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Got home late last night and read a new book in one sitting.

New Fiction
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear is the latest in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. This book is about Nadya, who we first saw in Beneath The Sugar Sky. The ending is absolutely heartbreaking, and a reminder just why is so many of these children end up at Elanor West's school.

Cookbooks
Cooking With Magic: A Century of Recipes from Disney. (Library book) - nice to page through, would not buy. Disney have taken their films and tried to pick recipes that might associate well with them. It's one thing when you see fans doing this, or making things that were actually in media, but most of this is just 'this goes along with the movie I guess'. (I'm getting persnickety, but the styling of the photos wasn't even that great.) Feels like Disney just trying to make money because they saw something they weren't in on.

Esse in Hesse - it is not unusual for me to come back from travels with a new cookbook, and this was the one from the Germany trip. Given I've actually developed a taste for rotkohl, it might be useful. Obviously I will not be able to make everything in this one. I have no idea where I'd find Handkäs hereabouts.

The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan (Library book)
Old school cookbook (original edition 1979). No photos, just lots of recipes collected from all over with some verses from the Bible, blurbs about various occasions, and explanations of where the recipes came from, along with menu suggestions. Pretty sure there's something in here for all tastes and/or occasions. Also, I feel you have to appreciate a cookbook author who writes "the amount this recipe feeds depends on the number of latkes eaten the night before".

New non-fiction
None. Have not been in the mood, though I do have several out from the library.

Re-reads
Jane of Lantern Hill (I've been on an LM Montgomery kick over the holidays, and this was the last of them. At least, until I can find where Magic for Marigold ended up, because it was not in the same box as the others.)


I feel like I need some new books & reading icons. May have to make them myself.

Title: Deep Breath
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Summary:  The Sudden Flame drags on.  (Chapter 34 of Dancing In The Dark)
Word Count: 3415

Linking this one...

Yes, still behind.

It is a new year. I have yet to read any new books.

Concluded the old year with a re-read of LM Montgomery's Emily books. The Dean Priest romance is creepier than I remembered.

Title: Some Assembly Required
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Summary:  Nerdanel has a nice quiet dinner with her parents, son, and grandson.
Word Count: 1310
Note: Missed posting yesterday because there was a New Year's Eve gathering.

 

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Title: Back In The Valley
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Summary:  Elrond snatches a few moments of peace and quiet while he can.
Word Count: 1305
Note: Posted to SWG first, as it works for bingo on the "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" Potluck Bingo card.

 

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Title: Tra La La Lally
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Summary:  Ambarussa's return was a surprise all around.
Word Count: 1500

 

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Title: A Warm Bath
Author: Grundy
Rating: FR13
Summary: Celebrían gets to unwind after her long and stressful day - and see a bit more of Elrond. (Chapter 4 of By Any Other Name)
Word Count: 2069
Note: Slightly more skeptical that I'll manage 12 days, but here we go all the same. One suggestion was "more Second Age Elrond/Celebrían courtship and hijinks".

 

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I'm going to attempt a 12 days of Christmas fic spree again this year. Not sure how I'll do - I suspect the days I am off will be fine but days I'm working could get dicey.

If anyone's got things they've been hoping I'd write, feel free to suggest in the comments. (Anonymous comments are on but screened, so if there's anything you want to suggest and don't want me to know it was you, have at it.)

Caveat: I'm trying to avoid any big time skips forward in the DoC 'verse, so I won't be writing any Maedhros/Maglor/other Feanorion returning from the Halls.

You thought I forgot, didn't you?

I did not. I've just not had a lot of reading time lately. But I did manage one book this past week.

Percy Jackson & the Wrath of the Triple Goddess by Rick Riordan
Another fun romp from Riordan. The latest installment of Percy's adventures sees him continuing his quest for college recommendations, this time via Hecate. In addition to Percy, Annabeth, and Grover learning a bit about themselves (all part of their ongoing quest to grow up without dying, despite being demigods), we also learn a bit about Percy's mom Sally and her past. I hope all these crazy kids make it.

Title: Delayed Reaction
Rating: FR13
Summary: Celegorm finds a few things out considerably after the fact.
Word Count: 1650
Note: This was the poll winner by a whisker. (Don't worry, the other options will still be coming at some point. They're in progress!)

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