"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. In this case, less would be more.- Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, NYĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All that might plausibly be worked into a satisfying historical novel cum fantasy, but when Weyn overburdens the narrative with the "frog's" complicated Louisiana mixed-race backstory involving Natchez magic, a history as a runaway, a stint in the merchant marines, and more, the narrative sinks under the weight. Readers are meant to understand that he is the frog prince. As soon as he is able to see Emma, he wants her to kiss him. He's a good swimmer, his skin is blistered, and his eyes are bulging and swollen from the gas. When she tries to retrieve it, she discovers an American who's been fighting with British forces hiding in the water in an attempt to counter the effects of a gas attack. Water Song: A Retelling of 'The Frog Prince' (Once Upon a Time) by Suzanne Weyn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. To compound her trauma, her fiancé has broken off their engagement and, in a fit of pique, Emma throws the golden ball-shaped locket with his photo into the well-an action she immediately regrets. Their home is requisitioned as a garrison for the German army. Emma, a British citizen, is stranded on her family's estate after her mother is killed by a bomb. Grade 5 Up-Setting this retelling of "The Frog Prince" in World War I Belgium is an interesting idea that didn't work out very well.
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The list of countries that make it all work is smaller than you think. In The End of the World Is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging. Billions of people have been fed and educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.Īll of this was artificial. American security policy forced warring nations to lay down their arms. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy American consumers. Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Navy. The American dollar underpins internationalized energy and financial markets. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days-even hours-of when you decided you wanted it.Īmerica made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going. 2019 was the last great year for the world economy.įor generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. They are very clearly friends but they’re such great friends that Heath literally will spend an entire day helping Declan clean up dog poop. The first thing about this book that drew me in is Heath and Declan’s relationship. Holy shit, this book! It might just be my favorite book this year and as soon as I finished it, I wanted to reread it already and I wanted to listen to it in audio (except there is no audio, so I hope that changes soon!!) and I wanted to buy the paperback so I could read it in print, it was just that amazing! Honestly, it’s hard for me to review this one because I loved it so much and I feel like I’m just going to gush about it and ramble on about it. Warning: this book is not appropriate for anyone who doesn’t like laughing, anyone who doesn’t like dogs, or anyone who doesn’t like hot men having a lot of sex…with each other. When I bump into my cheating ex and catch sight of the moon-sized rock on her finger, there’s only one option to save face: pretend to be dating my gay best friend, Declan.Īnd when she outs me on Facebook and everyone I know sees it, there’s still only one option: keep pretending to be dating Declan.Īnd when Declan and I have to kiss to keep up the ruse and it turns out there’s actually a spark between us (more like a blazing inferno, if truth be told) there’s once again only one option… It’s a classic story: Boy meets girl, girl breaks boy’s heart, boy pretends to be gay to get back at girl, girl outs boy to everyone on Facebook… I owe you.” For a bunch of things but I didn’t have a doubt he was absolutely not keeping track of. " Your tires need to be rotated while we’re at it. “We’ll come in the morning and I’ll do it for you tomorrow.” “Ris, I’m a mechanic.” I knew this but it didn't mean I wanted to take advantage of him by asking. "You're a pain in the ass, kid." He let out a deep sigh, placing a hand on top of my head and shaking it. “No, you know I just like cracking jokes about car repair.” “I keep forgetting to ask you, do you know where I can get an oil change for pretty cheap?” I thanked him before remembering what I’d been putting off for days. He’s probably down at the last lift with him.” "Good girl." Sonny looked over his shoulder, scanning the remaining open bays down the side of the building after he’d glared at some of the employees looking in our direction. "He just pretends I don't exist and I mess stuff up because I don't ask." “He asked me to drop it off,” I informed him, proud of myself for not calling Dex a dick when I had the chance. He shot me an easy smile before gazing down at the package. “Not that it’s not nice to see you, or that I haven’t been planning on coming to visit you since we work like right next door.” “I have to give this to someone named Luther.” I held the envelope up to his face. A marriage could be mutually beneficial, if they can fool everyone into thinking it’s a love match. Gemma needs a wife to meet the terms of her grandfather’s will and Tansy needs money to save her struggling bookstore. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further-and announces their engagement. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. Gemma van Dalen is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. They’ll never actually meet, so what’s the harm in a little fib? Yet when real-life Gemma crosses Tansy’s path, her white lie nearly implodes. Tired of her stepfamily’s questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. But when it comes to actual romance… Tansy can’t get past the first chapter. Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed down from her late father. Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a steamy Sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage-of-convenience. Veronica reluctantly agrees to the scheme. Having noted Veronica's resemblance to the princess, von Rechstein begs her to pose as Gisela for the sake of the peace treaty that brought the princess to England. With Europe on the verge of war, Gisela's chancellor, Count von Rechstein, does not want to make waves-and before Veronica and Stoker can figure out their next move, the princess disappears. Veronica and her natural historian beau, Stoker, tell the patron of the exhibit, Princess Gisela of Alpenwald, of their findings. As she assembles a memorial exhibition for pioneering mountain climber Alice Baker-Greene, Veronica discovers evidence that the recent death was not a tragic climbing accident but murder. As the newest member of the Curiosity Club-an elite society of brilliant, intrepid women-Veronica Speedwell is excited to put her many skills to good use. A princess is missing, and a peace treaty is on the verge of collapse in this new Veronica Speedwell adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Reception for Identical has been positive, with the School Library Journal writing that the book was "Gritty and compelling, this is not a comfortable read, but its keen insights make it hard to put down." Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews also positively reviewed the book, with Kirkus praising the book's voices as well as Hopkins's "masterful shards of verse". Both girls must figure out how to become whole, but how can they when their world has been torn to shreds?" Reception Raeanne uses painkillers, drugs, alcohol, sex, and purging as an outlet to numb the pain of not being Daddy's favorite. She cuts herself and binge eats, desperate to feel something normal. Kaeleigh is the good girl-her father's perfect flower, something she has tried so hard to be since she was nine and he started sexually abusing her. Everything on the surface of their lives seems Norman Rockwell perfect, but underneath run deep and damaging secrets. "Kaeleigh and Raeanne are 16-year-old identical twins, the daughters of a district court judge father and politician mother running for Congress. Hopkins has stated that "Some of the material for the book came from friends, friends who are now strong successful women and you would never guess that abuse is in their past". The book was released in August 2008 and hit The New York Times Bestsellers list. Identical is Ellen Hopkins's fifth novel. The curse of knowledge: Once we know something we find it hard to imagine what it was like not to know it.The Journal write up also includes important messages and crucial passages from the book. Written informally, the notes contain a mesh of quotes and my own thoughts on the book. My notes are a reflection of the journal write up above. This is my book summary of Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath. By taking caution against the curse of knowledge and applying the SUCCES to our ideas, we all can share ideas that will resonate across time. Much of what we know suffers from the curse that only knowing it can cause we are trapped in our own understanding. Not only that, the Heath brothers also provide us with the tools to make our own ideas stickier. Made to Stick helps us understand why we are better at remembering some ideas over others. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear-to protect those who cannot defend themselves. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way-because there can be no retreat this time. Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable. Armentrout comes book four in her Blood and Ash series.Ĭasteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Synopsis (provided by the publisher): The #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp ( This Is Where It Ends) and artist Manuel Preitano unveil a graphic novel that explores the dark corridors of Barbara Gordon’s first mystery: herself.Īfter a gunshot leaves her paralyzed, Barbara Gordon enters the Arkham Center for Independence, where Gotham’s teens undergo physical and mental rehabilitation. I will also include some thoughts that bridge between the two and will ask some rhetorical questions that either I am “still chewing on” or desire you, the reader, to consider. Read one or both, depending on your preference. That is why my review will be divided into two parts: one as a new reader and one as a Barbara Gordon fan and historian. Could this not have been the same for Shadow of the Batgirl and The Oracle Code? I have a few answers that could explain that, however much I may disagree with it.Īs a Barbara Gordon acolyte, I read and analyzed this work closely and perhaps unfairly so. This is something that is rather puzzling to me, as it seems at least the Raven and Beast Boy graphic novels will be set within the same universe. Unfortunately, DC Ink continues to defy my expectations and places The Oracle Code in its own universe. Preface: Having read Shadow of the Batgirl, which really introduces Barbara Gordon to the DC Ink/Zoom line and lays the foundation for Oracle, I was hoping to see a continuation of that incarnation an incarnation that looks at several aspects of Barbara’s character. |