6/25/2023 0 Comments Sweet & bitter magic![]() ![]() "An especially slow-burn romance, as Tamsin’s curse prevents her from feeling, but the buildup allows for deeper character development and a very satisfying conclusion. Paperback Published 1 June 2022 384 pages Of course, love bargains are a tricky thing, and these two have a long, perilous journey ahead of them-that is, if they don’t kill each other first. ![]() To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father. When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren’s father falls victim. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren-the only caretaker to her ailing father-has spent her life hiding her secret. Wren is a source-a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. The only way she can get those feelings back-even for just a little while-is to steal love from others. ![]() ![]() But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom. ![]()
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6/25/2023 0 Comments Valencia by michelle tea![]() ![]() The authors also argue that Valencia: The Movie/s provides an anti-nostalgic attitude toward the gentrification of Valencia Street and the Mission District today. This approach can be understood in the context of the cultural changes to lesbian and queer communities over the past twenty years, shaped by the growing visibility and inclusion of transgender politics. ![]() The omnibus structure of the film, in which every chapter presents a disjunctive shift in the aesthetics and cast of actors, provides audiences with a contemporary vision of queer feminism that embraces a multitude of gender expressions. This approach creates a sense of cultural inclusion, expanding the definition of the subculture Tea so vividly represents in her memoir about the punk-dyke community of San Francisco's Mission District in the 1990s. In this article, the authors argue that the 2013 omnibus film Valencia: The Movie/s (US) presents a unique approach to collective filmmaking in its adaptation of Michelle Tea's queer coming-of-age memoir Valencia (2000). ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Grey Dogs by Ian D.G. Sandusky![]() ![]() In fact, I had trouble starting a new book the next day because I still had my mind on the ending. It was one of those endings that just makes you think for a while afterward. ![]() Thats what really made it stand out to me. I haven't quite read a book in the same style as this one. Despite the nature of the book, the writing was poetic, almost kind of pretty. And This one was a major crush, whenever someone mentioned his name I was always likeĪnyway, Another thing that I liked about the book was the writing. Fun fact, I had just about the biggest crush on Roman, And only once before had I ever crushed on anyone in a book. The Characters, oh my god, They were so believable, and realistic. But this book definately restored my love in zombie books, I would probably rate even one of my favourite books. I had to do a bit of begging in order to get this especially shipped from the states, and I was not disappointed. However, I saw this one, and I thought that I could give this genre another chance. It didn't go so well, and I ended up not finishing it. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War I had a bad time with my last zombie book that I tried to get through, ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Ralph and the motorcycle![]() The story and characters were inspired both by Cleary’s son, who while recovering from a fever played with miniature cars and motorcycles, and by a neighbor who had shown Cleary a small mouse that had been trapped in a bucket. Mouse, a house mouse who can speak to humans (though typically only children), goes on adventures riding his miniature motorcycle, and who longs for excitement and independence while living with his family in a run-down hotel. It is the first in a trilogy featuring Ralph S. The Mouse and the Motorcycle is a children’s novel written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1965. Key Cast: Phillip Waller, Mimi Kennedy, Thom Sharp FILM MAKERS Writer: Beverly Cleary (novel), Jim Carlson & Terrence McDonnell (screenplay) ![]() ![]() ![]() CHECK TW FOR MORE 18+GOW review original sound - ImtherealSarah90. ![]() ![]() ![]() TikTok video from ImtherealSarah90 "God of Wrath by Rina Kent was absolutely amazing □□ highly recommend CHECK TW 18+ BEFORE READING ⚠️#booktok #books #reading #bookreview #bookreviewtime #newbookrelease #bookrecommendations #bookrec #rinakent #bookish #godofwrath #romancebooks #darkromancebooks #spiceybookrecs #spiceybooks #aussiebooktok #favouriteauthor #legacyofthegods #royaleliteseries". God of Wrath by Rina Kent was absolutely amazing □□ highly recommend CHECK TW 18+ BEFORE READING ⚠️ #booktok #books #reading #bookreview #bookreviewtime #newbookrelease #bookrecommendations #bookrec #rinakent #bookish #godofwrath #romancebooks #darkromancebooks #spiceybookrecs #spiceybooks #aussiebooktok #favouriteauthor #legacyofthegods #royaleliteseriesġ.5K Likes, 54 Comments. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Memory hp lovecraft![]() The Genie that haunts the moonbeams spake to the Daemon of the Valley, saying, “I am old, and forget much. ![]() From hidden springs it rises, and to subterranean grottoes it flows, so that the Daemon of the Valley knows not why its waters are red, nor whither they are bound. For all time did their builders erect them, and in sooth they yet serve nobly, for beneath them the grey toad makes his habitation.Īt the very bottom of the valley lies the river Than, whose waters are slimy and filled with weeds. Vast are the stones which sleep beneath coverlets of dank moss, and mighty were the walls from which they fell. And in trees that grow gigantic in crumbling courtyards leap little apes, while in and out of deep treasure-vaults writhe poison serpents and scaly things without a name. ![]() Rank is the herbage on each slope, where evil vines and creeping plants crawl amidst the stones of ruined palaces, twining tightly about broken columns and strange monoliths, and heaving up marble pavements laid by forgotten hands. And within the depths of the valley, where the light reaches not, move forms not meet to be beheld. In the valley of Nis the accursed waning moon shines thinly, tearing a path for its light with feeble horns through the lethal foliage of a great upas-tree. ![]() For realising it I downloaded and merged several free textures from, and post-processed. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments The art of fielding review![]() ![]() Well you can’t please all the people all the time, right? For the record, I read this novel for its campus setting. Some readers apparently felt misled when they discovered that the book wasn’t about baseball at all–while others felt that there was too much baseball detail. ![]() ![]() From the reviews I’ve seen of Chad Harbach’s debut novel, The Art of Fielding, it seems that a certain portion of readers came away disgruntled, and the reason for that appears to lie in the perception that the plot contained either too much or too little baseball. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Read of the 1st Virginia Artillery describing earlier stages of the Gettysburg campaign. Sutton letters, including letter from William M. There are items relating to the Civil War, including financing of the Confederate army, civilian relief, and blockade-runners. Microfilm.īusiness correspondence and documents, 1841-1879, from various Virginia regional banks, consisting of correspondence and documents related to the Clarksville branch of the Exchange Bank of Virginia correspondence of Savings Institution of Richmond (1828- 1841), Pittsylvania Savings Bank (1861-1864), William M. ![]() ![]() He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. ![]() ![]() In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. «El mayor acierto de la saga consiste en reunir la escencia de 1984, la intensidad de La naranja mecánica, la fantasía de Las crónicas de Narnia y la inventiva de Harry Potter». - The New York Times. Lo han humillado al asignarle a la tributo del distrito 12 y ahora sus destinos están irremediablemente unidos. por lo que su destino, por lo que su destino depende de que Coriolanus consiga superar a sus compañeros en encanto, ingenio y estrategia como mentor del tributo que le sea adjudicado. La casa de los Snow, antes tan influyente, atraviesa tiempos difíciles. ![]() En el Capitolio, Coriolanus Snow, de dieciocho años de edad, se prepara para la oportunidad única de alcanzar la gloria como mentor de los juegos. Es la mañana de la cosecha que dará inicio a los Décimos juegos del hambre. ![]() ![]() ![]() The beginning of this novel is so impressive, so controlled yet whimsical, fresh and thrilling, you feel she can do anything." ( New York Times) One after the other they unwind – playful, shocking, wise, morbid, witty, searingly sharp. "A seductive novel.Moshfegh writes beautiful sentences. Moshfegh never panders." (Sandra Newman Guardian) As an evocation of physical and psychological squalor, Eileen is original courageous and masterful. As a character study, the book is a remarkable tour de force. "The great power of this book.is that Eileen is never simply a literary gargoyle she is painfully alive and human, and Ottessa Moshfegh writes her with a bravura wildness that allows flights of expressionistic fantasy to alternate with deadpan matter of factness. "An unforgettable new American voice." ( Los Angeles Times) ![]() Eileen is a fantastic creation and a surprisingly satisfying antidote to the dozy and complacent heroines of much so-called literary fiction." (Julie Myerson) "A sucker punch of a novel, full of fury and disgust, heart-wrenching in places, a masterclass in mood and tone. A taut psychological thriller, rippled with comedy as black as a raven's wing, Eileen is effortlessly stylish and compelling." (Robert Douglas-Fairhurst The Times) ![]() |