![]() ![]() ![]() And the second time he hand feeds her he gives her all this rich fatty food. She refuses to eat, so the supposed hero (Carter) tells her she won't get to eat unless she eats from his hand?!?!!? Because that logic makes sense. It's Stockholm syndrome and a horrible Dom/sub relationship and so many more levels of fucked up I don't even have all the words. I am concerned for their mental state, that anyone could think this is a good series. She always wanted to do it so she figured, why not? Today Willow cannot be happier for making that decision!Īll these reviews screaming about what a good series this is should be checked for clinical insanity. They came to her constantly so she finally sat down and just started writing. In January 2016 Willow was staying up late with Evie and just thinking of all these stories. She was reading a book a day - sometimes two. All during her pregnancy with Evie she continued to read and she only wanted to read romance. Willow started writing after having her little girl, Evie, December 2015. Sign up to my newsletter + get EXCLUSIVE content, sneak peeks, and FREE books monthly: Want a text alert? Text "Willow" to 797979! Willow Winters is so happy to be a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Contemporary Best Selling Author! ![]()
0 Comments
Paternus wrath of gods6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() While I disliked the opening half of the first book, it wasn’t the case here. I must say that I enjoyed this more than the previous installment beginning with fast-paced action sequences, Ashton’s pacing in the book has improved tremendously. The story picked up immediately after the end of Paternus : Rise of Gods, and it revolved around Fi and Zeke aiding Peter in gathering all the Firstborn from around the globe, in preparation for the final battle that will decide the ultimate fate of the world. So yes, even if it’s been a while since you’ve read the first book, you don’t have to worry about feeling lost. ![]() Sullivan-don’t do this more often it is only a few pages long, and is so useful in enabling readers to acclimatize themselves to the world and characters again. Seriously, I still don’t get why traditionally published authors-except Mark Lawrence and Michael J. If it weren’t for this, I doubt my experience of reading this book without rereading the first one would be as good. Then let me proceed by expressing my gratitude to the author for including a RECAP of the story and a list of characters from the first book at the beginning of this sequel. ![]() Paternus: Wrath of Gods is a brilliant concoction of mythologies, cultures, and fantasy that fans of urban fantasy definitely must read.įirst of all, how awesome is that cover? In my opinion, it’s one of the best indie cover art I’ve ever seen. ![]() ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. ![]() Daredevil love and war6/12/2023 ![]() ![]() Of three or four - and, of course, comic relief goon, Turk, who can beĪmusing.but also strikes me uncomfortably like a racist caricature. ![]() Perhaps the chief weaknesses are that it is anĮnsemble piece - Daredevil is still a prominent character, but only one To humour, to being lyrical, poetic, almost dreamlike, and ultimately kind The story veers between urban grittiness and violence, (like the opening and closing monologue), and to juxtapose words and images Frank Miller'sĮar for dialogue is, perhaps, the finest in the history of comic books,Īnd his ability to turn phrases, to repeat lines but with different significance Unforeseen effects on the other characters is well done. The interweaving of the variousĬharacters, most well-delineated, and how their different actions have ![]() Miller ever wrote, it's still pretty good. And if it isn't perhaps the best thing Frank Daredevil becomes involved, and also becomesĭaredevil: Love and War is an atmospheric, fully painted, The kidnapper is Victor, a completely unstable junkie-schizophrenic Wants to guarantee his commitment by having Mondat's blind wife, Cheryl, Not content to just hire the man, Kingpin ![]() Soliciting the help of a famed psychiatrist, Paul Mondat, in the treatment This multi-character story has the crime boss, the Kingpin, Marvel Graphic Novel #9 - oversized, tabloid format Number of readings: a few times over the years Daredevil: Graphic Novel and Trade Paperback Reviews GRAPHIC NOVEL and TRADEīy Frank Miller. ![]() Kristin newman what i was doing6/12/2023 ![]() The book’s brilliant (or slightly obnoxious-depending on how you look at it) title is just the first provocative point in this carefree yet poignant and utterly hilarious travel memoir. The first, for the moments when you’re hoping to make solid adult-like decisions (such as investing), is a personal finance book the second, if you’re looking to answer the plagued question of what you want to do with your life, “find” yourself, create meaningful things, push boundaries, or just explore the larger world beyond your doorstep, I recommend Kristin Newman’s What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding. ![]() There are two books I’ve recommended to almost every friend, acquaintance, or colleague of mine. ![]() ![]() Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations celebrate the ever-changing wonder of living. The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. THE INSTANT NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - FEATURING A NEW CHAPTER ON WINTER COMFORTS This is for when we need the wisdom of a friend or a reminder we can a. Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Careful study of the bible and several other secret ancient writings help uncover the inter-relationship between aliens, angels, fallen angels, demons and the nephilim? This book helps explain the inter-relationship between these supernatural beings. Are they all for real? Do they actually all exist? If so then why, and what are they after? This book will attempt to clarify all of these questions as well as related questions for you. Did giants really exist at one time? What about ancient astronauts, UFOs, and intelligent beings from other galaxies? What is their true origin? What about alien abductions. You will learn how you can neutralize any adverse impact that their influence may have on our lives, and in the lives of our loved ones. ![]() Therefore it is extremely important that we understand this other dimension that strives to influence our belief systems, and ultimately our destiny. As you will learn, even nations and governments are readily influenced by these unseen spirits and forces. Although most of us cannot see or feel them, aliens, angels, fallen angels, demons, and nephilim may indeed be all around us and may even play a significant role in our thinking, our actions and our destiny. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To love each other takes so much courage. His plays are full of characters learning to love and to be loved. Robert taught me this in our work together and in our friendship. His close friend, the actor Matthew Tennyson, who appeared in three of Robert’s plays, two of them in roles written for him, says this: “Robert was a radical. While “we long for Himalayan peaks of rapture and find ourselves enmeshed in grand and unruly passions and their accompanying anguish, it may not come amiss if, in the name of common humanity, we also stretch our ways of loving into those foothills where it’s good to walk and talk with friends”. Some of his sensuality went into the plays, but he shared a belief set out by the writer Lisa Appignanesi. He liked to flutter his eyelashes and flirt and occasionally he hinted at the odd great passion in his life. Listening, really listening, is hard, unselfish and brave. ![]() It’s where great friendships come from, too. He understood that all great acting comes from listening. That may sound absurd, but he was committed to the notion of empathy in art and life to an astonishing degree, and this is at the heart of why his work is so good. He said he wanted one day to write a play without thinking at all. My favourite Holman stage direction is “finds the courage”. ![]() It takes great courage to write that way and that courage finds its way into the plays and the actions of his characters. Playwrights David Eldridge, Robert Holman and Simon Stephens in 2010 the trio co-wrote A Thousand Stars Explode in the Sky at Lyric Hammersmith. ![]() The selfish gene book6/11/2023 ![]() ![]() In 2006, Dawkins published The God Delusion, contending that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that religious faith is a delusion. Instead, he describes evolutionary processes as analogous to a blind watchmaker, in that reproduction, mutation, and selection are unguided by any sentient designer. Dawkins wrote The Blind Watchmaker in 1986, arguing against the watchmaker analogy, an argument for the existence of a supernatural creator based upon the complexity of living organisms. ![]() ![]() This book and The Selfish Gene also introduced the word meme.ĭawkins is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design as well as for being a vocal atheist. With his book The Extended Phenotype (1982), he introduced into evolutionary biology the influential concept that the phenotypic effects of a gene are not necessarily limited to an organism's body, but can stretch far into the environment an example is when a beaver builds a dam. In The Selfish Gene Dawkins says that life evolves by the differential survival of replicating entities. Dawkins has won several academic and writing awards. His 1976 book The Selfish Gene popularised the gene-centred view of evolution. He is an emeritus fellow of New College, Oxford, and was Professor for Public Understanding of Science in the University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008. ![]() Richard Dawkins FRS FRSL (born 26 March 1941) is a British evolutionary biologist and author. ![]() Echo munoz ryan6/11/2023 ![]() The chapter ends on a cliff-hanger as Friedrich tries to rescue his father from a Nazi prison camp. Friedrich works in a harmonica factory with his father and discovers the magical harmonica that Otto leaves behind. Through Friedrich, readers really feel the power of music to inspire and fill a person's soul. Ryan not only shows the conformity insisted upon by the Nazis, but also the risks people took to stay true to their ideas and passions. The story then shifts to 1933 in Germany, where young Friedrich struggles to survive in Nazi Germany, dealing both with a birthmark on his face and an intense love of music, especially the harmonica. They will only be free if the harmonica can save someone on the brink of death. In this tale, young Otto started to read a magical story that suddenly comes to life - in which the spirits of three cursed princesses are carried in a mystical harmonica. Ryan's story is framed by a short fairy tale that introduces themes carried through the whole book. Already, my students are raving about this, telling each other that it's one of the best books of the year. ![]() Themes of hope, resilience and inspiration echo (yes, pun intended) throughout three different characters' separate stories, set in Germany, Pennsylvania and California in the 1930s and 1940s. ![]() Pam Muñoz Ryan captivates readers with this multilayered story set around the tumult of World War II. ![]() Trill Changes Her Tune by Gail Herman6/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Lily in Full Bloom by Laura Driscoll 71 copies, 2 reviews Myka Finds Her Way by Gail Herman 84 copies Queen Clarion's Secret by Kimberly Morris 212 copies, 2 reviews Rosetta's Daring Day by Lisa Papademetriou 158 copies, 2 reviews ![]() Iridessa, Lost at Sea by Lisa Papademetriou 142 copies Silvermist and the Ladybug Curse by Gail Herman 237 copies, 3 reviewsįawn and the Mysterious Trickster by Laura Driscoll 171 copies Tink, North of Never Land (Disney Fairies) by Kiki Thorpe 521 copiesīeck Beyond the Sea (Disney Fairies) by Kimberly Morris 241 copies, 3 reviewsĭulcie's Taste of Magic (Disney Fairies) by Gail Herman 397 copies, 2 reviews Prilla and the Butterfly Lie by Kitty Richards 281 copies, 1 review Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon (Disney Fairies) by Lisa Papademetriou 765 copies, 2 reviewsįira and the Full Moon (Disney Fairies) by Gail Herman 345 copies, 1 reviewĪ Masterpiece for Bess (Disney Fairies) by Lara Bergen 514 copies, 2 reviews Lily's Pesky Plant (Disney Fairies) by Kirsten Larsen 480 copies, 2 reviews Vidia and the Fairy Crown (Disney Fairies) by Laura Driscoll 452 copies, 2 reviews ![]() The Trouble With Tink (Disney Fairies) by Kiki Thorpe 767 copies, 4 reviewsīeck and the Great Berry Battle by Laura Driscoll 451 copies, 2 reviews ![]() |