Aequus by Randi Cooley Wilson5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() It can be read as a stand-alone trilogy or after the bestselling Revelation series. ![]() ![]() This dangerously exciting and darkly romantic conclusion will take your breath away. With Serena gone, will Tristan save her in time? Or will the dark army of Diablo Fairies descend upon the Royal Protector Academy, destroying the London clan's legacy and ending the existence of the gargoyle race forever?Nox is the final novel in the Royal Protector Academy series. The Vergina Sun prophecy has been fulfilled, but at what cost? Their love has renewed an ancient war. Tristan Gallagher has renounced the throne-for her. Love has revived an ancient warJealousy has risen and torn lives apartAnd one prophecy demands the ultimate sacrificeWhat if rewriting your destiny means that you must sacrifice the one you love? Serena St. ![]()
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Ethan frome goodreads5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() It is there, Nabokov insists, that one feels the “artistic quiver” which is proof that we are reading a book of quality. ‘The Story of an African Farm’ – Olive SchreinerĪccording to Vladimir Nabokov, in his Lectures on Literature, the wise reader reads a book not with the heart, or the brain, but with the spine.‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ – Muriel Spark.‘The Leopard’ – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.‘The Doll’s House’ – Katherine Mansfield.‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ – Alexandre Dumas.‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ – Thomas Hardy.‘Seven Little Australians’ – Ethel Turner.‘Little Red Riding Hood’ – The Brothers Grimm. ![]() ‘Gone with the Wind’ – Margaret Mitchell.Terms of Service, Privacy Policy & Refund Policy. ![]() Ruining dahlia book5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Recommended for 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, triggers galore, and sensitive content. previous 1 2 3 next sort by previous 1 2 3 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Jane Average rating 4.05 75,061 ratings 9,205 reviews shelved 247,773 times Showing 30 distinct works. Ruining Dahlia is a full-length reverse harem novel in the dark and twisted Mafia Wars world. Jane (Author of Ruining Dahlia) Books by C.R. ![]() It’s me against them, and only time will tell If I'll be the winner or be destroyed in these cruel and merciless Mafia Wars. But what disturbs me most is that I just might like it. ![]() They play a game for keeps, a game where the only rule is that there are no rules. The thing they don't realize is that I'm more than what I seem.Ī dahlia has always bloomed best in the light, and even though everything about this place and these men is shrouded in darkness, I’m determined to thrive…to win. Where Lucian, Raphael, and Gabriel Rossi now think they own me. New York City, the powerful head of the Cosa Nostra, is my new home. Dahlia’s choice to enjoy a nice slice of cake and glass of wine while one of her henchmen repeatedly gets this close to choking Bernard to death conveys both cool nonchalance at the prospect of. We aren't Butchers in name only, and surely the Rossi family can’t be as bad as the devil that’s been destroying me since I was eight years old. ![]() I should know all about how to survive monsters, though I come from a family of them. ![]() ![]() Surely, a little rest won’t be a problem.” ![]() Juliet dove her hands in the layers of her tattered skirts. She will beat you raw and turn you out into the snow to freeze if you don’t answer her summons.” The door opened and closed and Mary, her best friend, joined her smelling faintly of warm bread the girls had kneaded before the break of dawn. Sold into indenture, Juliet had no rights. No one, not even the judge who turned a blind eye to her pleadings, transporting them directly to a ship riding anchor in the Thames, and then dispatching them across the stormy Atlantic. Lady? She was far from that title now as it had been stripped from her at the time of her seizure. ![]() On a far-flung farmstead, the frontier…a murky, misty wild land of savages…had left an indefinable impression in Juliet’s mind. New snow piled on the mountains, bathing the land and, for a moment, in its silent beauty cleansed the horror that had brought her from England to this place. Feathery flakes scattered widely through the air and hovered downward with uncertain flight. Lady Juliet Faulkner finished chopping and stacking the wood on the porch, her breath crystallizing in white puffs. ![]() Hiawatha’s Wedding-Feast: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ![]() Concrete rose maverick5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() We get to see Maverick through many ups and downs some out of his control and some due to his own poor choices. ![]() Spoiler-Free Review: “Concrete Rose” is a YA novel that follows Maverick Carter (Starr’s father in The Hate U Give) as he becomes a teenage father. I read it as soon as I could, and it did not disappoint. I’ve been so excited to read this prequel to The Hate U Give ever since I heard about it (shout-out to my parents for pre-ordering it for me for Christmas!). They tackle real issues, humanize people and situations that are often misrepresented in the media, and they show us flawed characters who are doing the best that they can (something we can’t help but connect with as we follow them on their journeys). In my opinion, Thomas’ young adult novels are exactly what a young adult novel should be. The Hate U Give is one of the best books I’ve ever read, and On The Come Up was just as incredible (you can find my review of the latter HERE). Angie Thomas has easily become one of my go-to authors. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pickstone (eds), The Cambridge history of science, vol. Hopwood, Nick (2009), ‘Embryology’, in Peter J. ![]() These titles survey all or most of the period covered by the exhibition: Alternatively, the specific readings for each page can be accessed directly from the ‘Resources’ buttons below the text. The list can be viewed from the beginning by clicking the ‘Resources’ link in the top right corner of every page. ![]() Those new to the field might like to start with these. This bibliography is organized page by page, beginning for each topic with the most accessible works. Because research is only beginning on several of the topics covered, some are inevitably detailed, and many are not available in English. An exhibition that ranges from the Middle Ages to the present and from monsters to in vitro fertilization must draw on many and varied sources. ![]() Herbert block cartoons5/29/2023 ![]() This event takes place at NPG’s Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium on Friday, June 27, at 7:00 p.m. No reservations are required seating is first come, first served. NPG senior historian Sid Hart will lead a conversation with three Pulitzer Prize winners: reporter Haynes Johnson, historian Roger Wilkins, and cartoonist Tony Auth. The upcoming event, “Curator’s Conversation: Herblock: Drawn from Memory,” will focus on the life and work of one of the nation’s greatest political cartoonists. His particular interest in depicting American presidents is featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition “ Herblock’s Presidents: ‘Puncturing Pomposity.’” The political cartoons of Herbert Lawrence Block (1909–2001), who was known by the pen name “Herblock,” appeared in American newspapers for more than seventy years. ![]() Block Collection, Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. October 24, 1973: "Look-Nice Tapes-Okay, Boy? Okay?"/ Herbert Lawrence Block/Pencil on paper/Herbert L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Zhu Ling case is described in my forthcoming book, Now I Know Who My Comrades Are: Voices from the Internet Underground, which is about how the Internet is transforming lives in China, Cuba, and Russia. And yet, to my surprise, my New Republic article was translated into Chinese and retweeted 125,000 times on Weibo. The interest was so intense that it seemed to make authorities nervous: at one point Zhu Ling’s name was censored on Weibo. There is still so much outrage over the case that last year, following another, unrelated poisoning case, commentary on Zhu Ling erupted on the popular microblogging site Sina Weibo. Many Chinese Internet users believe that Zhu was poisoned by her roommate, Sun Wei, who was saved by her family’s political connections. To this day, nobody has been convicted of the crime. ![]() Zhu Ling survived, but is paralyzed and reliant on her parents for care. The article was about a woman named Zhu Ling, who was poisoned by thallium in the 1990s when she was a student at Tsinghua University. Li was contacting me in reference to an article, “ The 20-Year-Old Crime That’s Blowing Up on Chinese Social Media,” that I had just written for The New Republic. “I have a novel coming out about poisoning,” she wrote. In May of last year, the novelist Yiyun Li sent me a message on Twitter. Emily Parker photo by Ronna Gradus / Yiyun Li photo by Roger Turesson ![]() Dark star vivien leigh5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Revealing new aspects of her early life as well as providing glimpses behind-the-scenes of the filming of Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, this book provides the essential and comprehensive life-story of one of the twentieth century's greatest actresses. Sources from her archive, recently acquired by the V&A, he sheds new light on her fractious relationship with Laurence Olivier, based on their letters and diaries, as well as on the bipolar disorder which so affected her later life and work. In this ground-breaking new biography, Alan Strachan provides a completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life. ![]() In 1939, she landed her biggest film job to date, playing Scarlett OHara in Gone With the Wind, winning her first. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name. Leighs career began in the 1930s with a combination of stage and screen roles. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. Name: Vivien Birth Year: 1913 Birth date: NovemBirth City: Darjeeling Birth Country: India Gender: Female Best Known For: Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved film. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo Winner of the Society for Theatre Research Book Prize 2020 Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh: Alan Strachan: I.B. ![]() Falling kingdoms 55/28/2023 ![]() ![]() She swallowed past the lump that had suddenly formed in her throat. ![]() “So the rumors about you are true,” he said solemnly. Is their love strong enough to withstand the outside forces tearing them apart?ĪRC provided by Penguin Teen (Yes, I read this forever ago….it took me forever to get my review on here, SORRY!) And unrest is stirring throughout the land. Dark magic is causing widespread destruction throughout the kingdom. Magnus and Cleo's love will be put to the ultimate test. She promises Amara power, revenge, and dominance if she agrees to be part of her scheme. Grandma Cortas has her own plans for Mytica's future. Lucia knows there's something special about her daughter and she'll do anything to protect her, even if that means facing Kyan alone.Īmara is called back home to Kraeshia. As the fight for Mytica rages on, he must decide just how much more he's willing to sacrifice. Jonas continues to willfully defy his destiny, but the consequences of plotting his own course are drastic. As two lethal elemental gods set out to destroy Mytica, sworn enemies must become allies in the final fight to save the kingdoms. ![]() |