Next book in a series....

For anyone reading Kristen's Cashore's Graceling and Fire books, the third one, Bitterblue just showed up from my pre-order at amazon.

Texting with the 14yo:

Me: Bitterblue

Her: Yesssssssssssss!

Good books all. I do usually warn because while they're perfectly fine, I know some people are uncomfortable with young women having -gasp!- sexual agency portrayed in a positive manner, and one scene in _Graceling_ is a bit more explicit than usual for young adult books. Nothing that a 12 yo, say, couldn't handle, but the books were good enough that Perry, then 9, wanted to read them. We listened on CD and just skipped that one passage with him.

( Some details about the scene and thus spoilers under the cut )

I'm pretty sure I reviewed both books here, if I can find the links to my reviews, I'll post them.

Well, HARUMPH!

This was yesterday's rant about AC and her hiking trip.

Well, she got the PT to agree that she should be able to do it.

I'm to take her to the wildland park I hike in every day and make her hike a mile, in boots, with a hiking staff (got one), and if she can handle that mile, she's good to go.

I'm certain she'd do it on her hands and knees if she... oh wait. She can't. I'm certain she'd scoot it on her butt if she had to go get to go on that trip, so it looks like she is going.