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Stay with me fiorina7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() As freaking AMAZING as SWM was, I thought nooo freakin way could EWIG be anywhere even close to as captivating as that… yeaaa I was wrong! With that said, you know how some series, they usually peak at book one and then it’s all downhill after that? Well, I was worried that would be the case with Stay With Meand Even When I’m Gone. ![]() Let me just start off by saying, this book, as well as Stay With Me, has completely wrecked me! This is a three-book series so book one MUST be read first. If you have not read Stay With Me yet, you may want to skip this review, as there may be spoilers. ![]() ❝ He was both the hero and villain in our love story, saving me only to ruin me.❞Įven When I’m Goneis book two in the Stay With Me Series by Nicole Fiorina. ❝ Especially when I’m gone.❞ Add Even When I’m Gone to your TBR ➻ ♡ □ □□ ℝ□□□□□ □♡ ![]() How am I supposed to be strong for us both when I’m losing my grip? ❝ Just stay with me, Mia.❞ Now he’s back, along with fresh new faces and obstacles standing in our way. He stripped me of my walls only to leave me defenseless. Seven months ago, Ollie surrendered to the darkness, abandoning me in the process. They say keep your enemies close, and my demons welcomed me back with open arms. For seven months I’ve been gone only to come back to be tested in every way possible. The second book in a heart-consuming series.įorget everything you thought you knew. ![]()
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Elevation book review7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() For me, that happened with « The Da Vinci Code», « Memoirs of Geisha» and now also with « Elevation». And then there are others that will stay with us our entire life. There are some books that we tend to forget after a couple of months, maybe years. GOODREADS | AMAZON UK – US | BOOKDEPOSITORY | AUTHOR’S WEBSITE Unlikely alliances, the annual foot race, and the mystery of Scott’s affliction bring out the best in people who have indulged the worst in themselves and others. When Scott finally understands the prejudices they face-including his own-he tries to help. Both are trying to launch a new restaurant, but the people of Castle Rock want no part of a gay married couple, and the place is in trouble. One of the women is friendly the other, cold as ice. In the small town of Castle Rock, the setting of many of King’s most iconic stories, Scott is engaged in a low grade-but escalating-battle with the lesbians next door whose dog regularly drops his business on Scott’s lawn. ![]() He mostly just wants someone else to know, and he trusts Doctor Bob Ellis. Scott doesn’t want to be poked and prodded. He weighs the same in his clothes and out of them, no matter how heavy they are. There are a couple of other odd things, too. Although Scott Carey doesn’t look any different, he’s been steadily losing weight. ![]()
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The push ashley audrain review7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The only mother who looked down at her daughter and thought, Please. The only mother who couldn’t pretend to function with her brain in the vise of sleeplessness. The only mother who couldn’t fight through the pain of newborn gums cutting like razor blades on her nipples. The only mother who couldn’t recover from having her perineum stitched from her anus to her vagina. “I felt like the only mother in the world who wouldn’t survive it. ![]() Aware of the lingering affects of her damaged past, Blythe hopes to be better for her daughter Violet, but soon learns that her idea of new motherhood might be too good to be true. Joining this new genre of ‘ mum noir’ is Ashley Audrain’s The Push, which tells the story of Blythe Connor – a mother with a harrowing past of abuse handed down over three generations of mother/daughter units. Up-and-coming female authors – some in the grips of new motherhood themselves – are finally veering away from Bridgerton-type bodice rippers and homing in on the complex psychology of becoming a mother, getting to grips with some of the more difficult-to-swallow truths that we’ve all been scared to think. In much the same way that streaming television has seen an influx of series showcasing the less glamorous side of motherhood (think Apple TV’s Trying and the Netflix hits Workin’ Moms and the The Letdown), fiction for moms has taken a sharp turn towards a dark corner and… You know what? Don’t mind if we do. ![]()
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Katherine center the bodyguard7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Because it’s easy for Hannah to protect Jack. But the more time she spends with Jack, the more real it all starts to seem. Even though her ex, like a jerk, says no one will believe it. And so Hannah-against her will and her better judgment-finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. When Jack’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid. Jack Stapleton’s a household name-captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. New York Times bestselling author Katherine Center's The Bodyguard is unabashedly romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, and the perfect summer story. ![]()
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Your royal highness book7/7/2023 ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins brings the feels and the laughs to her latest romance. Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, but Millie knows the chances of happily-ever-afters are slim. Of Scotland.Īt first, the girls can't stand each other, but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. Here, the country is dreamy and green the school is covered in ivy, and the students think her American-ness is adorable. Soon, Millie is accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Heartbroken and ready for a change of pace, Millie decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools. Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. ![]() ![]() Regal romance abounds in this flirty, laugh-out-loud companion novel to Prince Charming, by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins. ![]()
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The house of sky and breath7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the process, they learn uncomfortable truths that upturn all the official histories they have ever believed. Bryce Quinlan, the half-Fae, half-human protagonist, and her friends get drawn into a rebel plot. In House of Sky and Breath, the rebellion-known as Ophion-is more powerful than ever. However, humans and their allies want to overthrow the government. Most magical folk of Midgard, such as the Faerie folk (Fae), shifters, and mer-people, seem content with the power structures of their world because they benefit from the status quo. Democracy is no longer practiced, though it might have been the norm before the Asteri. The governance system of Midgard has elements of both monarchy and dictatorship. The Asteri have been in power ever since, establishing a strict hierarchy with humans at the bottom of the pyramid. Fifteen thousand years before the events of the novel, Midgard was colonized by the Asteri-extremely powerful star-like beings-and magical folk from other worlds. Midgard was once populated only by humans and other indigenous life forms. The events of House of Sky and Breath take place on the planet of Midgard, which might be Earth in the future. ![]()
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Mars by Leonard David7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Clear scientific explanations make the Mars experience real and provide amazing visuals to savor and return to again and again. The book combines science, technology, and storytelling, offering what only National Geographic can create. Following on the visionary success of Buzz Aldrin's Mission to Mars and the visual glory of Marc Kaufman's Mars Up Close, this companion book to the Nat Geo series shows the science behind the mission and the challenges awaiting those brave individuals. Now the National Geographic Channel fast forwards years ahead with Mars, a six-part series documenting and dramatizing the next twenty-five years as humans land on and learn to live on Mars. ![]() In October 2015, NASA declared Mars "an achievable goal" that same season, Ridley Scott and Matt Damon's The Martian drew crowds into theaters, grossing over $200 million. The next frontier in space exploration is Mars, the Red Planet-and human habitation of Mars isn't much farther off. ![]() An inspiring exploration of the establishment of humans on Mars-tying into the National Geographic television documentary series Mars ![]()
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March book one by john lewis7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Highlighted by dark, neo-noirish art from Nate Powell (The Silence of Our Friends), March tracks Lewis from his hardscrabble childhood on a remote Georgia farm to his gradual awakening to the pernicious evil of segregation and his growing leadership role in Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolent resistance movement. It’s an occasionally creaky device that slips sometimes into hagiography, but Lewis’s tale is a resolutely dramatic one regardless. Listed here as coauthor with Andrew Aydin, Lewis frames his story as a flashback told to a few inquisitive visitors in his Washington office as he is getting ready to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Instead of taking an all-inclusive, Eyes on the Prize–style approach (an epic undertaking that hopefully is on another artist’s to-do list), March is told from the perspective of Georgia congressman John Lewis. The long-overdue move to chronicle American history in graphic novel form takes another great step forward with this first volume of a projected history of the civil rights struggle. ![]()
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The Great Gatsby by Julian Cowley7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Scott Fitzgerald (Penguin, 1984), is archetypal Fitzgerald behaviour, at once poignant and self-savouringly sentimental. ![]() This story, found in Andre Le Vot's superb F. Then, bafflingly, he began to cry - because "life would never be so sweet again". It was a warm, still night, and he was in a heightened state of drunken exhilaration. ![]() More than a decade earlier, high on the thin air of his own celebrity after the triumphant publication of his debut, This Side of Paradise, Fitzgerald was travelling along Broadway in an open-top car. "All the stories that came into my head had a touch of disaster in them," he reflected in the autobiographical essay "Early Success", written in 1937 when he had already entered the long twilight of his short career. It is not difficult to understand what he meant: a sense of lost time and the irretrievability of the past gave much of his work - indeed, his life - an ineradicable undertone of mourning. He felt powerfully that something important was missing from his life, and spoke repeatedly of the "hauntedness" of The Great Gatsby. As a young man, when the writing life stretched before him like an ocean of discovery and he was experiencing the first flush of early success, Fitzgerald remained oppressed by feelings of inauthenticity. No one has written more elegiacally about America than F. ![]()
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Treasure hunters the ultimate quest7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Join Captain James and his crew on their journey into the unknown and discover what treasures await them. Will they succeed in their quest and find the treasure they seek, or will they fall victim to the dangers that lurk in the unknown? Filled with adventure, suspense, and unexpected twists, "The Treasure Hunters' Quest" is a thrilling tale that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. As they draw closer to their ultimate goal, the treasure hunters must confront their deepest fears and make difficult choices that will determine their fate. ![]() Along the way, they must also navigate the complex relationships and rivalries that arise among the crew members. The crew faces treacherous storms, dangerous animals, and unexpected obstacles at every turn. But the journey is not without its challenges. ![]() Led by the charismatic and daring Captain James, the crew sets sail on a perilous journey that takes them across oceans, through jungles, and deep into caves. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed author of adult fiction in UK libraries for the past. In "The Treasure Hunters' Quest," join a group of adventurers as they journey into the unknown in search of treasure. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books for young readers including the Middle School, I Funny, Treasure Hunters, Dog Diaries and Max Einstein series. ![]() |