![]() It’s not the size of your body but the size of your heart that matters. It’s a powerful message, showing that yes, fat women are desired, they are loved, they are worthy of getting their happily ever after. It’s just another adjective describing the brilliant woman that is April Whittier. There is no condescension between these pages instead, we are regaled with a fierce protagonist who is smart, quick-witted, gorgeous and fat. the illuminating commentary Dade offers on the fatphobic society we live in was compulsive to read about. But the both of them struggle with bigger issues. ![]() Marcus and April have sizzling chemistry and their banter is as funny as their flirting is enticing. There’s so much to love about this book but my favourite part was how this was equally a romantic comedy giving you all the second-hand embarrassment and fluff while also addressing real social issues. ![]() You want a book that’s funny? A book that will make you cry because it’s so relatable? A book that will make you swoon, fan your face during saucy scenes, and then some? And above all, a book that is a love letter to fandoms and fanfiction and to being a nerd? Well, look no further, my friends, because Spoiler Alert has got it all. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The book is from Blythe’s perspective, and the “you” isn’t so much us, the reader, but Fox, her husband-turned-ex-husband, and the father to two of her children, Violet and Sam. ![]() I said “surprised” because I’m not usually a fan of second-person point-of-view, but it worked here! I think it added to both the sense of foreboding afoot and to the sense of how … exhausting parenthood can be, and the ways in which that creates ever growing distance between you and your spouse, if you let it. ![]() The book also surprised me because it’s written in second-person point-of-view, and I can’t recall the last time I read a book in that voice. Rather, the book is a reflection of how difficult, and generationally consequential, parenting is, and how it tests relationships, with a little bit of fictional flourish thrown in.Īudrain’s novel is a fast-paced book, due in part to switching between those generations, with Blythe in the present, and her mother, Cecilia, and Cecilia’s mother, Etta, in the past, and partly owing to each of the 85 chapters being a handful of pages at most. Which, to be fair, isn’t the author’s intention, as Audrain is a mother, after all. I’m already not someone who considers themselves a “kid person,” but I’m especially feeling that way after reading Ashley Audrain’s 2021 novel, The Push. My copy of the book, with Benny photobombing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hopefully this year will be different, with the help of Texas Ranger, Matt Weston. ![]() Neither can stand the other, but the all-consuming passion growing between them is proving harder to deny.Ī LAWMAN FOR MAGGIE: Maggie Thorne and her daughter Holly have waited seven years for Holly's father to return. LOVE HISTORICAL ROMANCE ENJOY STORIES WITH SECRETS Nineteen New York Times. Luther 'Gant' Gantry is a former outlaw and part owner of a floating circus. THE OUTLAW WAS NO LADY: Rayna Sebastiani is tired of living on the run. But what they find is a treasure more precious than gold. When Bret spies the secret fire burning behind Jewel's disguise, both he and Jewel are searching for robbers. TO LOVE A SCOUNDREL: She lives for danger. ![]() ".just the right dose of humor and steam." ~Literary Times From bestselling, award-winning author, Sharon Ihle, comes three disorderly ladies who always get their man. Elaine Coffman, IF YOU LOVE ME Historical, 19th century England and. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hrothgar once sheltered Beowulf's father during a deadly feud, and the mighty Geat hopes to return the favor while enhancing his own reputation and gaining treasure for his king, Hygelac. Grendel rules the mead-hall nightly.īeowulf, a young warrior in Geatland (southwestern Sweden), comes to the Scyldings' aid, bringing with him 14 of his finest men. For 12 years, a huge man-like ogre named Grendel, a descendant of the biblical murderer Cain, has menaced the aging Hrothgar, raiding Heorot and killing the king's thanes (warriors). Scyld's funeral is a memorable early ritual in the work, but focus soon shifts to the reign of his great-grandson, Hrothgar, whose successful rule is symbolized by a magnificent central mead-hall called Heorot. The poem opens with a brief genealogy of the Scylding (Dane) royal dynasty, named after a mythic hero, Scyld Scefing, who reached the tribe's shores as a castaway babe on a ship loaded with treasure. ![]() The setting of the epic is the sixth century in what is now known as Denmark and southwestern Sweden. Beowulf is the longest and greatest surviving Anglo-Saxon poem. ![]() ![]() Renko has also appeared in Polar Star, Red Square, Havana Bay, Wolves Eat Dogs, Stalin's Ghost, and Three Stations. It became a bestseller and won the Gold Dagger Award from the British Crime Writers' Association. Gorky Park, published in 1981, was the first of these and was called "thriller of the '80s" by Time Magazine. Smith is best known for his series of novels featuring Russian investigator Arkady Renko. Nightwing was his breakthrough novel and was made into a movie. His first mystery ( Gypsy in Amber – 1971) features NY gypsy art dealer Roman Grey and was nominated for an Edgar Award. He worked as a journalist from 1965 to 1969 before turning his hand to fiction. Martin Cruz Smith (born Martin William Smith), American novelist, received his BA in Creative Writing from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964. ![]() ![]() Richard Pincent, the head of Pincent Pharma we met in The Declaration and got to know in The Resistance, knows this but withholds the information, blaming the Underground for the mounting bodies. To make matters worse: a deadly virus is sweeping the country. Set one year on from The Resistance, the world is rapidly running low on energy, food and water with ridiculous rationing schemes having to be enforced. The final installment of the Declaration trilogy. Bolton, you’ll probably like Pip as well- and I don’t know what that says about me, but whatever. He reminded me of one of my teachers- if any of you know Mr. ![]() He leads Peter to believe everything he says, nearly forces Anna to sign her Declaration, and locks away Jude :'( The Underground are far more active, which is a good sign because Pip was also one of my favourite characters. ![]() Nice one, Richie! Or so it would seem, because he is really the most ‘Selfish’ character. He owns the company- Pincent Pharma- which produces Longevity drugs. We also get to know Richard Pincent, the man with all the power. He doesn’t take crap from anyone and is his own man. ![]() We’re also introduced to Jude- Peter’s half-brother. In this book, you just want to cuddle him. The protagonist has switched to Peter so that you find out more about him because, in the first book, he was this mysterious character with an aura of wonder. It’s a slow burner, and quite predictable. ![]() The second book of the Declaration trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Pema Chödrön’s writings have been helpful to countless numbers of people trying to find some ground for their being in this chaotic world.”-Bill Moyers “Pema’s deep experience and her fresh way of looking at things are like mountain water-clear and refreshing, as good dharma should be.”-Jack Kornfield This app includes an introduction to the When Things Fall Apart teachings by Pema, the complete audiobook read by Pema herself (2½ hours, abridged), and in-app study cards for further reflection and practice. It is there, in the midst of chaos, that we can discover indestructible truth and love. There is only one approach to suffering that is of lasting benefit, Pema teaches, and that approach involves moving toward painful situations with friendliness and curiosity, relaxing into the essential groundlessness of our entire situation. ![]() Drawn from traditional Buddhist wisdom, Pema Chödrön’s When Things Fall Apart reveals her radical and compassionate advice for what to do when things fall apart in our lives. There is a fundamental opportunity for happiness right within our reach-yet we usually miss it, ironically, while we are caught up in attempts to escape pain and suffering. ![]() ![]() This is a book about the incentives that shape us and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly through a culture that revolves around the self. Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. Now, in this dazzling collection of nine entirely original essays, written with a rare combination of give and sharpness, wit and fearlessness, she delves into the forces that warp our vision, demonstrating an unparalleled stylistic potency and critical dexterity. ![]() “Jia Tolentino is a peerless voice of her generation, tackling the conflicts, contradictions, and sea changes that define us and our time. Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino Synopsis: ![]() Get the audiobook on Audible □ (affiliate link) ![]() ![]() ![]() They compromise by agreeing to read a nursery rhyme book in Papa’s bed, but Chicken, true to form, interrupts every rhyme with not-so-subtle hints about his desired breakfast: “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. What did you like about the book? Saturday morning snuggles with the little red chicken and Papa bring a bit of disagreement Chicken wants to have cookies for breakfast, and Papa wants to sleep in. ![]() Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 ![]() ![]() "'Hmm'?" "Hmm." The Queen set down her cup. Lucas tilted his head, abruptly wary for no good reason he could fathom. "Is this your formal request to approve the betrothal?" "It is." "Hmm." The Queen tapped her finger against her lips. "Perhaps I've put this off too long-though there were reasons, very good ones!-but I find myself wanting very much to go home after lunch, and reluctant to do so without an answer for Clara." "Ah." The Queen smiled. "Aunt." Lucas carefully placed his cup in its saucer. "As adorable as you are, Lucas, he wasn't after your love. "Mister Parry, I mean." When Lucas frowned in confusion, she shrugged. ![]() "Something you should know first, though." Vessa sighed when she turned her gaze up to Lucas. Or wherever." "Probably wise." Vessa poked Laurie on the forehead this time. "I am getting out of here, before something else jumps out of a portal. Which probably wasn't very difficult just now. Laurie's head was in her lap, and she poked at Laurie's nose every now and then to make him giggle. ![]() ![]() Only this time, it wasn't Slade with him but Vessa. "LEAVING SO soon, Lucas?" Laurie was still sprawled on the couch in the receiving room, still chipper and languid at the same time as only the very drunk or very. ![]() |