If I were a better knitter, this would be the best knitting book in the world. It's jammed full of information about accurate measuring (of the body -...moreIf I were a better knitter, this would be the best knitting book in the world. It's jammed full of information about accurate measuring (of the body - I know the stuff about gauge measuring, however accurately I do or don't do it!), adapting knits to fit the individual body and it's *really* the individual body, not the range from the scrawny to the curvy-wow-look-at-how-inclusive-we-are. Ysolda Teague is small - not scrawny, but small - and Amanda Allen is proper big, and looks absolutely gorgeous in all the knitwear in the book. With the exception of the one she modelled to show one of the mistakes.
I got this from the library to see whether I wanted to buy it, and I do! It won't be immediately, as the patterns I really want to knit from the book are in smaller gauge than I have time for atm. If I were as fast as I'd like to be, I'd knit cardigans for Becca, Cara and me right this second now and we'd be wearing them in no time. (less)
Good heavens. I was listening to this while cooking dinner, and the phrase "his deliciously cucumbery cock" was actually used. No cucumber...moreGood heavens. I was listening to this while cooking dinner, and the phrase "his deliciously cucumbery cock" was actually used. No cucumber on our menu tonight, thank goodness.
I quite like a lot about the story, and especially the mix of normal but very neurotic protag and a world of superpowers, underworld crime lords and secret evil-fighting group (with a bit of shadiness of their own). I'd have given up over the sex-or-almost-sex scenes (we're on the third guy now, and it's only gotten worse!) except for the fact that I'm running lowish on credits on Audible. The sexy time scenes and the audiobook reader's accents - I'm trying not to think too hard about whether Packard's supposed to be Irish - are other turn-offs.
Did everyone catch that phrase though... his deliciously cucumbery cock.
Finished.
It got even worse. Justine was a bit of a pain, and the moral waters became very muddied indeed. The two (male) sides of the inevitable love triangle both seem to have some difficulty with the concept of justice requiring that criminals be given a proper trial, which might have worked had the book been all comic-book style, but not as it was. Also, the BF (by the end of this book, at least) tells Justine "You don't have to think at all. Let me do the thinking." What the hell?! He's obnoxious anyway, but as pretty much all the characters are, to some degree, I definitely won't be reading on in this series.(less)
Hunh. Saw this had a starred review from Kirkus, and it's published over here, so came over to GR to add it to my to-read shelf, when I happened to n...moreHunh. Saw this had a starred review from Kirkus, and it's published over here, so came over to GR to add it to my to-read shelf, when I happened to notice a few less-than-favourable reviews at the top of the page. I read Kira's, with the quotes, and .. yeah, that's not good.
I'll probably still read it, but will get it from the library instead of buying it. Better for the blood pressure if those quotes don't appear at all different in context.(less)
Very much enjoyed this short novella, in part for the setting (the Yukon during the gold rush), with magic (though Kali doesn't have any of the usual ...moreVery much enjoyed this short novella, in part for the setting (the Yukon during the gold rush), with magic (though Kali doesn't have any of the usual types of magic) and steampunk gadgets. Kali does tend to invite comparison with Amaranthe of the Emperor's Edge novels, and suffer a bit in the comparing, but if I hadn't read all the books so close together, then I probably wouldn't have been thinking that way. Kali's pretty cool in her own right, and her backstory is poignant without being hit-you-over-the-head UNDERDOG. She's far too competent for that.(less)
Oh dear. Picked this up in Amherst Books because they of its local author flag - and it looked quite promising for a while. I liked the idea that the...moreOh dear. Picked this up in Amherst Books because they of its local author flag - and it looked quite promising for a while. I liked the idea that the one unnoticed change the Professor had made in the 30s when he'd visited had led to dramatically increased rates of climate change, with Manhattan flooded. Samantha has to help the Professor figure out what went wrong and then get back and prevent it from happening. It kind of fell apart on a bunch of levels - the writing is passable at best and sometimes really bad, Samantha's mother does *nothing* except be a bit cross with the Professor when Samantha disappears for a week, and explains it by telling her she was doing research with the Professor and was too busy at it even to phone, and the villain is just daft. Why did I finish? Good question.(less)
I saw this in the bookshops in town and decided to check it out from the library on the basis of a recipe for pumpkin scones. YUM. I'll probably end u...moreI saw this in the bookshops in town and decided to check it out from the library on the basis of a recipe for pumpkin scones. YUM. I'll probably end up buying this, but have already drooled over lots of the recipes (not literally - it's a library book!). Nice photography too.(less)
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