![]() How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse is a feminist reimagining of familiar fairytale tropes and a story of resistance and self-determination-how small acts of rebellion can lead a princess to not just save herself, but change the course of history. With only her wits and a small team of allies, Rory must outmaneuver the Regent and rescue the prince. An unscrupulous minister has conspired to name himself Regent to the minor (and somewhat foolish) prince. When Rory arrives in her new home, she uncovers a treacherous plot to unseat her newly betrothed and usurp his throne. ![]() Then her father is assassinated, her mother gives birth to a son, and Rory is betrothed to the prince of a distant world. ![]() As the eldest daughter, she always imagined she’d inherit her father’s throne and govern the interplanetary Thorne Consortium. Rory Thorne is a princess with thirteen fairy blessings, the most important of which is to see through flattery and platitudes. First in a duology that reimagines fairy tale tropes within a space opera-The Princess Bride meets Princess Leia. ![]()
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5/12/2023 0 Comments The road cormac mccarthy amazon![]() ![]() ![]() In 2009, Cormac McCarthy won the PEN/Saul Bellow Award, a lifetime achievement award given by the PEN American Center.Ĭormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian is unquestionably the most violent novel I’ve ever read. He is frequently compared by modern reviewers to William Faulkner. Literary critic Harold Bloom named him one of the four major American novelists of his time, along with Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo, and Philip Roth. ![]() His earlier Blood Meridian (1985) was among Time Magazine's poll of 100 best English-language books published between 19, and he placed joint runner-up for a similar title in a poll taken in 2006 by The New York Times of the best American fiction published in the last 25 years. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for The Road, and his 2005 novel No Country for Old Men was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He has written twelve novels in the Southern Gothic, western, and post-apocalyptic genres and has also written plays and screenplays. Cormac McCarthy is an American novelist and playwright. ![]() ![]() ![]() But the truth is, we became bipedal before the savanna existed. The image of early hunters chasing red meat through a golden savanna sure painted beautiful illustrations for biology textbooks. In the Great Rift Valley where early hominids thrived, paleontologists discovered that the accompanying microfauna, pollen, and vegetation from that period weren’t savanna species at all. Then fossil evidence challenged what we thought we knew. Why do modern-day humans appear so drastically different from apes when ape species don’t look all that different from one another?įifty years ago, the mainstream scientific consensus said that our ancestors went from living in trees to hunting on the savanna. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Book roomies![]() ![]() With a number of titles under their belt, they’ve also managed to gain studio interest as well, turning the heads of Hollywood producers looking to adapt their work for the big-screen giving their work the cinematic treatment.īoth being American, they came together as part of a collaborative effort all due to them being of a similar mindset and writing style, as they found their approach to the genre, along with their choice of genre, worked well together. ![]() With both their talents combined together they have made a serious impact on the Young Adult literary industry, as well as the adult fiction category too. The combined pen-name of two respective American Young Adult fiction authors, Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs got together to create the Christina Lauren label that now house their unique brand of fiction. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Pinkalicious pink around the rink![]() ![]() ![]() But her precociousness and the fact that most of the action takes place in dreams robs the story of its sense of peril Olivia remains flippant even in the face of real danger and human sacrifice. In Liv, Gier (the Ruby Red trilogy) has created a smart heroine who loves a good mystery and has her wits about her. Before long they have asked virginal Liv to join in the dangerous game of black magic, including a blood offering that opens a portal into each other’s nocturnal musings through a series of doors. Shortly after moving to London and meeting her soon-to-be stepbrother Grayson, both Grayson and his friends begin to appear in Liv’s dreams, performing an occult ritual. Liv Silver’s dreams take on a life of their own in this first book in this Silver Trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() But I also cried tears while my heart broke. ![]() And for a book that could be so dark at times, I laughed a lot. Her words wrap themselves around your heart and soul and the story refuses to let you go. If you aren’t familiar with Danielle Lori’s writing, it’s intoxicating and uniquely beautiful at times. The Darkest Temptation was hypnotic, sexy and impossible to put down. Review: Inked fingers may be holding my wrists captive, but they’d also saved and avenged me. Unfortunately, a Russian winter is the coldest of them all, and Mila soon learns the only way to escape intact is to do the impossible and thaw her captor’s heart. ![]() But it doesn’t take long for his caress to become a rough grasp muffling her screams. One with unexplained wealth, tattoos on his hands, and secrets in his eyes. She never expected to fall for a man on the way. Suffocated by the rules and unanswered questions, Mila does what she’s always wanted to. Not about her papa’s absences or his refusal to let her set foot in her birthplace-Russia. Having always done what is expected of her, Mila dresses the part, only dates college boys with exemplary backgrounds, and doesn’t ask questions. She refrained from telling her it would be literally while Mila ran for her life. A fortune teller once told Mila she’d find a man who would take her breath away. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Daughter of the siren queen![]() ![]() This book had all the pirate adventure, treasure hunting, sirens, and Alosa’s all-female crew that the first book missed. Whatever the first book lacked, the second made up for it in a marvelous way. ![]() This book was an action-packed, fast-paced adventure with characters so amazingly written that you can’t help but fall in love with them. After all, who better to find a siren treasure than the daughter of the siren queen. Despite all the dangers, she is determined to recover the treasure first. ![]() But when her villainous prisoner Vordan exposes the secret his father has kept for years, she and her crew soon find themselves in a deadly race with the feared pirate king. Despite the constant distractions from the first mate Riden, Alosa takes great pride in knowing that he is finally under her orders. After retrieving all the three pieces of the legendary treasure map and taking her captors as prisoners Alosa’s life couldn’t have been better. Genre – young adult, fantasy, romance, adventuresĪlosa’s mission is complete. Book 2 – daughter of the pirate king duology ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments This man confessed book![]() ![]() ![]() You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. 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Her work has appeared in the New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest, Glamour, Self, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Parents, Allure, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Health, Men’s Health, the New York Daily News, and many more. ![]() ![]() She is a former magazine editor at publications including Glamour and Child, and is a well-established freelance writer who has written for dozens of publications over the past twenty-five years. In addition to her fiction work, Kristyn regularly writes the “Books” page for Real Simple magazine. Kristyn’s latest novel, Perfect Happiness, will be published by HarperCollins on June 9, 2020. Kristyn Kusek Lewis is the bestselling author of Half of What You Hear, Save Me and How Lucky You Are. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments The gilded wolves 2![]() ![]() IMAGE VIA If the synopsis isn’t enough to have you hooked and wanting to read this series – here are three specific reasons to deep dive into Chokshi’s fantasy world: 1. Together the five of them must work together to pull off a heist with dangerous risks and secrets along the way. Séverin’s team consists of Tristan, his non-blood-related brother Enrique, a Filipino historian Zofia, a Polish engineer and Laila, an Indian dancer with a hidden secret. ![]() ![]() ![]() In order to do so, he and his team must work with Séverin’s rival and find an ancient artifact that could change all of their lives. Séverin has created an intricate and loyal team to help with his plan to take back what is his. The Order is made up of a slew of powerful houses that manage Forged artifacts and withhold the secrets of the Babel fragments that are what makes it possible for certain people to have the Forging ability for both materials and minds. The Gilded Wolves takes place in Paris in 1889 and revolves around Séverin, a wealthy hotel owner, allowing him to hold secrets and artifacts from The Order. The Silvered Serpents and The Bronzed Beasts are the continuations of Séverin Montagnet-Alarie’s story, which is the main character who we meet in the first book The Gilded Wolves. ![]() |