![]() ![]() ![]() No, no, I must no be so cynical! If books are traps, then let them be like terrariums: sealed up and still living miniatures of the world.Īnd wow, I liked this even more than the first book. I hate to think they are like a fishing weir to the swimming mind, a trap easily swum into but rarely escaped: a neurosis, a dogma, a dream. “Books are traps.“ But how are they so, and whom do they trap: the author or the reader? Perhaps they are just the boasts of vainglorious minds, and what we hold up as literature is in fact a cult of unlikable characters. Well, two days ago I finally picked it up. Suffice to say, it’s been sitting on my shelf unread for a while, for no real reason. ![]() I grabbed a paperback of this book as soon as I heard that the series got picked up by a publisher, just for the sake of having a matching pair. ![]()
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![]() Get ready for the adventure of a lifetime.Ī fun read packed with danger, action, romance, and comedy.įrom Thailand with Love is part of a series of interconnected romantic comedies but can be read as a standalone novel as all the other books in the First Comes Love series. Left alone to fight in the jungle, they will soon discover their lives might not be the only thing at stake-their hearts could be too. ![]() Never one to back down from a challenge, Winter is ready to show him she’s no damsel in distress.īut when a treasure like no other is uncovered and ruthless enemies will want to keep it for themselves, it’ll be up to the two of them to save the day. ![]() When Winter accepted the assignment on a tropical island she didn’t sign up for a brooding team leader who’d clearly prefer to run a boys-only club. So the last thing he needs on this life-changing expedition is for his team to get distracted by a pair of long legs. Stuck together on a wild island, these two unwilling teammates will bicker and banter their way through a laugh-packed treasure hunt.Īfter years of searching, a new mapping technology has given Logan a clue to the location of the legendary Lost City of Gold. Travel photographer Winter Knowles and archaeology professor Logan Spencer dislike each other at first sight. All Logan has to do is to get the gold and get the girl. ![]() ![]() ![]() I didn’t know I needed it until I read it, and then I was sunk. I was fortunate enough to get to read the Pre-Order Perk for Daughter of the Siren Queen Riden’s Chapter and can I have a whole book from his point of view? Please? I’m on my knees begging. I could read about Alosa and Riden all damn day, I love them that much. I hate that there are only two books in this duology. Unlike my review of Daughter of the Pirate King this review will contain spoilers, but like with the majority of my reviews, the first part will be spoiler free, followed by a spoiler section. after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. ![]() And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father’s justice. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he’s under her orders. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. ![]() ![]() ![]() This event is part of the Black Ticket Project and is a collaboration between Impact Hub Birmingham and Birmingham Hippodrome. Their stories are never told… I want to give those kids more books to see themselves in.” On the Come Up also draws on Angie’s experiences as a teen rapper. Angie says: “ Kids like Bri, who are facing homelessness and poverty, become statistics and numbers. Inspired by Angie’s mom losing her job when Angie was a teenager, On the Come Up sheds light on child poverty in the US. ![]() Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it – she has to. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri’s got massive shoes to fill. The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech – and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you.īri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. On the Come Up is the highly- anticipated second novel from one of the literary voices of a generation. New York Times and Amazon UK bestselling author Angie Thomas is back in Birmingham! Angie Thomas in conversation with Rakeem Omar and live performances from Lady Sanity and Afro Queen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some titles include T he Social Dilemma, US Kids and The Truffle Hunters. With a love of story, Hallee co-founded World of HA Productions to develop impactful films and support passionate filmmakers. She has been honored to support child/teen-focused organizations such as Donors Choose, Franklin Institute, CHOP, Simon’s Heart, and the Wissahickon Charter Schools. Adelman advocates for quality education and has worked with local businesses and SDP to provide internships for District students. She has mentored student and adult writers, hosted community access days to the amazing Franklin Institute, and chaired family events like Swish for Schools and the Please Touch Museum’s Storybook Ball. ![]() She was determined to unleash the extraordinary talents of her elementary through university students. Mixing her desire to imagine with a quest to explore and share, Hallee became a teacher and earned a PhD. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I will never get enough of the Old Kingdom." -Sarah J. Nix sets the standard for fantasy." -Leigh Bardugo "One of the greatest living fantasy writers. "There is no joy like returning to the Old Kingdom. Exclusive content, including an original short story featuring Sabriel, an essay from Garth Nix about his writing process, and photographs of the author's handwritten manuscript, complete this special edition. To preserve life, the Abhorsen must enter death. Fiercely determined to help her father, who is perilously trapped in Death, and save him from the sinister Free Magic entity that has somehow ensnared him, Sabriel must prepare to enter Death herself-and find her destiny. Now eighteen years old, she receives a cryptic and desperate message from her father, the Abhorsen-the magical protector whose task it is to bind and send back to Death those who won't stay Dead. As a child, Sabriel was sent across the Wall to Ancelstierre to safety. Enter the Old Kingdom, a world of dark secrets and dangerous magic. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the globally bestselling Old Kingdom series with a special edition of Sabriel, featuring exclusive content from master of fantasy Garth Nix and original cover artwork by Leo and Diane Dillon. ![]() ![]() Book excerpt: 'Set a thief to catch a thief' goes the old saying. This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Will this be his final show? Has Slippery Jim finally leapt for his last trapeze? Naaah. Download or read book The Stainless Steel Rat Joins The Circus written by Harry Harrison and published by Hachette UK. and drawing the attention of more dangerous ringmasters and strongmen than he ever expected. ![]() Now, as he infiltrates the world of the galactic big top, hes taking the role to extremes. ![]() In a sense, The Stainless Steel Rat has always been a high-wire performer. Problem:It’s the wrong bookIt’s the wrong editionOther Details (if other): Cancel Thanks for telling us about the problem. Robberies which, it turns out, always happen when the circus is nearby. The Stainless Steel Rat Joins the Circusby Harry Harrison. Then they meet a billionaire who claims to be 40,000 years old-who offers them millions of credits to investigate a string of unsolved interstellar bank robberies. ![]() Now, Slippery Jim and his beautiful wife Angelina find themselves becalmed on a painfully boring backwater planet, with nothing to do but practice their skills at computer crime. For novel upon novel, Jim DiGriz has outfoxed the forces of conventionality, cutting a stylish swathe through dozens of star systems. The galaxys greatest thief and con artist: the Stainless Steel Rat. ![]() ![]() ![]() and who names their characters Saetan (very obviously meant as an analogue to Satan, the devil, what-have-you) and Daemon- but doesn't bring along any of the associated mythology or world-pieces? Yes, supposedly Saetan rules in Hell, but Hell here is context-free (as there's no religion-system here), and Saetan is rather depicted as a bumbling daddy-figure who likes to give his "daughter of the soul" whatever she wants. ![]() too much." The plot is well-paced, and makes good use of cliffhangers- but there's just too much else wrong with it to make me want to read the next one. The world is nigh-incomprehensible (who includes a list of jewel ranks and titles (broken down by gender), but not a freaking map? especially when this place apparently uses interdimensional travel?!) I wish I could feel sympathetic to the characters- but they all remind me of a too-perfect job interview: "my only flaw is that I love my work. ![]() ![]() ![]() Companies handing out masks so that their employees could keep on working together in close quarters? Check. A mysterious virus arising out of a region in China to slowly spread across the world? Check. Some of the similarities to our real world situation were surprising in their accuracy. Reading it, I found it hard to believe that the book was not written after Covid-19 hit our world. The debut novel Severance by Ling Ma is the story of a mysterious illness that hits the world slowly at first and then snowballs quickly into something that overruns the world. ![]() If you’d like to avoid the subject in your entertainment, then you might want to skip it. How close to reality did the 2018 book Severance by Ling Ma predict the world’s pandemic response? If you’re up for a non-Covid, but still eerily post-2019 story, this book might be for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() My earlier read had been influenced by comparisons with Kim Thúy's Ru (original 2009) and in 2023 I still have the same rating. This re-read left me with the same impression. I did review The Lover from a paperback edition in my early GR days with a 3-star rating. Image sourced from a film review at The Ace Black Movie Blog. This was a 2023 re-read instigated by my recent reading of Thuáºn's Chinatown (2005 original/2022 translation), which makes regular references to the Duras book and also has some parallels to her book's plot (the protagonist's love of a Chinese man living in Vietnam).Īctor Jane March as The Young Girl in the 1992 film adaptation of 'The Lover'. She’s against it, it’s not worthy, it’s not real work, it’s nonsense. She says grimly, When you’ve got your math degree you can write if you like, it won’t be anything to do with me then. Then she asks, Write what? I say, Books, novels. ![]() I’ve already told my mother: That’s what I want to do—write. Review of the Pantheon Books Kindle eBook (July 6, 2011) translated by Barbara Bray|25484] from the French language original "L'Amant" (1984) ![]() |