysteries of the hardboiled variety. I won't pay full price for them, but for $2.99 not bad.
Overdressed - Elizabeth Cline - fascinating look at our clothing and where it comes from. Highly recommend.
Year's total: 40
Books 2012 - 9
Mar. 31st, 2013 03:31 pmCrystal Singer -
Killashandra -
Crystal Line - Anne McCaffery - So, the first 2 were rereads of books first read about 25 years ago, and I hadn't realized there was a third, so it was not a reread. I enjoyed them very much for the fluff they were. I was in a very stressful time at work, and they were an excellent diversion.
The Kingmaker's Daughter - Phillipa Gregory - Some help straightening out the Wars of the Roses. I still like Richard III.
Nation - Terry Pratchett - nook - not a Discworld. More of a young adult book. Good, but not his best for me.
Dragons Love Tacos - Adam Rubin - a children's book. Not bad.
Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs - I just read this today. Another one in the Mercy Thompson series. Very much like the whole series. Especially enjoy the relationship between Adam and Mercy.
A Wicked Liason - Christine Merill - amusing enough romance novel.
A Shadow in Summer - Daniel Abraham - nook - first of a quartet. Absolutely awesome. Interesting worldbuilding, fantastic characters.
Year's total: 23
Killashandra -
Crystal Line - Anne McCaffery - So, the first 2 were rereads of books first read about 25 years ago, and I hadn't realized there was a third, so it was not a reread. I enjoyed them very much for the fluff they were. I was in a very stressful time at work, and they were an excellent diversion.
The Kingmaker's Daughter - Phillipa Gregory - Some help straightening out the Wars of the Roses. I still like Richard III.
Nation - Terry Pratchett - nook - not a Discworld. More of a young adult book. Good, but not his best for me.
Dragons Love Tacos - Adam Rubin - a children's book. Not bad.
Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs - I just read this today. Another one in the Mercy Thompson series. Very much like the whole series. Especially enjoy the relationship between Adam and Mercy.
A Wicked Liason - Christine Merill - amusing enough romance novel.
A Shadow in Summer - Daniel Abraham - nook - first of a quartet. Absolutely awesome. Interesting worldbuilding, fantastic characters.
Year's total: 23
