![]() ![]() I can't say this is a bad thing per se, it's more of a thing I found a bit jarring. However, sometimes there were a few too many time hops, some of them a bit larger and out of the blue from one paragraph to the next, instead of in between chapters (for example). I understand that when one person goes from A to B you don't need to describe him getting up, dressing, talking to his ma, packing lunch, greeting everyone on the way out, then describe each step it takes, and so forth. Gwynne's prose never really clicked with me - it felt a bit too quick - and the whole narration felt a bit discontinuous inside each chapter. Unfortunately, I can't say my expectations - which I didn't set that high - were totally met. ![]() This book had stellar reviews everywhere, which made any criticisms pale in comparison. ![]() So, I've turned the (reading) year by finishing Malice, by John Gwynne, and thought I'd share some of my thoughts about the book!īefore reading this book, I combed through a few reviews here on the sub, and also on goodreads, which usually help me set my expectations. ![]()
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![]() I don’t know how I’d be able to say my piece without spoiling some things, so I think it’s better to give you a warning: proceed at your own risk.įirst off, Someday is written from different perspectives, and this time by multiple characters. Yes, I bought it in a heartbeat and finished it that night. You should already have an idea how excited I was when I saw Someday, the long-awaited sequel, displayed in our local bookstore. And I was dying to know what would happen to their story. I’ve read both books a lot of times, sometimes even side by side so I can get both A and Rhiannon’s perspective one after the other. I aspire to love like A, to love beyond body and right through the soul. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think its love story is as inspiring as Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook. Before I start talking about Someday, let me tell you first where I’m coming from. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Zeph shares his theories with his friends and family, it’s no surprise that no one else believes him. Zeph is convinced that Eve is a Celestia Divisa, but she’s completely unaware of their existence, and she doesn’t seem to have a gift, either. Suddenly, Zeph’s quirks start to look more like rare supernatural gifts, instead.īesides being brilliant, beautiful, and way out of Zeph’s league, Eve is an intriguing mystery that Zeph can’t resist trying to unravel. As the first double Divisa born in 20 years, everyone expected his supernatural gift to be extraordinary, but instead he didn’t have one at all.Īfter 17 years of insignificance, Zeph has given up on ever gaining the approval of his family and community, but when Zeph meets Eve, she sees value in him that no else has. ![]() Zeph is half angel, half human, and a total disappointment. To fulfill his destiny, he'll have to uncover hers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He especially liked the idea of visiting a place named Cape Wrath. ![]() Bryson decided to take a trip along the “Bryson Line” and write a book about his journey. His latest book, The Road to Little Dribbling, begins with a question: What is the longest distance that a tourist in Britain can travel in a straight line?īryson studied a map and concluded that such a journey would begin at the seaside town of Bognor Regis and end in Scotland at Cape Wrath. He eventually married an Englishwoman, settled in England, obtained dual citizenship, and launched a successful career as a travel writer. Born in Des Moines in 1951, Bryson first visited England when he was only 20. Bill Bryson is a Midwestern writer who loves Britain. ![]() ![]() The following day, Darren secretly brings Madam Octa to school, where she escapes. The latter is unimpressed with Darren, dismissing him as a "bag of blood", but Tiny promises to stay in touch after dropping Darren off at his home. Tiny arrives in his limousine, accompanied by Murlough. Steve arrives, begging to be made into a vampire, but Crepsley refuses after tasting Steve's blood, which he says "tastes of evil." When Crepsley realizes that Madam Octa was stolen, Darren flees from the theater with Crepsley in pursuit. Meanwhile, Darren, fascinated by Crepsley's spider, Madam Octa, goes backstage, and impulsively steals her, but is forced to hide when Crepsley returns to his green room. ![]() During the performance, Steve recognizes one of the troupe's members, Larten Crepsley, as a vampire who is over a hundred years old, prompting him to try to find Crepsley after the show. In an unnamed American town, teenagers Darren Shan and Steve Leonard, Darren's more rebellious best friend and classmate, sneak out at night to attend the Cirque du Freak freak show at a local theater. ![]() The film received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure. ![]() The first three books in the 12-part series - Cirque du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood - inspired the film. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant is a 2009 American fantasy film loosely based on the Vampire Blood trilogy of the book series The Saga of Darren Shan by author Darren Shan. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, her love is thwarted by the disapproval of General Tilney, Henry's father, who is proud and snobbish and disapproves of Catherine's low social status. At Bath, Catherine is drawn into a world of social politics and romantic rivalries, and she falls in love with Henry Tilney, a charming and witty young clergyman. ![]() Allen, to Bath, the fashionable and bustling city. The story begins when Catherine is invited by her well-to-do neighbors, Mr. Catherine's obsession with gothic literature sets the tone for much of the film, which often plays like a parody of gothic fiction. She lives in a rural English village and spends most of her time reading gothic novels. ![]() Schlesinger delivers a brilliant performance as Catherine Morland, who is a naïve and imaginative girl from a modest family. The film stars Katharine Schlesinger as Catherine Morland, Peter Firth as Henry Tilney, and Robert Hardy as General Tilney. The story is set in the late 18th century and chronicles the coming-of-age of the young protagonist, Catherine Morland, and her romantic escapades. Northanger Abbey is a period drama film, released in 1987, based on the Jane Austen novel of the same name. ![]() ![]() ![]() Breathlessly romantic and brilliantly subversive, The Unbinding of Mary Reade is sure to sweep readers off their feet and make their hearts soar Book Details And when Mary finds herself falling for the captain's mistress, she risks everything-her childhood love, her place among the crew, and even her life. Charles Captain Johnson 24.95 add to cart Blackbeard: Americas Most Notorious Pirate Angus Konstam 23.99 22.31 add to cart Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War. But imagining living as her true self is easier, it seems, than actually doing it. The Unbinding of Mary Reade Miriam McNamara 8.99 8.36 add to cart General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most. For the first time, Mary has a shot at freedom. In a split-second decision, Mary turns her gun on her own captain, earning herself the chance to join the account and become a pirate alongside Calico Jack and Anne Bonny. The sight of a girl standing unafraid upon the deck, gun and sword in hand, changes everything. But then pirates attack the ship, and in the midst of the gang of cutthroats, Mary spots something she never could have imagined: a girl pirate. ![]() At least, that's what she thinks is true. As a sailor aboard a Caribbean merchant ship, Mary's livelihood-and her safety-depends on her ability to disguise her gender. And certainly not in the arms of Nat, her childhood love who never knew her for who she was. Not in the household of her wealthy granny, where no girl can be named an heir. Not in the home of her mum, desperately drunk and poor. There's no place for a girl in Mary's world. A clever, romantic novel based on the true story of a girl who disguised herself as a boy to sail with the infamous pirates Anne Bonny and Calico Jack-and fell in love with Anne Bonny. ![]() ![]() He also makes a convincing case that we are neglecting our shared spaces, what he calls our social infrastructure. Books, sure, but also just sharing space.Įric Klinenberg is a sociologist and bestselling author who makes a convincing case that a healthy community is not simply held together by shared values, but by shared spaces – physical, real world locations – where people across all strata, and ages, and races, and creeds bump into each other and form connections. It is a temple dedicated to the concept of sharing. Take a kid to a library for the first time and you’ll see. I feel the same about libraries, they’re like miracles. In a place where each parcel of land could be worth millions of dollars, there are these shared green spaces that are at least theoretically meant for everyone. ![]() Sometimes when I’m driving or walking around the Bay Area, I’m astounded by every park I see. ![]() ![]() ![]() Listening to Joan Hickson is like being read to by a favourite grandmother. And when the vicar’s wife finally calls in Miss Marple to act as an ‘expert in wickedness’, we know she’ll dig the truth out from under the pile of red herrings that Christie has carefully strewn in our path. ![]() However, as always with Christie, there’s plenty of humour, likeable lead characters and a little bit of romance. Spiteful gossip, anonymous letters, jealousy, resentment and murder – not quite what the doctor ordered. ![]() But there’s no such thing as peace in a Christie village. The story is told in the first person by injured airman Jerry Burton who, accompanied by his sister Joanna, has moved to Lymstock to recuperate in the peace and quiet of village life. This is my top favourite of all of Agatha Christie’s stories, and this reading by the marvellous Joan Hickson is pretty much perfect.Īlthough this is a Miss Marple tale, she doesn’t in fact appear until the last quarter of the book. Excellent reading of a classic mystery novel… ![]() ![]() ![]() “I gotta take care of the condom, baby,” he says gently, rolling me to my back and kissing me as he pulls out slowly, making me instantly miss him and my limbs to tighten around him, not ready to lose his weight. Falling against his chest, I feel his heart beating hard against mine and his chest moving in unison with my own as we both attempt to catch our breath. ![]() ![]() Letting my hair and breast go, his hands grab onto my waist and hold me tight against him as my name leaves his mouth. His hips buck up into mine, and his free hand cups my breast, pulling my nipple, sending a spark to my womb that sets off my second orgasm, which sends me into orbit. As he fists my hair in his hand, my back arches, and my hands leave his chest and grip the hard muscles of his thighs behind me. “Oh, God!” I breathe, lifting my hips, falling over and over until my center begins to clench hard. “Jax,” I breathe, unsure, and then moan when his hands lift and drop me onto his length, bumping against something that sends a bolt of pain and pleasure through my core. ![]() |