![]() ![]() ![]() She loves a good red lippy, she loves retaliation, to get what's hers, she loves hard, she whispers gut-wrenching words to herself. Navy loves Mcdonald's fries with a diet coke. She is a woman you do NOT want to cross (believe me) ![]() Monica, thank you for making that happen! This is the first time I am going the 'character appreciation route' for an ARC review, and let me tell you why! THIS FIERCE MAIN CHARACTER ENERGY right here, is what I've been waiting for in my dark thrillers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Scorned and shunned, he swore never to return to the land of his birth. Lord Courtland Chase, grandson of the Duke of Ashvale, was driven from England at the behest of his cruel stepmother. She's refused dozens of suitors and cried off multiple betrothals, but running away-even if brash and foolhardy-is the only option left to secure her independence. ![]() ![]() Sometimes, finding love means flouting the rules.īorn to a life of privilege, Lady Ravenna Huntley rues the day that she must marry. And a scandal between them that will have the whole town aflutter.A shunned duke forced to return to his family estate.A rebellious heiress determined to be independent.USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard whisks you away with a historical romance full of drama, true love, and the perfect happily ever after. ![]() ![]() ![]() I know that a title is supposed to intrigue you, but some of these titles just make me want to sprint in the other direction and sleep with all the lights on.īut if you enjoy the sensation of a dozen spiders crawling down your back, here are some truly creepy titles: 1. that's well over your daily dose of creepiness. But when a book's title is enough to send shivers down your spine all by itself. I can even stomach most creepy book covers (at least, I can now that I've finally gotten rid of my porcelain doll collection). Papaps Teeth by Danielle DeVor Horror Free Grab your copy.Free at time of posting <<<<< Sara has a grandfather who has a rather odd obsession. Papap's Teeth by Danielle DeVor Horror Free Grab your copy.Free at time of posting <<<<< Sara has a grandfather who has a rather odd obsession. I mean, all of the illustrations from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark are forever etched into my subconscious mind ever since I checked it out of my elementary school library. ![]() ![]() I, too, can get behind the occasional ghost story. ![]() Now look, I understand that some people like creepy books. We know that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but what's the verdict on judging a book by its title? That's fair game, right? I'm going to go ahead and assume that it's fair to judge a book by its title, and then I'm going to round up all of these books and bury them somewhere where they can never find me, because these are some of the creepiest book titles in all of literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If the sun came up and the birds started singing as usual then I could believe that it really was the new day in which life would go on, and in which hope would survive. “I started singing to the (hopefully) soon-to arrive New Day like it was an entity, that would rescue me from the depths. “The inspiration for New Day was quite simple I had just had a major blow in my personal life, and was sitting alone late at night on the settee feeling very low, and watching an ominous story on the news about the very real possibility of nuclear war. ![]() David wrote it for Airwaves in 1978 during a time when personal difficulties and threats to world peace caused him to look for hope within himself. However spiritually moving the listener might find the music, “You Are the New Day” is a secular song. He has subsequently performed many roles througout his career: playing bass with the Dave Edmonds Band, performing and writing songs for the group Airwaves, among others, and functioning as engineer/producer for a list of hit songs by important artists. “You Are the New Day” was composed by multi-talented Welsh rock musician John David.ĭavid, born in Cardiff in 1946, started his life as a musician at 14, playing drums in his father’s band. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ollie would have to be an idiot to trust him with it again. ![]() The last time he gave Will his heart, Will handed it back to him trampled and battered. But then Will starts “coincidentally” popping up in every area of Ollie’s life, from music class to the lunch table, and Ollie finds his resolve weakening. Ollie has no intention of pining after a guy who clearly isn’t ready for a relationship, especially since this new, bro-y jock version of Will seems to go from hot to cold every other week. This Will is a class clown, closeted―and, to be honest, a bit of a jerk. Which he minds a little less when he realizes it’s the same school Will goes to.except Ollie finds that the sweet, comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High. Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending, and to complicate the fairytale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country. Will Tavares is the dream summer fling―he’s fun, affectionate, kind―but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. ![]() I couldn't put it down.” ― New York Times bestselling author Sandhya Menon “A delightful, heartwarming, heartrending story about family, love, friendship, and living your most authentic life. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets Clueless in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease ![]() ![]() ![]() Launchpad McQuack, Gosalyn Mallard, and the fiercest of Darkwing's rogues gallery join the daring duck of mystery for all-new adventures as they struggle to save St. This past summer, Disney and BOOM! Studios revealed the triumphant comeback of the beloved Disney Afternoon star with their ongoing Darkwing Duck series from writer Ian Brill and James Silvani. Shown around the world, Darkwing Duck is still a fan-favorite of pop culture fans everywhere. Darkwing Duck! Debuting in 1991 as a spin-off of the hugely popular DuckTales, Darkwing Duck brought super-hero action and excitement to Saturday mornings and the Disney Afternoon animation block, captivating viewers for years. ![]() He is the super-hero that is about to make his return. He is the terror that flaps in the night. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” - The New York Times It is The Gravediggers Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.By her brothers graveside, Liesels life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. ![]() With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. ![]() Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's just the little continuation things I really want to get clarified, but other than this all's good and I'm enjoying it. ![]() Did Galdriel not live in Doriath and meet Celeborn? If Galadriel had no met Celeborn as of yet, I really want to ask whether Beleriand even existed in this reiteration? The only reason I say this is that when Galadriel is talking about the Elves sailing to war due to the Trees dying, it shows them travelling to the Second/Third Age of Middle Earth, with Lindon being the most western lands being Lindon.Did the Kinslaying occur in this reiteration of the universe? Feanor being revered, Galdriel sailing to Aman, with Gil-Galad waivering the ban of the Valar, of which Galadriel would still be under? What look to be Teleri Elves (Blonde/Silver hair) sailing Galadriels group to Aman, but then they wouldn't be able to return, otherwise Cirdan woud have nobody left after a few centuries of crossings!.I'm loving most of the series to be honest, the only thing I dislike is the short Elven hair, but everything else is good. ![]() ![]() Though Alizeh’s blood carries the ice that marks her as heir to an ancient kingdom that could destroy his own, he finds that he cannot forget her-setting the stage for a violent upheaval of not just his life, but of the land itself. Soon, she encounters Kamran, Ardunia’s crown prince, also 18 and olive skinned. Against this backdrop, olive-skinned 18-year-old Alizeh toils as a servant at a duchess’s estate following her parent’s death. ![]() Though accords eventually put an end to eons of bloodshed between Jinn and humankind, the Jinn nevertheless continue to face constant persecution, and use of their fiery powers carries the death penalty. In the Kingdom of Ardunia, the long-ago fall of fireborn Jinn Iblees, the devil, left the Jinn a hated race. ![]() ![]() “We don’t have the time to start and finish the operation today,” a senior government official said. Farc is yet to provide an exact jungle location for the collection of the captives, and some argue that the media attention surrounding the handover is making the hold-up worse. Officials say they are in constant contact with the armed group, but that it was not possible to complete the operation. They are expected to be freed under a deal struck by Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president. The delay entered its fourth day on Monday with a Venezuelan helicopter team still on standby in Villavicencio, Colombia, to collect the trio who have been held by Farc. The release of three hostages held for years in Colombia by communist revolutionaries continues to be delayed, with co-ordinators suggesting they might return to their home nations to see in the new year while they wait for instructions. ![]() There was no movement at Villavicencio as the wait entered its fourth day ![]() |