![]() ![]() ![]() They could make you like it as they fucked you to death. It was why they were considered the most deadly of the Otherworld. Sparks had flown from his touch, the fire he’d created inside of me, and the feelings I’d felt were dangerous and exciting. Now the Fae are known for manipulating human emotion, especially when they just want to turn on a woman, you just can’t say no! And that’s where Syn finds herself, under the control of this intriguing, sexy but dangerous Fae. She’s nowhere near enthusiastic, even though Ryder, the dark prince, is the hottest man she’s ever seen. She’s recruited to solve the murders… just one thing, she has to work with the Prince of the Dark Fae. Someone or something is killing off Fae and witches. ![]() She’s managed to avoid the Fae, until something mysterious starts happening. If there’s one thing she absolutely hates, it’s the Fae – beautiful, magical, and deadly creatures who she blaims for the death of her parents. Synthia is a witch, human but with the power to wield magic. ![]() I’d read snippets so I knew the hero would be alpha, possessive, controlling and incredibly sexy, I had to give it a go. I decided to stick to Vampires and Shifters and avoid the rest. There were too many preternaturals and my poor brain couldn’t keep up. I read just one Urban Fantasy book and decided that it wasn’t my thing. As a lover of Paranormal Romance, it was a given that I’d give Urban Fantasy a try. ![]()
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5/10/2023 0 Comments Belonging by nora krug![]() Returning to Germany, she visits archives, conducts research, and interviews family members, uncovering in the process the stories of her maternal grandfather, a driving teacher in Karlsruhe during the war, and her father’s brother Franz-Karl, who died as a teenage SS soldier. ![]() Yet she knew little about her own family’s involvement though all four grandparents lived through the war, they never spoke of it.Īfter twelve years in the US, Krug realizes that living abroad has only intensified her need to ask the questions she didn’t dare to as a child. Nora Krug was born decades after the fall of the Nazi regime, but the Second World War cast a long shadow over her childhood and youth in the city of Karlsruhe, Germany. This “ingenious reckoning with the past” ( The New York Times), by award-winning artist Nora Krug investigates the hidden truths of her family’s wartime history in Nazi Germany. ![]() ![]() * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR, Comics Beat, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal ![]() * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award * Silver Medal Society of Illustrators * Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels,Books,Biographies & Memoirs,Graphic Novels,. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Muted tami charles![]() ![]() Agent: Laura Perkins, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. A memorable portrayal of an ambitious young woman whose growing belief in her own skill and worth allow her to reach beyond her current circumstances. Be Heard.For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. ![]() Her growing friendship and attraction to Nasser, a new classmate of Haitian descent, and her kinship with Fame’s Debbie Allen are meaningful additions, providing outside perspectives into what Beatriz considers an inescapable, normal lifestyle. Muted Tami Charles 400 pages first pub 2021 ( editions) fiction poetry young adult dark emotional tense fast-paced Description A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Jason Reynolds Be bold. This opportunity, along with the consequences of her brother’s untimely death, challenge her to make difficult choices about her present in order to become who she’s meant to be, regardless of expectations from her fellow Diablos, her tight-knit family, and larger society. Beatriz’s talent for dance leads to the chance to audition for her favorite television show, Fame. Charles ( Like Vanessa) creates a vivid sense of time and place in her second novel, set in Newark, N.J., in the 1980s. ![]() ![]() At 15, Puerto Rican Beatriz Mendez has been a Diabla for three years, but the death of her older brother, Junito, at the hands of a Haitian rival gang and the increased pressure to prove her loyalty lead her to question the criminal, often violent path she’s accepted as inevitable. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Thrawn trilogy![]() ![]() For this dark warrior has made a vital discovery that could destroy everything the courageous men and women of the Rebel Alliance fought so hard to build. Heir to the Empire: Star Wars Legends (The Thrawn Trilogy) (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy - Legends 1) (Mass Market). And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi Knights.īut thousands of light-years away, the last of the Emperor’s warlords, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken command of the shattered Imperial fleet, readied it for war, and pointed it at the fragile heart of the New Republic. ![]() Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting twins. ![]() Legends novel-the first ever to take place after the events of the original trilogy-Grand Admiral Thrawn makes his debut on the galactic stage.įive years ago, the Rebel Alliance destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and drove the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the galaxy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The structure method applied in the case of these works, which hold a dialogue with the mobile images, infuses a state of animation in his usual studies and sketches. Surprisingly, these new works include a significant production of videos − a medium that has become an increasingly relevant component of the artist’s proposal. Marina recalls in his text the story of a man who witnessed − from afar − a dramatic accident, and was unable to have any bearing on its outcome precisely because he was “too late, too far.” Lugo decides to make this event the point of departure for his exhibition and follow the museographic thread stringing together works created specifically for this show, which make reference, whether symbolically or literally, to his childhood memories in the sandy Sinaloa territory that gives birth to his native city. “Demasiado tarde, demasiado lejos” (“Too late, too far”) originates in an anecdote drawn from the Spanish philosopher José Antonio Marina’s book, Anatomía del miedo (Anatomy of Fear). ![]() ![]() Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. Wells's classic tale tells the story of the unnamed time traveller, who travels thousands of years into the future, where he encounters the strange, child-like people, the Eloi, and the terrifying underground race, the Morlocks. This new Vintage Replica hardback edition is part of a continuing effort to make Classics Illustrated available to all, be they young readers just beginning their journeys into the great world of classic literature, or collectors who have fond memories of this much loved comic book series. The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue, Alexandre Dumas's The Three Musketeers, and has since included over 200 classic tales released around the world. Wells, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story. This edition also includes a biography of H. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 5/9/2023 0 Comments The wicker king book 2![]() Was he brave enough to spend two nights on a raft without any adults around? The river was wild, uncharted water for the boys. The pike captured the boys’ hearts, and they wanted to experience catching a “River King” too.Īs the trip got closer, one thought started to haunt Bobby’s mind. His pictures showed a fish with razor sharp teeth and a head that looked like a tank. These huge fish came up out of their deep hiding spots in the fall to feast before the long, cold winter. Hill, had shown them pictures of a giant northern pike. ![]() Just weeks earlier, their science teacher, Mr. They had a four-day fall break and were looking for an exciting adventure during the Halloween weekend. ![]() Three days of camping and fishing with best friends - what could possibly go wrong?īobby thought a trip down the Cass River with his three best friends sounded like a great idea. ![]() Friendship, sticking together, and teamwork ![]() ![]() ![]() I would not have been able to purchase such an obscure text at the bookstore or find it in the library in my rural hometown. I had picked the book up that summer while at a scholar’s camp at the University of Nebraska. I would say that was the high point of my pretentiousness, but then again, I would grow up to become a grad student. ![]() I hold the thinker’s pose, and in my hand is a Bantam paperback copy of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Notes From Underground. I am sitting on a stool, before a backdrop of painted bookshelves. In that self-designed photo I am wearing (because it is 1993) light washed baggy jeans and a black denim shirt. I did so on the condition that I got to do one of my own choosing. Being antisocial and contrarian, I did not want to go through the ritual of senior photos. There are many, many embarrassing photos of me during my teen years, but one of the biggest was ironically the one I loved the most at the time. ![]() ![]() ![]() But there is something within Dorothy that's different from everyone else, and having suppressed it long enough, she starts to embrace what makes Dorothy uniquely, terrifyingly herself. Dorothy loves sex as much as she loves food, and while she has struggled to find a long-term partner that can keep up with her, she makes the best of her single life, frequently traveling from Manhattan to Italy for a taste of both. Discerning, meticulous, and very, very smart, Dorothy's clear mastery of the culinary arts make it likely that she could, on any given night, whip up a more inspired dish than any one of the chefs she writes about. ![]() The New York Times Food critic Dorothy Daniels loves what she does. A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy Raymond Chandler handed the reins over to the sexed-up femme fatale and really let her fly. ![]() "One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory. ![]() One of Vanity Fair's Books That Will Get You Through This Winter ![]() ![]() It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her, and competing for a crown she doesn’t want. And yet, for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. The Selection is a chance of a lifetime, giving a select few the possibility of escaping a rigid caste system that rules society. The Selection is set in a dystopian future where 35 girls are selected to move to the palace and compete for Prince Maxon’s heart. The Selection series weaves together a fairytale romance that is a mixture of The Hunger Games, Cinderella, and The Bachelor only with young adults as the main characters. The Selection series continues to be a popular pick among readers, especially those on Tiktok, even ten years after its publication, thanks to #Booktok. ![]() Since its release, The Selection series has sold more than 11 million copies around the world. The first book in the series, The Selection, was released in 2012 by HarperTeen and was nominated for Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction book in the Goodreads Choice Awards that same year.Ĭass went on to release a new book in The Selection series each year thereafter with the final book, The Crown, releasing in 2016. ![]() The Selection series is a five-book, young adult dystopian fantasy series written by Kiera Cass. ![]() |