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"Perhaps the stars" by Ada Palmer. In my defense (that it took me four years to finish reading the series), book 4 wasn't even out when I started book 1. I sort of thought when a new character was narrating there would be less sobbing in each other's arms, but no such luck. So much exposition! Portions of it were a slog, but the use of multiple languages, the way dialog was presented, that all was neat to see in action. And the ending was very satisfying.  LHC #226: "The Traitor Baru Cormorant" by Seth Dickinson. I had it on overdrive hold for weeks and weeks (at least six actually) and it was still six weeks out when I got it.   LHC #227:  "Scholars of night" by John Ford.  I knew this book was going to be a delight on about page 2. And it truly was. I will push this on people.

Wind/Water/Salt  Chapters 39-51:   Still n eed to take up comments and revise.  Persephone  (probably not its real name): Thought thoughts mostly.  Short Stories:  Started one, have 90% of a first draft.  Critted  4  Got back  0    Submissions  0  Out there   0   Rejects   0 Knitting Cathar  (self). Started the month with the fair isle portion barely started. Did not progress. Braids   (self). Started divided for the neck and done 3/4 of the back I'd guess. Finished the back and front neck and rejoined and did about an inch of the left shoulder, so five inches to go, then the hood, then done. It would be cool to finish this this year.  Owlie athletic socks.  Started the month with one toe and two heels to do. Finished.  Beady-eye owlie socks.  Started the month with part of one leg. Finished both socks.  Scarlotta socks. There was a disaster with the second beady-eye owlie sock, where I encountered a factory knot in the yarn where the beads were threaded mere minutes before I was g