Books read in 2023

54  A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan #1) (e)
53  A Gentleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel, KJ Charles (Doomsdays #2) (e)
52  Witchy Eye, DJ Butler (Witchy War Series 1) (e)
51  Royal Tea Service, Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles #3) (e)
50  A Christmas Like No Otter, Zoe Chant (Virtue Shifters #4) (e)
49  "Compulsion," A Murderbot short story, Martha Wells (re-read) (e)
48  The Wizard's Butler, Nathan Lowell (Wizard's Butler #1?) (e)
47  Tea Set and Match, Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles #2) (e)
46  A Coup of Tea, Casey Blair (Tea Princess Chronicles #1) (e)
45  Let's Go for Broke, Mary Lasswell (re-read) (e)
44  The Salt-Black Tree, Lilith Saintcrow (The Dead God's Heart #2) (e)
43  Lavender's Blue, Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer (Liz Danger #1) (e)
42  The Talisman Ring, Georgette Heyer (re-re-&-read) (e)
41  Cotillion, Georgette Heyer (re-re-&-read) (e)
40  Black Sheep, Georgette Heyer (re-re-&-read) (e)
39  A Tempest at Sea, Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock #7) (e)
38  The Warrior's Apprentice, Lois McMaster Bujold (re-read) (e)
37  Nimona, ND Stevenson (graphic novel)
36  A Queer Trade, KJ Charles (A Charm of Magpies World #2) (e)
35  Rag and Bone, KJ Charles (A Charm of Magpies World #3) (e)
34  Jackdaw, KJ Charles (A Charm of Magpies World #1) (e)
33  The Grand Sophy, Georgette Heyer (re-re-&-read) (e)
32  Spring's Arcana, Lilith Saintcrow (The Dead God's Heart #1) (e)
31  Emily of New Moon, L.M. Montgomery (e)
30  Witch King, Martha Wells (e)
29  This Immortal, Roger Zelazny (re-read) (e)
28  God Stalk, P.C. Hodgell (re-read) (e)
27  The Fair Miss Fortune, D.E. Stevenson (e)
26  Who Cries for the Lost, C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr #18) (e)
25  Charlie All Night, Jennifer Crusie (re-read) (e)
24  A House With Good Bones, T. Kingfisher (e)
23  The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, KJ Charles (re-read) (e)
22  Like a Thief in the Night, KJ Charles (e)
21  Hellspark, Janet Kagan (re-re-re-&c-read) (e)
20  The Soulmate Equation, Christina Lauren (e)
19  Artfully Yours, Joanna Lowell (e)
18  Bridge of Birds, Barry Hughart (re-re-&c-read) (e)
17  The Magician's Daughter, H.G. Parry (e)
16  The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen, KJ Charles (Doomsday #1) (e)
15  A Conspiracy of Truths, Alexandra Rowland (e)
14  A Tangled Web, Lucy Maud Montgomery (e)
13  Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson (re-re-re-&c-read) (e)
12  It Takes Two to Tumble, Cat Sebastian, (The Sedgewicks #1) (e)
11  Faking It, Jennifer Crusie (e) re-read
10  Getting Rid of Bradley, Jennifer Crusie (e) re-read
9   Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik (e) re-read
8   Masters in this Hall, K.J. Charles (Lilywhite Boys) (e)
7   Storm Echo, Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling Trinity Book 6) (e)
6   Magic for Marigold, L.M. Montgomery (e)
5   The Harbors of the Sun, Martha Wells (Raksura #5) (e)
4   The Edge of the World, Martha Wells  (Raksura #4) (e)
3   The Blue Castle, L.M. Montgomery (e)
2   The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie (e)
1   Salvage Right, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Liaden Universe® 25) (unedited manuscript) (e)

Celebrations unto the day

Today, we celebrate the 1988 arrival in Maine of one (1) black Chevrolet Beretta driven by myself, orange-and-white Archie McGee, and tabbycat Brandee riding shotgun; and one (1) UHaul rent-a-van packed with what was left of our Worldly Goods, driven by Steve, with Arwen as his copilot.

We made Skowhegan in the afternoon, first stop at the address of the guy who had rented us a house, long-distance, there to find out that his daughter had left her husband during the three days it had taken us to drive up from Maryland, and instead of a place to unload, we got our money back. We then went to the offices of the Skowhegan Reporter to let Steve's boss (who had hired him likewise long-distance) know he was in town. Boss had been reassigned, and no, Steve didn't have a job.

We finally made landing at Maitland Richardson's Skowhegan campground. The managers there, despite they were shutting down for the winter, kindly rented us a cabin and swore that they would tell staff to winterize it last. That done, we deposited the cats in the cabin, rented a storage unit, unpacked the UHaul, went to Shop and Save to pick up salads and the large bottle of wine, returned to the cabin and collapsed.

Today's celebrations will include, we hope, receiving the new Covid booster, followed by ice cream, followed by viewing Asteroid City from the comfort of our living room, possibly with the company of three Maine coon cats.