One day I'd be free of the darkness that clung to me like a second skin. And then I decided to say screw it all and leave the decay behind. But before I could escape, I was taken, thrown in the back of a van, and told hell was waiting for me. And it looked like the devil himself had plans for me. I might never leave the trailer I called home, never have a life outside of the aged walls in my room, or the stained mattress I slept on.īut as much as the world tried to drag me down, I knew one thing. I was called trash by those who knew me, the product of a drunken night, an accidental daughter by the two I called Mom and Dad. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! Venom's Revenge - Ruthless Rejects MC Jenika Snow, Sam Crescent We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog.
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For a decade, his family's life has been governed by laws written to preserve "American culture" in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. Bird knows to not ask too many questions, stand out too much, or stray too far. His mother Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left the family when he was nine years old without a trace. I was so invested in the future of this mother and son, and I can't wait to hear what you think of this deeply suspenseful story!" -Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club October '22 Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. "It's impossible not to be moved." -Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review "Riveting, tender, and timely." - People, Book of the Week "Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching. An instant New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 - Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more - A Reese's Book Club Pick From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear. When the play was first performed in 1599, the portrayal of Henry V's military campaign would have made Shakespeare's original Elizabethan audience to think about their own unstable political situation. Though written about the early 1400s, for hundreds of years audiences have found this piece of historical fiction relevant to their wars. Henry V portrays events immediately before and after Henry's miraculous victory at the Battle of Agincourt (1415), a major turning point in the Hundred Years' War (when the English and the French squabbled over who had rights to the French crown). In Henry V, "Wild Prince Hal" has long since grown up into a capable king who is determined to invade France and lay claim to the French throne. In the earlier works, Shakespeare portrays Henry's days as a wild and reckless teenager. Written around 1599, Henry V is the final play in William Shakespeare' second tetralogy, a group of history plays that includes Richard II, Henry Part 1, and Henry IV Part 2. Read the full text of Henry V with a side-by-side translation HERE. He's such a flawed hero and you root for him anyway. I now really understand why people use that phrase now. The French Revolution is often painted as something relatively heroic and as a reader I learned just how much went wrong even after the nobles were overthrown. Gardner's descriptions are just so rich and fit this time period. You get sucked in so easily in this world. It may have been because I didn't read it in one stretch, but again I urge future readers to pay attention. Sometimes I'd have to flip pages to jog my memory. I actually had a hard time remembering who was who sometimes. The plot to this story is very intricate so it's important to pay attention to names. And as most people guess (I'm sure this really isn't a spoiler) that Count Kalliovski still roams the catacombs of Paris. Sido on the other hand is safe in London, but is not as safe as everyone assumes. He uses his extraordinary powers to help people escape the unforgiving guillotone and becomes to be known as the Silver Blade. Yann Margoza has become a Robin Hood of sorts. Seriously, I almost felt like I could smell the blood. This one is darker in tone and there is even more dread of death upon everything. The sequel to The Red Necklace certainly does not dissapoint. I think this one comment sums it all, "Gardner just keeps getting stranger and better." The Telegraph She sold her novel for meager 40 pounds, and it became an immediate bestseller. There, with her mother’s help, Sewell wrote Black Beauty, her only published work, over a period of six years. She sought treatment in continental Europe but eventually became bedridden in a Norwich village called Old Catton. As Sewell got older, her health continued to decline. Sewell and her mother were also involved in campaigns for temperance and abolishing slavery. After joining the Church of England, Sewell helped her mother edit a number of evangelical children’s books. Sewell and her mother left the Society of Friends. Beginning in Sewell’s mid-twenties, her family moved to southern England, hoping the weather would improve her health. In turn, this contributed to Sewell’s love of horses and sparked her interest in animal welfare. This led her to rely heavily on horse-drawn transportation, as walking any distance was impossible for her. However, at about this time, Sewell slipped and seriously injured both her ankles-injuries that necessitated a crutch for the rest of her life. The family moved around several times in Sewell’s youth, and Sewell finally got to attend school at age 14 when the family moved to Stoke Newington. Her mother, Mary Wright Sewell, was a successful children’s book author, and she educated her children at home due to the family’s tight finances. Anna Sewell was born the oldest of two children in a devout Quaker family. Then it turns out that the contractor she hires is the same sexy stranger she unintentionally offended by judging based on appearances. But as any home-reno-show junkie can tell you, something always falls apart during renovations. The only thing that doesn’t seem to require effort is her ride-or-die squad of friends. Starting from the outside in, Savvy tackles her crumbling kitchen, her relationship with her body, her work–life balance (or lack thereof) and, last but not least, her love life. But when Savvy’s world starts to crash down around her, she knows it’s time for some renovations. Savvy Sheldon spends a lot of time tiptoeing around the cracks in her life: her high-stress and low-thanks job, her clueless boyfriend and the falling-apart kitchen she inherited from her beloved grandma-who taught her how to cook and how to love people by feeding them. A delicious debut rom-com about a plus-size sweetheart who gets a full-life makeover after a brutal breakup. Then Cornelia meets Carel, the son of a wealthy ship owner. Her much loved brother, Titus, has recently married a very wealthy young woman and without him around Cornelia is alone and without support. Though she is angry with her father Cornelia must still take care of him and she still has to be the one to worry about their future. Cornelia is that child and she is treated badly by her neighbors because of her background. Not only has he become bankrupt, but he also lived in sin with his maid, refused to marry her, and had a child with her. Instead Cornelia and her father are very poor and they are isolated because Rembrandt has done things which the people of Amsterdam do not approve of. You would have thought that with a famous painter for a father that Cornelia would be well off and living comfortably. I am Rembrandt’s Daughter Lynn Cullen Historical Fiction Ages 12 and up Bloomsbury Books, 2007, 1-59990-046-7 Cornelia is angry with the whole world, especially with her father Rembrandt van Rijn. Still innocent and inexperienced in the ways of the world, she is content living in her room speed reading ebooks, running on her treadmill, and basking in the love of Saeed, another biologically altered human of Tower 7. She is an "accelerated woman" - only two years old but with the body and mind of an adult, Phoenix's abilities far exceed those of a normal human. Phoenix was grown and raised among other genetic experiments in New York's Tower 7. A prequel to the highly acclaimed, World Fantasy Award-winning novel Who Fears Death, it features the rise of another of Nnedi Okorafor's powerful, memorable, superhuman women. The Book of Phoenix is a unique work of magical futurism. She brings the aroma of scorched sand and ozone. A fiery spirit dances from the pages of the Great Book. Say "hi" at our sister subreddits- SpecArt and SF Videos-and join our reader-managed Goodreads group. The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. Not sure what counts as speculative fiction? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. 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