Either way, her life is forfeit-it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.Ī Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania-she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission-one target. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. Armentrout – a ReviewĪmazon / B&N / Kobo / Google Play / Apple / BAM / Book Depositoryīorn shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers.
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While I understand it laid the foundation for the numerous following titles in the series, this first entry is no where near as epic as fans would have you believe. It was a pretty mediocre first person narrative of a generic fantasy land, nothing more, nothing less. On the other hand, it was not nearly as entertaining as I have heard it claimed to be. On one hand, it wasn't as bad as I had heard, the gratuitous sexual material nonexistent and the pervasive chauvinistic themes extremely low-key. All I can say is that Tarnsman of Gor was nothing like I expected at all. I eventually broke down and read the first title in the series one night, needing something quick and self contained to sate my fiction appetite. While I have heard of the infamous Gor Series over the years from associates and friends, I had never took the time to actually read one of them, assuming I knew all I needed to know from the gossip I heard. Spaderman has always had a normal life, a wife and a job as a garbage man before the entire world turned upside down after a bomb explosion in New York City. The main character in this installment is Spaderman. From a reader’s perspective, such books rarely appear and readers who have the privilege to read such books are changed forever. Shovel Ready is a type of novel which defies genres and crushes labels. For any author, this is a dream come true and from the look of things, Adam has indeed defied the odds. Currently, plans are underway to adopt the book into a movie, and the critically acclaimed actor, Denzel Washington has been chosen to play the anti-hero Spaderman. Shovel Ready has received mostly positive reviews and Adam Sternbergh has been commended for his excellent work. He currently has two books in his name, Shovel Ready and Near Enemy. Apart from being an author, Adam Sternbergh is also the culture editor for the New York Times magazine. 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In fact, their grief was intensified when they realized that their young stepmother stood to inherit his vast fortune - that is, unless they could somehow suggest foul play and pin a murder rap on the woman, notwithstanding her probable innocence. David Brett is an English actor, singer and arranger. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. The beautiful and alluring Tammy Rankin and her brother Andy were positively grief-stricken when their well-to-do father died of a fatal heart attack. : Wedding Bells for Brett (9781470105228) by D'Aguanno, David D. Now the question is, should they succeed in their plan, will they annul the marriage for the Human Queen to return to Natural World or is their love enough for her to overcome her desire to be freed from Midscape? With all that at stake and the Human Queen hoping to escape her fate, she strikes a deal with the Elf King to break the cycle of requiring a Human Queen to sustain the magic needed to recharge Midscape.Īs the Elf King and Human Queen spend time together working toward a common goal, a marriage forged by duties soon evolved into mutual respect and attraction to one another. However, with the magic that flows within the Human Queens weakening by the century, it is feared that this Human Queen might be the last of her kind and that Midscape will then inevitably meet its downfall. In this high fantasy world, the world is split into three realms – Natural World (human), Midscape (Elf, fae, vampir and all other supernatural creatures) and the Beyond (the dead), and every hundred years, the Elf King from the Midscape has to take a Human Queen from the Natural World to maintain the balance between the three realms.ĭespite being the superior race among the three realms, the Elf King requires the magic of the Human Queen to recharge Midscape. Though a product of its 2007 publication, many cite it as the first time they saw themselves reflected in books written for them. Parrotfish was a rare story giving power to trans teens in a time when such stories were not being published, and ten years after publication, Wittlinger and her editor updated the book to use more accurate language around the trans experience. Printz Honor Book, a Lambda Literary Award winner, and a Booklist Editors' Choice). The book earned a Lambda Literary Award nomination. Ellen Wittlinger is the critically acclaimed author of 15 young adult novels including Parrotfish, Heart on My Sleeve, Love & Lies: Marisol's Story, Razzle, What's in a Name, and Hard Love (an American Library Association Michael L. Published in 2007, the book follows Grady as he comes out as transgender and begins to transition, despite heavy opposition from loved ones. Wittlinger is maybe best known for her book Parrotfish, one of the first books in YA featuring a trans main character. Wittlinger was one of those people who broke through in that era and inspired a lot of writers you love today. I know it's hard for people who came up in the mid-aughts golden era of YA to comprehend, but in the 90s there were just not very many YA books after a lot in the 80s. Naturally Lostris loves Tanus, and he reciprocates. He is happy being a lowly slave as long as he sees her every day. The quite intelligent man has such an overpowering love for the lovely Lostris, she adores him too (Hapi, the River God, is her patron). The handsome eunuch is a genius, seemingly able to invent anything, he sets his mind to (except one). But Taita has a viable rival the imposing warrior Tanus, rising star of the army and he has noble blood in his veins. Lord Intef has his chief guard Rasfer, beat his slave brutally for minor infractions, and Rasfer loves his work.The weak tired Pharaoh, has let Lower Egypt the delta kingdom slip away, and now there are two Egyptian nations in the 18th century ( B.C.). The eunuch slave Taita, loves Lostris daughter of the evil Grand Vizier Intef, of the kingdom of Upper Egypt (and owner of gentle Taita). But no human knows where it begins in the south, if it does have an end there. The scene ancient Egypt, the life giving river flows leisurely by going north. And the hot sun is always shining bringing excruciating heat, which not even the Egyptians can tolerate too long. Its blue waters dominate the desert land, like a Lion over a savanna. The mist clears the clouds roll out and the fog lifts, looking down, the Nile appears. The classic Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel have won numerous awards and honors, including a Newbery Honor, a Caldecott Honor, ALA Notable Children’s Book, Fanfare Honor List ( Horn Book), School Library Journal Best Children’s Book, and Library of Congress Children’s Book. Download our app to instantly access thousands of kid-safe stories with a free trial. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success. Apple TV+’s new show, Frog and Toad, premiers on April 28. Screen-free and ad-free audiobooks, podcasts, and music for kids. Winner of the Newbery Honor award, Frog and Toad Together is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. School Library Journal called this story collection from Arnold Lobel "a masterpiece of child-styled humor and sensitivity." And when both Frog and Toad are scared, they are brave together. Frog and Toad Audio Collection Audible Audiobook Unabridged Arnold Lobel (Author, Narrator), HarperAudio (Publisher) 3,026 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 16.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Frog and Toad, those famous pals, are beloved by generations of children. When Toad bakes cookies, Frog helps him eat them. When Toad admires the flowers in Frog's garden, Frog gives him seeds to grow a garden of his own. The beloved classic about friendship-a Newbery Honor Book!įrog and Toad are best friends-they do everything together. Pete, the cat who couldn’t care less, celebrates Christmas with his inimitable lassitude. The book’s only misstep is the addition of three unnecessary spreads at the end that directly ask readers if they’ve “ever known such a place?” Coming as they do after text that reads, “and the stone was always,” these spreads cannot help but feel anticlimactic.Ī gentle celebration of sameness and change. In the dark, the stone is “a feel,” as curious-looking raccoons know it through their paws, while it’s “a smell,” lit up in vibrant colors, to a hunting coyote, who sniffs the scents of the creatures who have previously passed. Readers experience the stone’s sensory qualities through the text and its relationship with slightly anthropomorphized animals. When a sea gull perches atop the stone to crack open a clam, it is “loud.” When a snake curls upon it to rest in the sun, it is “quiet.” But no matter what, the stone “was as it was / where it was in the world.” Wenzel’s mixed-media illustrations use a muted color palette well suited to this presentation of the natural world. As with Wenzel’s Caldecott Honor–winning They All Saw a Cat (2016), this picture book plays with perspective to examine characteristics of one object-a stone-as it is experienced by a multitude of creatures. The excitement and anxiety ratcheted up and up. A group back at the squad was working another case that Abby also felt was at some turning point at the same time. It became entangled in a dangerous accident, distraught friends, and an ex military man. Candace and Abby began working a case of three missing and likely dead pre-teen girls. With the interactive fashion of 'show and teach,' the group was much more enthusiastic. However, they all went the following week when she taught them how to gain access to their own feelings. He had her prepare a lecture/lesson for the squad to show and teach her intuitive ways. Bryce immediately saw the value in Abby's skills. However, her boss Bryce, also Candace's boyfriend although they both were too unsteady to admit that, changed the group's methodology in that same first week. She was working with the cold case squad, and by weeks' end had reached the group's goal for the year! Abby didn't do that alone nor did she claim to. It felt a lot like old home month, but the office was a new environment for Abby. They all arrived separately but coincidentally for all different reasons. It's almost too much to believe that Abby and her FBI boyfriend Dutch would both find jobs in the same FBI office in Texas as opposed to Michigan AND be followed individually by home contractor Dave, Dutch's old best friend from the police department, while Candace preceded them there and had already bought her condo as had Bryce, Dutch and Abby's boss. |
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