The Goblin Emperorby Katherine AddisonFantasy448 pagesPublished in 2014 After an airship crash kills Emperor Varenechibal IV and his eldest three sons, Varenechibal's fourth and ill-favored son Maia ascends to the imperial throne as ruler of the elflands. The only child of a loveless political marriage, Maia was relegated to a dreary former hunting lodge after … Continue reading Book Review: The Goblin Emperor
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Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
I had thought this week was going to be stressful because we were understaffed all week at work due to some vacations, but it turned out to be okay. Which was great. I was relieved when each working day went by and it was just busy enough to make the time pass without making me … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 17, 2021
Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan #1)by Arkady MartineScience FictionPublished in 2019 Mahit Dzmare is a young ambassador fulfilling a lifelong ambition: to travel from her home on the independent Lsel Station to the vast Teixcalaan Empire, whose culture she has long been obsessed with. Complex, cosmopolitan, and endlessly self-referential, Teixcalaan expands in two ways: through … Continue reading Book Review: A Memory Called Empire
Sunday Sum-Up: October 10, 2021
Where did last week go? It seemed like it was Sunday, then I went to a nearby state park to go hiking, and now it's Sunday again. So I ask again: where did last week go? But hiking! So I got up a bit early on my day off and headed out to the park. … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 10, 2021
September Summary, October Preview
September was a month wherein summer decided to linger on, and I resolutely decided that it was Fall because it was September and the autumnal equinox happened and also Hobbit Day was on the twenty-second, all of which are harbingers of Fall. So even though there were a few days where the temperature reached 95°F … Continue reading September Summary, October Preview
Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
And like that, it was October. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com The first couple of days of October have been particularly autumnal. It's been cool and cloudy, and constantly threatening rain. Leaves are turning, crows are showing up everywhere, and the nights are getting longer. This is definitely my time of year. I didn't go … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: October 3, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 26, 2021
It's been a lovely autumnal week around here. I've gone for long walks (but didn't take any photos, oddly) and generally just enjoyed the cool nights and clear days. After a long, hot summer I'm happy to have nighttime lows a little above freezing. When I look at the weather map, the alerts for the … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 26, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
The weather is continuing to slowly cool down. Over the past several evenings I've had the windows open with the breeze blowing in, and the cicadas have finally stopped buzzing. So now, instead of having their ear-piercing static song droning all through the night, we're getting crickets. Crickets are much quieter and more melodious than … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 19, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 12, 2021
You know what's great about regularly visiting your indie bookshop? The staff really gets to know you and figures out that you're a reliable human, so when you head downtown to the indie bookshop to order an expensive book with the really nice gift card you got a while back, and it's not until you've … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 12, 2021
Sunday Sum-Up: September 5, 2021
September got the memo about its being Spooky Season. Usually, the first couple of weeks of September are hot and dry, but it's been much cooler (in the upper-70s°F to mid-80s°F) with a reasonable amount of rain. We had a couple of flash flood warnings pop up when some storms were coming in, but there … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up: September 5, 2021
