Ancient of Days, by Michael Bishop -- science fiction When Women Were Dragons, by Kelly Barnhill -- fantasy Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr -- historical and speculative fiction The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi -- science fiction Hollow Kingdom, by Kira Jane Buxton -- post...
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Bluedragonsfeedonpoisonousjellyfishandothersimilarspecies.Whenfoodisinshortsupply,theywilleateachother.Theycollecttoxins(毒素)fromthejellyfishandstoreitinmanyfinger-likestructures.Thisabilitytostorepoisongivesthemamuchstrongersting(刺)thanthejellyfishitself.Theyusethispoisonasadefenseagainstenemies.Thestingcanalsobe...
I should pause here to stay that because of my “day job” — I work in HR — this book made my brain hurt in so many ways. When she lies on her resume and lies about her job skills, I wanted to scream. But also, during her interview, the HR rep not only asks non-work quest...
Joseph's Hospital in Montreal when the day after she arrives, the body of Dr. Kurt Radshaw, a respected doctor, is discovered. Since his death is suspicious, Hope immediately sets out to find the killer. More mystery and less romance would have improved the storyline. Report Amazon ...
There’s always breakfast-for-supper, matching nightgown, black-and-white movies and best of all — having someone to listen to her dreams for when she grows up. But what makes the visit extra-special is what Grand-Maud has hidden in an old chest under her bed. Sometimes there are ...
Dragons Need Love, Too (I Like Big Dragons #2) by Lani Lynn Vale As She Fades by Abbi Glines Until Brandon by Natasha Madison Darkest Promise, The (Lords of the Underworld #13) by Gena Showalter Rescuing Sadie (Delta Force Heroes #7.5, Masters and Mercenaries crossover) by Susan Stoker...
I appreciated that the parents were good parents, helping out when Annabelle confessed the bullying to them. But, it just doesn’t feel like a book I can give to a kid (maybe that special, precocious kid? The 9-year-old who likes Harper Lee, maybe.). Maybe I’m being too sensitive...
Sophie comes from a long magical line of women who have taken care of the island and communicated with the dragons in the sea. Sophie wants to make her mother and grandmother proud, and get into the magic academy. So she s shipped off to live with her Great Aunt and learn how to refi...
even before Adam was created, so for the wise men and women who studied their appearance, their characteristics, and their activities, these little pockets of wisdom running across the face of the earth, swimming in the depths of the ocean, and soaring in the heavens, were constantly revealing...