August reading

I am still partway through Darnton's The Revolutionary Temper, about Paris in the half century before the French Revolution. I do want to go back to it, but I needed to sync my kindle to put other books on it before going to Montreal.

Books finished last month:

Penric and the Bandit, by Lois McMaster Bujold: the latest Penric and Desdemona story, which I liked. The bandit is the main viewpoint character, and this book doesn't (imho) depend as much on familiarity with the series as some of the previous stories do.

Perfect Accord, by Celia Lake: another of her fantasy historical romances set in Albion. The non-romance part of the plot involves an illegal conspiracy, and it's not entirely clear who they're conspiring against, and some of the conspirators don't seem to know either. The heroine of this one and her gay male best friend agreed, at 13, to get married if they reach the age when their families are pressuring them to marry, and neither of them has found someone they prefer.

I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons, by Peter Beagle: novella about a dragon-hunter/exterminator, who would like to be almost anything else; a princess whose parents are hoping she will like one of the many princes who keep turning up; and the first prince she does like, who was wandering around as part of avoiding his parents plans for him. Good.

Lady Eve's Last Con, by Rebecca Fraimow, a queer Jewish sf romance, set on a satellite of Pluto, with some references to Brooklyn. I think Ruthanna recommended this one.

I read both of those while visiting rysmiel, and didn't make any notes,

apple: Sansa

Yellow apple, mild but pleasant. I think I'd like it better if the flavor more intense and/or sweeter, and a little crisper would also be nice. Cattitude said the flavor reminded him of a banana, and Adrian agreed, strongly enough that she suspects they crossed a Golden Delicious apple with a banana.