5/20/2023 0 Comments Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier![]() It doesn't take Grim long to realize that everything in Wolf Glen is not as it seems, the place is full of perilous secrets and deadly lies.īack at Winterfalls, the evil touch of Blackthorn's sworn enemy reopens old wounds and fuels her long simmering desire for retribution. But after the most recent ordeal she and Grim have suffered, she knows she cannot let go of her quest to bring justice to the man who ruined her life.ĭespite her own struggles, Blackthorn agrees to help the princess of Dalriada to care for a troubled young girl who has been brought to court, while Grim travels to the girl's home at Wolf Glen to aid her wealthy father with a strange task, repairing a broken down house deep in the woods. ![]() Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her bond to the fey: seek no vengeance, help any who ask, do only good. The third and final book in the Sara Douglass Book Award winning Blackthorn and Grim series. ![]()
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5/20/2023 0 Comments Bach the learned musician![]() ![]() I left the book dissatisfied, still hungry, but quite unable to tell anyone what of substance I had just consumed. Reminded me very much of food from a so-so Chinese restaurant. ![]() So as not to appear too fawning, I can't say the same about the still available first volume (and which apparently will be the only volume available in English) of The World of the Bach Canatas, which Dr. And I'm glad he was the one to point out diplomatically that the emperor has no clothes. A real shame, I believed, since the erudition and sense of scholarship of Dr. Wolff's rather traditional interpretation of the use of multiple voices in what purport to be HIP recordings/performances. For the most part, the nay sayers could not abide Dr. The Bach-Newton analogy was a bit strained fortunately, it does not permeate the book. ![]() If my memory serves me correctly, a number of list members panned this text on several grounds. I am so glad to see someone else on the list (especially someone of Mr.Braatz' knowledge) opine that this is a definitive biography. Just some comments from a very timid lurker The Bach biography entitled "Johann Sebastian Bach - The Learned Musician" by Christoph Wolff is now available at a lower cost (paperback c. Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musicianĭefinitive Bach Biography now in Paterback Johann Sebastian Bach - The Learned Musician ![]() ![]() ![]() We meet Bennie Salazar at the melancholy nadir of his adult life-divorced, struggling to connect with his nine-year-old son, listening to a washed up band in the basement of a suburban house-and then revisit him in 1979, at the height of his youth, shy and tender, reveling in San Francisco’s punk scene as he discovers his ardor for rock and roll and his gift for spotting talent. Later, we learn the genesis of her turmoil when we see her as the child of a violent marriage, then a runaway living in Naples, then as a college student trying to avert the suicidal impulses of her best friend. ![]() We first meet Sasha in her mid-thirties, on her therapist’s couch in New York City, confronting her longstanding compulsion to steal. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other’s pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples, and Africa. Jennifer Egan’s spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. ![]() ![]() ![]()
5/19/2023 0 Comments Revived by samantha towle![]() International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council world heavyweight champion.īut my opponent, Kaden “The Canadian Devil” Scott, has the World Boxing Organization title, and I want it. My manager, Marcel Duran, likes to make a show out of everything. ![]() TV cameras are with me, ready to follow me to the ring. I’m waiting in the dressing area with my team, ready to go. The point I’ve reached in my career.Įverything I’ve had to do, endure, sacrifice has brought me to this moment. Thousands of people are here to watch this fight. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. ![]() Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Visit my website at Cover Model: Mitchell WickĮditor and Interior Designer: Jovana Shirley, Unforeseen Editing, No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Sacking the Quarterback (BookShots Flames/James Patterson) ![]() OTHER CONTEMPORARY NOVELS BY SAMANTHA TOWLE ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Homegoing yaa![]() ![]() It’s a quality they share with their creator, Gyasi. And while each descendant experiences life (and blackness and love and family) in distinct ways, these characters have at least one thing in common: the inability to ignore a certain call they hear, sometimes in their minds, sometimes in their very bones, from those who came before them. The book, an overwhelming page-turner-as addictive as a binge-worthy TV show-follows their two bloodlines all the way to the present day. Effia is from Fanteland and marries a British slave dealer, while Esi, a member of the Asante nation, is sold into slavery. ![]() In Yaa Gyasi’s debut novel Homegoing, every character granted his or her own chapter is a descendent of two 18th-century, Ghanaian half-sisters. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Lisa kleypas beatrix hathaway![]() ![]() The youngest Hathaway sibling gets her prince charming and she also gets her dream. Hehehe ^_^Īs a fan of Beatrix, I'm glad that Kleypas gave her a very beautiful happy ending. But I believe, I like Beatrix more than Poppy now. She's my second favorite Hathaway sibling after Poppy. She's one of the book beauties that I admire and look up to as a role model. I've known Beatrix since I read the first Hathaway book, Mine Till Midnight. It makes me want to know what kind of happy ending Kleypas is going to give to Beatrix, and what kind of person her love interest is like. This makes me even more excited to read LITA. Other than these three points, LITA is about Beatrix Hathaway. All these three points make me so thrilled and excited to read this novel. And I am also attached to the Hathaway siblings even though they are fictional characters. I have read all the other Hathaway books before LITA. ![]() ![]() As a big fan of Lisa Kleypas and the Hathaway siblings, I was excited when I first opened this novel. ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Slough house dead lions![]()
5/19/2023 0 Comments Truly madly royally![]() Don’t forget to check out the rest of the tour, schedule below! ![]() I’m super happy to be a part of the blog tour for Truly Madly Royally! Today, my stop includes my review as well as a playlist I made for the book. Can she maintain her sense of self while moving between two very different worlds? And can her feelings for Owen survive and thrive in the midst of the crazy? Find out in this charming romantic comedy that’s like The Princess Diaries for a new generation. Everyone is talking about her, in real life and online, and while Owen is used to the scrutiny, Zora’s not sure it’s something she can live with. When Owen invites Zora to be his date at his big brother’s big royal wedding, Zora is suddenly thrust into the spotlight, along with her family and friends. Zora can’t ignore the chemistry between them. But Owen is funny, charming…and undeniably cute. So she’s definitely not expecting to feel a connection to Owen, who’s an actual prince of an island off the coast of England. ![]() She’s excited to be attending a prestigious summer program, even if she feels out of place among her privileged, mostly white classmates. ![]() ![]() Summary: Fiercely independent and smart, Zora Emerson wants to change the world. Rep: ownvoices Black protagonist and side characters Book: Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud ![]() 5/19/2023 0 Comments Summer of secrets rosie rushton![]() ![]()
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