6/25/2023 0 Comments Cupidity raven kennedy![]() ![]() It is a standalone m/f romance, but has some continuing story arcs and familiar characters from the first 4 Cupidity books. ![]() Author's Note: This is a spin-off from the original Heart Hassle series. Now, it seems we both have unfinished business. Because the truth is, Belren haunted me long before he ever became a ghost. And that's when I know that the fates are out to mess up my orderly life. But the horned, handsome, and entirely see-through male doesn't remember me at all. Finally fed up with the constant cloud of regret, I go back to where it started-the fae island where Belren died. And footing is very important when you're trying to have a superior bow and arrow stance. Aimless in my guilty grief, I lose my footing as the perfect cupid. Belren dies, right there in front of my eyes. A fae male steps in front of me and takes the hit. I'm about to get hit with a power blast strong enough to end my immortal life when something happens. But none of that matters when I find myself caught up in a battle in the fae realm. Being the best is just the dollop of pink icing on the heart cake. And I'm not just saying that-I have the statistics to back it up. What happens when a cupid falls in love? From international best-selling author Raven Kennedy, comes a new fantasy romance that returns to the Cupidity world, filled with humor, heart, and heat. ![]()
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6/25/2023 0 Comments Beach read henry![]() Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. ![]() Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION AND BOOK LOVERS ! A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Give me liberty give me death![]() ![]() ![]() “Liberty or Death” became a motto of the Revolution. But as for me-give me liberty, or give me death!” He had paused, arms flung outward, as the word “liberty” rang out in the hushed sanctuary then he smote his breast with an imaginary dagger in the perfect embodiment of heroic Roman virtue. “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God!. “What is it that gentlemen wish?” taunted as he slumped into an attitude of helplessness, head bowed and wrists crossed as if manacled. In A Son of Thunder, author Henry Mayer describes the climax of the speech: “Give me liberty, or give me death!” he demanded, shattering the complacent and evasive mood of his fellow delegates. As the Virginia convention debated whether to send troops to fight in the Revolutionary War, Henry urged them to do so. On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered one of the most important and dramatic speeches in American history. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments House of Furies by Madeleine Roux![]() "Takes the reader on a twisting path down a dark hall we're compelled to travel, no matter what is behind the door at the end. In this second book of Madeleine Roux's suspenseful House of Furies series, illustrations from artist Iris Compiet and chilling photographs help bring to life a twisted world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin. The conflicts will eventually come to a head on the grounds of Coldthistle House-and the stakes include Louisa's very soul. 921 reviews After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. ![]() ![]() Even a man claiming to be Louisa's father has a role to play, though what his true motive is, Louisa cannot tell. Michelle Smith House of Furies (House of Furies 1) by Madeleine Roux (Goodreads Author) 3.78 Morningside's monstrous staff, all are armed with their own brand of self-righteous justice. From wicked humans to Upworlders, angelic beings who look down on Mr. Morningside plans a fete-one that will bring new guests to Coldthistle House. ![]() ![]() As Louisa struggles to figure out whether she is worthy of redemption, the devilish Mr. After the frightful events of last autumn, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton has settled into her role as a maid at Coldthistle House, a place of distortions and lies, but she has not settled into what that means for her humanity. From the New York Times bestselling author of Asylum comes the second book in a creepy fantasy series that Publishers Weekly praised as "darkly delightful." Perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews![]() ![]() It is really a prequel to Catalina’s trilogy and closure to Nevada’s trilogy. Instead, it is an introduction to Catalina’s voice. This novella doesn’t have a romance (except for Rogan and Nevada’s wedding). ![]() OPINION: Like the other books in the Hidden Legacy, this novella has a combination of humor and action. At the same time, there is also a bride to pacify, and it also seems that someone is out to commit murder. ![]() Catalina agrees to search which is complicated by Rogan’s family who are prime suspects. Catalina is told that the family’s traditional tiara is missing and Catalina is asked to find it without letting Nevada know. Then her sister’s future mother-in-law unexpectedly asks Catalina to meet with her. THE STORY: Catalina Baylor is looking forward to her sister Nevada’s wedding. FINAL DECISION: Definitely not as intense or as compelling as the books in this series, this novella really introduces Catalina as her own person in the series and provides a foundation for her own books. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Out kirino natsuo![]() ![]() And there is this single moment where a person becomes susceptible to committing a crime. When a person is cornered, they do unimaginable things - things that one usually thinks they would never do. I'm fascinated by the psychological aspects of crime. Also, romance novels weren't really what I wanted to do as a writer. Natsuo Kirino: As a romance novelist, I could not make a living because there was no market for the genre in Japan. Unpredictable, disturbing, merciless, violent, and hypnotic, Out is both an unforgettable depiction of modern Japan, and an impressive introduction to one of Japan's foremost mystery authors: Natsuo Kirino.ī: You began your career as a romance novelist.so what initially attracted you to writing about crime? Little do the women know that aiding Yayoi will open up some grisly and irresistible opportunities.while also putting their lives in serious jeopardy. But their relentlessly moribund and dreary lives take a strange turn when Yayoi murders her deadbeat husband in a fit of rage, and turns to her coworkers for help in covering up the crime. ![]() Out, the recipient of Japan's top mystery award in 1998, is her first work to be published in English.ĭay after day, four women - Masako, Yoshie, Kuniko, and Yayoi - work the demanding and tedious late shift at a local boxed lunch factory. Natsuo Kirino began her career in 1984 as a romance novelist, but established herself as a daring and groundbreaking mystery author during the early 1990s. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you feel that this book is "inappropriate" I strongly suggest you visit any real life middle school and you'll find that this book is much easier to digest than the real situations many of your children's peers are likely facing. Clothing and home sales lifted by 11.5 to £3.72bn, after a significant rise in store sales, with shoppers flocking back to the high street after the impact of COVID. Inspiring, thought provoking, hopeful, and heart breaking all at once. ![]() It teaches all readers to dream big, reach their full potential, and learn from bad situations around them, as well as how what we are surrounded with impacts who we are. It teaches girls from communities to stand up for themselves and question the ways society hurts them. ![]() For public school classrooms with diverse make ups, this is a great book to read. Yes, the book contains a very vague scene of sexual assault that will likely only be understood by more mature readers. It seems likely that the reviews written here vilifying the book were done by those that care little about Literature, exposure to different cultures, or stories that resonate with adolescents. The House on Mango Street is an incredible book for a plethora of reasons. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments House of secrets by chris columbus![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not even kidding–so it goes without saying that I’m so excited to be able to tell you all how much fun Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini‘s book is. Welcome to my stop on the HOUSE OF SECRETS blog tour! I was stoked to read this book–HELLO! It’s blurbed by J.K. Suddenly the siblings find themselves launched on an epic journey into a mash-up world born of Kristoff’s dangerous imagination, to retrieve a dark book of untold power, uncover the Walker family’s secret history and save their parents. Now the family is moving into Kristoff House, a mysterious place built nearly a century earlier by Denver Kristoff, a troubled writer with a penchant for the occult. but everything changed when their father lost his job as a result of an inexplicable transgression. Summary: The Walker kids had it all: loving parents, a big house in San Francisco, all the latest video games. ![]() Source: ARC from the publisher for blog tour ![]() ![]() ![]() What a wondrous place this was - crazy as fuck, of course, but adorable to the tiniest degree. Every last bit of it, good and bad - Marmite, village fetes, country lanes, people saying 'mustn't grumble' and 'I'm terribly sorry but', people apologizing to me when I conk them with a nameless elbow, milk in bottles, beans on toast, haymaking in June, stinging nettles, seaside piers, Ordnance Survey maps, crumpets, hot-water bottles as a necessity, drizzly Sundays - every bit of it. “Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain - which is to say, all of it. ![]() 6/23/2023 0 Comments Kazuo ishiguro de rest van de dag![]() Ditlevsen essentially offers a glimpse into the lived experience of mental illness, the inability to separate reality from illusion. Finding her home environment increasingly unbearable and claustrophobic, Lise overdoses on her pills and it’s her subsequent stay in the psychiatric hospital that forms a substantial chunk of the novel. Their housekeeper, Gitte, is a toxic influence on the family – she is sleeping with Gert as well as Lise’s elder son. Her current husband, Gert, has been consistently unfaithful to her. In her personal life too, Lise is on the edge. In The Faces, our protagonist Lise is a famous author of children’s books, although she hasn’t penned anything in the last two years. The Faces is about a woman’s journey through mental illness and recovery, unique for its striking language and poetry in prose – all hallmarks of Ditlevsen’s writing. Meanwhile, here’s a brief write-up for each book. ![]() I plan to put up detailed reviews for the rest over the coming days. I have already reviewed some of them, you can access them by clicking on the links. All were excellent, but my favourites were the Kazuo Ishiguro and Ida Jessen. ![]() These are the books I read in March, a mix of contemporary fiction, translated literature and travel. ![]() |