5/13/2023 0 Comments Nightingale Point by Luan Goldie![]() ![]() (I won’t name the disaster, as it seems some effort was put into keeping that aspect out of the book’s info. The book follows five main characters whose lives intersect around this event, all of them affected in different ways by the disaster. In the novel, a devastating tragedy rocks the London-based Nightingale Point apartment building, leaving some dead and more injured, and upending the lives of everyone else who lived there. ![]() Today I bring you my take on Nightingale Point by by Luan Goldie. ![]() Another day, another Women’s Prize longlist review! If I can stick to my schedule there should have another coming tomorrow, too. ![]()
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According to Evola, the lowest organisms reproduce the most, the highest organisms reproduce the least. ![]() ![]() For those who don't know what Evola's argument is (and if this is complicated later on in the book, I will admit that I'm not aware of it because I have not finished it yet), Evola's metaphysics establish the relevance of love and reproductive in a metaphysical hierarchy. ![]() I've been slowly making my way through Julius Evola's "Eros and the Metaphysics of Love." It's one of those books where each page gives me a lot to think about, it's practically impossible for me to read such a book quickly. ![]() 5/13/2023 0 Comments First comes like alisha rai![]() ![]() When paparazzi blast their private business into the public eye, Dev is happy to engage in some friendly fake dating to calm the gossips and to dazzle her family. Especially once he starts to suspect who might have used his famous name to catfish her. As much as he'd like to focus on his Hollywood fresh start, he can't get Jia out of his head. The son of a powerful Bollywood family, soap opera star Dev Dixit is used to drama, but a strange woman who accuses him of wooing her online, well, that's a new one. There's just one wrinkle: he has no idea who she is. She has little time for love, and even less time for the men in her private messages-until the day a certain international superstar slides into her DMs, and she falls hard and fast. ![]() The author of The Right Swipe and Girl Gone Viral returns with a story about finding love in all the wrong inboxes.īeauty expert and influencer Jia Ahmed has her eye on the prize: conquering the internet today, the entire makeup industry tomorrow, and finally, finally proving herself to her big opinionated family. ![]() ![]() ![]() You told me you needed me loose and relaxed, like a noodle. 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You smacked my ass and pulled me back to you for a long kiss before letting me go. I didn’t say anything but obeyed as my heart started to race, thinking about what you may have planned for me tonight. After we finished you told me you’d clean up and my job was to go to the bedroom, get undressed, and wait for you on the bed. It was a stormy Friday night and when I came out of my small office from writing, you were there with dinner. I had never explored much in the bedroom before meeting you, so you enjoyed showing me new things and doing new things to me. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sparkling with his trademark wit, this classic tale is one of Oscar Wilde's finest stories and is presented here with three other comic mystery stories, 'Lord Arthur Savile's Crime', 'The Sphinx without a Secret' and 'The Model Millionaire', all of which were first published together in 1891. As the spirit is deserted by his capacity to scare, Virginia, the Otises' daughter, gets to know him and learns the tragic tale behind his sad fate. However, the ghost struggles to intimidate his new victims, as they counter his ghoulish behaviour with typically transatlantic pragmatism, offering lubricator for his chains and cleaning up the stains with detergent. ys and the appearance of mysterious bloodstains in the living room. THE CANTERVILLE GHOST AND OTHER STORIES: Oscar Wilde A celebrated and feared English ghost is outraged when the new American owners of his haunting place. Their disbelief is soon shattered by the nightly sound of rattling chains in the hallwa. When the Americans Mr and Mrs Otis and their four children move into Canterville Chase, its previous occupant Lord Canterville warns them that the ghost of his ancestor still haunts the house. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Adam dalgliesh cover her face![]() ![]() In addition to the books below, there are two Adam Dalgliesh short stories, both of which can be found in The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Short Stories. The Adam Dalgliesh novels were published between 19, and while Dalgliesh is a Scotland Yard detective living in London, many books in the series are set elsewhere in the UK. Few books about the craft of writing have been written by people so imminently qualified to speak on the subject. If you'd like more insight into her influences and how she approaches writing, we strongly recommend checking out her non-fiction book, Talking About Detective Fiction. ![]() James – or Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, as she known in her “real” life – passed away in 2014 at the age of 94, so unless her estate grants rights to a modern author, we won't be seeing any new additions to this series. ![]() To help you get started, we've included a list of all the Dalgliesh books in order, along with descriptions to make it easier to figure out which ones you've read. Acorn TV is currently adapting the series for television ( check out the trailer and details HERE), and the new series will premiere in November 2021. James, now is a great time to get familiar with the series. If you've never read the Adam Dalgliesh mystery novels by P.D. ![]() In some cases, we earn commissions from affiliate links in our posts. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Prom Date by Diane Hoh![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One set are that pretty-in-a-plain-way staple of our genre, from which we draw our heroine Margaret. What is quite neat about how the tale proceeds, is that in the main narrative Diane provides us with two groups of four best girl-friends: And if that isn’t an immediate clue that by the end of the book some friendships are probably going to be burnt to a crisp, well, are you new to this? We begin with a group of four 12 year old girls, best friends, making a blood-oath at a beach bonfire to be friends forever. But the perfect level of silly and shambolic for my hazy case of Sunday-head. Prom Date is the perfect choice for just such a Sunday. Sometimes, on a lazy Sunday, when your brain is a little bit hungover from all the flashing lights and bright colours of the Eurovision Song Contest, you need to lay on the sofa and read a Point Horror while someone feeds you coffee and pancakes. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments The curse workers series![]() ![]() Tags "Waiting On" Wednesday Ann Aguirre anne bishop Beauty and the Beast black jewels Book Beginnings on Fridays Booking Through Thursday Cal Leandros Carolyn Crane cath crowley Charlotte Bronte contemporary romance david bowie David Levithan Diana Peterfreund diana wynne jones dystopian fae fairy tale fanart fantasy Fever harry potter hedwig historical romance holly black Ilona Andrews in my mailbox It's Monday! What are you reading? j.k. This group provides an opportunity for networking among bloggers and authors of young adult novels. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Our School Garden! by Rick Swann![]() ![]() ![]() A memorable introduction to a living wonder.” ―Starred Review, Booklist ★ “Desmond’s illustrations are show-stoppers. ![]() ★ “An affectionate and informative celebration of two magnificent species.” ―Starred Review, Publishers Weekly and a PW Best Book of 2018 A must-have for anyone who loves elephants.” ―Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews The text covers elephant territory, anatomy, behaviors, and more, ending with comparisons between sleep for elephants and sleep for humans―a perfect ending for a well-executed book. ★ “There are quite a few children’s books about these magnificent, endangered mammals, and this one is among the best. Selected for the 2019 Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices List The Children’s Book Review Best Non-Fiction Picture Book of 2018Ī Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Gift Guide Selection of 2018 The Elephant by Jenni Desmond Enchanted Lion Books ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Brian oliver cinder and ella![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Written by the inestimable Kelly Oram, Cinder & Ella is a contemporary Cinderella re-telling set in present day Hollywood.Ĥ.8 out of 5 stars with over 1,500 reviews on Amazon ![]() They’ve redesigned the cover to match the sequel. Not only has the book been announced, it’s less than 5 months away, and today we’re revealing the cover and blurb!Īlong with this cover reveal the first book, Cinder & Ella, is also getting a new look. That’s right people, there’s a whole second book coming! But that’s not all. It may have taken 2 years, but Kelly has finally decided to grant all of those requests, which means: Cinder & Ella is getting a SEQUEL!! And then it exploded, making it’s way to #1 on Amazon in all of its categories and even hitting the top 20 on all of Amazon. (Way to go Cinder & Ella!)Īnd nearly every day of the two years since its release, author Kelly Oram has received requests for an epilogue or a short story or something–anything–that would give readers more of their beloved Brian (aka Cinder) & Ella. Exciting CINDER & ELLA news + Giveaway! Guys I’ve been sitting on this news for a month now and cannot wait to share it with you!!!!Įxactly two years ago, a little book titled Cinder & Ella made its way onto Amazon. ![]() |