Harper moves across the country to start a new life away from her father’s controlling ways. He was less of a father and more of a jerk, so Harper was elated to move far away. Harper grew up on a military base and was raised by her drill sergeant father (he really is a drill sergeant). Let me tell you, the FEELERS were out in full force in this While reading, I had to take a moment and cry unashamedly into my pillow and let it all out. It ripped out my heart, threw it on the ground, and stomped on it. It’s been several months since I finished Taking Chances, and it’s still really hard for me to talk about this this book and the characters. When you purchase this book, you get a complimentary ticket to ride the hot mess express. I appreciate my readers and make it my goal to be upfront and honest. This small income goes back into my blog, so I can continue to create fun content for you. In plain English, this means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase something through the links provided. Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.
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As they set off in search of answers, a startling revelation about Raffe’s past unleashes dark forces that threaten them all. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister. If you haven’t read the first two books you’ll want to skip this review until you have because it may contain some spoilers for Angelfall and World After.Įnd of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy.Īfter a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. Instead of spreading the series out over five books Ee tried to fit it all into three and while End of Days was a good ending to the series I couldn’t help but think I wanted it to be more. I really enjoyed End of Days but it felt like parts of the story were rushed. At one point I think this series was supposed to be five books, it was reduced to three which was a massive disappointment for me because it meant I’d be getting less Penryn and Raffe. End of Days was my most anticipated read for the first half of 2015 and I have yet to find anything to replace this series in terms of the characters, the story, and the world that has been created. Susan Ee’s Penryn and the End of Days series is another of my all time favourites which has ended this year. 7/8/2023 0 Comments The killer inside me novelIn these works, Thompson turned the derided pulp genre into literature and art, featuring unreliable narrators, odd structure, and surrealism. Thompson's writing culminated in a few of his best-regarded works: The Killer Inside Me, Savage Night, A Hell of a Woman and Pop. Only after death did Thompson's literary stature grow, when in the late 1980s, several novels were re-published in the Black Lizard series of re-discovered crime fiction. Despite some positive critical notice, notably by Anthony Boucher in the New York Times, he was little-recognized in his lifetime. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publications by pulp fiction houses, from the late-1940s through mid-1950s. James Myers Thompson was a United States writer of novels, short stories and screenplays, largely in the hardboiled style of crime fiction. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Cola Cola Jazz by Kangni AlemRécemment encore, le directeur de publication du journal La Météo avait été condamné à six mois de prison avec sursis pour avoir publié dans ses colonnes le nom d’un ministre sur une liste d’homosexuels présumés. Il y a 2 ou 3 ans, je crois, deux hommes s’étaient présentés à la mairie de Yaoundé ou Douala pour demander qu’on les unisse par les liens du mariage civil l’affaire avait fait couler beaucoup d’encre, puisque le maire n’avait jugé bon répondre à la “provocation” qu’en faisant intervenir les policiers. Il faut dire que le Cameroun tient l’actualité quant au sujet. But since many decades in the Vatican's caves, the story of “divine”punishment only has gay priests laughing! What it does say is that they tend towards depravation which has divine punishment as a direct consequence. Even the biblical metaphore on homosexuality does not deem “sodomites” to be religious heretics. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Rl stine dummyWith the Jack Black-starring film adaptation of Goosebumps currently doing good business at the box office, we decided to look at the original series with our decidedly adult eyes and see what holds up and what doesn’t. At their best, Stine’s books channel the kind of banal-turned-horrific you find in Stephen King’s work, albeit for kids (more mischief and less mutilation). My mom taught me how to read, and engendered a lifetime fascination with the macabre, by reading me Edgar Allan Poe when I was a kid I subsequently turned to Stine’s series when I could read competently on my own, and for that I’ll always have a deep appreciation for the Goosebumps books (the original 62, none of those ersatz things he later wrote). You’ll likely remember those varicoloured covers adorned with grotesqueries culled from the wunderkammer imagination of a writer who seemed acutely aware of childhood anxieties, and who took great joy in scaring children witless. If you’re of a certain generation, and if you had a penchant for the perverse at a young age, you probably remember R. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Black cat in the rue morgueWith these I spent most of my time, and never was so happy as when feeding and caressing them. I was especially fond of animals, and was indulged by my parents with a great variety of pets. My tenderness of heart was even so conspicuous as to make me the jest of my companions. Hereafter, perhaps, some intellect may be found which will reduce my phantasm to the common-place - some intellect more calm, more logical, and far less excitable than my own, which will perceive, in the circumstances I detail with awe, nothing more than an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effects.įrom my infancy I was noted for the docility and humanity of my disposition. To me, they have presented little but Horror - to many they will seem less terrible than barroques. In their consequences, these events have terrified - have tortured - have destroyed me. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly, succinctly, and without comment, a series of mere household events. But to-morrow I die, and to-day I would unburthen my soul. Yet, mad am I not - and very surely do I not dream. Mad indeed would I be to expect it, in a case where my very senses reject their own evidence. FOR the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Lucca by Karen Michelle NuttWhether your reading fancy is paranormal, time travel or contemporary romances, all her stories capture the rich array of emotions that accompany the most fabulous human phenomena-falling in love. When she's not time traveling, fighting outlaws, or otherworldly creatures, she creates pre-made book covers to order at Gillian's Book Covers, "Judge Your Book By Its Cover". Jack, her Chorkie, is her writing buddy and sits long hours with her at the computer. Her love for writing began at an early age where her fifth-grade teacher cast the class to perform in one of her plays. Stream Karen Michelle Nutt Listen to audiobooks and book excerpts online for free on SoundCloud Limited Time Offer: Get 50 off the first year of our best annual plan for artists with unlimited uploads, releases, and insights. Nutt was raised in Southern California with her two sisters and two brothers. She is best known for her romance novels. Though her three children are grown and starting their own adventures, she still has a houseful of demanding pets. Karen Michelle Nutt is an American writer, editor, and graphic artist. Karen Michelle Nutt resides in California with her husband. 7/6/2023 0 Comments See no stranger comIt invites you to see no stranger but instead look at others and say: You are part of me I do not yet know. A radical, joyful practice that extends in three directions: to others, to our opponents and to ourselves. Revolutionary love is the call of our time. When we practise love in the face of fear or rage, it has the ability to transform an encounter, a relationship, a community, a culture, even a country. 'Stunning, timely and timeless.' -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love When we practise love in the face of fear or rage, it has the ability to transform an encounter, a relatio. In this inspiring and timely debut, she shows you how to reclaim love as a force for justice. Renowned activist, filmmaker and civil rights lawyer Valarie Kaur made headlines when her 'Breathe and Push' speech on how to survive in a time of rage went viral with 30 million views worldwide. It’s from Leonidas’s point of view and shows him carrying out his last mission before the fall of the empire. Last Command - A novella that takes place 6 months before Star Nomad. It’s the adventure where Alisa and Mica first meet, and it’s currently only available in the You Are Here SF/F anthology. Remnants - A short story that takes place 2-3 years before Star Nomad. (Note: I also publish steamy science fiction romance under Ruby Lionsdrake - those books are exclusive to Amazon and can be found there.) Science Fiction I’m updating this today in May 2021, so it should have all the novels to that point, and I’m trying to include short stories, too, though it can be harder to remember all those! With multiple series of books and a variety of novellas and short stories, the list has gotten quite long. When I first started this page on my site, I didn’t envision having so many novels out. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Decolonizing methodologies research and indigenous peoples by linda tuhiwai smithTo the colonized, the term 'research' is conflated with European colonialism the ways in which academic research has been implicated in the throes of imperialism remains a painful memory. A Moral and Political Framework for Non-Indigenous People's Solidarity Collaboration, Dialogue and Friendship: Always a Good Thing? Identity Categories: How Activists Both Use and Refuse Them A Political Genealogy for Contemporary Non-Indigenous Activism in Australia Land Rights, Sovereignty and Black Power in South-East Australia Foreword to the New Edition Introduction.Getting the Story Right, Telling the Story Well: Indigenous Activism, Indigenous Research Conclusion: A Personal Journey Twenty Further Indigenous Projects Poems Index. Choosing the Margins: The Role of Research in Indigenous Struggles for Social Justice Towards Developing Indigenous Methodologies: Kaupapa Maori Research Responding to the Imperatives of an Indigenous Agenda: A Case Study of Maori Articulating an Indigenous Research Agenda The Indigenous People's Project: Setting a New Agenda Introduction to the Third Edition Foreword Introduction.Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Contents |