![]() ![]() So this book is severely fucked up in all the amazing ways I love, but definitely check the trigger warnings before you open this book…. IT WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGG and I stayed up until 4:00 a.m. I was so intrigued by the title and cover, but it wasn’t available on kindle books so I had to buy the paperback which is something I only do if I REALLY like the book. I saw this book first on TikTok a LONNNNNNNG time ago, like when I first joined. With malice in their hearts and vengeance in their veins, they will seek out the ones who hurt and destroyed them. ![]() Time has made Ellis a shell of her former self, a little girl lost in the vastness of her pain.Īs Heathan pulls Ellis out of her mental prison, reviving the essence of who she once was, down the rabbit hole they will go. Time has made Heathan’s soul darker, polluted with hatred and the thirst for blood. ![]() Back to seek revenge on those who wronged them. Back from a place from which he thought there was no return. Until they were ripped apart by the sick cruelty of others, separated for years, both locked in a perpetual hell.Įleven years later, Heathan is back for his girl. The pair forged an unlikely friendship, unique and strange. Heathan was dark and brooding, and obsessed with watching things die. ![]() When Ellis Earnshaw and Heathan James met as children, they couldn’t have been more different.Įllis was loud and beautiful – all blond hair, bright laughs and smiles. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Reading Pike as an adult was like going home. After our conversation, my most industrious friend, Becca, nabbed lots of Pike books on eBay and handed copies to me at our kids’ school pick-up. Women in our 30s and 40s, perhaps we’d now reached the age where childhood obsessions naturally reemerge. There was no Pike, but I mentioned him to my friends, who immediately spun into nostalgia with me. Months ago, at a library warehouse store, I instinctively scanned the “P” section in fiction - muscle memory from my years of going for Pike books first. Occasionally I’d pick up Sati, his adult novel about a girl who thought she was God - but put the rest away with other childish things. Then, like the rest of Pike’s readers in the ’90s, I grew up. I knew little about the man whose words spurred my spiritual questions and the near-sex-scenes that kept my likewise nerdy friends passing his books around like precious contraband. ![]() I reread and reread his books, hunting for breadcrumbs about Pike himself. I not only loved Pike’s twisted universe, I wanted to grow into a version of him. My own notebooks overran with dark tales as I attempted to leap from obsessive reader to writer. At school, they sat atop my Trapper Keeper and then accompanied me to bed each night, a reminder that ghosts, gods, and monsters lurked outside my door. Death hung over those books, like a Ouija board at a drinking party, a mashup of teen mortality and fun. My adolescence was the standard tragi-teen state, but it was illuminated by the neon splash of Christopher Pike titles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Related: ‘ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ Turns 15 - What Christopher Columbus Got Right Scamander is briefly mentioned as the author of the seminal textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, required reading for the Hogwarts-bound Harry Potter. Scamander and his history in the Potterverse, which traces back to the very first novel, 1997’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in America the following year). While many Muggles might not recognize the name of the character played by Eddie Redmayne, Potterphiles are well acquainted with Mr. Rowling’s prequel of sorts to Harry Potter opening on Friday. The magizoologist otherwise known as Newt is the central figure of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Newton Artemis Fido Scamander is ready for his close-up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Narcissus”, a former Lambda Literary Fellow and Precipice Art Grant recipient, and the mother of the boutique ballroom house Tournament Haus. 24, the “We Are the Voices” initiative - a public humanities project connecting Mills students to artists in Oakland and beyond - kicked off their Fall 2020 programming over Zoom by presenting their latest event in their “Social Listening” series - a poetry reading by artists Jayy Dodd and Britteney Black Rose Kapri.ĭodd, a poet based in Portland, Oregon, is the author of the books “Mannish Tongues” and “The Black Condition Ft. ![]() ![]() At least they get their "justice." I guess. And they are killed in VERY cruel fashion. Unlike the patriarch in Father's Day, who died because he was a mean, old, bully, the victims here who come back to life were killed because of an affair. But this story is not the same as Father's Day. The third story is well cast, well acted, and is again about revenge from the grave. ![]() ![]() Another good choice to put this simple, very short story second. He discovers a meteorite, which opens, oozes goo on him, which then starts growing a deadly space-moss. He drinks cheap wine, and watches pro wrestling on a tiny, old t.v. He is a simple, poor hick who lives alone in the country in an old farmhouse. The second short is about simpleton, Jordy Varrell. It's got good acting, and is scary and funny. ![]() The first tale, "Father's Day" is a solid, by-the-numbers story of revenge-from-the-grave, with the Patriarch of the family coming back, literally, from the grave to have his cake. ![]() Only the cruelty of story #3 and silliness of story #5 keep this from being a 5 star review. I enjoy The Twilight Zone movie very much, but this is a really effective, well-made and mostly scary and funny collection of short stories. A cult (and mainstream?) hit that may be the best anthology film ever made. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even the most knowledgeable of Civil War buffs will find fascinating new material and new interpretations, and Sears's famously accessible style will make the book just as appealing to the general reader. Based on years of research, this is the first book in a generation that brings everything together, sorts it all out, makes informed judgments, and takes stands. From the first gleam in Lee's eye to the last Rebel hightailing it back across the Potomac, every moment of the battle is brought to life with the vivid narrative skill and impeccable scholarship that has made Stephen Sears's other histories so successful. In Gettysburg Sears tells the whole story in a single volume. Volumes have been written about this momentous three-day battle, but recent histories have tended to focus on the particulars rather than the big picture: on the generals or on single days of battle - even on single charges - or on the daily lives of the soldiers. The greatest of all Civil War campaigns, Gettysburg was the turning point of the turning point in our nation's history. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At one point I thought Cal was part of the CIA, like some secret agent for the President and he was having his brain erased each night, hence why he couldn’t explain where he’d been to Lauren. ![]() I was really hoping for Cal’s secret life to be government related. Cal doesn’t exist but is in fact Chris’ alter personality. She finds out that Cal is not Cal at all but is Chris and lives in a small town with his wife. She over hears Cal on the baby monitor on Caylen’s birthday and freaks out. So Cal finally leaves for good and Lauren discovers she is pregnant, manages to raise her baby, Caylen with the help of her friends and her Aunt Raven. There are a few twists in the book don’t read any further unless you want spoilers. Lauren is so easily manipulated by the physical side (the only side) of her relationship with the mysterious Cal that I want to shake her and say ‘ Get a grip woman‘. I put grey in quotes because it seems that the author liked overusing the word, maybe a subliminal suggestion, jumping on the 50 Shades bandwagon? Hmm where do I start with this? If I Break by Portia Moore is about a small town girl working day in day out in a bar, has the best gal pals in the world and is swept off her feet by a strong ‘ grey‘ eyed dude who never shows his feelings. ![]() ![]() As a whole, however, Aster’s latest is the most disturbing thing he’s ever made, largely because this is his most immersive and personal film to date. Hereditary and Midsommar have much scarier scenes than any one moment in Beau is Afraid. Also Read: ‘Beau Is Afraid’ Runs On Pepto Bismol: A Conversation With Ari Aster and Joaquin Phoenix That’s the cracked foundation that the character of Beau Wasserman is standing on, and the viewer has no choice but to live vicariously through someone who acts like a receptor for all things horrible. Beau is Afraid doesn’t really fit into one particular category, making it feel unpredictably queasy and bewildering. Then, the horror elements weave their way in to deliver scares that still feel somewhat familiar. ![]() Both films are distinct and visionary in their own ways, but they stand on solid, mostly recognizable ground. With Hereditary and Midsommar, demonic possessions and psychedelic paganism took center stage, giving genre fans something a little more concrete to sink their teeth into. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are going to sell classic English books please let people know the narrator is not English so that they can decide if to buy it. I love the book, I hated this version of it. You didn’t love this book-but did it have any redeeming qualities? ![]() I didn't like any of the characters, whom I know and like from reading the book, in this version. Which character – as performed by Shelly Frasier – was your favourite? To say I was disappointed is a gross misunderstatement. The use of accents in narrated books is commendable, but the Devon accent is transformed into an Irish type of voice and the Irish accents of the Colonel and Turkey have a mid-Atlantic feel. If one hasn't read the book hearing about a row (as in the boat race) when in fact it should be a row of the heated variety (to rhyme with bough) it would be difficult to understand what is happening. When words such as row are mispronounced, I am appalled. In fact, if I didn't know the book well, I would have given up somewhere in the middle of chapter 2. The flourishing meadows in the valley of the River Enns produce asparagus, which thrives here owing to ideal growing circumstances. It runs east of Vienna, between the Danube River and its left tributary, the Morava. I can forgive appalling pronunciation of such place names as Bideford and Clovelly but to pronounce Stalky as Starky and Beetle as Beedle makes it hard to keep track of a well loved book. Austria’s biggest valley straddles the border between Lower Austria and Styria. ![]() I would try another book by Kipling - I already have Kim but I wouldn't buy a book written by an English author read by Ms Frasier. ![]() Would you try another book written by Rudyard Kipling or narrated by Shelly Frasier? American pronunciation and accents wreck good book ![]() ![]() ![]() Dont miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Casss legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike! From the Back Cover Kahlen is a Siren-bound to serve the Ocean by using her voice to lure humans to their deaths at sea. Originally self-published, The Siren has been completely rewritten and redesigned for print. but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart? This star-crossed YA romance is sure to captivate readers who grew up loving The Little Mermaid or fans of Jennifer Donnellys Waterfire Saga. ![]() Falling in love puts them both in danger. Akinli is human-a kind, handsome boy whos everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Kahlen is a Siren-bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart?- Book Synopsis #1 New York Times bestseller A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the beloved, bestselling Selection series. ![]() About the Book Kahlen is a Siren-bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. ![]() |