![]() ![]() He wanted to stop fighting because she disapproved of it. ![]() He wanted to get a better job to take care of her. Everything about this girl made him want, made him long, made him yearn to change his life, start his life, finally live his life after a decade of going through the motions. Never Let You Go by Katy Regnery Genre: Contemporary Romance Date of Publication: 6.12.15 Never Let You Go is a story of fear and hope, defeat and survival, and two people-once profoundly broken-who discover that love is the only thing that can make them whole again. ![]() Though the connection between them is fierce, bitter regret, simmering rage, and a tangle of physical and emotional scars lie between them, just as dangerous as the white water of the Shenandoah. Ten years later, Griselda’s boyfriend drags her to a fight club grudge match, and her world is turned upside down when she watches Holden step into the ring. ![]() Tragically, one of them makes it to safety, but the other is left behind. In this modern retelling of Hansel and Gretel, thirteen-year-old foster children Griselda and Holden escape from their abductor after three years of brutal captivity, and try to cross the Shenandoah River on foot. Regret, betrayal, kidnapping, loss, madness, abuse, passion, love. ![]()
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![]() Paradoxically, the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. One way to look at human civilization, says Kolbert, is as a ten-thousand-year exercise in defying nature. We encounter the scientists attempting to save the Devils Hole pupfish, the rarest fish species in the world, who occupy a single pool in a limestone cavern in the middle of the Mojave desert engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone resilient 'super coral' created via assisted evolution to survive a hotter globe and researchers who are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to scatter sunlight back to space, changing the sky from blue to white. In her trademark persuasive and darkly comic prose, Kolbert introduces myriad innovations that offer ways to avert disaster – or may produce new disasters, ones that haven't been and perhaps cannot be anticipated. Now she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the atmosphere, the oceans, the world's forests and rivers – on the very topography of the globe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?Įlizabeth Kolbert has become one of the most important writers on the environment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zoe and her friends must stop this raising during a cleansing ritual. I loved the Sisters!! They were entertaining. We also meet the Sisters of the Stray Cat Rescue. She is starting to realize that she can do great things and is staying on the good side of everything.Zoey's grandmother also makes an appearance in this book. I loved how Zoey has grown into her powers. The fact that Neferet is a physic and would be able to find out that Zoe and her friends know what is going on is why her friends had to be kept in the dark.Now that they all know they are willing to help Zoey and Aphrodite at any time. ![]() Zoey and Aphrodite are starting to become good friends.Finally Zoe comes clean and tells her friends everything about Stevie Rae, Neferet and why she could not let them in on knowing everything. Aphrodite has returned and is still mean but can be nice. Now we find Zoey Redbird feeling alone since the last book. Another great story in the House of Night Series. ![]() ![]() ![]() When the rune readers reveal that Ragnarok is coming and kids–led by Matt–will stand in for the gods in the final battle, he can hardly believe it. However, knowing the legends and completely believing them are two different things. Most people in the modern-day town of Blackwell, South Dakota, in fact, are direct descendants of either Thor or Loki, including Matt’s classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke. Matt Thorsen knows every Norse myth, saga, and god as if it was family history–because it is family history. ![]() When this apocalypse happens, the gods must battle the monsters–wolves the size of the sun, serpents that span the seabeds, all bent on destroying the world. In Viking times, Norse myths predicted the end of the world, an event called Ragnarok, that only the gods can stop. You can read this before Loki’s Wolves (The Blackwell Pages, #1) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Loki’s Wolves (The Blackwell Pages, #1) written by K.L. Brief Summary of Book: Loki’s Wolves (The Blackwell Pages, #1) by K.L. ![]() ![]() Though it took me a couple of tries to get through the first few chapters of the story which was a bit slow for my liking, I am glad that I persevered and kept going because the larger part of the story was one that I enjoyed in every way possible. When the youngest of four beauties at The Lotus Palace gets murdered, that is when the story actually begins, with Bai Huang coming under suspicion from the investigating head constable and the magistrate of the district. A notorious flirt, who is loose with his money, and considered to be openly courting Mingyu. Having been deemed not proper courtesan material Yue-ying had been relegated to the status as such.īai Huang on the other hand, is a well-known figure in the entertainment district. ![]() Yue-ying, the heroine of the story, is a personal assistant going on four years to Mingyu, an elite courtesan at The Lotus Palace. The story is centered around a pleasure house known as The Lotus Palace, an elite house of courtesans in the pleasure quarter of the North Hamlet, also known as Pingkang li. ![]() ![]() ![]() As is the norm with historical romances written by Jeannie Lin, the series entitled The Pingkang Li Mysteries is also set in Tang Dynasty, China in 847 AD. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “A wonderful winter-themed fractured fairy tale with so many clever details that kids will want to read again and again.” “No skating on thin ice here–it’s a winner.” This one begs to be read, both over the river and through the woods.” “Little Red Riding has been delightfully mashed up with ice-skating (you read that right) in this frosty version featuring a refreshingly diverse cast of familiar characters… The reliably fun concept of odd-couple ice skaters is perfectly meshed into a clever narrative enhanced by candy-colored artwork ripe with inside jokes. You won’t believe what big eyes, sharp teeth, and furry paws her partner has. ![]() But who will be her partner? The Dish is already skating with the Spoon, and Hansel has Gretel. Little Red Riding Hood straps on ice skates in this fractured fairy tale!Ī figure-skating enthusiast, Little Red has worn out her skates and must win a pairs competition to earn new ones. ![]() ![]() Even though it’s far-fetched that parents would allow a couple of fifth-grade boys to go study abroad for four weeks in London, it’s a good and exciting setting for the next book to add more adventure. I think Salter set up the ending of this book nicely to prepare for the next book. ![]() ![]() I think boys will also be drawn to the quest of having to make choices for good and for others, not being selfish. I think boys will be drawn to the action of fighting beasts from ‘The Void’ and the boys having access to special powers. This synergy is required for Rome to become fully dragon and for Julian to gain the special weapons (which he obtains through the throw of a die) he needs to fight properly. The ‘synergy’ that is being searched for is the mysterious energy that specially bonds dragon to rider uniting them in thought, feeling, and life span. Two boys- Rome and Julian- become blood brothers as they discover their destiny to be dragon and rider and fight against the powers of evil to save their world. I’m not sure what middle school boys like to read but I would think the premise of the book would capture their attention: It’s a bit hard to review a book in which I’m not the target audience and I’ve never been. Probably geared more towards boys because the main characters are boys. ![]() ![]() You come from a long blood-line of great power and tremendous bravery.” You are not the normal person you see when you look in the mirror. The Search for Synergy (The Talisman Series Vol. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Alec, hailing from a working-class family in Wales, grows into a strappingly handsome youth (“with the beauty of a Giorgione” as Di Canzio describes him) who cannot understand why he is attracted to other young men. After all, being gay had been a crime in the UK up until 1967, and it was not exactly a walk in the Ramble anywhere else, either.įifty years later, in somewhat more enlightened times, William Di Canzio has written “Alec,” which tells the story of the relationship-but this time, from the groundskeeper’s POV. Homophobic critics condemned the novel, hating the sin even more than the book itself. Forster’s novel about the love affair between Cambridge-educated Maurice Hall and Alec Scudder, a groundskeeper on an English estate. In 1971, the literary world was turned on its bowler-clad head by the posthumous publication of “Maurice,” E.M. ![]() ![]() Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world. ![]() From the number one New York Times best-selling author Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling and sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked. Nintendos first 70-priced title, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, arrives on the Switch this Friday, May 12.Fans are eager to dive into the sequel to 2017s Breath of the Wild, and for. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. Infinite deception with a side of revenge. The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons. ![]() She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria. Welcome to Hell.Īfter selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she's introduced to a seductive world of vice. Infinite deception with a side of revenge. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stalking Jack the Ripper series comes the sizzling, sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Morgan, it's not uncommon for Kovacs to change his sleeve. Anchored by a riveting performance from Joel Kinnaman, Altered Carbon is definitely binging material." Altered Carbon: Season 2 Cast and CrewWhile Joel Kinnaman is no longer playing Takeshi Kovacs in Season 2, an impressive lineup of new and returning actors will fill the ranks. Aside from a murder mystery narrative that loses steam early on, the supporting characters and socio-political issues prove engaging from beginning to end. In our Season 1 review of Altered Carbon, we say, "At its best, Altered Carbon is a transporting sci-fi thriller that rivals Blade Runner in the depth of its universe. ![]() The streamer definitely took its time with production this time around, especially considering that Season 1 premiered on Feb. 9 Images Altered Carbon Season 2 Release DateAll eight episodes of Altered Carbon Season 2 are currently scheduled to release on Netflix on Thursday, Feb. ![]() |