6/30/2023 0 Comments Shattered princess by amber vantHe WANTS to hate her.but he can't seem to get her out of his head. Listen, some of the things that Steele does is.questionable.but somehow.I don't really know HOW she does this, she makes me absolutely swoon and melt over Steele. He went absolutely feral over Aspen and I wasn't even mad at it. It's no secret that Jacob is my favorite but Steele.he's special, my friends. She is the queen of dark romance with unhinged (but somehow loveable) MMCs and I'm here for it.
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Lakesedge bookVioleta tries everything she can to keep her brother safe, but his shadow dreams cause their Mother to take more drastic and painful measures to cast them out. They went to live with a woman, who they call Mother, but she is abusive and claims she is doing it for their own good. Violeta and her brother, Arien, were touched by loss at a young age, when their parents died. LAKESEDGE is a deliciously creepy, gothic YA fantasy that completely hooks the readers with this world of shadows. *Review Contributed by Olivia Farr, Staff Reviewer* A creature to whom Leta is inexplicably drawn… Now, to save Rowan―and herself―Leta must confront the darkness in her past, including unraveling the mystery of her connection to the Lord Under. But neither the estate nor the monster are what they seem.Īs Leta falls for Rowan, she discovers he is bound to the Lord Under, the sinister death god lurking in the black waters of the lake. Leta knows the terrifying rumors about Rowan Sylvanan, who drowned his entire family when he was a boy. When Violeta Graceling and her younger brother Arien arrive at the haunted Lakesedge estate, they expect to find a monster. A lush, gothic fantasy from debut author Lyndall Clipstone about monsters and magic, set on the banks of a cursed lake, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Brigid Kemmerer. I have pretty much tested every single brand on the market now and I have a lot of thoughts to share. Finding workwear for women that’s durable, comfortable, flattering, made to actually work in, and that fits different body types has proven to be quite the challenge. This past season, my trialing obsession grew to include women’s workwear. Over the years, I have trialed so many different things, from thousands of different varieties of plants to tools, vases, rain gear, shoes, pens, notebooks, and bizarrely, even salad dressing! Being able to compare all of the options that are available side by side is one of my favorite ways to learn. Whenever I’m curious about something and want to learn more I end up conducting some type of trial. 6/30/2023 0 Comments Middle Age by Joyce Carol OatesWriting in a dense, elliptical style that ranges from realistic and naturalistic to surrealistic, Oates concentrates on the spiritual, sexual, and intellectual malaise of modern American culture in her fiction, exposing the dark aspects of the human condition. (Also wrote under the pseudonym Rosamond Smith) American novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, playwright, author of children's books, nonfiction writer, and poet.Ĭonsidered one of the most prolific and versatile contemporary American writers, Oates has published, since the start of her award-winning literary career in 1963, more than twenty novels hundreds of short stories in both collections and anthologies nearly a dozen volumes of poetry several books of nonfiction, literary criticism, and essays and many theatrical dramas and screenplays. They constantly travel to perform exorcisms, she isn’t clairvoyant like her mother, and let’s not forget the room in their house filled with cursed objects. Vera’s life with demonologist parents isn’t as glamorous as you think. As they try to save his mother, the duo quickly realizes the sinister nature of the Sunshine Crew. In times of loss and grief, the town turns to the Sunshine Crew, a self-help group created after the accident. Roaring Creek is reeling from an accident that rocked the whole town. Maxwell, or Max, is part of the popular crowd who finds himself in need of Vera’s help when his mother begins acting strange (or, one might say, demonic). Vera is the town outcast simply for the fact that her parents are demonologists. The book follows Vera Martinez and Maxwell Oliver in the coastal town of Roaring Creek. |