![]() ![]() With two unreliable narrators, Peter Swanson hooks readers with their journey but also keeps the action relatable without sacrificing the suspense. ![]() Things that he cleverly obfuscates from the reader allowing for some startlingīefore She Knew Him is a fast and cinematic read that will certainly keep readers invested through to the end. But Peter Swanson is a skilled storyteller and there are still more In constant flux with readers knowing more than both characters at critical Throughout the novel, the line between hunter and hunted is It seems that Hen might not be too far off track with her suspicions and since Matthew noticed Hen’s reaction to that trophy, he has begun stalking her, trying to discover if she has discovered his darkest secrets. ![]() Meanwhile, alternating chapters let readers into Matthew’s world. With medication and a focus on her artwork, Hen thought she had her OCD under control, but this interaction with Matthew reignites the unhealthy fire. Trouble is, Henrietta is bi-polar and has a long history of becoming obsessed with ideas like this – to the point that sometimes she can’t function in everyday life. ![]()
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7/6/2023 0 Comments Glinda of oz by l frank baum![]() ![]() (For one example, Dorothy and Billina shipwrecked back in book #3, just like Betsy and Hank were in this one.) I liked the puns (Queen Ann Soforth) and the alliteration in every chapter title ("Tik-Tok Tackles a Tough Task"), but, I'm afraid, little else.įor more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves. ![]() More so than the others, this book seemed to be a rehash and thrown-together bit of a bunch of stories. Glinda was in the *south*, not the north.Ī little consistency! Is that too much to ask?! And your mental map of Oz is completely screwed up. If Ozma has the Nome King's Magic Belt, she doesn't need the Wizard to transport people anywhere - she can do it herself. Really? Don't you remember that Shaggy and Polychrome met each other and traveled together three books ago? Or that the Love Magnet doesn't need to be seen to work? And why on earth did you change the Nome King's name from Roquat to Ruggedo? Even my 9-year-old remembered that Ozma had told him his name after he drank from the Waters of Oblivion before she sent him back home through the tunnel. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Dead and unwed series![]() ![]() Either MJD’s characters, or the author herself has ceased being able to construct a proper sentence. ![]() There were entire pages of this book that made less sense than THE JABBERWOCKY. Well, no, with this one the train has completely gone off the track. Is anyone editing this writer anymore? See I’ve seen this series going off the tracks as the plotting seemed to become erratic, but then I thought she had managed not to derail entirely with the last book. Sometime ago, however, it seems to have stopped being all of those things. It was funny, it was sexy, it had snarky dialogue. Queen Betsy was one of the first series I read as a blogger. UNDEAD AND UNWARY: A Train Wreck Post date. ![]() ![]() A terrific bit of storytelling.”-Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of the Shannara novels ![]() “This talented storyteller moves smoothly from Thriller to Fantasy. On the run, hunted by enemies old and new, they must learn to trust each other in order to survive in a world evolved in strange, beautiful, and deadly ways, and uncover ancient secrets that hold the key to their salvation.īut with each passing moment, doom draws closer. Her reward is a sentence of death.įleeing into the unknown she is drawn into a team of outcasts:Ī broken soldier, who once again takes up the weapons he’s forbidden to wield and carves a trail back home.Ī drunken prince, who steps out from his beloved brother's shadow and claims a purpose of his own.Īn imprisoned thief, who escapes the crushing dark and discovers a gleaming artifact - one that will ignite a power struggle across the globe. ![]() An alliance embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the secrets of the distant past and save their world in this captivating, deeply visionary adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling thriller-master James Rollins.Ī gifted student foretells an apocalypse. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Lady Dona by Daphne du Maurier![]() ![]() ![]() Among her most famous works are “Jamaica Inn”, the stories “The Birds” (the main inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s movie having the same name ), “My cousin Rachel”, “Frenchman’s Creek”. Columb is suffering from no-identity-itis, a malady that a lot of women suffered from who wanted to rebel by the fact that they weren’t allowed to be anything else but a mother and wife. Thus, together with her two children (Henriette and James, the youngest for whom the mother has a guilty preference) and their nanny, she will move to the country, in Helford, a village located by the sea, in the beautiful but abandoned mansion owned by the family Navron. It was sold in 3,000,000 copies between 1938 (the year of publication) and 1965 and it was awarded with the National Book Award in the U.S., in 1965. Feeling suffocated by London society, Dona decides to break the conventional barriers of this false and shallow world. The author’s best-known novel is “Rebecca”, which was repeatedly adapted for stage and for movies. She also wrote historical fiction, plays and a travel guide ( “Vanishing Cornwall”, 1967). Born in 1907 in London, Daphne du Maurier made her debut at the age of only 25 with the novel “The Loving Spirit” followed by a series of mostly romantic stories, set in Cornwell, where the writer had settled. Daphne du Maurier is a British novelist and playwright, coming from a family with an artistic tradition – her grandfather, George du Maurier, being a writer, and her father and mother, Gerald du Maurier, respectively Muriel Beaumont, both being actors. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Austin kleon's books![]() ![]() ![]() Some advice may even seem plain and simple. His 10 tips in “Keep going” are kept short and sweet as usual. a bucket full of solace and a creative kick in the butt in one book This book is both a bucket full of solace and a creative kick in the butt. This book lifts me up, soothes me, and then pushes me, kindly but firmly, out the door to do exactly what I thought I would never have the tenacity to finish. Uncertainty is the very thing that art thrives on. In his latest work “Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad” Austin provides just that. At times, what we need (and deserve) is just the exact opposite: someone telling us to continue no matter what. However, inspiration is only part of the game. ![]() No matter how bad it gets, see it through to the end so you can get to tomorrow. The important thing is to make it to the end of the day, no matter what. I regularly pick up his artsy books “Steal like an Artist” and “Show your work” whenever I need a soulmate to kindle my creativity. Since then, Kleon, who regards himself as “a writer who draws,” has been one of my great inspirations. And the series of creative inspiration books by Austin Kleon is definitely in that category.Īustin Kleon has been accompanying me since the early days of SHIFTSCHOOL. ![]() However, there are some books that are really worthwhile keeping. Unless I really want to keep that book it will be borrowed, swapped or read digitally. I really try to cut down on the amount of new books I buy. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Daros by Dave Dobson![]() ![]() ![]() Opening it up to fantasy animals, you get some really cool opportunities, but I can’t help but think of the potential drawbacks. I’d recommend all of them, except that one murderous goldfish that ate $18 worth of his tankmates within nine hours of their arrival. In real life, I’ve had guinea pigs, gerbils, fish, cats, and a couple dogs, in that order. If you could have any pet (real/fantasy/no-allergies/no worries about feeding it) what would it be? Most author spotlight interviews start off with the boring stuff, but I know what readers REALLY want to know. Not that that is relevant, but it’s still kinda cool.ĭave, thanks for agreeing to be here today. ![]() He’s also played the world’s largest tuba in concert. His most recent game is Scryptix, a word game for cell phones.ĭave taught geology, environmental studies, and computer programming at Guilford College, and he does improv comedy every week at the Idiot Box in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dave first published Snood in 1996, and it became one of the most popular shareware games of the early Internet. Also, his wife and kids.ĭave is the author of Snood, Snoodoku, Snood Towers, and other computer games. A native of Ames, Iowa, Dave loves writing, reading, boardgames, computer games, improv comedy, pizza, barbarian movies, and the cheaper end of the Taco Bell menu. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His return to England isn’t welcome, and neither is their pack, but Jono and Patrick will face the antagonism together. For Jono, it means facing a past he thought he’d left behind forever. Obeying the gods means Patrick must travel to London. Returning the weapon to its rightful owner is another step on the long road toward clearing Patrick’s soul debt, but he won’t walk it alone. The coveted Morrígan’s staff is up for sale on the black market to the highest bidder, and SOA Special Agent Patrick Collins will do whatever it takes to ensure the Dominion Sect doesn’t get their hands on it. Remembering the dead will always give them life. ![]() ![]() And with every moment they’re forced to spend together, the sparks get hotter, the flames grow brighter, and the tension borders on unbearable. She’ll just keep avoiding him and pretend it didn’t happen.īut the feuding small town of Tilikum might not be big enough for the both of them. It was a mistake and she’s stronger than that. ![]() ![]() Cara Goulding.Īnd no matter how much he wants to lie to himself, he has to admit, it was mind-blowing.Ĭara will not be tempted by the one night she spent with prince dickhead-even if her traitorous body remembers every earth-shattering moment. But he just did the unthinkable, and it wasn’t trading in his tube socks. Sexy firefighter Logan Bailey is an expert at putting the wet stuff on the hot stuff-on and off duty. ![]() ![]() ![]() Vic is such an intriguing, even endearing character, that you almost forget the whole murder part until the novel shocks you back to remembering just who it is you’re thinking fondly of. It’s not just the updated social commentary, skewering modern social issues such as inequality and desperation, or the skillful work with the characters that won me over so completely it’s the way the gritter, rougher moments are highlighted by the gorgeous descriptive prose of symphonies and rainy afternoons in New York. ![]() Base Notes is absolutely going to attract comparisons to Patrick Süskind’s Perfume, but in my opinion blows it completely out of the water. Usually, that’s just the kind of problem Vic’s learnt to solve with the odd, very discrete, murder-for-hire, but an old client with an impossible request is suddenly threatening everything they’ve worked so hard for. Despite landing the title to an up-and-coming perfume house, following the mysterious disappearance of the owner, Vic just can’t seem to break in to the old-boy network that sits as a barrier to true success. Vic Fowler is drowning in debt and in dreams. ![]() |