![]() The second half kind of stuttered a bit for me with the hero constantly focused and worried if the heroine would remember the last fight they had there was a lot of back and forth that stagnated the story. Usually, having this many names thrown at me feels overwhelming but it worked here as the author did an amazing job writing them as individuals but knitting them together in a cohesive group. I think there is six total?) and the other men of the KGI group. I also loved the big cast of characters and our hero's million brothers (ok, I'm exaggerating. ![]() I loved how this was romantic suspense but flipped a bit with the woman, in this case our former military dude's wife, being the one taken captive and held for a year she was the one dealing with the trauma of that situation. Y'all, the first 50% of this book was insanely good (It looks like the vast majority of you have read this already since I'm Way Late Lana to the party but remember how good it was?!) and I didn't even want to pull myself away to notch an update on here. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In the far distant past when the world was just created, Ancient Ones built the Celestial Palace above the Sanctum Island in the Sea of Hope. Edith parted with her foster father, drove her Mecha "Phylax" and set out on a journey to hunt down fleeing Evil Gods. Just then, the Celestial Palace fell and the sealed Evil Gods scattered. It was then that Edith remembered everything, but her humanity overpowered her divine nature, and she fought Uranus to protect her foster father. When she once again helped her foster father enter the temple to search for scraps, the guardian of the ruins-Elemental Giant Uranus was prepared to destroy the invaders. Awakened and injured in an earthquake, she lost her memories and was saved by her foster father who made a living by selling scraps and continued to raise her for ten years. Created by the Ancient Ones, Edith was the Primal Warden that watched over the sealed Evil Gods on the Sanctum Island. ![]() ![]() Get ready because Halle delivers one creepy tale that mixed ancient myth and supernatural events that will have you canceling that vacation you scheduled to Mexico. The two travel separately to Red Fox, Mexico where a Navajo couple is tortured by unseen entities. ![]() Despite her parent’s skepticism folks seem to like it, and soon Dex is calling with an assignment for their next case. The tale opens with Perry and her family watching the first episode of Perry and Dex’s ghostly adventures at the Lighthouse. Myths, supernatural occurrences, awkward moments and Perry’s rambling mind made for a page-turning listen. ![]() RED FOX by Karina Halle is the second novel in the Experiment in Terror series. Jo Raylan continues to narrate and I am happy to report RED FOX was a stronger, creeper tale than its predecessor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now Kiva’s purpose goes beyond survival to vengeance. She survived not only Zalindov prison, but also the deadly Trial by Ordeal. With an incurable plague sweeping Zalindov, a mysterious new inmate fighting for Kiva’s heart, and a prison rebellion brewing, Kiva can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.įrom bestselling author Lynette Noni comes a dark, thrilling YA fantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. If she succeeds, both she and the queen will be granted their freedom. ![]() We are coming.” Aware that the Trials will kill the sickly queen, Kiva risks her own life to volunteer in her place. Then a coded message from Kiva’s family arrives, containing a single order: “Don’t let her die. When the Rebel Queen is captured, Kiva is charged with keeping the terminally ill woman alive long enough for her to undergo the Trial by Ordeal: a series of elemental challenges against the torments of air, fire, water, and earth, assigned to only the most dangerous of criminals. Seventeen-year-old Kiva Meridan has spent the last ten years fighting for survival in the notorious death prison, Zalindov, working as the prison healer. ![]() ![]() Kyle is a game fan-board games, word games, and especially video games! Kyle’s hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello, is the genius behind the design of the town’s new public library, which contains not only books, but an IMAX theater, an electronic learning center, instructional holograms, interactive dioramas and electromagnetic hover ladders that float patrons up to the books they want. In a nod to Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this fast-paced new novel features an eccentric billionaire who welcomes a group of children into a fantasy setting full of weird, wondrous touches. Lemoncello’s Library plunks a dozen sixth-graders into the middle of a futuristic library for a night of nonstop fun and adventure. ![]() ![]() Lemoncello’s Library Book 1Ĭan twelve 12-year-olds escape from the most ridiculously brilliant library ever created?Įscape from Mr. ![]() ![]() when his prized possessions – a series of Edgar Allen Poe poems – are stolen. Struggling both in his heart and pocketbook, the world seems to be passing him by, so he has taken to drinking his sorrows away. owns a bookstore but since the death of his wife, hates his job. Fikry (Kunal Fikry – from television’s The Big Bang Theory) has isolated himself and become rather unhappy. See, I told you it is rather predictable.Īfter the death of his wife, A.J. 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![]() ![]() Soon the entire family is keeping Claude’s secret. They’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl. ![]() He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. This is how children change…and then change the world. This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how a family keeps a secret…and how that secret ends up keeping them. I would encourage you to browse through past blog posts to find book recommendations because I definitely would NOT recommend the following book… Synopsis from Goodreads: ![]() One great thing about spending time inside when it’s too cold to leave is the opportunity to read a well written book! Unfortunately, the book that I reviewed for you today is not well written. It’s funny and yet heartbreakingly sad all at the same time. I posted this photo on Instagram yesterday and titled it “My Favorite Summer Reading Spot”. I just walked in the door from driving my daughter to school (I was not about to let her wait at a bus stop this morning) and the thermometer in my car was reading in the negative numbers. Ridiculously unbelievably freezing outside? You betcha. Silver lining, right?īreathtakingly beautiful outside? Absolutely. If you are reading this that means that I haven’t actually frozen into a block of ice by this point. ![]() ![]() ![]() Other notable performances have been in the 2009 production of Comedians, the 2010 production of Posh, and the 2011 production of Luise Miller.ĭawson was born in Widnes, England, and attended Fairfield High School and Warrington Collegiate Institute before being accepted to RADA on the acting programme in 2002. On stage, Dawson received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for playing Smike in the 2007 production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. ![]() ![]() He has had a varied career on television, including roles in The Road to Coronation Street (2010), series 2 of Luther (2011), Ripper Street (2012–2016), The Secret Agent (2016), as King Alfred in The Last Kingdom (2015–2018), and as Joseph Merrick ("The Elephant Man") in Year of the Rabbit (2019). David Robert Dawson (born 7 September 1982) is an English actor. ![]() |