![]() She puts that skill to full use in this sensitive exploration of a toxic relationship, a nuanced graphic novel, with illustrations by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell, for adolescents learning about partnership and love. All Freddy Riley wants is for Laura Dean to stop breaking up with her. Author Mariko Tamaki has a knack for tackling serious subjects-her previous books dealt with depression, miscarriage and suicide-without sacrificing narrative richness in order to push issues. From This One Summer co-creator Mariko Tamaki comes a hilarious and poignant story of teen heartbreak and friendship. Freddy, who is a little bit less popular than Laura Dean and has much lower self esteem, can’t resist the urge to get back together after each breakup, and Freddy is so firmly in her thrall that she’s become neglectful of her friends. ![]() ![]() But Laura Dean is also a terrible girlfriend who is emotionally manipulative and breaks up with Freddy whenever their relationship becomes inconvenient, only to return a short time later. Laura Dean is the coolest, prettiest, most popular girl in high school, and the day that she became Freddy’s girlfriend was the best day of Freddy’s life. ![]()
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![]() But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta. A Dowry of Blood left me breathless' Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. THE GOTHIC TIKTOK SENSATION AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A thrilling and seductive Gothic rife with spine-tingling tension and dark romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rife with action and suspense, this riveting companion to the perennially popular Unwind challenges assumptions about where life begins and ends-and what it means to live.Thanks to Connor, Lev, and Risa-and their high-profile revolt at Happy. ![]() But between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, the child may be gotten rid of by their parent through a process called "unwinding." According to their Bill of Life, human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. After America's Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dolly Alderton's debut novel is funny and tender, filled with whip-smart observations about relationships, family, memory, and how we live now. There's no solace to be found in her family, with a mum who's caught in a baffling mid-life makeover and a beloved dad who is vanishing in slow-motion into dementia. Friendships are fading, ex-boyfriends are moving on and, worse, everyone's moving to the suburbs. Everywhere she turns, she is reminded of time passing and opportunities dwindling. A new relationship couldn't have come at a better time - her thirties have not been the liberating, uncomplicated experience she was sold. When she meets Max, a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her, it feels like all is going to plan. ![]() THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A poignant, funny tale of early-thirties love and loss' Sunday Times _ Nina Dean has arrived at her early thirties as a successful food writer with loving friends and family, plus a new home and neighbourhood. ![]() ![]() ![]() Only fifteen years old and a graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, Penelope embraces the challenge of her new position. Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Discovered in the forests of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips Cassiopeia has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite and Beowulf is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels. ![]() Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said: “They must have been raised by wolves.” The Incorrigible children actually were. ![]() ![]() ![]() The whole narrative just comes off as very cohesive and focused. Like the previous two books, major plot points can be seen approaching from some distance off but the upside to this is that the plot is resolved in a very satisfying and neat conclusion. It's easy to see why Jemisin won the Hugo back to back on this one.Įxcellent narrator really captures the emotional undercurrent of each scene. I'm sure I'll still be re-reading this series decades from now. It really brings the characters to life in a nice way. She can add everything from an African to a Gaelic? to a Slavic accent without sounding fake. The audio-book narrator, Robin Miles, is headed to the top of my narrator list. I hope it doesn't sound pompous, but you can see more maturity in both the writing and the story-line. ![]() This is the second series that I've read by Jemisin and as much as I loved the 1st one (The Inheritance Trilogy), this was even better. It was refreshing to be offered a series where the main character was over 40, had kids and had already lived a full range of experiences. ![]() Nothing came easy and there wasn't a hint of a Mary Sue moment. Jemisin never hesitated staring an ugly truth right in the eye and it really paid off. This was truly a 5-course meal of a trilogy. (Review added to all books in series) This was so good, I'll probably re-read the entire series again by the end of this year. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tom is unhappy about this, presumably because he doesn’t want a reminder of the love affair he had decades before. When Patrick has a stroke, Marion brings him into her home so she can act as his carer. We learn that Tom and Marion remained together after getting married and that the relationship between Tom and Patrick ended. ![]() ![]() The film regularly flashes forward in time to the 1990’s and this gives us the opportunity to reconnect with each character. As a consequence, they meet in secret, but as Tom is engaged to be married to a schoolteacher called Marion, the two men don’t have the opportunity to spend a great deal of time together. Unfortunately, Tom and Patrick are bound by the legalities of the time which forbid them from having an openly gay relationship. Based on Bethan Robert’s novel of the same name, My Policeman tells the story of closeted gay policeman Tom who falls in love with museum curator Patrick in 1950s Brighton. ![]() ![]() ![]() Following his retirement, he began devoting himself to demonology cases full time. He retired in 2004 as a decorated sergeant, having spent a portion of his time serving in the 46th Precinct in The Bronx, which has a reputation for being one of the most violent neighborhoods in all of New York City. The real Ralph Sarchie was a member of the New York City Police Department for approximately twenty years from the early 1980s through the 1990s. How long was Ralph Sarchie a member of the NYPD? ![]() It was these liberties that led to the movie posters being adorned with the phrase, "Inspired by the actual accounts of an NYPD sergeant," instead of, "Based on the actual accounts of an NYPD sergeant." This differs from director Scott Derrickson's previous exorcism movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which follows the real account much more closely and was promoted with the "based on a true story" tagline. "He took liberties with certain aspects." "Scott took a lot of elements of my cases and put them in a different context than what I originally wrote about," says Sarchie. In examining the Deliver Us From Evil true story, we learned that the movie does not follow Ralph Sarchie's cases exactly, but is rather a fictional retelling of some of the cases he worked on. ![]() ![]() ![]() According to her, the best thing about writing is that you control things and make sure that there is always a happy ending. As a writer, Dohner is interested in writing all types of stories. Usually, Dohner tries to get at least 5 hours of sleep and spend the rest in working towards the development of her novels. The things that she is addicted to include an iced coffee and candy bars. She considers herself lucky to have spent more than 2 decades with her loving husband and looks forward to spending many more lovely years with him. In addition to being a full-time author, Dohner also performs the duties of a full-time mother and wife. A few of her books have been written in collaboration with author Kele Moon. ![]() Dohner has also contributed a collection of short stories called Alien along with other authors such as Leora Gonzales, Tara Nina, and Jaid Black. She is well known for writing the VLG series, Night Pack series, Vorge Crew series, Veslor Mates series, Cyborg Seduction series, Zorn Warriors series, and the Mating Heat series. Laurann Dohner is a reputed USA Today and NY Times bestselling American writer of paranormal, romance, fantasy, and science fiction stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Apart from being incredibly entertaining, Herriot’s books also offer a historical perspective at the practice of veterinary science that was followed in Britain during the time period. ![]() His style of narration that describe his adventures with the animals and their owners, is of the most hilarious form that can make even the most serious of the reader burst out in a laugh. His reminiscences as a surgeon are pleasantly mild and warm to read. James Alfred Wight, the British veterinary surgeon and writer, is renowned for his semi-autobiographical works written under the name ‘ James Herriot‘, which chronicle some of the most amusing moments from his life as a veterinarian. ![]() |