![]() ![]() Joanna is a voracious reader who could never consume enough and turned to writing herself, penning her first unpublishable 800 page novel at 15. She is a lover of old manor houses, endless castles, wild English Gardens, ruins, all things Gothic, and dusty bookstores. Joanna Challis is a true kindred spirit to me and many others. I adore Poirot mysteries so built this series with a blend of the two : frivolity, fashion and intrigue - a deadly combination." - Joanna Challis ![]() ![]() "What do I love about the golden 20's? It is truly a glamorous and fun time especially needed after the horrors Book Review - Kerry Greenwood's Flying Too High.Book Review - Joanna Challis's Murder on the Cliffs.Book Review - Louise Rennison's The Taming of the.Book Review - Nail Gaiman's Fortunately, the Milk.Book Review - Jennifer duBois's Cartwheel. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Fingers were pressed into my cheeks, they were thrust into my mouth, they touched my staring eyes, shut my eyelids, then opened them again, and- horror of horrors!- the blubber lips were pressed to mine- the soul of something evil entered into me in the guise of a kiss.” Then, whether I was dead or living, I said to myself that this could be nothing human,- nothing fashioned in God’s image could wear such a shape as that. ![]() ![]() A face looked into mine, and, in front of me, were those dreadful eyes. Fingers prodded me then and there, as if I had been some beast ready for the butcher’s stall. My only covering was unceremoniously thrown from off me, so that I lay there in my nakedness. It was, of course, now broad day, and I, presently, perceived that a figure, clad in some queer coloured garment, was standing at my side, looking down at me. Feet stepped upon the floor,- moving towards where I was lying. When the clock had struck ten, as it seemed to me, years ago, there came a rustling noise, from the direction of the bed. “So far, in the room itself there had not been a sound. ![]() ![]() ![]() Steam level: Scorching hot, emotional, explicit scenes Length: ~110,000 words (Standalone novel) Themes: Outlaw motorcycle club, organized crime, homophobia, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, coming out, seduction, forbidden attraction, first love, greed, player, family ties ![]() ![]() One kiss leads to another, lines blur, and before Leo knows it, he’s in over his head. But what Zolt does offer is no-strings-attached experimentation, and Leo is only human.Īfter all, if no one ever finds out Leo’s secret, it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Because a man like Zolt Andorai won’t give Leo the family he wants. ![]() If love was as easy as others make it seem, Leo would have been married already.Ī string of failed relationships leads him to the one person he shouldn’t be crushing on, shouldn’t be admiring, and most definitely shouldn’t be touching. If he can be their first, all the better. He goes out of his way to seduce and devour them. When it comes to men, Zolt loves the chase, and his favorite, most elusive prey is curious straight guys. Meanwhile, he’s got his pawn shop as a front for illegal operations, and a baseball bat to deal with troublemakers. Zolt knows what he wants from life-cold hard cash so that he can enjoy an early retirement in the Carribean as rent boys serve him drinks on the beach. ![]() ![]() AbrahamĪbraham is the member of the Reckoners and member of what they call the Faithfuls-believers in a possibility of a good Epic existing who is ready to fight for the humanity, who is ready to take on the role of a hero. There is more to his characters than it is shown, and his truth is revealed at the very end. He is the one who will be taking on the role of the fake Epic Limelight in order to fight Steelheart. Prof is the leader of the Reckoners and the one who provides them with the weapons which emulate the Epics' powers. She also keeps a secret that might have in some way contributed to her extraordinary performance in the Reckoners' missions in eliminating the Epics. Nevertheless, she proved more than capable of justifying her position with strength and bravery. Megan is a member of the Reckoners who joined them not long before David. Such an event sparks his obsession with studying the Epics and plotting revenge against the murderous tyrant, which he plans to fulfill by joining the Reckoners. Written by Elmina Jazvin, Benjamin St-Pierre and other people who wish to remain anonymousĭavid is the main protagonist of the novel who witnesses his father getting murdered by Steelheart. ![]() ![]() We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. ![]() These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() I think it hints at the true partner Bree needs. I also adore that Sel’s featured on this cover, rather than Nick. The covers for this series continue to highlight Bree and her powerful gifts, and I adore that. If you’re caught up, however, feel free to continue below. If you have not read the first book in this series ( Legendborn ), man your battle stations turn away now, as there might be spoilers in this review. ![]() Red alert! Bloodmarked is the second book in the Legendborn Cycle. ![]() ![]() Relationship Status: Making Room in My Dresser ![]() ![]() ![]() Chen’s hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, becoming an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries. France is mired in a losing war against England. ![]() “A secular reimagining and feminist celebration of the life of Joan of Arc that transforms the legendary saint into a flawed yet undeniable young woman.”- USA Todayġ412. “It is as if Chen has crept inside a statue and breathed a soul into it, re-creating Joan of Arc as a woman for our time.”-Hilary Mantel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Booker Prize winner Wolf Hall If every generation gets the Joan it deserves, ours could do worse than an ass-kicking, avenging angel fighting simply for the right to fight.”- The New York Times Book Review ![]() ![]() ![]() "This is the kind of anthropological SF of which is an acknowledged master." - Booklist Cherryh's splendid Foreigner series remains at the top of my must-keep-up reading list after two decades." - Locus ![]() The Foreigner series sets the standard for sci-fi first contact sagas-a smart, probing, engaging sociopolitical narrative from an acknowledged master of the genre. ![]() Two lives stand in the breach, two lives the aishidi'tat would not willingly risk-Ilisidi and Bren-and the Shadow Guild will spend anything and everything to take them out. But events are cascading down on the south, the Guild is stretched thin in the east, and the Shadow Guild is within striking distance of critical targets that could bring war to the entire south. Ready to hand is an age-old feud in the west, where the Master of Ashidama Bay has long hated the Edi people of the north shore and equally hated the Aishidi’tat for bringing the Edi to his shores-and hatred is a resource the Shadow Guild knows how to use to its advantage.īren Cameron is tasked with getting Ilisidi, the aiji-dowager, back to the capital alive, on an urgent basis. In the east, outright warfare has tied down the Assassins' Guild, and that region is in confusion. The 22nd book in the beloved Foreigner saga continues the adventures of diplomat Bren Cameron as he navigates the tenuous peace he has struck between human refugees and the alien atevi. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Jordan’s conflicted feelings towards his father and grandfather expose a discontinuity in his usually steadfast emotions, and eventually aid him in resolving his inner struggle concerning death and the value of life. Through Jordan’s noble death, a clear repudiation of his father’s suicide, Hemingway is making a statement on the immense difference between willingness to die and desire to die. The conclusion, at which point his conflict is resolved as he realizes the value of all life, provides insight into the changes that he endures to reach this stage. This conflict is intensified by Jordan’s almost imminent death. While Jordan clearly admires and aspires to be like his grandfather, a brave soldier in the Civil War and the Indian wars, he endeavors to rid himself of the image of his father’s cowardly suicide, for which he shows great disdain. This struggle reveals a weakness in Jordan’s cold, calculated nature, a weakness that Hemingway poignantly depicts through Jordan’s conflicted attitudes towards his father and grandfather. Throughout Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls, Robert Jordan struggles to assign some value to human life – specifically, to his own life. ![]() ![]() Outrageous puns (e.g., a restaurant called Inn Uendo) and clever observations relating to the real book world (e.g., the inhabitants of "Vanity" island now prefer Self-Published or Collaborative) abound. It's not always possible to know where one is in BookWorld, which has been drastically remade, or in Fforde's book, which shares the madcap makeup of Alice in Wonderland, even borrowing Alice's dodo. ![]() As written Thursday Next finds herself playing roles intended for her real counterpart, BookWorld's elite try to deal with a border dispute between Racy Novel and Women's Fiction. With the real Thursday Next missing, the "written" Thursday Next leaves her book to undertake an assignment for the Jurisfiction Accident Investigation Department, in Fforde's wild and wacky sixth BookWorld novel (after Thursday Next: First Among Sequels). ![]() ![]() ![]() The Hunger Games are an annual, televised fight-to-the-death game demanded by the Capitol. The main character, Katniss, is from a distant, destitute district that has been conquered by the Capitol. The upside of Young Adult lit is that everything is explained clearly without digressions or subplots, and there's very little to ponder over or absorb slowly, which makes the reading very quick. The trilogy is packed full of interesting ideas, vivid descriptions, and a vision of the near future that isn't too outlandish to believe. I was a bit hesitant to get into the story because they're considered Young Adult and I wasn't interested in teen angst, but after people insisted, "You MUST read The Hunger Games!" I relented, and now I insist to others, "You MUST read The Hunger Games!" The other two books in the trilogy are "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay." Imagine the Roman Empire set in the near-future Americas and you have "The Hunger Games" series. ![]() |