![]() The trilogy traces Jude’s thorny relationship with Cardan as she seeks power – and finds that keeping a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one. Chief among their enemies is Prince Cardan, youngest son of the Faerie King. As the only humans in the world of fae, they’re at significant risk. If I cannot be better than them, I will become so much worse.ġ7-year-old Jude Duarte lives in Faerie with her twin sister Taryn and their adoptive father, Madoc, after Madoc killed their real parents. 20 Completed YA Fantasy Series to Revisit or Pick Up For the First Time #1. ![]() I’ve also included little quotations from each series to give you a flavour of what they might be like, above the summaries. Below I’ve collated 20 completed YA fantasy series which are either so good you have to read them for the first time, or so good you ought to revisit them. ![]() Though it’s easy to go wrong in this genre – poor world-building, unbelievable characters, and the like – when the books are good, they’re really good. This special edition of The Iron King includes the bonus novella “Winter’s Passage” and an exclusive excerpt from the new Iron Fey book, The Iron Raven. ![]() The series the world fell in love with is back! Enter a fantastical world of dangerous faeries, wicked princes and one half-human girl who discovers her entire life is a lie. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He appears to have the inability to love and has a terrible attitude towards women “She was some nameless fuck who moaned a great deal both in and out of bed”, whose penis stirs in agreement at any and all possible arousal opportunities. Maxim, like Christian Grey, is from a privileged background, has money, fast cars and power. Let’s talk characters the two main characters share many similarities to the Fifty Shades books. ![]() Plot wise, The Mister follows the love story of Maxim she the mysterious Alessia. It is predictable, but it does have a lot of twists and turns that keep it interesting and there is a great element of suspense within the story. The Mister itself… I really enjoyed it, easy to read and it had a good pace, the perfect type of book for a busy Mum who might have to pop the book down at any point. ![]() Seeing that The Mister was by EL James meant that I couldn’t resist buying this book! Like many women around the globe I was drawn into the world of Christian Grey and Anastasia Steel and the initial trilogy remain a book shelf staple and truth be told I’ve read them more times than is like to admit! ![]() ![]() ![]() The witty narration is on-point, and really resonated with me. Along the way, Mim meets a host of quirky characters, such as Bus Driver Carl, Arlene, Poncho Man, Walt, Caleb, and Beck, to name a few. Mosquitoland is a novel written from the perspective of Mim Malone, a 16-year-old girl who, upon learning that her mother is sick, hops on a greyhound bus in Mississippi and heads to Ohio to be with her, leaving behind her father and new step-mother. ![]() I picked up this book last year at Chapters during one of their summer book sales, and it marked the end of my book buying sprees until I actually read some of the books in my TBR piles that were precariously stacked in front of my bookshelf and wobbled every time I walked by.Īfter reading The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand, which I reviewed here, I wanted a book that was lighter in both writing style and plot, and this book was perfect. ![]() ![]() ![]() Self-portrait Lourens Alma Tadema at the age of sixteen, a gift to his mother, 1852Īlma-Tadema world-famous except in the Netherlands After his death the Tadema family went through a difficult financial period.Īlthough it made more sense for Lourens to become a lawyer later on, his mother recognised his artistic talent and stimulated him to practice painting and sketching early in the morning, before going to school. His father was a notary in the Frisian town of Donryp. In 1840 Lourens Alma-Tadema lost in his father at the age of 4. In this article, we tell you more about Alma-Tadema's life, his paintings and especially his engravings, which are still for sale for the 'common' man nowadays. The few original engravings that have survived in time are nowadays sought-after collectors' items. Besides paintings, Alma Tadema also produced and sold beautiful etchings and engravings during his lifetime. Today, Alma-Tadema's paintings hang in the most famous museums or are in the possession of important private collections. ![]() Even less people know that he was a world-famous Dutch painter during the Victorian period. Few people are familiar with the name Alma-Tadema, better known as 'Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema'. ![]() ![]() “Derrick’s strength and perseverance in the face of the knee injury he recently suffered are truly an inspiration to all,” said Shannon Watkins, group brand director, POWERADE. Viewers hear Tupac Shakur’s voice as he recites his poem “The Rose that Grew from Concrete”, which celebrates achieving success despite difficult circumstances. It follows a symbolic bike ride from Chicago’s South Side to the very stadium where Rose’s dreams became a reality, and reflects his journey from growing up in Englewood, Illinois. It proclaims that no matter where athletes get their start, or what obstacles they face, through hard work and determination they can advance from the very bottom to the very top.Ī new 30-second POWERADE TV commercial titled “Rose From Concrete” featuring Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has begun to hit the airwaves during NBA and NCAA basketball programming, along with a 60-second version. The new POWERADE “Just a Kid” campaign inspires athletes everywhere to develop to their potential. At heart, though - like us - they’re “Just a Kid” from somewhere. ![]() Powerade: Tupac Shakur recites his poem “The Rose that Grew from Concrete”, which celebrates achieving success despite difficult circumstancesĮveryone – including legendary athletes – must “Power Through” obstacles and overcome adversity in their pursuit of greatness. ![]() ![]() Some contributors have authored several pieces within the book. These events were taking place concurrently during a 3-week period and one wonders if they’re all interrelated. OFF-TOPIC possesses a very narrow and biased focus, concentrating exclusively on Goodreads and its reviewers, and for the most part excludes dissenting points of view and the wider context of author opinions on the new policy, Amazon’s censorship of self-published authors, and various retailers removing all ebooks by self-published authors while they weed out the excessively offensive and illegal works. They informed, analyzed and challenged GR’s decision to move towards censorship, and echoed my thoughts and feelings on the situation exactly. My favourite 5-star contributions were by: Intelligent, witty, cheeky and bold, the various perspectives expound on the personal, literary, legal and technical implications of the opposed changes. calling them a ‘badly behaving social network’. ![]() None of my articles, posted on my blog, were included as there were some legal issues over my screenshots, opinions and accusations e.g. ![]() This is a small collection of essays and reviews, some of which were deleted by Goodreads, on GR’s censorship policy imposed on September 20th, 2013. *Currently available from Lulu as a non-profit ebook or freely and legally download it HERE from my Dropbox account. ![]() Disclaimer: I witnessed the production of this book from the sidelines. ![]() ![]() ![]() We mourn the loss of celebrated British author Martin Amis.Industry Insights May 2023: James Kellow, Ultimo Press. ![]() Prepare to Celebrate the Nation's Favourite Genre with National Crime Reading Month.Caffè Nero launches a major new set of book awards - The Nero Book Awards.TikTok launching its own book awards to celebrate titles, authors, content and creators of BookTok.International Booker Prize 2023 Won by Georgi Gospodinov and Angela Rodel with Time Shelter.England Rugby World Cup Winner Steve Thompson, Beth Mead and Gary Neville all take home gongs at The 21st Sports Book Awards.Jhalak Prizes 2023 Winners Announced celebrating British or British-resident writers of colour.25 Recommended Reads about Race, Racism, and Demarginalizing History - Necessary Non-fiction You Should Read for Life-changing Insights and Impact.80+ Must-read Novels by Black Writers - Black Lit Matters.Guest Editor, Summer 2023 - Vaseem Khan.June 2023 Book Club Recommendation: When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'If you love rom-coms, don't miss this second-chance romance novel' Hello Giggles 'Hunting sparkles in this well-plotted contemporary' Publishers Weekly Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake 'I couldn't stop turning the pages of this sexy, second-chance romance' Amy E. But Ethan's already lost her once, and even if it costs him his career, he'll do anything to keep from losing her again. Just when Lilah might finally be ready to let Ethan in, though, she finds out their reunion might have nothing to do with love and everything to do with improving his game. And that includes having Lilah by his side. He might think they can pick up just where they left off, but she's no longer that same girl and never wants to be again.Įthan wants his glory days back. ![]() Lilah isn't sure what hurt worse: the day Ethan left her to focus on his hockey career or the day he came back eight years later. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Treat yourself to an 'outrageously sexy' (Entertainment Weekly), 'fabulously fun' (Jill Shalvis) second-chance romance from the New York Times bestselling queen of hockey romance! ![]() ![]() ![]() He is the voice of Eddie Toh in the hit video game Grand Theft Auto V. She also narrated Gulp by Mary Roach, for which she won an AudioFile Earphones Award.Īn AudioFile Earphones Award winner for 47 Ronin by John Allyn, David Shih narrated the History Channel documentary China's First Emperor and the Discovery Networks series Royal Inquest. While she specializes in Asian American narratives, Emily's work spans a broad spectrum, including young adult fiction and such titles as The Whites of Their Eyes by Jill Lepore and The Sex Diaries Project by Arianne Cohen. Described by AudioFile magazine as doing "an extraordinary job of varying the voices in the dialogue without losing the intimacy of the story," Emily's multilingual, multicultural framework brings a particularly unique, clear-eyed, and intimate perspective into Asian American narratives. ![]() She returned to the United States in 2009 and found a natural fit as an audiobook narrator. Emily Woo Zeller began her voice-over career by voicing animation in Asia. ![]() ![]() The Galilean Moons Forensic Cleaning Company is fresh off an off-the-books cleaning job, and the Jovian Bureau of Investigation has picked up Urhine’s ship to question the crew about the operation. Moore delivers another tightly written story in the Jovian Empire, building suspense with an interrogation of a forensic cleaning crew run by a clueless man named Urhines (I still don’t know how to pronounce that!) who has no idea what an idiot he is. Twelve years later, Special Agent Evelyn Carlisle finds herself on the cusp of discovering what happened to it – if she can get the crew of the Galilean Moons Forensic Cleaning Company to talk. ![]() On the 3rd Orbital Anniversary, a mining ship vanished, never to be heard from again. ![]() |