![]() ![]() I bit more research and cohesiveness would have seen Grace as a strong protagonist. ![]() She had all the necessary flightiness, drama and curiosity to engage the reader, but as the series progressed, some elements were repeated to death, and others had her looking like a flake, and even bipolar. Grace, our protagonist, a damaged heroine, thrown in the deep end of secret societies and political drama was an interesting character to read. It was easy to overlook these hindrances and really enjoy the world Embassy Row presents. But given the demographic, and the fact that it’s YA, it was to be expected. Plus I’d read some cracker reviews from book blogger friends…Īs much as I loved the concept, there are moments when I felt the story went a bit juvenile – unrealistic, overdramatic that I found tedious or even frustrating. The Embassy Row trilogy felt like a mash-up of The Scooby Gang from ‘ Scooby Doo’ and the movie ‘ What A Girl Wants’ starring Amanda Bynes. I was really keen to jump into this trilogy – at the time only the first book had been released and I was eager to read out of the dominating genres in YA – a murder mystery with an international setting felt like the right ticket. A contemporary with international political intrigue. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Part of our Freedom and Equality series of events. Reading the work are Mary Lynn Bracht and Antti Tuomainen. Today’s writing reflects ideas of sisterhood and female rights and comes from Freedom from Torture survivors. ![]() Freedom from Torture offers counselling and therapeutic creative writing services in centres across the UK. Location: Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre, 7:00-8:00pm ARRIVE TO THE VENUE EARLY FOR A READING FROM FREEDOM FROM TORTURE: WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMENĮvery survivor of torture has different needs. ![]() 'I would also recommend Mary-Lynn Bracht’s novel White Chrysanthemum, a story of family separation in Korea during the 20th century. Vote for White Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn Bracht in the First Book Award. Moving between Hana in 1943 and Emi as an old woman today, White Chrysanthemum takes us into a dark and devastating corner of history - and two women whose love for one another is strong enough to triumph over the evils of war. White Chrysanthemum by Bracht, Mary Lynn at .uk - ISBN 10: 1784705454 - ISBN 13: 9781784705459 - Vintage - 2018 - Softcover. Set in Korea, Bracht’s White Chrysanthemum features two sisters suddenly separated by war while Wu’s The Stolen Bicycle has a novelist tracking the mystery behind his father’s disappearance when he was a boy. Heartbreaking family sagas are played out against the backdrop of social revolution in the nail-biting historical dramas by Mary Lynn Bracht and Wu Ming-Yi. I’ll also be supporting Amnesty International’s Imprisoned Writers Series by reading from the work of Freedom From Torture survivors, along with Antti Tuomainen. I’ll be at the Edbookfest this year to talk about my book, White Chrysanthemum, along with Wu Ming-Yi and his wonderful book, The Stolen Bicycle. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Faythe finds herself an enforcer, or protector of her Pride. Rogue is the second book of the Shifter Series. One small mistake causes Faythe to get kidnapped herself. Tabbies, or female werecats are rare and therefore valuable to the werecat community. While away at Graduate school, Faythe is visited by her ex-fiance, Marc Ramos, who is there to inform her that there have been two tabby kidnappings. ![]() Her responsibilities as a werecat include marriage and childbearing, none of which she is ready for. She is a werecat desperately trying to escape her world and live free as any normal 'human' girl her age would. Stray is the first book of the Shifter Series, in which Faythe Sanders, the main character, is introduced. Welcome to the 1st Faythe Sanders/The Shifters Series Appreciation Thread ![]() ![]() ![]() The author grew up in a middle-class family where parents do not encourage their children to take up writing as a profession but Karuna dreamt of writing and she did it. she took such a long time to complete a book of about 150 pages because she wrote the whole book on the used tissue papers that she collected from a nearby restaurant. The novel is a good piece of fiction which gives a reader deep insight into in and around of a psychological disorder patient. The author is a resident of Delhi and completed the novel in four years. Most of the characters in the novel are somewhere or the other related to the author in real life. The novel is inspired by real life people and the life of the author herself. The novel is a story of psychological trauma faced by the protagonist Emma. ![]() Lost Callahan is a Novel by Aaksa Karuna Shah, a graduate from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The Art of Theft” was the closet we got, and we still never actually saw the character on the page. Moriarty has been a player in most all of the books so far, but he’s always been in the background. Review: I was extra excited for this book (beyond my typical excitement for any book by Sherry Thomas) when I saw the title. Previously Reviewed: “A Study in Scarlet Women” and “A Conspiracy in Belgravia” and “The Hollow of Fear” and “The Art of Theft” and “Murder on Cold Street” Is it merely to test Charlotte’s skills as an investigator, or has the man of shadows trapped her in a nest of vipers? And Charlotte’s longtime friend and ally Lord Ingram at last turns his seductive prowess on Charlotte–or is it the other way around?īut the more secrets Charlotte unravels about Miss Moriarty’s disappearance, the more she wonders why Moriarty has entrusted this delicate matter to her of all people. ![]() Meanwhile, Charlotte’s sister Livia tries to make sense of a mysterious message from her beau Mr. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty’s daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. ![]() Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth.Ĭharlotte and Mrs. Publishing Info: Berkley Books, November 2021īook Description: A most unexpec ted client shows up at Charlotte Holmes’s doorstep: Moriarty himself. Book: “Miss Moriarty, I Presume?” by Sherry Thomas ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Superintendent Grace soon discovers, one man’s disaster is another man’s fortune… Suspicions are raised when Michael’s only friend not at the bachelor party refuses to cooperate and Ashley’s faithfulness not to mention her increasingly mysterious past are suddenly thrown into question. Detective Superintendent Grace himself dealing with the pain of losing a wife is brought on to the case when Ashley reports Michael missing. It’s all in good fun payback for the grief his buddies had suffered at the hands of his own penchant for tomfoolery that is, until his four buddies are killed in a drunk driving accident just moments after leaving Michael buried alive in his coffin. While out celebrating with a group of friends a few nights before the wedding, Michael suddenly and unexpectedly finds himself enclosed in a coffin equipped only with a flashlight, a dirty magazine, a walkie talkie, and a tiny breathing tube. Michael Harrison had it all: good looks, charm, natural leadership, a wicked sense of humor, and now Ashley, his fiancee. ![]() ![]() ![]() The laughs, fun, and randomness made this very playful book filled with boisterous merriment (yeah, I totally wrote that) that is endearing and addictive. Not only did this book give me those things, but it also gave me some truly random but also charming characters and moments. Penelope was a book I started to read in hopes of funny moments and just all-out good fun. ![]() What follows is a series of misadventures, love affairs, moonlit balls, fancy clothes, fake moustaches, highwaymen, sneering beauties, pickpockets, and the wrath of a devilishly handsome duke. Unfortunately, her rustic finesse turns out to be as delicate as a fat bear trying to rip apart a honeycomb infested with buzzing bees. Thus begins our heroine’s tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband. Synopsis: Leaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, Humour, Chick Lit ![]() ![]() ![]() And finally, to weave together three very different worlds in this beautiful and isolated place called Montana. To protect each other from danger-and unite against an enemy who threatens to destroy all. Now they face a challenge: to put their bitterness aside and live like family. And Lily Mercy would be grateful for anything she has learned to expect disappointment, even cruelty, from men.īut the women are shocked to learn that before any of them can inherit, they must live together on the ranch for one year. Tess, who has reluctantly flown in from Hollywood, just hopes to fly back with as much cash as possible-as soon as possible. ![]() Willa, the only one who knew her father, boldly expects that everything will be hers. (music by) Cinematography by Eric Van Haren Noman. (directed by) Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Produced by Music by Steve Porcaro. Nathaniel Arcand, Laura Mennell, and Nora Roberts in Montana Sky (2007). Now his three daughters-each born of a different marriage, and each unknown to the others-are gathered to hear the reading of the will. Montana Sky (2007 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Mike Robe. The wealthy stock dealer bequeaths his Montana farm to the three daughters. When Jack Mercy died, he left behind a lot of enemies.and a ranch worth nearly twenty million dollars. Montana Sky About this product Product Information A strange deal is struck with three sisters after the death of their father-they must live together on his ranch in order to inherit the riches he has left behind for them. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men.īut Vivek’s closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited cousin whose teasing confidence masks a guarded private life. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. ![]() What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family’s struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son’s body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Summary ![]() Or, start your trial of Amazon Video for movies and tv series on demand. Get fast delivery as well as movies, music, Originals, shows, and more.Ĥ. Amazon Prime: Don’t miss Amazon First Reads – early access to Kindle books. Audible Plus: From Amazon, listen to Amazon Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks. Along with selecting a book a month, find terrific add-ons, both trendy and lesser-known titles.Ģ. You might snag an early release or debut author. Book of the Month: Get the month’s hottest new and upcoming titles from Book of the Month. The Death Of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emeziġ. I only recommend products/services that I approve of. This post may contain affiliate links: If you purchase through my link, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. ![]() ![]() ![]() These trees will be standing tall long after we’re gone. They were here before anyone alive now was born, even the Queen, even before the Alchemist and the Sorceress bound time to blood and metal-if there ever was such a time. Papa says some of the trees in the forest are a thousand years old. The lie freezes in the winter air, falls to the ground like snow. I would never leave my father alone, especially not if he’s- “He’s not,” I tell myself. I could stay out here all day, or just keep walking through trees glittering with webs of fine ice, through the sunlight sifted into daggers. I’ve always loved it here, the way the tangled branches overhead shutter out the sun and block the bitter wind. Besides, I know these woods better than anyone else. Luckily, in the winter, there’s no undergrowth to hide the thieves from sight, no birdsong to muffle their footsteps. They’re why Papa doesn’t like me hunting, but we have no choice. The forest holds real danger-thieves who lie in wait, crude knives and alchemic powder on their belts, to steal time from anyone venturing outside the safety of the village. I know better than to be afraid of stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even the spirit of the Alchemist himself is said to wander these woods, trapping whole eternities in a breath. Most people find the forest frightening, believing the old tales of fairies who will freeze the time in your blood, or witches who can spill your years out over the snow with only a whisper. ![]() |