kitewithfish

Work in Progress

Sock Madness 16 continues! Tho I failed to get it in under the wire, I have finished the Engelkristall socks https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kitewithfish/engelkristall annnnnd they don't fit. I'm shopping around for a friend with slightly larger feet than mine.

I'm more than 25% on the first round Ipomoea sock https://www.ravelry.com/projects/kitewithfish/ipomoea-socks - Since I am a cheerleader, I don't have to stick strictly to the pattern, and I plan to start sock 2 with some modifications - mostly, I'm adding moar beads, because I think they look pretty cool and I've gotten good at stringing them.

What I've Read
It's actually been a pretty light week for reading.

I finished In Other Lands, which was delightful to listen to. I had actually first read it back in the days when it was just a fun writing exercise on Sarah Rees Brennan's journal, and I will always have a soft spot for it.

I tried reading the Assassin's Apprentice and it just dragged - I like Robin Hobb but I was just not engaged and found the narrator a bit tiresome.

I also re-read some of Helenish's works - Theft of Assets, Destruction of Property was, as always, a touching vision of recovery. Looking is a new one, Teen Wolf, and also kind of soft and wonderful.

Edit: Just after posting this, the library gave me the audiobook for All Systems Red by Martha Wells, which I adored when I first read it and adore now. Murderbot has the whole Socially Awkward protagonist gift that I so love. I really need to go and read everything by Martha Wells.

What I'm Reading
It Takes Two to Tumble - Cat Sebastien, read by Joel Leslie. I'm close to finishing this rather delightful little story - a gruff sea captain and a kind clergyman with an unconventional family have great chemistry together and bond over the sea captain's unruly children. Dyslexia! Family secrets! Women side characters who have hopes and dreams for themselves! A rope swing!

Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - I'm trying to finish this, but it really is YA. It's churlish to resent a book for being in a genre, but by far the elements I like the least of this books are the parts that mark is strongest as YA - the scenes in the high school, and the romance with the two brothers. I'm also not that interested in the mystery - the comparisons to The Westing Game are not, so far, earned. But I'm only halfway and there's plenty of book to read.

What I'll Read Next

I completely forgot about this after downloading it but I waaant it.
Five Times Frederick Wentworth Had the Breath Knocked Out of Him On the Ice (and one time he let out a breath he didn’t know he was holding) by AMarguerite

I have Good Omens as an audiobook, as well as some Holly Black and Martha Wells and other things. I really need to find a few more audiobooks to have lined up - but I also have a new novella by Alexandra Rowland to read so, lots to get into!