TGIF

Friday

My record has been broken. I hadn't called in personally sick for over four years. I took yesterday off. Because the cold was trying to get me. Over. Four. Years. Record. Broken. 

Mostly, it was because my brain was fogged and headachy. Felt woozy/disconnected. I slept most of the day yesterday. It's progressed to just a runny nose with a little headache. 

Luckily it's soon the weekend so I'm pretty much going to attack the cold while simultaneously doing a lot of sleep. 

I received a hold today that I'll give a try. It's a fantasy by Elizabeth Wheatley. I came across her "book goblin" short vids that are abso-effing-lutely hilarious if you're a reader. I am a reader. So I thought I'd try her writing. 

DAINDRETH'S ASSASSIN by Elizabeth Wheatley. 1st of 5 in 

Magic has two immutable rules—every spell requires a sacrifice and every curse can be broken. Amira Brindonu is a sorceress turned assassin, bound in a curse that forces her to obey her father, even to the point of high treason. When he orders her to kill the future emperor, she fails, but discovers a secret that could bring the whole of the empire to its knees. The archduke is stricken by a curse that could sentence him and his people to damnation, but Amira could be the only key to breaking it. In a desperate last-ditch effort, the archduke takes Amira prisoner and makes a pact to protect her from her curse if she will help free him of his own. As time begins to run out, Amira soon learns that there are enemies that blades can’t touch and there are fates worse than death. Caught in a web of sorcery, intrigue, and her growing feelings for the archduke, the assassin must decide just how much she is willing to give to save the only man she’s ever loved. Every curse can be broken, but can two cursed people save each other?

Published 2021; 283 pages.

So we'll see. 

Sprints tomorrow afternoon. I've got some crochet projects going: a Christmas gift, a wedding gift, a blanket for Steve, a blanket for me. Things will be worked on. Things will be read.

Have a good weekend

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster