![]() ![]() As Stevie tries to reconnect to the only friend he’s ever known, he discovers his greatest fears have come true, and there really is something dark and evil in the woods. ![]() But Stevie senses that something isn’t right, that Jude is … different. Everyone is happy, and can rest a little easier, especially knowing that what happened to that other boy just a few years before didn’t happen to Jude. And then, as suddenly as he disappeared, Jude returns. With his family frantic and the police looking for Jude, knowing every second he’s gone is one step closer to certain death, Stevie feels like he’s the only one who really cares about Jude. Maybe that’s why no one in town keeps any pets. Stevie’s heard the stories about the woods, how people think there’s some kind of evil there. When Jude mysteriously disappears, Stevie is sure his friend ran deep into the woods, further than they’ve ever gone before. They hang out and play games, and they build a fort in the woods where no one else can bother them. Though he’s been going through a rough time, and he isn’t always nice to Stevie, Jude is really the only friend Stevie has. ![]() “Blurring the lines between reality and the surreal, Ahlborn gives us a tale with nightmare written all over it.” ![]()
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![]() Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosiea world, as he lovingly describes it, with opulent parties and clubs, society gossip, restaurant rituals, picnics, and mansions on the Bosphorus, infused with the melancholy of decayuntil finally he breaks off his engagement to Sibel.īut his resolve comes too late.For eight years Kemal will find excuses to visit another Istanbul, that of the impoverished backstreets where Füsun, her heart now hardened, lives with her parents, and where Kemal discovers the consolations of middle-class life at a dinner table in front of the television. ![]() ![]() Kemal, scion of one of the citys wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. It is 1975, a perfect spring in Istanbul. ![]() ![]() ![]() The world-building, the characters, the plot, the spice, oh my. I may have possibly found a new favorite series. ![]() But can she trust a fae male with so much blood on his hands? Worse, when his smoldering dark eyes and dangerous secrets reveal glimpses of the heart behind his murderer’s mask… can she trust herself? My Thoughts ![]() If she agrees to work with him, she could free all of humanity. But in the shadows he is playing a game of his own, and he needs Emelin’s magic to win it. The Silent Death is supposed to be the Mother’s loyal servant, her invincible warrior, her ruthless, soulless killer. The treacherous Crimson Court, where the Mother of faekind has ruled unchallenged over fae and humans for decades. Instead, her inhumanly beautiful captor spares her life, but carries her off on his velvet wings – into the one place from which no human ever returns. ![]() When the empire’s deadliest fae murderer catches her wielding forbidden magic, twenty-year-old Emelin believes her hour has come. They call him the Silent Death, because he kills without sound and leaves none capable of speaking in his wake… Court of Blood and Bindings is the first book in the Fae Isles series. ![]() ![]() Though there are several scenes in the book that the photo-prompt may have inspired I was never able to narrow down just which scene it was. Though the challenge was for a short story what we have here is a full novel. This book came about as the result of one of those challenges. The M/M Romance group at GoodReads has the occasional challenge events wherein authors are given a picture and/or a story prompt and asked to write a short story based on it. ![]() I tried to cling to my isolation, but he wouldn’t give up on me. Out of the blue, out of my past, with a summons from the king that he wouldn’t let me ignore. Only, after a while, I wasn’t sure any longer whether a totally “safe” empty life was really worth living. I was protected from people, from ghosts, from specters real and imagined. ![]() I put up not just walls but whole stone bunkers to keep everyone out, emotionally, and physically as well. For so long-for years that seemed to go on forever-I couldn’t bear to be touched. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of 18. ![]() But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she? The shadow of her parents’ fame followed her everywhere.Īnd when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. ![]() The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. From New York Times best-selling author, Penelope Douglas, comes a new stand-alone! ![]() ![]() This title has been on my “To-Read” shelf on Goodreads for quite some time, but not because someone recommended it to me by someone or I’ve heard really good reviews of it. It’s a balance you just have to accept, but sometimes just going into a new title with the acceptance of knowing they’ll be there is how you’ll really enjoy it more. Romance titles are usually lighter and easier to read through, but are also limited by way more consistent tropes and clichés that you see in so many other titles. Lately I’ve been trying to overstock on more Fantasy-genre titles, and I think I’ve burned myself out with it trying to memorize all the different names and places and magic systems, so I tend to switch over to the Romance-genre when it all becomes too much. ![]() This was an alright book that was a nice change of pace from what I’ve been reading recently. Our world could rock, Eliza, and there’s one thing I’m certain about, you’ll stick.” – Kristen Ashley, “The Hookup” The going will get tough, and you’ll stick. ![]() Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, New Adult Romance Total Star Rating: 3 Stars Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A reminder that somewhere, somehow life can be absolutely perfect (even if it sets a totally bad standard). I remember even getting random Sweet Valley books from Book Sale whenever I needed a quick read because that’s what Sweet Valley has always been for me: quick, easy and comforting reads. When I grew older, I started on Sweet Valley Twins, and read so much more Sweet Valley after that. I didn’t start with SVH like most people (and I hardly read them, now that I think about it) - I started with Sweet Valley Kids after I saw my classmate reading it back when I was in 3rd grade. If there was a book that I could blame for my being a bookworm, it is definitely Francine Pascal’s Sweet Valley. Iconic and beloved identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield are back and all grown up, dealing with the complicated adult world of love, careers, betrayal, and sisterhood. Now with this striking new adult novel from author and creator Francine Pascal, millions of devoted fans can finally return to the idyllic Sweet Valley, home of the phenomenally successful book series and franchise. ![]() ![]() My copy: ebook, bought from Amazon Kindle Store Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal ![]() ![]() ![]() It was so much fun to listen to the descriptions of her music therapy sessions - I kept forgetting I was reading a mainstream novel! ![]() I felt like I knew her, and the same went for the other characters. Zoe, the main character who is a music therapist, came alive for me after just a chapter or two. As with all of her other books, there are emotional highs and lows, twists and turns, and my favorite aspect of her writing - wonderful character development. Jodi Picoult tackles several big issues, including infertility and same-sex marriage. Sing You Home is not just about music therapy, to be sure. It’s safe to say that I enjoyed it, considering I finished the book in just a few days. ![]() So of course when the book came out, I made a mad dash to my computer to download the audio version and started listening right away. Why? Because the protagonist is a music therapist! That doesn’t happen very often (in fact, I only know of one other book where that is the case), which is why it has caused such a stir. There’s been a lot of buzz about this book in the music therapy world for the last few months. ![]() ![]() I’m portuguese) and she’s this beautiful, witty, sweet, snarky, amazing woman. Hahaha.Įllamara (love the name) is an amazing character, a half-latina (again. I couldn’t have my happy ending, but I do know what it means to end up falling for a complete stranger. The story is so aaaaaaaMy ex-boyfriend is a guy I met in the internet, back in 2007, and even tho we split, we’re still friends. ![]() Even tho he can’t snatch the first place from Aiden (from Jennifer L. He just entered into my list of book boyfriends. And that now I want a Brian Holder in my life. Might be my helpless romantic heart, or it might be that I’m starving for the romance in my own life. ![]() And I’m still in it, because today is the 1st day of the year and I’m already at 50% of the sequel! And I read Brian’s POV, as well. SO I just started, and I fell into a hole. I had this book in my kindle for MONTHS, if not a year already. Then I was scanning my kindle, deleting some books that weren’t in my scope of interest anymore and Cinder & Ella just came across. Actually the last book I thought it was going to be the last I would read, was a complete failure. ![]() I only read three books in November and even tho December was better, it was still kinda meeeh…. ![]() I had a little rough time in the two last months of 2018, so my reading wasn’t famous. If I could show you how much I loved Cinder & Ella, you would be open mouthed! ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Now she’s back with an unforgettable romantic comedy about a woman who finally has a shot at her long time crush-if she dares.Ĭrush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…ĭarcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. ![]() ![]() Readers and critics alike raved over USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne’s smash hit debut, The Hating Game, which has sold in over 20 countries. 99% Mine: The perfect laugh out loud romcom from the bestselling author of The Hating Game – BookaliciousMY ![]() |