“A literary weird fictionist of the very first rank.” James is one of horror fiction’s few class acts.” “The most frightening, learned and humorous ghost stories.” “James is perhaps unsurpassed in originality by any living writer.” James remain as entertaining, and as implausibly plausible, as ever.” “The name of Montague Rhodes James at once signifies the very best in ghost fiction.” “I was agreeably sensible of their eeriness … There is much invention shown in their construction.” “Stylish, beautifully constructed, mountingly sinister and ultimately frightening tales.” He raised the art of writing tales of terror to a new high level.” James did more for the ghost story than any other writer. “His own subtle and oblique way of constructing narrative has been my dictum: less is more.” Basil Copper James is the most influential British writer of supernatural fiction.” “A writer of great supernatural imagination, a master of style and purity … I believe that it is unlikely his ghost stories will ever be surpassed.” James the title of genius, an accolade which should not be lightly bestowed.” Nobody can do what he did as well as he could.” He may well have created the ghost story in its current form. “There are all sorts of writers of all sorts of nightmares, but M.R.
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Pity the fool to underestimate the girl with subpar blade skills but the pure spite to make up for it.ĭisenchanted (A Lay of Ruinous Reign: Book One) is an Adult Dark Fantasy novel inspired by various maps of fantasy, namely world folklore, Skyrim, and The Forgotten Realms. She is thrust on a quest to uphold her family’s legacy-and her sovereign right to destroy it and start anew-by any means necessary. Her heirloom dagger at the ready, Lilac embarks into Brocéliande and finds herself in the grasp of a bloodthirsty barkeep who demands her help in exchange for protection against the even deadlier forces of the woods. Until a letter arrives from The Witch of Lupine Grotto, detailing a curious offer to banish her curse forever. Years later, her Accession looms upon her father's decision to abdicate, and between town riots and the noble family bent on snatching her throne, she prepares for the worst… Tangled meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this Breton folklore-inspired fantasy debut brimming with wry humor, epic adventure, and an irresistible romance.Īt the peak of the Breton Renaissance, Lilac Trécesson is held prisoner in her own castle after a most wicked secret is revealed on the eve of her fifteenth birthday. A pair of hands descends, and soon, amid a flurry of squishing and prodding and poking and sculpting, a handsome gray wolf and a stately brown owl emerge. The gray anticipates an adventure, while the brown appears apprehensive. Reinvention is the name of the game for two blobs of clay.Ī blue-eyed gray blob and a brown-eyed brown blob sit side by side, unsure as to what’s going to happen next. In the simple, childlike illustrations, which are made from pieces of cut-and often previously used-paper and scribbled crayons, even the flat figures look 3-D. “What could it be?” puzzles the girl…but opening the final spread reveals the smiling monster radiating scribbly pink hearts, and viewers will have no trouble figuring it out. There’s one feeling that is not accounted for, though. Each emotion is linked to a color: happiness is yellow sadness, “gentle and blue like a rainy day” anger, a violent splash of red calm “is as light as a green leaf / floating in the wind.” One spread-filling pop-up is devoted to each emotion/color, from clouds with lines of string “rain” to a hammock strung between leafy trees all the now-full jars regather toward the end with pull-tabs to reveal their contents. A child helps a mixed-up monster sort out its feelings in this inventive pop-up import from Spain.Ĭompartmentalization is the child’s strategy, as she urges the googly-eyed monster to pour its feelings into individual glass jars. The choices he makes for both the family and his personal life will have consequences.īeyond the Consequences is a novel that began as the novella, A Peek Beyond the Consequences, in a limited-release anthology, Breathless. Learn how he leads old friends and new associates through the dangerous world of delusion and revenge. The safety of the Rawlings family is not debatable, and only Phillip Roach can assure that they are not disappointed. Though no longer willing to be less than Tony’s equal in life, behind closed doors only one man makes the rules. With only a dark glance or devilish grin, the fire that sparked in an isolated suite, continues to burn. Tony and Claire turn up the heat as sparks fly, passion rages, and love prevails. Reunited with family and friends, their journey continues as they navigate a dangerous world where secrets threaten to destroy what they hold the most dear. Apart they endured unimaginable heartache. Together they overcame an incomprehensible beginning. Book #5 of the bestselling Consequences seriesįrom New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig comes more of the suspenseful romantic thriller about secrets and deception, passion and love, choices and consequences.Īs the pieces of their puzzle come together, Anthony and Claire Rawlings continue to defy the odds. With the previous volume, portraits of 51 bird species and 52 mammals, with discussion of behavior.
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin ( German: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. Postcard "Gruss aus Hameln" featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1902 She intimates in her fight with Mom that in accordance with their strongly maintained family beliefs she's still a virgin, but that that's likely to change in the next month, whether she wears a veil and stands before a minister or not. Jenny has grown stronger and kinder since the first book, but she still has flashes of temper. (In different versions, she varies from 18 to 20-but anyway, her parents think she’s too young.) Jenny and her mom have a fight, Jenny storming that she's been in love with Tom since elementary school and her parents got married after knowing each other only six months. "So far, what I can tell you is that the story starts the week when Jenny is about to marry Tom. 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Honestly, I don't need to say anything else. I've got a big dick and an even bigger bank account. Reading Challenges: Casee's 2019 GoodReads Challenge, Goodreads ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books Reviewer: CaseeĬontent Warning: View Spoiler » Sexual Situations « Hide Spoiler At the same time, they can be train wrecks. I cannot stop reading/listening to Meghan March. The new stories in Slugtopia include: The Education of Miss Plip, Slug Orgy, Voltron's Bad Day and for the very first time, what really happened at The Apocrita Debacle! The Murkmyre Saga has been described as a remarkable achievement of grandiose storytelling. Oodles of illustrations, taken from the official archives on Murkmyria Bee - find out what a paste-slug looks like in mid-vomit, and see how terrifying a Nocturnian eek-bug truly is! The extensive 'Planets and People Guide' gives detailed information about every world in the Murkmyre universe, along with the origins and cultures of their races. Slugtopia contains the following: The epic ‘Murkmyre Timeline’, outlining 97,000 years of future history: discover. Frenzied, foaming-at-the-mouth fans of the Murkmyre universe will want to get their sweaty hands on Slugtopia, a compendium of new tales and vital background information. Slugtopia contains the following: The epic 'Murkmyre Timeline', outlining 97,000 years of future history: discover for yourself what will definitely happen on the road to the birth of the Murkmyrian Empire. Slugtopia (Murkmyre Saga) Paperback April 17, 2013. If unsure, do t purchase for persons under 16. She also knows how wonderful it is when friendships do work out. But as a mom (and former middle school student in the dark ages), she knows these things happen. Plus don't miss Terri Libenson's You-niquely You: An Emmie & Friends Interactive JournalĪs a Type A perfectionist, Terri Libenson hates to admit that she has any ex-friends. Told in alternating past and present chapters, Becoming Brianna unfolds over the eight months leading up to one eventful day-as well as over the course of the big day itself. Just Jaime introduces us to two friends, Maya and Jaime, on their last day of seventh grade and just maybe the last day of their friendship if they can't figure out who is a real friend and who is a frenemy. On the day of the school talent show, the girls' lives converge in ways more dramatic than either of them could have imagined. In Positively Izzy, we meet Bri, the brain, and Izzy, the dreamer. Invisible Emmie is the story of quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie, and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. Four full-color graphic-novel hybrid books in the bestselling Emmie & Friends series from award-winning and bestselling author and cartoonist Terri Libenson! A great gift for the middle school graphic novel fan in your life.Ĭrushes. |