![]() ![]() This is the fourth book in a series of which I have not (yet) read the other three. But when danger touches Lisette, can he save her? He's vowed to bring Lisette to justice-but with every forbidden kiss and every tantalizing touch, he finds himself becoming less convinced of her guilt. Įstranged from his aristocratic family, the enigmatic Napier has forged a reputation as Scotland Yard's most relentless police commissioner. Soon Lisette is in even greater danger-of losing her heart to the one man with the power to destroy her. ![]() ![]() On the eve of her escape to the Continent, bold, beautiful Lisette Colburne accepts a proposal she dare not refuse: masquerade as the future bride of the steely-eyed Royden Napier and help him solve his most dangerous case. Royden Napier, Baron Saint-Bryce, is tall, dark, and ruthless-and on the hunt for a dangerous beauty. Passion and secrets simmer behind the elegant façade of Victorian London in another deliciously intriguing novel featuring the dangerous men of the mysterious St. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: A Line in the Sand by Kevin Powers. ![]() ![]() Together, Stephanie and Skulduggery start investigating her uncle’s untimely demise. As she finds out more about her uncle and the strange Skulduggery Pleasant, who turns out to be a skeleton detective, she realises that although the books her uncle used to write are most definitely horrifying, they are not fiction. Stephanie is intrigued by the mysterious friend of her uncle’s who appears with a scarf covering his face and gigantic sunglasses. The first book starts at the funeral of famous horror writer Gordon Edgley – twelve-year-old Stephanie’s eccentric uncle. The new Skulduggery book 14 Dead or Alive was released in April 2021 and an illustrated compendium The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire in May 2021.Īfter the first Skulduggery Pleasant series finished, in 2017 Derek Landy delighted fans by releasing the first book in a new series featuring the Skulduggery Pleasant characters – Resurrection. The first book was published in 2007 to rave reviews and eleven books later the series is still gaining more and more fans. Derek Landy's books have sold over 2 million copies in the UK and Ireland and the series has won multiple awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Irish Book Award. ![]() The Skulduggery Pleasant books, written by Irish author Derek Landy, are a favourite with readers and critics alike. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers looking for plot-driven fantasy will enjoy the action but shouldn’t expect much depth. Though the fantastical creatures and landscapes are imaginative, the fast-paced but shallow narrative takes the easy road by concentrating on a series of chilling beast encounters for Nyx and her party rather than exploring the tension between characters. 560 pages Hardcover The first book in a new series from 1 New York Times Bestselling author James Rollins, The Starless Crown is a page-turning tale of. As Toranth hunts for her, Nyx flees with a team of unlikely allies on a perilous journey to find her alleged father, determined to stop Moonfall before darkness takes them all. When Highking Toranth ry Massif learns of Nyx’s survival, he demands to have her brought to his castle her blood could prove valuable to his physicians and he fears she’s connected to the legend of the Forsworn Knight, whose alleged child was prophesied to be the cause of the kingdom’s downfall. But rather than killing Nyx, their venom miraculously restores her vision and imparts a premonition of Moonfall, an impending apocalypse. Nyx, a nearly blind student at the Cloistery of Brayk, survives an attack by monstrous Mýr bats, vicious swamp beasts with lethal venom. A young woman discovers her foreboding destiny in this fun but one-dimensional fantasy adventure from Rollins ( A Kingdom of Bones). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It tells a richly woven story through unique characters and beautiful language. The Round House is described as “at once a powerful coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a tender, moving novel of family, history, and culture.” It tells the story of Joe, “a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.” The book raises questions about racism towards Native Americans, and justice in our court system. (This post may contain affiliate links as an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. It takes place on the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota in a small town atmosphere of bike riding until dark, sharing vegetables with your neighbors, and shopping for Prell shampoo on the dusty shelves of the only grocery store. However, it is one of those reads that quickly endears you to its main character in a way that you can’t easily put the book down and pause that connection. Just another coming of age story, I suspected. ![]() Although The Round House novel is a National Book Award Winner, I wasn’t entirely keen on reading it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By that time, I had reread the first three Dark Tower books numerous times and loved them deeply, particularly The Waste Lands, which filled me with a yearning to be Jake Chambers that I doubt any piece of fiction has matched. That is the right of every little dumbass. But something had me hooked enough to ignore what I didn’t get or pretend I was on top of things and push on regardless. Speaking just for myself, I understood very little of what was going on. ![]() Not because of their adult content really, but because they grow so complicated so quickly and push so far past what a kid that young can comprehend. I’m not sure how much business a ten year old has reading these books. Probably that same year, or maybe late the year before, I must have read the first two. I can remember reading the third book, The Waste Lands, almost as soon as it was released (I had to wait until my mom finished it before I could get there), and that was when I was ten. It only requires mild exaggeration to claim that I grew up with Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series. Second of all: I realize we’re just a little past ten years along the beam. ![]() ![]() “Reading leads to terrible consequences.”” Lovecraft #71: “History of the Necronomicon” (1927) He is now commonly regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th Century, exerting widespread and indirect influence, and frequently compared to Edgar Allan Poe. Lovecraft's protagonists usually achieve the mirror-opposite of traditional gnosis and mysticism by momentarily glimpsing the horror of ultimate reality.Īlthough Lovecraft's readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades. His works were deeply pessimistic and cynical, challenging the values of the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Christianity. Lovecraft has developed a cult following for his Cthulhu Mythos, a series of loosely interconnected fictions featuring a pantheon of human-nullifying entities, as well as the Necronomicon, a fictional grimoire of magical rites and forbidden lore. ![]() Those who genuinely reason, like his protagonists, gamble with sanity. Lovecraft's major inspiration and invention was cosmic horror: life is incomprehensible to human minds and the universe is fundamentally alien. Howard Phillips Lovecraft, of Providence, Rhode Island, was an American author of horror, fantasy and science fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() RIVAL GANGS AT HINTON’S OWN HIGH SCHOOL INSPIRED THE SOCS AND THE GREASERS. ![]() I created a world with no adult authority figures, where kids lived by their own rules.” 2. "When I couldn't find any, I decided to write one myself. "I'd wanted to read books that showed teenagers outside the life of ‘Mary Jane went to the prom,’" Hinton explained a 1981 interview with Seventeen. Hinton felt compelled to write after she became frustrated with the lack of relatable pop culture being produced for teenagers at the time. Susan Eloise Hinton was only 15 when she began writing the novel and was just 17 when it was first published. HINTON WROTE THE OUTSIDERS WHILE SHE WAS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL. Even if you’ve already delved into Ponyboy’s tumultuous adolescence, you can probably still learn something about the young adult classic. Hinton’s 1967 coming-of-age novel, is a staple for young readers. ![]() ![]() The correct answer to the contest is either Joyland or Doctor Sleep. ![]() Also the contest is over the two lucky winners of Joyland on audio is Jen Steven from the US and Nick Wansch from German, Congratulations! Today Joyland is released and you can see what I think about the book here. Joyland is out today and the winners are. The new edition will feature a brand new cover painting by popular Hard Case Crime artist Glen Orbik, whose other covers for the series include books by Gore Vidal and Michael Crichton a map of the Joyland amusement park illustrated in the classic ‘mapback’ style by Susan Hunt Yule and more than twenty interior illustrations by acclaimed artists Robert McGinnis, Mark Summers and Pat Kinsella. Aside from certain extremely limited editions for collectors, however, no hardcover edition of the book has ever been published. The acclaimed coming-of-age story set in a possibly haunted small-town amusement park spent more than 25 weeks on the New York Times Best-Seller List in paperback and ebook format. ![]() Hard Case Crime, the award-winning line of pulp-styled crime novels from editor Charles Ardai and publisher Titan Books, announced today that in September 2015 they will publish a new illustrated hardcover edition of their bestselling title of all time, Stephen King’s JOYLAND. Hardcover Edition from Hard Case Crime to Feature Never-Before-Seen Art by Glen Orbik, Robert McGinnis, Mark Summers and Pat Kinsella. Hardcover Edition of Joyland Announced Posted: March 18, 2015, 15:24:08 ![]() |