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I have a fair number of friends who post what they’ve been reading lately so I thought I’d give it a go.

Claire North’s The Sudden Appearance of Hope features a forgettable woman, forgettable in that once she’s out of sight people forget her in about a minute. It’s an interesting premise – although it reminds me of a story I read decades ago about a man who’s forgotten by everyone each morning – and the writing’s quite good. I’m about a third of the way through it and definitely recommend it.

Because I’m still under the weather – darn cold that won’t go away – I’ve been revisiting an old favorite, Lois McMaster Bujold’s Memory, my favorite of the Vorkosigan books. I think I like it because he grows up in this book, decides who he wants to be. I first read it when I was thinking along those same lines.

When I was even more ill and looking for something light, KJ Charles’ Band Sinister, a male / male romance that pokes fun at Gothic romances while being one. I read it twice.

And, of course, fanfiction! AMarguerite An Ever-Fixed Mark is a meta on the soulmark trope, an identifying mark that reveals ones soul-mate, using Pride and Prejudice. It’s a delightful read that allows you to pick your ending: Elizabeth Bennet married (at the end) to Mr. Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, or the Duke of Wellington. She marries Colonel Fitzwilliam first in all of them and it’s fascinating to see her as a soldier’s wife, following the drum as it were. I think the author is a history buff if not a historian; she has the details down.

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