![]() Subscribe today and save up to 35 percent off the regular subscription rate. Jeffries ( The Art of Sinning) lives in Cary, NC.-Kristin Ramsdell, formerly of California State Univ., East Bay This review was published in Library Journal' s Apissue. VERDICT Graced with pleasingly wrought characters who develop beautifully and a crafty villain you’ll love to hate, along with clever dialog and rapier wit, this compelling, deliciously seductive story takes the classic marriage of convenience to a new level and sets the stage for the next in the series. ![]() And as they soon become friends, it does-until a vicious threat that neither of them can ignore sends them straight to the altar and into a new relationship that ends up better than either had in mind. If they can manage to get along, the arrangement just might work. She needs protection and Edwin needs help with his social skills if he’s ever to find a wife. ![]() HISTORICAL ROMANCE When a rejected suitor won’t leave her alone, sharp-tongued Lady Clarissa Lindsey agrees, albeit somewhat reluctantly, to let curmudgeonly Edwin Barlow, the Earl of Blakeborough, act as her escort during the upcoming London Season. THE STUDY OF SEDUCTION is book 2 in the Sinful Suitors series, and one part of the story arc that started in the first book comes to an explosive conclusion with revelations that left me gasping. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Many MBP children die, but Julie Gregory not only survived, she escaped the powerful orbit of her mother's madness and rebuilt her identity as a vibrant, healthy young woman. Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is the world's most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse, in which the caretaker-almost always the mother-invents or induces symptoms in her child because she craves the attention of medical professionals. ![]() From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on-in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother's mind. She's about to suggest open-heart surgery on her child to "get to the bottom of this." She checks her teeth for lipstick and, as the doctor enters, shoots the girl a warning glance. Her mother, on the other hand, seems curiously excited. It's four o'clock, and she hasn't been allowed to eat anything all day. Just twelve, she's tall, skinny, and weak. ![]() A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor's examining table, missing yet another day of school. A remarkable memoir that speaks in an original and distinctive Midwestern voice, rising to indelible scenes in prose of scathing beauty and fierce humor. ![]() ![]() ![]() I challenge you to not contemplate what you would do in the hero's place-would you fight? or bide your time? (they are only children, after all.) Would you accept the ramship computer's offer to transfer your awareness into a cloned body? Do you think you could handle sex with several dozens of people watching? Would you be upset that you are finally tricked into sex, against your will(?) This book is filled with little vignettes that I could not, and cannot forget. The search for a lost immortality procedure for adults.Ě crazy woman with super weapons and a desire for a lost youth.The real action comes when he finally returns to Earth several million years after he left it to find… Well, that's the story that's the part that has stuck in my memory to resurface repeatedly, at odd intervals, over the years: When he cuts loose and decides to visit the galaxy's core instead (and contends with a recalcitrant computer personality) we get an interesting read…but not an exciting one. This is the part where the protagonist awakens from cryogenic freezing to find his cancer cured-via a new body, and his only option for life is to pilot an interstellar ramjet to seed the stars. It's probable that the first third of the book put me to sleep. ![]() Show More really registered in my memory…but the story did. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the fifth story, the setting shifts to New Orleans, where one of Toussaint L’Ouverture’s daughters on a secret mission to bring the brilliance of one of America’s great black thinkers back to Haiti. In the third story, an African American mother living during segregation sacrifices her joy and her freedom so her children will have a chance to succeed, and in the fourth story a talented chef finds herself whipping up the recipe to eternal life. In the first story, readers visit a utopia called Um-Helat in the second story, a homeless man on the streets of New York City fights an unseen force of destruction. Often taking on important societal issues such as rape, pollution, the abuse of power and religion, mediocre educational models, and the fallout from capitalism, Jemisin’s characters grapple with many of the same issues plaguing contemporary society. This collection transports readers to dozens of new worlds, characters, and possibilities. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well, I didn't know either, but I thought it was a good thing. ![]() Where do I even begin? Lots of reviewers complained they didn't know where the book was going. The novel is, however, vivid in language and stylistically impressive. The biographical revelations that end the novel are suitably shocking, but I have to admit that by that time I barely cared, principally because the story itself is never compelling. ![]() Where Mantel really excels, however, is in descriptions of threadbare London neighborhoods, the mediocrity of British food, and descriptions of a spirit world equally threadbare and mediocre. The relationship between Alison the psychic and her manager Collete is effectively presented, the character of Morris the spirit guide-an obscene, dwarfish bookmaker-is entertainingly vile, and the hints concerning Alison's childhood are predictably dark and deftly placed within the narrative. The profession itself becomes an excellent metaphor for writing: the spirits though genuine are often difficult to discern, and even when discerned do not always appear when summoned, and therefore the medium is forced to make do with psychological manipulation, theatrical effects, and charlatanry. There's not much here in the way of plot, but still there's a lot to recommend in this novel about a professional psychic-who really does see ghosts-plying her trade in the working class suburbs of London. ![]() ![]() She’s dirt poor due to her dead father’s illness and she’s supporting a whole host of people from teenagers to grandmothers. Nevada Baylor is a young scrappy but tough chick running her family’s investigative agency. In this alternate reality world magic has been bred into society with the most powerful magic users being the richest, predictably. Although a lot of fans may preferentially prefer such formatting and therefore adore the hell out of the series. Overall I think it’s just ok but I dislike how formulaic the series is when you consider the similarities to the existing KD series. However to be fair I was on a roller coaster with this book – sometimes I liked it, sometimes I was annoyed, sometimes I really liked it, and sometimes I hated it entirely. ![]() However, I found Nevada to be more annoying than Kate and the story to be much more predictable and less entertaining. As in you could almost replace Kate with Nevada and Curran with Rogan. ![]() Burn for Me is a new series by the duo and it’s very, very similar to the Kate Daniels series. I love Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series, even when it annoys me at times. ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, you can join a local or online support group where you can find people who feel like you and may understand what you’re going through. Try to reach out to friends and family members if this is possible. Having someone to talk with or ask for help can help you feel less lonely and more hopeful. You may also benefit from learning techniques used in psychotherapy such as: They can explore possible causes and create a coping plan with you. ![]() If you’ve been feeling hopeless for more than 2 weeks, consider reaching out to a mental health professio nal. It’s possible to have depression and feel hopeless instead of sad. But sadness isn’t the only symptom of depression. You might think that this isn’t depression because you don’t feel sad, for example. Your sense of hopelessness can decrease when you treat its underlying cause. All of these conditions can be managed and treated. It might also be related to unresolved grief. Hopelessness is often a symptom of a mental health disorder like depression or bipolar disorder. Here are a few ways to help you regain hope. There is a way out, and things can get better. ![]() But it’s important to remember that this is hopelessness or depression talking to you. When you feel hopeless, it might be difficult to believe things can get better. 7 tips to regain hope and stop feeling hopeless ![]() ![]() ![]() Rules Be KindĮvery interaction on the subreddit must be kind, respectful, and welcoming. This also applies to you posting on behalf of your friend/family member/neighbor. Personal benefit includes, but is not limited to: financial gain from sales or referral links, traffic to your own website/blog/channel, karma farming, critiques or feedback of your work from the community, etc. Interactions should not primarily be for personal benefit. Interact with the community in good faith. 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Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with information about Book Clubs and AMAs as of October 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() In a phone interview, Rubin recalled their pilgrimage to Taqueria al Pastor in Brooklyn, where the pair enjoyed a meal with all the toppings plus spicy salsa. ![]() So how did Adam Rubin, the author of “Dragons Love Tacos” and Daniel Salmieri, the creator of the book’s detailed illustrations, celebrate the birthday of their juggernaut? They went out for tacos, of course. One can imagine that the negative feedback comes from adults who are tired of repeat requests for “Dragons Love Tacos.” (If you’ve been the master of ceremonies at bedtime, you understand why wedding singers loathe “At Last.”) It celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, having logged a jaw-dropping 357 weeks as a best seller. ![]() Nevertheless, “Dragons Love Tacos” has close to 15,000 ratings, with an average of 4.8 stars. “I just don’t get the hype,” writes another critic. “Seriously, a fire breathing dragon doesn’t like spicy tacos?!!!?” writes one reader - or, more likely, a parent or caregiver of a reader, since we’re talking about a picture book. ![]() The latest Amazon reviews of “Dragons Love Tacos” are less than stellar. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When the Japanese suddenly invades Malaya (Malaysia) Jean is taken prisoner along with thirty other white women while their husbands are herded off to Singapore or a prison camp. ![]() Ironically, Jean is not a typical flighty woman as Strachan discovers when she tells him her experience of WWII.īefore the outbreak of war, Jean worked as a typist for a British company in Kuala Lumpur and decides to stay during the war. In his will, and due to his low regard for a woman’s ability to look after her own finances, the great-uncle stipulated that Jean may not have full access to her fortune until she is thirty-five years old and his lawyer, Noel Strachan, is to act as a trustee. Jean Paget, a British woman working as a typist at a shoe and handbag manufacturer is twenty-seven years old when she inherits a nice little fortune from a long forgotten great-uncle. A Town Like Alice is a tale of an ordinary woman’s extraordinary life in the face of various hardships. ![]() |