There’s a really fine line, when writing stories set in dream worlds with nightmarish denizens and frustrated teens, between well-crafted worlds that make a certain kind of necessary sense even if it’s not obvious to the reader at first, and self-indulgent whimsy that may have made sense...
It could be their only redemption — or it could mean certain death. Add it on Goodreads Court of the Undying Seasons by A.M. Strickland (May 16, 2023) When nineteen-year-old Fin volunteers to take her secret love’s place in their village’s Finding, she is terrified. Those who are...
When it comes to an ARC of a new book, I’m generally the person responsible for requesting a copy rather than having books sent to me randomly and sometimes I can’t remember why I requested a certain book. That would be the case here. I have been curious to read some/more paranorma...
I found it quite distracting in this book. I had to re-read certain passages to try to figure out who said what and whether it was a thought or actually spoken out loud. Of course the Persephone and Demeter myth is dark. It stands to reason that Hades forces himself on Persephone, and...
wanted only to bend his head even farther and put his mouth on the unsteady beat of her pulse, suck hard. The possessive urge, the violent need to claim her to the core was a gnawing ache in his gut. He wanted the world to know she was his—make certain no one would dare lay a...
I finishedBlack Girl You Are Atlasby Renée Watson and Ekua Holmes, and I have the feeling I’ll be handing this title off to a certain middle schooler in the next couple of weeks. This little collection is beautiful. Libro.fm:I’m not very far intoInvisible Isabelyet, but I have some...
“There are certain entitlements, like a good education, inheritances…” She had to get this baby delivered first. That’s where her focus had really been these last several weeks. Sirena’s fists tightened under her elbows as she hunched herself into a comfortless hug. Her mother had ...
If by chance you’re talking about business defamation, that can get even trickier, because certain conditions have to be met. 1) the business has to prove the statements are absolutely false. If there are screenshots, etc that will be problematic. 2) it has to be proven there was damage...
for individuals beyond a certain IQ barrier (120 is often cited), concentrated practice time is much more important than additional intellectual abilities in acquiring expertise It’s far better, Dweck says, to encourage a growth mindset, in which children believe that brains and talent are ...
There were some time shifts in this that were a little unexpected. While at certain times I had to remind myself where we were in the timeline, how old Isak, or Vidar, may have been at the time I was reading, overall, I enjoyed the somewhat unconventional storytelling style. ...