![]() ![]() ![]() During my search, I happened to stumble across the Czech literature section and picked up a copy of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ by Milan Kundera as it was on my TBR list and isn’t available at my local library. Due to the absence of signs and being completely unfamiliar with the Library of Congress classification system, it took me nearly an hour to even find the sections relevant to my course. Last week, I visited the main university library for the first time and got hopelessly lost. The upside is that I now have access to different libraries and a 10% student discount at my favourite bookshop in the world, Foyles, so when I do have time to read for pleasure, I will be pretty spoilt for choice. ![]() The downside of starting my postgraduate degree next week is that I will have a lot less time to read fiction and also a lot less time for blogging than I’ve had over the summer. ![]()
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![]() And when I’m the only soldier out of hundreds that the Soul Eater leaves alive, I realise that something about me has intrigued him.īut what is it? What could a twenty-three-year-old guy from the south, with no one and nothing in the world, have possibly done to capture the attention of a death monster with horns, blackened fingertips and a face hidden in the dark depths of his hood? I’ve only been in the military for six months, but now I’m part of a unit tasked with trying to stop and capture him. He appears every three years, making his way across the country and slaughtering humans randomly, sucking them dry until they’re nothing but husks. A lawless, desolate and dangerous place, teeming with monsters that have claimed the land for their own. ![]() ![]() One where humans live in military-controlled, cramped and dirty cities along the coasts, and the majority of the United States is known as the Wastes. Twenty years ago, monsters rose on earth and began a new age of civilization. ![]() ![]() ![]() So here goes, my recipe for French toast… In this book Lil cooks Lucy some French toast and I realised how long it had been since I’d rustled up this favourite for breakfast myself. ![]() I couldn’t help but love Lucy and don’t get me started on the mysterious maple syrup farm owner Clay, what a character he was! I could not put this book down, I HAD to know what happened and despite it not being officially out yet I am in desperate need of the sequel to it. Whilst Lil (who I’ve blogged about here, here & here, and reviewed several Rebecca Raisin books in this post) is my kindred spirit in these books, this book focused around Lucy who is an artist and a totally new character who has been made to promise her mum (whom she cares for) that she’d take a year for herself and get on the first bus out of town. ![]() The relationships between the characters literally warms my heart and I want so badly to move to Ashford and be their friend. Rebecca has written some of my absolute favourite books, all (so far) set in the deliciously quaint town of Ashford, Connecticut with her gang of incredible characters. This recipe is inspired by (and features in) the latest book (due out on July 17th) Secrets at Maple Syrup Farm by Rebecca Raisin. ![]() ![]() In a world of conflicted loyalties, rapidly diminishing human power, and the possibility that anyone can be a spy, what's at stake is nothing less than human freedom's last hope to survive the technology revolution. But the private armies of global business are preparing to crush the Daemon once and for all. Former detective Pete Sebeck, now the Daemon's most powerful-though reluctant-operative, must lead a small band of enlightened humans toward a populist movement designed to protect the new world order. ![]() ![]() Soon civil war breaks out in the American Midwest, in a brutal wave of violence that becomes known as the Corn Rebellion. In the opening chapters of Freedom(tm), the Daemon is firmly in control, using an expanded network of real-world, dispossessed darknet operatives to tear apart civilization and rebuild it anew. Freedom (TM) Daniel Suarez Penguin, Jan 7, 2010- Fiction- 496 pages 34Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified The New York Times. Well, more is here, and it's even more gripping than its predecessor. ![]() ![]() In one of the most buzzed-about debuts, Daniel Suarez introduced a terrifying vision of a new world order, controlled by the Daemon, an insidious computer program unleashed by a hi-tech wunderkind, Daemon captured the attention of the tech community, became a New York Times and Indie bestseller, and left readers hungry for more. The propulsive, shockingly plausible sequel to New York Times bestseller Daemon. ![]() ![]() ![]() The only hope for the endangered felines may be the determined Janina and her friends, along with the megalomaniac cat Pshaw-Ra, whose grandiose claims of feline supremacy are backed up with advanced, cat-friendly spacecraft. ![]() At the same time, a corrupt and well-connected landowner is using an insect infestation to justify a massive public health panic, hoping to acquire cheap land but instead sparking a Federation-wide overreaction that threatens to end in mass cat slaughter. When professional Cat Person Janina foolishly reveals to criminal Carl ""Ponty"" Poindexter just how valuable Barque cats are, her precious Barque Chessie is soon stolen, to be returned only after dangerous misadventures nearly kill the feline. Award winning authors McCaffrey and Scarborough team up for their 11th collaboration: a book that mixes science fiction and feline fetishism. ![]() ![]() When Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books, they never dream that it will take them on exciting adventures around the world and throughout history! The story begins with Dinosaurs Before Dark, when Jack and Annie are whisked back to the prehistoric past. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know where the Magic Tree House will take the brother-and-sister team next. It's also perfect for classrooms or libraries. ![]() This boxed set is the ultimate gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. ![]() Get ready for a world of adventure with the first twenty-eight books of the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series now in a collectible box that looks like the magic tree house itself! ![]() ![]() ![]() The transformation of his character is one of the best written arcs EVER. Thanks to Gene Luen Yang’s superb writing and artists Gurihiru’s lush, beautifully rendered illustrations, it’s like the TV series never signed off.Īlthough I love every member of Team Avatar, Zuko is my favorite. The continuity not only between the show and the comics but also between the graphic novels is simply stellar. What I continue to adore about these comics is how extremely well-crafted the stories are and the care that’s taken to keep the characters consistent with the characters we originally met in the TV series. I know I’ve lavished heaps of praise on these graphic novels in previous reviews, but it’s because every bit of praise is absolutely well-deserved. Mai is back for this story as well and features prominently in it, while Katara and Sokka head home to the Southern Water Tribe for the first time since the end of the war. ![]() ![]() Returns are a bit of a theme here, as Zuko’s mother, Ursa, sets foot in the Fire Nation’s Capital City for the first time since viewers of the show watched her leave a young Zuko and Azula behind and disappear. I was especially looking forward to this installment because HELLO-ZUKO! He was absent from the previous volume, The Rift, and he makes a most welcome return in Smoke and Shadow. I’ve been rewatching Avatar: The Last Airbender on and off lately, so I was totally in the mood to read Smoke and Shadow, the fourth graphic novel that follows the continuing adventures of the gAang, post-TV series. ![]() ![]() ![]() Menolly, a young fisher's daughter, had dreamed all her life of learning the Harper's craft. ![]() Edwards Award for her «lifetime contribution in writing for teens». The American Library Association in 1999 cited the two early Pern trilogies ( Dragonriders and Harper Hall), along with The Ship Who Sang, when McCaffrey received the annual Margaret A. Near the end of Dragonsong, the protagonist Menolly is rescued by a dragonrider, and the action converges with that of Dragonquest. Their primary geographical settings: Dragonsong in an isolated sea-hold and Dragonquest at the centers of Pernese society, the weyrs and major holds, especially Benden Weyr. ![]() Dragonsong was first published by Atheneum in March 1976.ĭragonsong and the second Pern book Dragonquest are set at the same time, seven years after the end of the seminal Dragonflight, during the Ninth Pass. Dragonsong is the first book of the Harper Hall Trilogy in the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. ![]() ![]() Shefali Tsabary, New York Times best-selling author, and specialist in the integration of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy. So that’s what we’re exploring today… how to be a conscious parent. ![]() I am interested in what this experience – creating life, giving selflessly, raising a sovereign being, and helping him to discover himself – will bring into the light. ![]() What I’m more interested in, is not how to raise a human that best fits into my society or that best conforms to my ideologies and expectations. ![]() It can affect confidence, work ethic, or how serious or outgoing a person is. We can see how parenting styles across cultures tend to create a personality that would best fit into that culture. Without bringing some sort of intention to the experience, it can become an opportunity to further activate our own neuroticism. TAGLE: Shefali Tsabary - better known as Dr. Just like we have a choice to begin to develop resilience in the face of adversity, we also have a choice when it comes to parenting.įor some people, parenting isn’t an opportunity for transformation at all. 1 day ago &0183 &32 And most of the time, its only 10 what the child is doing and 90 what the parent is doing wrong. She is author of Out of Control, published in early 2014, as well as the book Its a Mom: What you should know about the early years of motherhood, which debuted on the Indian National Bestseller List for four weeks. There are plenty of people who allow trauma to break them down and they never consciously rebuild themselves, which is a key part in transformation, in my opinion at least. Shefali lectures extensively on mindful living and conscious parenting around the world, and is in private practice. Regardless of what plants the seed for the transformation, it’s always a choice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And with time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds-and the mysterious man who rules it-she soon faces an impossible decision. ![]() Now eighteen and helping to run her family’s inn, Liesl can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.īut when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. They’ve enraptured her mind, her spirit, and inspired her musical compositions. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride…Īll her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints and Ruthless Godsĭark, romantic, and unforgettable, Wintersong is an enchanting coming-of-age story for fans of Labyrinth and The Cruel Prince. "Darkly romantic and atmospheric in all of the best ways, this book reads like a fever dream you never want to wake from." -Emily A. ![]() |