5/29/2023 0 Comments Finding Home by Sloane Kennedy![]() ![]() Moments in this book do not flinch from revealing how nasty bigotry can be. This almost backfires tragically, but the sweet ending reminded me of the reason people idealize rural life. Additionally, Rhys’ support keeps Finn from abandoning his home in search of a more accepting living situation. ![]() Acknowledging their attraction to Rhys helps both Finn and Callan finally recognize the true strength of their feelings for each other. Except this isn’t a perfect world, and they live in an especially bigoted rural area, so it takes Rhys crashing into their lives for the connections between them to bloom fully. The easy version is that, in a perfect world, Finn and Callan would have gotten together and lived happily ever after. ![]() And after finishing the story, I wasn’t disappointed. But I know by now that Kennedy will craft a compelling relationship arc between them. On the tin, the relationship between the three(!) main characters seems incredibly contrived. However, I’m fully invested in reading each of Kennedy’s sprawling shared universe series, and this book was the next up on the list. Cowboys, historical or modern-day, aren’t my go-to for romantic heroes. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Good vibrations by mike love![]() ![]() Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations," "California Girls," "Surfin' USA," and "Kokomo," while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in twenty-six countries. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story-one of overnight success and age-defying longevity of musical genius and reckless self-destruction of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness-and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. ![]() Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling Good Vibrations tells the story of Mike Love's legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of the Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history.Īs a founding member of the Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary fifty-five years-and counting-as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The heart of betrayal![]() ![]() ![]() 'A heart-pounding sequel that fantasy fans will appreciate' School Library Journal ' It's rare that the second book in a series is as good - or perhaps better - than the first, but that's the case here' Booklist, starred review, for The Heart of Betrayal ![]() The Heart of Betrayal drives up the stakes and the romance, and will leave readers desperate to read book three in the Remnant Chronicles, The Beauty of Darkness. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country. Now that she lives among them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth. Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: there's Rafe, who lied to Lia but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life and the Vendans, whom Lia always believed to be barbarians. Desperate to save her life, Lia's erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar's interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen. Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. The thrilling, New York Times bestselling sequel to The Kiss of Deception. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The templeton twins book![]() it's cute at first, but it gets old quickly. the book doesn't even start until seven pages and three fake prologues of stalling, and the plot is constantly interrupted by more of the same. again - i know tons of grown folk love that lemony snicket fellow, so it's probably quite different than this one, which i think is best left to younger readers.įor me, the gimmick of the narrator's self-insertion was overused. but this one has very limited crossover appeal into the world of the adult reader. Now, i have never read any of those lemony snicket or pseudonymous bosch books, but i gather the tone and the device are similar? and judging by the continued success of those books, i guess the kids go nuts for it. sign me up, even though i am so much taller than all the other readers of this series! ![]() despite my aversion to twins, and my not reading much middle grade, i thought i would enjoy this, because - puzzles! and chapters with names like Other Things Happen In An Exciting Manner!and an intrusive aggressive narrator who berates the reader throughout the story and gives questions at the end of every chapter such as What were the names of Abigail and John, the Templeton twins? and Explain, in fifty words or less, why you believe the story will actually get started, and why it will be wonderful. ![]() I read this because i came across an excerpt that made it sound really fun. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Burn marks by sara paretsky![]() ![]() ![]() After three terrifying attempts on her life, V.I. is warned off the case by both a high-ranking police officer and a major Chicago developer- who also happens to be a close friend of the chairman of the Cook County Board. is hired to investigate the fire at the hotel, her aunt disappears, and her aunt's young friend is found dead at a construction site. vows that it will be a short visit and uses some old political contacts to find Elena a room. 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Douglas Couplands sixth book, Girlfriend in a Coma, represents a continuation of his systematic critique of the intrusion of Americana into Canadian. Narrated in the form of a Powerbook entry by Dan Underwood, a computer programmer for Microsoft, this state-of-the-art novel about life in the 90s follows. ![]() Read more but they're heading nowhere, and however hard they work, however many shares they earn, they're never going to be as rich as Bill. The job may be super cool, the pay may be astronomical. Bill, Be My Friend… Please! At computer giant Microsoft, Dan, Susan, Abe, Todd and Bug are struggling to get a life. From the acclaimed author of Hey Nostradamus! comes a wonderful comic novel with ‘more one-liners than a decade of Woody Allen films’ (Guardian), about the scramble for love and success in a brave new world… Bill is wise. 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Sometimes he is tasked with documenting domestic disputes. Sometimes he is tasked with finding where a criminal dumped a weapon. All for the purposes of investigation by the court.ĭavis’s job as a cop on Snapshot Duty is straight forward. The experiences people have, the paths they follow-all of them are real again for a one day in the snapshot. In this vivid world that author Brandon Sanderson has built, society can create a snapshot of a specific day in time. ![]() Snapshot is a Science Fiction detective story following Anthony Davis, a cop assigned to Snapshot Duty. Snapshot Brandon Sanderson 4.06 13,939 ratings1,353 reviews Snapshot is a Science Fiction detective story following Anthony Davis, a cop assigned to Snapshot Duty. In his newest novella, Snapshot, Sanderson’s skill and imagination are on full display. In addition to these massive works of wonder, Sanderson has also carved out a place among the best authors of novella-length fiction with the Legion series and the Hugo Award-winning The Emperor’s Soul. From Mistborn to The Wheel of Time to The Stormlight Archive, his ability to channel his unique imagination and creativity into his fiction has won over fans across the world. New York Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson is often cited as being one of the most influential fantasy authors in the business. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Goodnight moon brown![]() ![]() During one such breakup, Brown moved to her house in Maine, which she referred to as 'The Only House.'īrown (left) who never married although was briefly engaged, had a long-term relationship with Blanche Oelrichsm(right) - a feminist poet playwright, actress, and the former wife of John Barrymore The pair moved in together to Upper East Side's 10 Gracie Square but often had fall outs. ![]() ![]() Their relationship, which could have ended with them both being committed to a mental institution, was tumultuous. She may also have been a little distracted by her own turbulent love life.īrown, who never married although was briefly engaged, had a long-term affair with married man William Gaston, a summer romance with fellow author Preston Schoyer and in 1940, began a long-term relationship with Blanche Oelrichs - a feminist poet playwright, actress, and the former wife of John Barrymore. I won't let anybody get away with anything just because he's little.' The writer never had children herself, and once told a Life reporter in 1946, 'I don't especially like children. ![]() She also harbored a deep dislike of children, her main target audience. Her most famous work, Goodnight Moon (pictured) sold more than 14 million copies, making her one of the best selling American children's authors ever Millions of parents have relied on Margaret Wise Brown classic books for a bedtime story for their little ones. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Savvy sheldon feels good as hell![]() ![]() ![]() But as any home-reno-show junkie can tell you, something always falls apart during renovations. The only thing that doesn’t seem to require effort is her ride-or-die squad of friends. Starting from the outside in, Savvy tackles her crumbling kitchen, her relationship with her body, her work–life balance (or lack thereof) and, last but not least, her love life. But when Savvy’s world starts to crash down around her, she knows it’s time for some renovations. Savvy Sheldon spends a lot of time tiptoeing around the cracks in her life: her high-stress and low-thanks job, her clueless boyfriend and the falling-apart kitchen she inherited from her beloved grandma-who taught her how to cook and how to love people by feeding them. “This feel-good, empowering rom-com will blow you away, guaranteed.” -Sarah Smith, author of Simmer DownĪ delicious debut rom-com about a plus-size sweetheart who gets a full-life makeover after a brutal breakup. ![]() |