![]() ![]() Queer Rep Summary: Lesbian/Sapphic Main Character(s), Gay/Achillean Minor Character(s), Bi/Pan Minor Character(s), Genderqueer/Nonbinary Minor Character(s). Set in the world of the New York Times–bestselling Winner’s Trilogy, beloved author Marie Rutkoski returns with an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell us-and the lies we tell ourselves. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks, above all, not to be trusted. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest.īut then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Caste possesses magic. You either follow the rules, or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society’s pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As disaster follows disaster, it seems that while they love each other, they just can’t love each other’s lives. They’re both driven mad by each other’s weird quirks and annoying habits, from his eccentric, naked-sauna-loving family to her terribly behaved, shirt-shredding dog. He’s equally smitten, and after a whirlwind, intoxicating affair, they pledge their love without even knowing each other’s real names.īut when they return home, reality hits. All she knows is that he’s funny, he’s kind and – she soon learns – he’s great in bed. ![]() At the retreat everyone makes up new names and doesn’t share any personal information. So when she signs up to a semi-silent, anonymous writing retreat in glorious Italy, love is the last thing on her mind. Book Review: Love Your Life Author: Sophie Kinsella Publication Date: OctoReview Love Your Life is about a women, Ava, that is done with online dating and goes to a writing retreat in Italy. She’s always trusted her own instincts over an algorithm, anyway, and she wants a break from it all. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers retreat in coastal Italy. but what if I can't love your life?Īva is sick of online dating. ![]() ![]() ![]() It even starts with a list of scenes and a description of the cast of characters. Written in the present tense with special attention to actions, Replay almost reads like a play. Its ending is uplifting, but also realistic, leaving some problems unsolved. Sharon Creech’s book covers a wide range of emotions effectively. ![]() This is the story of a boy’s attempt to find his role in his family, the play, and in life. Meanwhile, Leo finds his father’s journal from when he was thirteen and struggles to reconcile the short-tempered father he knows and the fun loving boy of the journal. His class play seems like the perfect opportunity to shine, until he is given the minimal part of the old crone. Although Leo often feels overshadowed by his siblings, he knows he was meant for something big. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() Goodbye, Things carries with it the subtitle of The New Japanese Minimalism, a philosophy that revolves around the act of removing anything from your life that you don’t desperately need. Get past them and Goodbye, Things reveals itself to be a quick, fascinating read likely to resonate with anyone short on time and long on obligation. From the tech that his company spearheaded to the minimal wardrobe he made famous, Goodbye, Things is almost as much a tribute to Jobs’ genius as it is a book about changing one’s own life. Fumio Sasaki worships at the altar of Steve Jobs, whose name appears with increasing frequency as Goodbye, Things progresses. Okay, one other thing: if Apple is not your preferred tech manufacturer, this book may not be for you. ![]() ![]() One thing right off the bat: It’s difficult to trust a book about changing one’s own life and mindset when it straightfacedly uses a quote from Fight Club‘s Tyler Durden to back up a point. ![]() ![]() ![]() Agent: Elana Roth Parker, Laura Dail Literary. Alexa Donne is a Ravenclaw who wears many hats, including fan convention organizing, teen mentoring, college admissions essay consulting,YouTube-ing and podcasting. Still, this entertaining, loose adaptation of Brontë’s classic novel features solid sci-fi worldbuilding, creative details, and a diverse cast. Newcomer Donne hits all the predictable plot points of her romantic storyline, but she leaves other aspects, such as the heroine’s childhood and the story’s social criticism, undeveloped. Stella also stumbles across a conspiracy that threatens the disadvantaged in an increasingly resource-starved fleet, and she risks everything to save those she loves. But as Stella bonds with Hugo, they find an unexpected emotional connection, which blossoms into love despite complications. After a lifetime of austerity and deprivation, life aboard the luxurious Rochester is like a dream, save for odd accidents, mysterious laughter at night, and the ship’s reputation for being haunted. Seventeen-year-old orphan Stella Ainsley, an engineer aboard one of the many colony ships orbiting an Earth during a new ice age, accepts a role as a teacher aboard a private ship owned by the brooding Hugo Fairfax. Jane Eyre gets a futuristic reimagining in this appealing YA drama. ![]() ![]() ![]() You'll have to stay up longer than you want to, eat lunch just a bit late, edit until you can't edit any more. I've done all I can to give them the best start in life.Īs a writer, you will have to make sacrifices. I've had to become more patient and understanding. ![]() I've attended hundreds of doctor's appointments. You will be criticized.īut you need to keep going. You will write the book that nobody cares about. You will do jobs that don't pay well or give you enough exposure. A struggle for her to eat, a struggle for her to gain weight, a struggle for her to talk a complete struggle for me as a mother.īut as a writer, you will struggle, too. It's hard.įrom the day my first daughter was born, it's been a struggle. These five lessons have stayed with me, and crossed over to my life as a writer: 1. My children have often been the ones giving me lessons about life. But I've never given up on them.Īs crazy as it sounds, though, it hasn't always been me steering them in the right direction. It's been hard on me emotionally, mentally, and physically. ![]() My three children have many developmental issues, one of which is a speech and language delay. For me, it's also taught me how to be a better writer. People often say becoming a parent teaches you a lot about yourself and about life. ![]() ![]() The tension rises as Gamache tries to investigate both crimes in a jurisdiction where he has no authority, and vital secrets about his family come to light, changing relationships forever. Gamache, who witnessed the attack, tries to persuade the Prefect of Police, an old friend, that the hit-and-run should be treated as attempted murder, only succeeding after he finds the corpse of a stranger, who was shot twice, in Stephen’s ransacked apartment. Tragedy strikes when Stephen, who made a career of exposing corporate wrongdoing, is hit by a delivery van while crossing the street, leaving him at death’s door. ![]() The happy reunion includes Gamache’s son, Daniel, also lured to Paris by a job, and Gamache’s godfather, billionaire Stephen Horowitz, who supported Gamache after he was orphaned. Armand Gamache, the head of homicide for the Sûreté du Québec, to Paris for the anticipated birth of a grandchild to his daughter, Annie, who moved to France with her husband, Jean-Guy Beauvoir, Gamache’s longtime number two, after they both got jobs there. ![]() Bestseller Penny’s exceptional 16th series mystery (after 2019’s A Better Man) takes Chief Insp. ![]() ![]() (FEARLESS is a stand-alone, enemies-to-lovers romantic suspense novel. I may be fearless, but how I feel about him scares me most of all. I have to keep my head and my heart in line-not to mention my body.Įvery part of me wants him in every possible way. ![]() It gets worse when I accidentally see him naked in the shower, moaning my name. Moving into his family estate is the real test. Not since he used it to ruin my life at sixteen.īut when my best friend turns up dead and my uncle goes missing, Hutch is my only option. Hutch Winston may be sexy as hell, but I won’t fall for his white knight, alpha-protector act. Still, I’m the last person she wants helping her.īlake van Hamilton hates me, but it won’t stop me from doing my job. Now I’ve been hired to guard her against a gang of criminals who want her money, and maybe even her life. ![]() With killer curves, silky brown hair, and silvery-blue eyes, she’s been an inconvenient object of my lust since we were teens. My job is to protect the innocent, but Blake van Hamilton has never been innocent. ![]() He’s intense, he’s fearless, and he’ll stop at nothing to save her. ![]() ![]() ![]() To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be-what she fears the most.Īs the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear-to protect those who cannot defend themselves. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. Armentrout (Author) 24,410 ratings Book 4 of 6: Blood And Ash Series See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 5.49 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 12.99 2 Used from 12.08 4 New from 12. With the strength of the Primal of Life's guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way-because there can be no retreat this time. The War of Two Queens (Blood And Ash Series) Paperback 19 Feb. Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. ![]() ![]() Armentrout comes book four in her Blood and Ash series.Ĭasteel Da'Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could've prepared for the staggering revelations. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. ![]() |