maribou | reserved for cherries; classical key; valor of canaan

Reserved for the Cat, by Mercedes Lackey
More fairy-tale retelling with fun historical fluff bits. This one based on Puss in Boots and Parisian ballets and seaside music halls. Quite exactly what I expected from it. Really, I don't mind formulas when they're well-executed.
(24/300)

Bowl of Cherries, by Millard Kaufman
On the one hand, the story and plot are completely absurd. And on the other hand, the psychology and the character's interrelationships are grounded to the point of being almost (but never quite) banal. It makes for a bizarre combination, but I quite liked it. The language is lovely, too.
(25/300)

The Loeb Classical Library Reader, Various Artists
Bits and snippets of all sorts of things, plays and Aristotle and Lucretius and like that. Very fun to pick up and nibble on.
(26/300)

Key of Knowledge, by Nora Roberts
Key of Valor, by Nora Roberts
(27,28/300)
Um, I think last time I read one of hers I said something to the effect of "Sometimes you're sick and you just want someone to tell you a story with lots of rompy sex and escapist & loving detailing of food and material objects, and a nice straightforward battle between good and evil, and that will do just fine." and, well, still true.

Out of Canaan, by Jan Karon
Kind of like Nora Roberts only with more characters, less epic, more tenderness, and a genteel curtain drawn along the line between intimacy and actual sex. Confess I liked it better, but they both get the job done nicely.
(29/300)