![]() ![]() "I couldn't get enough of Kingdom of Souls. Set in a richly imagined world inspired by whispered tales of voodoo and folk magic, the Kingdom of Souls trilogy has been optioned for film by Michael B. The Demon King wants Arrah, and if she and Rudjek can't unravel his schemes, he will destroy everything, and everyone, standing in his way. ![]() While Arrah returns to the tribal lands to search for survivors of the demons' attack, her beloved Rudjek hunts down the remnants of the demon army-and uncovers a plot that would destroy what's left of their world. Now the last surviving witchdoctor, she's been left to pick up the shattered pieces of a family that betrayed her, a kingdom plunged into chaos, and a love that can never be. After so many years yearning for the gift of magic, Arrah has the one thing she's always wanted-but it came at too steep a price. ![]() Brimming with dark magic, high stakes, and serpentine twists, the second book in Rena Barron's thrilling YA fantasy saga is perfect for fans of Laini Taylor, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. ![]()
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![]() ![]() While she witnesses tragedy and brutality in her job, Millie also finds strength and kindness as her training begins to pay off, helping her to bring her patients back to health and welcome babies into the world.īut it's not only the patients that need Millie as matters of the heart bring both tears and joy for the young nurses. ![]() ![]() 'A delightful, well researched story that really does depict nursing and the living conditions in the East End at the end of the war' Lesley Pearse'Jean Fullerton's saga will delight her growing legion of fans' Dilly CourtCan she deliver the hope they need? London is putting itself back together and twenty-five-year-old Millie is at the forefront of the effort as she tends to the East End community around her. ![]() ![]() In his mature work, he is perhaps the most genial of Russian masters, compassionate and forgiving, seldom strident or doctrinaire. A realist, Chekhov treads a fine line between detachment and a whimsical but sympathetic concern for his subjects. In 1888, he won the Pushkin Prize for his fiction, and in 1900, he was selected to honorary membership in the Russian Academy of Sciences for both his fiction and his drama.Ĭhekhov’s fiction departs from the formulaic, heavily plotted story to mirror Russian life authentically, concentrating on characters in very ordinary circumstances that often seem devoid of conflict. In his lifetime, Anton Chekhov (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904 ) gained considerable critical acclaim. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Carl Gibson has his own set of struggles: a failing marriage, children who have a complete disinterest in him, and a run-down apartment not even fit for a pauper. When Charley seems to appear outside the courthouse after a particular devastating day for Cox, Brian cannot shake a chill up his spine and memories of how their last encounter ended. The criminal work in Calgary is such that he could keep himself busy, while also finding inexcusable ways of alienating his wife and new baby. After his work with Charley Ewanuschuk, Brian Cox left the paltry life of defence work to join the Crown Prosecutor’s Office. Keller keeps the story fresh, while spacing out the two novels, in an effort to allow the proverbial dust to settle. ![]() First and foremost, thank you to Eric Keller for providing me with a copy of this book, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.Īfter thoroughly enjoying his debut novel, it was a no-brainer that I would devour this second book in the Charley series. ![]() ![]() ![]() To gain the way back home, Aimée is called on to help Trickster by hunting down dark water spirits with guidance from Paayehnsag. ![]() When Aimée accidentally wanders off, they are transported to an alternate dimension populated by traditional Anishinaabe figures in a story inspired by Alice in Wonderland. While stories are told about the water spirits and the threat of the land being taken over for development, Aimée zones out, distracting themselves from the bullying and isolation they've experienced since expressing their non-binary identity. Anishinaabe culture and storytelling meet Alice in Wonderland in this coming-of-age graphic novel that explores Indigenous and gender issues through a fresh yet familiar looking glass.Īimée, a non-binary Anishinaabe middle-schooler, is on a class trip to offer gifts to Paayehnsag, the water spirits known to protect the land. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She also examines how Rousseau's political strategies give rise to a range of important contemporary questions regarding families, citizens, and communities. After communicating through social media, Twitter, Indemaio was kind enough to send me a copy of Revel. A significant contribution to feminist theory, this book addresses the debates concerning Rousseau's understandings of gender, justice, freedom, community, and equality. 1 Michael Indemaio’s book Revel is set to come out, it is a collection of poems about love and relationships. Weiss attempts to resolve apparent inconsistencies by placing them within the context of Rousseau's political philosophy, while avoiding the impulse to attribute his remarks on the sexes to the sexist times in which he wrote, or to his personal idiosyncracies. In this engrossing work, Penny Weiss wrestles with issues of gender in the works of Rousseau. Rousseau's writings reflect paradoxes and apparent inconsistencies with his principled commitments to freedom and equality. ![]() ![]() The book began as a diary written in the third person. Lockwood composed the novel from 2017, after the publication of her memoir, Priestdaddy, through early 2020, working mostly on an iPhone. It was simultaneously released by Bloomsbury in the UK, where it was the subject of a 10-way auction, and was commissioned for translation in more than a dozen languages. Riverhead Books published No One Is Talking About This in February 2021. Her life changes focus after her family experiences an unexpected tragedy. ![]() The novel focuses on a woman who is always online. It was a finalist for the 2021 Booker Prize, was one of the New York Times' 10 best books of 2021, and won the 2022 Dylan Thomas Prize. No One Is Talking About This is the debut novel by American poet Patricia Lockwood, published in 2021. ![]() ![]() No One Is Talking About This at Penguin Random House ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts. And, then, one night, things take a violent turn. Voices whisper in her ear as she lays in bed. But Hendricks isn't sure if it's the demons of her past haunting her. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House-the fixer upper her parents are so excited about-is notorious in town. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. Hendricks learns from her new friends that the fixer-upper. She plans on laying low, but when she's suddenly welcomed into the popular crowd at school, things don't go as expected. ![]() With a dark and wild past, Hendricks doesn't think the small town her parents moved her to has much to offer her in terms of excitement. That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. Hendricks Becker-O'Malley is new in town, and she's bringing baggage with her. ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY 'S "BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER"įrom Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places.Ĭlean slate. ![]() ![]() DO NOT focus on the presentation more than the message.ANYONE with the right insight and the right message can make an idea stick.Your ideas are sticky if they are understood and remembered and have a lasting impact.This wonderful study presented in the book discuss how difficult it actually is to share a message due to our tendencies to share as though we are explaining it ourselves. The study done in the 1990’s showed that only 1/40 students could rely a song via tapping the rhythm out. “It’s hard to be a tapper”: Sharing knowledge isn’t as easy as it seems.The curse of knowledge: Once we know something we find it hard to imagine what it was like not to know it. ![]() The Journal write up also includes important messages and crucial passages from the book. Written informally, the notes contain a mesh of quotes and my own thoughts on the book. ![]() My notes are a reflection of the journal write up above. This is my book summary of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath. ![]() By taking caution against the curse of knowledge and applying the SUCCES to our ideas, we all can share ideas that will resonate across time. Much of what we know suffers from the curse that only knowing it can cause we are trapped in our own understanding. Not only that, the Heath brothers also provide us with the tools to make our own ideas stickier. Made to Stick helps us understand why we are better at remembering some ideas over others. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath ![]() ![]() ![]() Even if readers want to stay in the past, they can’t remain there because they know how Chuck’s life comes to an end. The final chapter that takes place during Chuck’s childhood keeps running through my mind. The reverse order story structure seems confusing at first, but it is useful. Stephen King’s “If It Bleeds” is a collection of four new novellas, released April 21, 2020. The end of the story takes place during his childhood. ![]() One of the stories, “The Life of Chuck,” has been mostly praised by the critics and fans due to its unique structure.Ĭonsisting of three acts, it starts from the present and works backward: at the beginning of the story, an executive banker, Charles Chuck Krantz, is diagnosed with a brain tumor and is slowly dying in an apocalyptic world. King enhances his masterful horror writing by experimenting with different writing techniques. And these shorter stories don’t lose any of the horror elements that make King’s writing terrifyingly unforgettable. King’s novels tend to be on the longer side, but “If It Bleeds” consists of four shorter stories, which works as an excellent introduction to King’s writing style. King published his latest novel, “If It Bleeds,” this summer, where he once again proves that he has earned his reputation as a legendary horror novelist.Īs a beginner who has never read King’s work before, I felt that “If It Bleeds” was the right place for me to start. Many artists used their time staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic to put out new work, and master of horror Stephen King is no exception. ![]() |