![]() ![]() Grace's mother Caroline was killed in what she believes was a murder, but is told by her family was a fire. Grace Blakely is a sixteen-year-old American who grew up between her native country and the fictional Mediterranean nation of Adria, located in the Balkan Peninsula, which she has roots in. The third, and final book in the series, Take The Key And Lock Her Up, was released at the end of December, 2016 with some regions getting it in January, 2017. ![]() The second book of the series, See How They Run, was released on December 22, 2015. The concept for the book was in the making from 2007, but only began being written in 2013. It is the first book in the Embassy Row series set in and around the diplomatic quarter of a Mediterranean capital city. All Fall Down (2015) is a young adult novel by teen-fiction author Ally Carter. ![]()
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The last thing I expect walking into the Vigil's office is to find Logan Brooks staring back at me. When he didn’t say anything, my momentary relief drained. I wasn’t letting him off the hook, not when something this important to me was at stake. Anyway, whether he liked it or not, he owed me for all the crap he’d put me through. When my car is stolen outside my new college dorm, my roommate points me to "The Vigil"-a trio of students who tackle crimes when campus security drops the ball. Maybe if we worked together on this case, I’d have the chance to figure out what the hell was up with him. My stepbrother used me and threw me away. ![]() ![]() Fresh Fiction on Take Me Home for Christmas I always want more… The Whiskey Creek series is an absolute delight and this newest installment is…so satisfying I ran out of superlatives. “The worst part of any Brenda Novak book is the last page. One needn’t wonder why Novak is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author.” “ weaves a tight story of human weakness and longing, with cross threads of passion and hope. “Once again Novak’s Whiskey Creek springs to life in all its realistic, gritty Gold Country glory.… This poignant, heartfelt romance puts a refreshing spin on the classic reunion/secret baby theme.” RT Book Reviews on Come Home to Me, Top Pick “If you haven’t started reading the Whiskey Creek series, get going! Novak’s…gift for writing about passion never ceases to amaze, and fans of romance will be hooked with just one visit to Whiskey Creek.” RT Book Reviews on The Heart of Christmas, Top Pick Her latest in the Whiskey Creek series is naughty and nice, and readers will fall in love with the magic of the season.” “Novak is always a go-to author for sassy romance set in small towns loaded with charm. Praise for the Whiskey Creek novels of New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak ![]() ![]() ![]() The book begins with a note from the author, which is an integral part of the novel. In 2022, the novel was included on the " Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. In 2012 it was adapted into a feature film directed by Ang Lee with a screenplay by David Magee. In 2004, it won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction for years 2001–2003. The novel won the 2003 Boeke Prize, a South African novel award. The French translation L'Histoire de Pi was chosen in the French CBC version of the contest Le Combat des livres, where it was championed by Louise Forestier. It was also chosen for CBC Radio's Canada Reads 2003, where it was championed by author Nancy Lee. ![]() Won the Man Booker Prize the following year. It was rejected by at least 5 London publishing houses before being accepted by Knopf Canada, which published it in September 2001. ![]() The novel has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger which raises questions about the nature of reality and how it is perceived and told. The protagonist is Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, an Indian boy from Pondicherry, India who explores issues of spirituality and metaphysics from an early age. Life of Pi is a Canadian philosophical novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. ![]() ![]() Some of them are so rare that at the time of writing there is no known complete collection of the originals of these masterpieces. This book, the fruit of half a lifetime's study by three impassioned authors, brings every one of the published Diableries into the 21st century for the very first time. ![]() This 3-D phenomenon, which fascinated a nation for 40 years, is now yours to share. ![]() A devilish 1860s sensation - finally unleashed on the 21st century! In France, around 1860, from the loins of a traditional national fascination with all things diabolical, was born a new sensation - a series of visionary dioramas depicting life in a strange parallel universe called ENFER - Hell - communicated to an eager audience by means of stereoscopic cards, to be viewed in the stereoscopes which had already become popular in the 1850s. ![]() ![]() Alas, after the first few pages my good-natured amusement gave way to irritated frustration, then to impatience, and eventually, as the book was nearing its final pages, my feelings changed to dreaded passionless indifference - akin to the emotions stirred by a disclaimer on the back of a pill packet. I came to it infinitely biased in its favor, ready to love it to pieces, prepared to find in it the same irresistible allure that so many of my Goodreads friends appreciated. I did NOT come to this book with an open mind. ![]() 'I mean, what's not to like? Custard, good. ¹Remember 'Friends' episode where Rachel tries to make English trifle for Thanksgiving desert, but because of a couple pages unfortunately sticking together ends up making half English trifle and half the shepherd's pie? Joey was baffled that the rest of the gang found the dish unpalatable: Or so it seemed.īut awesome ingredients do not always add up to a satisfying dish¹ (as my horrible cook self knows much too well). ![]() After all, it had all the necessary ingredients: the pervasive air of nerdy geekiness (or, perhaps, geeky nerdiness), an unexpected take on linguistics, a kick-ass female character, a parallel (virtual) reality, a hefty helping of (admittedly, overexaggerated) satire, and just enough wacky improbable worldbuilding to satisfy my book loving soul. Disliking this book seemed quite impossible. ![]() ![]() This is a book that will both delight Terkel fans and introduce his work to a whole new audience-a fitting tribute to an American legend. Readers will find a visual palette of influences from Mexican, African American, superhero, and feminist art, each piece an electric melding of artist and subject. Roger Ebert In the thirty-five years since Pulitzer Prize-winner Studs Terkel's Working was first published, it has captivated millions. I can't speak for Studs, but I suspect he would have been tickled to see it adapted by a former government file clerk and wage slave, who knows all about working. ![]() Brilliantly scripting and arranging Terkel’s interviews, Pekar collaborates with established comics veterans and some of the comic underground’s brightest new talent, selected by editor Paul Buhle. Working has been a book, a radio drama, a Broadway musical, and now a gripping graphic novel. A masterpiece of words, Working is now adapted into comic-book form by Harvey Pekar, the blue-collar antihero of his American Book Award–winning comics series American Splendor. ![]() ![]() Comics impresario Harvey Pekar brings to vivid life Terkel’s bestselling masterpiece, with comics by America’s leading illustratorsĮver since Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel’s Working first documented American workers’ hopes and dreams, that “deep penetration of American thought and feeling” ( Los Angeles Times ) has sold over a million copies, captivating readers with accounts of how their fellow citizens make a living. ![]() ![]() ![]() My thoughts: I think the only thing that keeps me coming back to this series is that I am determined to find out how it will end and who Stephanie will eventually end up with – Morelli or Ranger. Have already done full reviews on some of the earlier books or forīooks that I feel will suffice with a quick review. These will mainly be used for series books where I Whatever it is, they’d better figure out what’s going on before they lose their new manage, Ms. Lula is convinced that it’s a case of alien abduction. Over the last month, three have vanished from the face of the earth, the only clue in each case is one shoe that’s been left behind. World famous for its pastrami, cole slaw and for its disappearing managers. There’s nothing like a good deli and the Red River Deli in Trenton is one of the best. ![]() ![]() Stephanie Plum faces the toughest puzzle of her career in the twenty-fifth entry in Janet Evanovich’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Applying the logic of the fatally tongue-tied, Hoppy devises a convoluted plan to win his secret beloved’s heart via the application of a made-up backwards Bedouin chant, a hundred incrementally larger Alfies and a customised fishing rod. When Mrs Silver acquires a tortoise called Alfie as a companion, she soon becomes worried that her new pet doesn’t appear to be growing. Although they talk daily over the railings, Hoppy is too shy to so much as ask Mrs Silver up for a cup of tea – and for five years they’ve been suspended in agonising proximity. Hoffman is Mr Hoppy, a reticent retiree who spends his days tending a bountiful balcony garden that overlooks his voluptuous widowed neighbour Mrs Silver ( Dench). Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench are pitch perfect in this delightful BBC adaptation of Dahl’s tortoise-themed tale of late-blooming romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a chance that she might survive her time on the mountain, but it seems like staying alive amidst the powerful occupants of the Peak is the least of her concerns. ![]() Unsure with her new place in the worlds, Willa must follow the Abcurses to their new post: Champions Peak, a secluded mountain far from civilization, where the most powerful sols have been summoned to hone their abilities through direct contact with the gods. His agenda may very well affect all beings on Minatsol, even those that thought themselves safe in Topia. Unfortunately, Staviti has other plans, plans that threaten to change the natural order of the worlds-though nobody really understands why. Willa Knight: Dead? Alive? Damned to a state of eternal bad luck? Willa and the Abcurse brothers are back, and more determined than ever to stick by each other. ![]() |