5/23/2023 0 Comments Anthem the sixties trilogy 3![]() ![]() He's not sure about this trip across the country. He's a drummer who wants to find his own music out in the world - because then he might not be the "normal Norman" that he fears he's become. Now Barry's been drafted into that war - and Molly's mother tells her she has to travel across the country in an old schoolbus to find Barry and bring him home.Norman is Molly's slightly older cousin, who drives the old schoolbus. Her brother Barry ran away after having a fight with their father over the war in Vietnam. It's 1969.Molly is a girl who's not sure she can feel anything anymore, because life sometimes hurts way too much. Full of photos, music, and figures of the time, this is the masterful story of what it's like to be young and American in troubled times. From two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles, the remarkable story of two cousins who must take a road trip across American in 1969 in order to let a teen know he's been drafted to fight in Vietnam. ![]()
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5/23/2023 0 Comments Kf breene a ruin of roses![]() The world-building was a bit messy (I'm giving the benefit of the doubt since this is a first book to the series which may explain why) and the plot was barely existent except for the general concept you'll get from a B&tB retelling. Sadly, this doesn't last long as I started to find the writing juvenile and it does not align with the adult characters, making it quite hard to read. The book started great and it was an easy and fast read for me. This book sounds so promising with enemies to lovers, anti-hero accompanied by dark and spicy shapeshifter concept. ![]() The author was let off her leash.Īnyone would say "Beauty and the Beast" and I know I would read it in a beat. This is the beginning of a trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. It is a full-length novel at 80k words and suitable for 18+. This is a dark and sexy Beauty and the Beast retelling, featuring a strong heroine, a dangerous anti-hero, and a humorous supporting cast. I can save the whole forgotten kingdom, locked away by the demon king’s power.īut it would mean taming the monster beneath his skin. Seeks to use me.Īpparently, I can save him. Forces me back to the castle as his prisoner. When he catches me trespassing in the forbidden wood, he doesn’t punish me with death, as he’s entitled. The only one keeping this kingdom alive is Nyfain, the golden prince to a stolen throne. Stuck here by a deal between the late king and a demon who seeks our destruction. ![]() ![]() ![]() The creature that stalks the forbidden wood. A spicy new twist on an old classic - a deliciously dark Beauty and the Beast reimagining. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Extra features include new interior illustrations from Joe Sutphin, funny footnotes, a map of the fantastical world, inventive appendices, and fanciful line art in the tradition of the original Frank L. ![]() The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.įull of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. Now in hardcover for the first time, featuring all-new illustrations! Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The sheltering sky book summary![]() It is not Port but Kit who achieves true isolation, one far greater than her husband’s lofty pretensions, as she glides through the desert, truly alone for the first time. Suffocating tension builds like a pulse, until the book’s audacious, haunting climax two thirds in. They’re desperate to be satisfied, yet satisfied by nothing: every town they try, the Moresbys sniff at Arab culture and retreat to their unhappy shelter of hotel-room lunches and English speakers.Īs they flit across Algeria, Port becomes more and more thrilled by the idea of the remote, while Kit becomes increasingly hysterical as they move further from recognisable society. Indeed, would have found it difficult to tell, among the many places he had lived, precisely where it was he had felt most at home.īut for all his highbrow aspirations, Port is a bad traveller and his wife Kit no better two culturally-indifferent Americans with too much baggage (literally and emotionally), and no aims in life except their desire to not be wherever they are at the time. ![]() Whereas the tourist generally hurries back home at the end of a few weeks or months, the traveller belonging no more to one place than to the next, moves slowly over periods of years, from one part of the earth to another. ![]() The first time I picked up Paul Bowles’s The Sheltering Sky, I was amused and embarrassed to find my unearned snobbery reflected back at me in the first few pages, where upon arriving in north Africa, the male lead Port Moresby loftily observes: ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Geek Girl by Cindy C. Bennett![]() ![]() ![]() She drives people away by being hard to be around and her friends Beth and Ella aren’t really friends. She’s really goth and describes herself as “the freak”. She’s been burned far too many times and lived through some things that nobody should ever live through, especially someone as young as her and in an effort to deal with her life, she keeps people at arms lengths and never lets anyone get too close to her because she doesn’t plan on sticking around. Jennifer Jones is a bitter young teenaged girl who doesn’t think much about the world around her and the people in her life. This book follows Jennifer Jones as she becomes Jennifer Clark. I got this book for review on NetGalley but the publisher archived it before I got around to reading it but I bought it and read it and am so freaking glad that I did because I adored it. But when Trevor finds out about the bet, Jen must fight for the things she’s discovered matter most: friendship, family, and, above all, love. So on a whim, Jen makes a bet to turn Trevor, a goody-two-shoes geek, into a “bad boy.” As she hangs out with Trevor, however, she finds it’s actually kinda fun being a geek. Jen’s life of partying and sneaking out has grown stale. ![]() ![]() Author: Website| Facebook| Twitter| Goodreads ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Dragon ball vol 1 akira toriyama![]() Only time will tell if Super Saiyan 4 will be included in Dragon Ball Super or not, but if it does, then the series needs to fix this one major shortfall. So, for Goku to have the magical ability to go Super Saiyan 4 whenever he wants for no clear reason while Vegeta can’t is a huge regression for the series. ![]() Why wouldn’t Vegeta have the power to reach this form alongside Goku after unlocking it the first time? It really doesn’t make any sense, which is why–if the transformation gets included at all–it needs to be changed in Super.ĭragon Ball Super has done such a great job with closing the power-gap between Goku and Vegeta by showing them both training with literal deities and unlocking the power of the gods. Vegeta apparently can’t become a Super Saiyan 4 by simply powering up despite having unlocked the transformation practically the same way Goku did. This revelation was shocking, and totally unexpected based on what was shown with Goku at the start of GT season two. 1 Book by Akira Toriyama Official Publisher Page Simon & Schuster About The Book About The Author Product Details Resources and Downloads Dragon Ball Z, Vol. ![]() ![]() ![]() “One cannot help regretting that he did not further develop a vein in which he could so easily have become a recognised master,” wrote H. It is remarkable that Chambers’s work has earned this level of renown based only on the four stories and one poem cycle published in The King in Yellow (1895) which mention or allude to the eponymous supernatural monarch and his attendant mythos. ![]() Most notably, the first season of True Detective (2014) introduced Carcosa and the Yellow King to an even wider public. ![]() Figures from the Carcosa Mythos make frequent appearances in horror roleplaying games like Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu and Arc Dream’s Delta Green, and collections like Cassilda’s Song (2016) and The Chromatic Court (2019) have expanded the mythos still further. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, and references to the King in Yellow have become nearly as common as Cthulhu plushies. His Carcosa Mythos is now almost as popular as H. ![]() ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERS (May 26, 1865–December 16, 1933) is practically the Harper Lee of horror, having carved out an enduring reputation from an incredibly small body of work. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jack Ketchum called his vampire western Dust Devils a "Rousing-good weird western," and his sequel to The Sorrows (Castle of Sorrows) was selected one of 2014's top three novels by Pod of Horror. ![]() ![]() Of Savage Species Publishers Weekly said, "Fans of old-school splatterpunk horror-Janz cites Richard Laymon as an influence, and it shows-will find much to relish." Jonathan's Kindle Worlds novel Bloodshot: Kingdom of Shadows marked his first foray into the superhero/action genre. ![]() Brian Keene named his debut novel The Sorrows "the best horror novel of 2012." The Library Journal deemed his follow-up, House of Skin, "reminiscent of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and Peter Straub's Ghost Story." 2013 saw the publication of his novel of vampirism and demonic possession The Darkest Lullaby, as well as his serialized horror novel Savage Species. Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard, which explains everything. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The 8 husbands of evelyn hugo![]() ![]() Morality Femininity, Sexuality, and Power Throughout the novel, Evelyn constantly uses her feminine beauty and sexuality to secure success in a world run by men. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. When Evelyn divorces Ernie Diaz, her first husband, she does so because she knows she’ll read analysis of Ambition vs. ![]() From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. The entrancing story of a reclusive Hollywood starlet as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the long-held secrets the public could never. 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' is a story of scandal and ambition, but its also that of identity, love, and the complexity of wanting to be true to yourself in a world that would. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. ![]() ![]() But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Utopia ave![]() ![]() ![]() This review is available to non-members for a limited time. I was truly saddened on reaching the novel's conclusion, knowing that I'd never again encounter these new friends. I can honestly say I can't remember another book where I so completely fell in love with the characters, even though each is flawed (some more than others) and at times behaves unwisely. Utopia, has received conditional approval from South Salt Lake and is being prepared for construction today. The building, named Utopia for its primary street at 123 W. The core of the novel is the characters as they grow and change, each learning about who they are and what they want out of life. Utopia Apartments Nine parcels totalling 1.58 acres fronting West Temple and Utopia Avenue (2175 South) will become home to a mixed-use building with 187 new homes. Everything you'd expect to encounter in a book about the 1960s is present – the drugs, parties, sex, anti-war riots, elevation of rock stars to near godlike status – and yet it's so skillfully portrayed that the setting feels entirely fresh, if not revelatory. Its time period seems a little too recent to label it "historical fiction," but it has all the hallmarks of a truly outstanding historical fiction novel nonetheless. blues bassist Dean Moss and guitar virtuoso Jasper de Zoet, Utopia Avenue embarked on. ![]() Utopia Avenue defies easy categorization. Utopia Avenue is the strangest British band youve never heard of. ![]() |