5/20/2023 0 Comments Eve by anna carey![]() Heavily indoctrinate your characters to keep them in line and create exploitative scenarios, especially for teenagers. Stir briefly to create a drastic population reduction, thereby ensuring wombs are a hot commodity in your new society. Add an ambiguous Plague (capitalised is best). Start with your randomly selected future date at room temperature. Instant Dystopia: Now With 50% Less Logic! In this epic new series, Anna Carey imagines a future that is both beautiful and terrifying. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life. ![]() Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust. ![]() Along the way she encounters Arden, her former rival from school, and Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. ![]() But the night before graduation, Eve learns the shocking truth about her school's real purpose and the horrifying fate that awaits her.įleeing the only home she's ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two hundred other orphaned girls have been promised a future as the teachers and artists of the New America. ![]() Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth's population, the world is a perilous place. ![]()
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![]() ![]() He could be a religious maniac or mentally ill. Robert could be telling the truth in part, the rest being madness. ![]() So it was "either dreaming or madness" - because "It is certainly impossible that these scenes could have ever occurred." It could be a religious parable or allegory, he suggests, or a work of madness. He finishes saying that either he was "not only the greatest fool, but the greatest wretch" or he was "a religious maniac, who write and wrote about a deluded creature, till he arrived at the height of madness". The editor goes to the dead body himself and that is where he finds the manuscript. He advocates its authenticity by the letter of James Hogg to a magazine about a mysterious suicide. Inset narrative structure: -The editor's narrative: which then includes Bell Calvert's narrative that she tells to Mrs Logan -The editor then introduces the Sinner's memoir and confession, the "original document", he says he is "leaving everyone to judge for himself", but notes that no other document records such a "RAGE OF FANATICISM" -The Sinner's narrative, finished with "cursed be he who trieth to alter or amend!" -ends with the editor's narrative again, discussing whether it is a true story or an allegory. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Beautiful oops book![]() ![]() A festive invitation to creative liberation. ![]() ![]() Saltzberg's trademark cartoon animals provide a sweetly childlike counterpoint to the artful scribbles and smears of gloppy paint. The interactive elements work beautifully with the photo-collaged "mistakes," never overwhelming the intent with showiness. Thanks to a telescoping pop-up, a hole is filled with nearly limitless possibilities. The folded-over paper can be a penguin's head a torn piece of newsprint can turn into a smiling dog with a little application of paint a hot-chocolate stain can become a bog for a frog. is just the beginning!" Spills, folded paper, drips of paint, smudges and smears-they "all can make magic appear." An increasingly complex series of scenarios celebrates random accidents, encouraging artistic experimentation rather than discouragement. A pleasingly tactile exploration of the possibilities inherent in mistakes. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments A Certain Exposure by Jolene Tan![]() ![]() “n exciting debut novel that delves beneath the surface of Singapore society, questioning the dominant value systems and asking if there’s a better way for us to live.” ![]() “One of the best debuts of 2014, this sometimes strident but largely effective novel begins with the suicide of a government scholar and proceeds to dissect elitism, racism, homophobia and other taboo topics in Singapore.” This wide-ranging debut beautifully presents the resonances and the ghosts of lost possibilities, as well as a gripping story of hope and betrayal. ![]() This is a classic coming-of-age tale doubled across two vividly individual brothers, who struggle to navigate a complex tangle of relationships and coercive forces, cinematically interwoven with the yearnings and fears of an ensemble of mothers, fathers, cousins, friends and lovers both false and true. Satirical and sympathetic, political and personal, A Certain Exposure traces the adolescences of twin brothers Andrew and Brian, culminating in the explosive events leading to Andrew’s tragic death. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments The mark of the dragonfly book 2![]() And stowing away is a difficult prospect-everyone knows that getting past the peculiar green-eyed boy who stands guard is nearly impossible. ![]() ![]() But a ticket costs more coin than Piper could make in a year. The one sure way to the Territories is the 401, a great old beauty of a train. Which means a reward for Piper if she can get the girl home. The girl doesn't remember a thing about her life, but the intricate tattoo on her arm is proof that she's from the Dragonfly Territories and that she's protected by the king. Piper has never seen the Mark of the Dragonfly until she finds the girl amid the wreckage of a caravan in the Meteor Fields. ![]() For fans of Frozen, The City of Ember, and The School of Good and Evil, the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly is a fast-paced adventure story about a mysterious girl and a fearless boy, set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous. ![]() ![]() But there’s much more than strange magic stirring up trouble in Ilmar-Palleseen occupiers are working to stamp out local religion and culture in their endless pursuit of perfection, and the occupation has made for strange bedfellows among traditionally unfriendly neighbors, with natives and foreigners, workers and nobles, thieves and academics finding themselves thrown together under the Palleseen thumb. And so when I saw that he was diving back into fantasy with City of Last Chances, it was easy to put in an ARC request.Ĭity of Last Chances takes place in the city of Ilmar, a secondary-world fantasy locale with a couple uncanny elements that go beyond run-of-the-mill magic: the Reproach that captures the minds of most who dare enter, and the Anchorwood that bends the rules of space to connect to far-distant outposts, but with great cost to those not sufficiently warded. ![]() I’ve loved nearly everything I’ve read of his-including my favorite novellas of both this year and last year, plus the terrific Children of Time that seems the most popular entry point into his work-and his output is so high that there’s never a risk of running out of things to read. Since getting back into sci-fi and fantasy a few years ago, Adrian Tchaikovsky has been one of my favorite discoveries. City of Last Chances will be released on December 8, 2022. ![]() This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I read Half Moon Lake from Kirsten Alexander and quite enjoyed it and this sounds….really interesting. ![]() I haven’t read Turner’s first book, The Last Days of the Romanov Dancers but this one has some pretty decent reviews from some people I know so I’ll be getting to it at some stage during this month. The Daughter Of Victory Lights by Kerri Turner.ĭual timeline (19) historical fiction from an Australian author. This is a hefty book, set in the 1170s – definitely not a time period I have ever read anything from before. I have not read Sharon Penman before but I know she’s a favourite of many historical fiction fans. The Land Beyond The Sea by Sharon Penman. They’re all review copies from Australian publishers.ġ. I did a post on the books I bought whilst on holiday which you can read here so the books I’m going to be including in this post are the ones I’ve received recently which I have not yet read. There’s a different book-related theme and this week we are talking…… Top 10 Newest Additions To My Shelf Hi and welcome back to another instalment of Top 10 Tuesday! Originally created and hosted by The Broke & the Bookish, Top 10 Tuesday now lives with Jana That Artsy Reader Girl. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Rebel belle book![]() ![]() ![]() I especially enjoyed the balanced way you portrayed both sides of the conflict and how Mara and her family and Lee learned that neither was the horrible or oppressive monster thought by the other while they nursed him back to health after he was shot out of the saddle in a skirmish in front of their home. Your bio states that you have an advanced degree in history and I really think this shows in your attention to detail throughout the story. I’m hear to say I’m glad I took the chance. Life’s short and we all gotta take some risks. But after hemming and hawing for months, I finally said to myself, WTF. I realize that neither of these issues are your fault but if I’m going to plunk down money with no chance of a refund, I want a better idea of what I’m getting. I had read a recommendation for your US Civil War novel, My Rebel Belle, but to be honest I was put off by the price being charged by Amber Quill Press ($7.00) combined with the paltry excerpt available at their site. ![]() Jayne B Reviews Civil-War / Historical / War / Military 1 Comments ApREVIEW: My Rebel Belle by Pamela Cummings ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments The tempest and hag seed![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Part crime novel, part paranormal thriller, I thoroughly enjoyed Ink and Bone and can recommend it widely to fans of the crime genre who don't mind a tattooed female protagonist coming to grips with her abilities and trying to do good in the world. I really enjoy the 'crime meets paranormal' genre, and I'm excited to check out her back catalogue. ![]() Some of her 14 novels have come across my radar in the past - and I've been aware of her popularity amongst fellow readers for a long time - but Ink and Bone is the first novel of hers I've read. I'm a real Johnny-come-lately when it comes to author Lisa Unger. Eerie scenes in the woods and a dark and fearful first person point of view from the missing girl create a palpable feeling of suspense. The disappearance of the young girl soon spirals into the investigation of several disappearances in The Hollows in upstate New York. ![]() ![]() Finley's grandmother is a well-known psychic who often helps a local detective but Finley isn't ready to listen to her gift. Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger is about a young woman (Finley) with a paranormal gift who finds herself involved in the search for a missing girl. * Copy courtesy of Simon & Schuster Australia * ![]() |