6/29/2023 0 Comments The shadows between us review![]() ![]() ![]() “Tricia Levenseller’s latest, The Shadows Between Us, is a decadent and wickedly addictive fantasy, full of schemes and court intrigue, and delightful descriptions of food, which I am always a fan of. After all, who better for a Shadow King than a cunning, villainous queen? As attempts on his life are made, she finds herself trying to keep him alive long enough for him to make her his queen-all while struggling not to lose her heart. Regardless, Alessandra knows what she deserves, and she’s going to do everything within her power to get it.īut Alessandra’s not the only one trying to kill the king. Book Tricia Levenseller Romance 2020 Parents Say: age 13+ 2 reviews Any Iffy Content Read more Talk with Your Kids About Read more A Lot or a Little What you willand won'tfind in this book. ![]() Others say they speak to him, whispering the thoughts of his enemies. Romantic fantasy has court intrigue, lots of frank sex talk. ![]() Some say he can command the shadows that swirl around him to do his bidding. No one knows the extent of the freshly crowned Shadow King’s power. Alessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power: 1) Woo the Shadow King. They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. And they never will.”Īlessandra is tired of being overlooked, but she has a plan to gain power:ģ) Kill him and take his kingdom for herself. Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King, is back with an epic YA tale of ambition and love in The Shadows Between Us. “They’ve never found the body of the first and only boy who broke my heart. Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King, is back with an epic YA tale of ambition and love in The Shadows Between Us. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Strange academy skottie young![]() ![]() The Marvel Universe's first school for sorcerers throws open its doors! Doctor Strange has finally established an academy for the mystic arts, bringing together young people from across the cosmos with an aptitude for magic to study under tutors including Doctor Voodoo, the Ancient One, the Scarlet Witch, Magik, Daimon Hellstrom and all your favorite Marvel mages! From mindful Mindless Ones to pan-dimensional games of tag, the Strange Academy definitely lives up to its name. ![]() ![]() But when Bee's two best friends leave the carnival, Bee decides it's time to find a real home, and takes to the road with a stray dog as unwanted as she is and a small piglet.īee is taken in by two mysterious but kindly old women, Mrs. ![]() In fact, the carnival owner only seems to be keeping Bee so that he can use her in his "freak show" when she's a little older. She has to deal with teasing about a prominent birthmark on her face, although her guardian Pauline suggests it's a precious diamond. ![]() Bee fills her days chopping onions and helping at the carnival's hot dog cart. It's 1942, and Bee's parents, carnival workers, were killed when she was four and she's been raised by a kindly young woman, Pauline. In her most recent book, Beholding Bee, she weaves an especially magical and moving story that's perfect for middle-grade readers.Īs the novel opens, we meet 11-year old Bee, who lives with a traveling carnival. Award-winning author Kimberly Newton Fusco really knows how to create strong female characters that stay with you long after you've finished her book. ![]() ![]() These stories showcase the wide range of Cross-Smith’s talent. It was lazy, like cold French fries”) distinguishes each of the narrator’s points of view within common themes of love, friendship, sex, and loyalty. ![]() In “California, Keep Us,” a Kentucky couple, mourning the loss of their baby, retreats once a month for a weekend in California to assume different identities with one another and resolve not to “talk about death.” The delightfully idiosyncratic prose (“She felt guilty about lusting over Clint. In “Pink Bubblegum and Flowers,” a young woman crushes on one of the men rebuilding the deck on her parents’ house and navigates a tense scene of toxic masculinity. “Teenage Dream Time Machine” unfolds as a texting conversation between two mothers worried about their young, wild daughters and remembering their own impetuous youth. ![]() She lives in Kentucky with her husband and their two teenagers. ![]() The brief opener, “We, Moons,” an explosion of slam cadence (“We’re okay, our hearts, dusted with pink”), serves as a battle hymn of self-determination and sisterhood that thematically unites the subsequent narratives. Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and the author of Every Kiss A War, Whiskey & Ribbons, So We Can Glow, This Close to Okay, and Half-Blown Rose. Cross-Smith’s rich collection (after Whiskey & Ribbons) follows women exploring desire, desperation, and despair. ![]() ![]() ![]() She does know that the life of a homeless woman is going to kill her. ![]() She doesn’t know if she’s always been homeless. She woke up after being in some sort of accident, having no idea who she was. All goes to hell from there.ĭoe doesn’t know who she is. ![]() He puts her out of his mind until he catches her and one of her friends stealing money from him. She has shadows in her eyes, but she obviously isn’t jaded by life like he is. He doesn’t go after her, but he can’t forget the lost look in her young eyes. Prison changed him and he’s not really into the welcome home party that his best friends have thrown him. He’s been released from prison and is finally home. ![]() When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.īrantley King is a new man. The USA Today bestselling King Series starts here!ĭoe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from.Ī notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, pu$$y or a combination of all three. Reading Challenges: Casee's 2020 Goodreads Challenge, Casee's 2020 New to Me ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books Cliffhanger: View Spoiler » Yes « Hide SpoilerĬontent Warning: View Spoiler » Rape, Violence « Hide Spoiler ![]() ![]() ![]() - 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble).- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian).- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime ( (UK)).- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).- 50 Books That Changed the World (Open Education Database).- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement).- 91st on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100).- 59th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer).- 46th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine).- 30th on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery). ![]() - 22nd on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century (Le Monde).- 21st on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph).- 13th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library).- 13th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex).- 12th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC).Myers’ 50 Greatest English Language Novels (D. - 9th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course).- 6th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century ().- 4th on The Greatest 20th Century Novels (Waterstone).- 2nd on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing).The 26th greatest fiction book of all time ![]() ![]() ![]() It might surprise many that the story this time around is just as dark, if not more morbid. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story is a spin off manga by “Hanokage” that asks what might have happened if that episode didn’t end the way it did. Many have been rightly fooled into thinking it was the stereotypical run of the mill frilly show, until many were caught off guard by the ending of the third episode. ![]() Still, those familiar with the series know of its intense drama and atmosphere, hidden behind the cute marketing of what appeared to be a typical magical girl show. Well, to be fair, the only thing Madoka and Halloween have in common is “witches.” The witches in Madoka are only called that by name. Needless to say, I’ve been very bummed out.įortunately, I have some other things planned for tonight! Like writing this very spooky review. To my horror, only one little girl knocked on my door and I couldn’t even guess her costume. The first was when I was living by myself in an apartment complex. Tonight marks my second disappointing Halloween as an adult candy giver. The leaves brustle in the trees under the dark clouds. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Murphy by Bey Deckard![]() ![]() ![]() And like the characters, all you want is for their part in the insanity of war to end, and when it does, abruptly, it will leave you gasping for air. The author does not hold back on the horrific realities of war and its consequences to those functioning as cannon fodder in service to agendas whose subtext can only be guessed at. The narrator captured and held my attention from the get-go. ![]() Their erotic encounters served the story and peeled away the layers that revealed what made each man tick. The narrator's distinct voices captured the essence of each character. The clarity of delivery, the pacing and cadence, brought to life the dehumanizing horrors of war in a SF setting that's rendered with extraordinary economy and impact. What made the experience of listening to Sarge the most enjoyable? An erotic SF mil-thrill that really delivers ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments The guncle paperback![]() ![]() ![]() On May 14, Move Forward Party, which is led by a young, U.S.-educated leader, won the biggest share of seats in parliament on a wave of support from younger voters, easily defeating parties backed by the military, which has governed Thailand since a 2014 coup. Move Forward has since begun talks with other parties to form a coalition government. Think of this as Thailand’s “deep state.”Now the military faces a dilemma after an election that could prove the most consequential in a generation. Any elected government that takes on the military, or is seen as a threat to its status, runs the risk of being deposed, if not by tanks in the streets then by a “judicial coup,” in the form of a court order that disbars politicians and dissolves their parties. As a Monitor correspondent in Thailand, I covered elections and coups, in that order. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, I have – and loved it! There probably aren’t many people who don’t know the tale – Helene Hanff, a sassy New York writer and lover of English literature, wrote off to Marks and Co, a Charing Cross Road booksellers to try to obtain some classics she was after. “84 Charing Cross Road” is just that book – and with my love of books and shopping in that same street I can’t believe I’ve only just picked up this volume! ![]() You know what it’s like – you’re vaguely aware of a book for years (well, decades in this case) and you finally decide you should read it – and when you do, you find yourself asking “WHY did it take me so long to read this?” and “This is a book for me – why didn’t I read it before!” and other such exclamations. ![]() |