![]() ![]() ![]() In honor of The Dragon Republic’s release on August 6th, I thought I’d write a spoiler-free review and my thoughts about the first and second books of this trilogy. I enjoyed the first book so much that I had to pick up the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of the second book in the series, The Dragon Republic, at Comic-Con. One of my recent favorites is The Poppy War, by R.F. Also, I’ve started reading new releases, like Where the Crawdads Sing. Analyzing 20+ books over the summer for motifs, themes, symbolism, instead of actually enjoying the readings – it got very tiring, very fast.īut over the past half-year or so, I’ve rediscovered my passion for reading and have caught up on seminal books like The Hunger Games and The Martian. ![]() I used to enjoy reading as a kid, but high school Honors and AP English classes ruined it for me. Since Booker was born, I’ve had a lot of time to read, especially because his bedtime is 7pm and we need to be quiet after that. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side-and then fight like hell…Įvery Last Breathis the final book to the Dark Elements series by Jennifer L. Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city-and her race-from destruction. ![]() A Lilin-the deadliest of demons-has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust. ![]() ![]() Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Some loves will last ’til your dying breathĮvery choice has consequences-but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Purchase at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | KoboĪn alternate cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. Published by Harlequin Teen on March 26, 2019 ![]() ![]() ![]() The trouble is that the advocate of democratic equality in the story, Ellsworth M Toohey, is a columnist with a pathological power-lust. ![]() Rand clearly endorses Roark’s view that “no man can live for another”. What skews the story, including this faithful dramatisation, is the loaded nature of the argument. Rand’s book is a hymn to “rational selfishness” and rugged individualism as embodied in Howard Roark, a modernist architect of genius at odds with a culture that worships compromise, mediocrity and, in public buildings, a fake classicism. But, while it is good to find the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam paying its first visit to Manchester as part of the current festival and while Van Hove’s production displays his characteristic virtuosity, I wish all this phenomenal talent were devoted to something other than a four-hour version of Ayn Rand’s 1943 novel, which has become the bible of the American right. I vo van Hove is the most ubiquitous of modern directors. ![]() ![]() ![]() It offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history, presenting not only the principles themselves but also witnesses to them and their continual validity today. Volume II shares authentic initiatic wisdom and a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises, including instructions for creating the diaphanous body of the Opus magicum, establishing initiatic consciousness after death, and the construction of magical chains (the enchained awareness of initiates). This volume, the second in the series, complements the first one, yet they are not strictly sequential, and their contents can be read in any order. The group included a distinguished line-up of occultists, neo-pagans, freemasons, Anthroposophists, orientalists, poets, and members of high society. They produced a monthly journal containing techniques for spiritual realization, accounts of personal experiences, translations of ancient texts, and original essays on esoteric topics. ![]() The purpose of this group was to study and practice ancient rituals gleaned from the mystery traditions of the world, both East and West, in order to attain a state of superhuman consciousness and power to allow them to act magically on the world. ![]() Authentic initiatic practices, rituals, and wisdom collected by the UR Group The "Gruppo di UR" was a group of Italian esotericists who collaborated from 1927 to 1929. ![]() ![]() ![]() To fix this catastrophe Ry must find allies, explore his new terrible abilities, and face the secrets and lies of his parents. Ry's brush with death awakens a power inside himself, but before he can explore it, Thelt lands in a deathly situation of his own.ĭetermined to save Thelt at any cost, Ry makes matters worse, starting a chain of events that could destroy himself, Thelt, and every Repeller in the city. Ry didn't think his job could get any worse until speaking his mind during a class caught the ire of an important student who punishes Ry for stating the truth. For as long as Ry can remember, he and Thelt could speak to each other without talking. Ironically, Ry's only friend, Thelt, is one of these vachi. His grey eyes mark him a Repeller, and his only value to society is keeping the vachi away from his betters. Ry knows this because he sits in their classrooms, his inkless condition so awful even the vachi, tiny flying lizards attracted to the ink, can't stand to come near him. Every year, the five kingdoms send their finest magic users to the Ink Academy to learn the sacred art of ink manipulation and create intricate tattoos of great power. ![]() ![]() ![]() Emalin is a work of art.Īn "illuminating" read! The title character, 11 year old Emelin, is found in the opening chapters of this YA novel in medieval England, having lost the last of her family in bad circumstances, an Uncle who has taught her his trade of illuminating manuscripts. Her descriptions about the art of illumination is informative and fascinating. The precariousness of life and the struggle for survival is painted in vivid word pictures. Jackie has done a wonderful job of painting the life of poor artists in medieval England. As she sets out Emalin meets the mysterious Wolf, an orphan runaway like herself maybe or someone unwillingly thrust into her world? Wolf appoints himself protector of Emalin but who is he running from? Her only chance of survival to prove to Geoffrey Chaucer that her illuminations match the genius of that of the man he commissioned to add life to his book, The Canterbury Tales.Įmaline sets out on a daring journey that will take great courage and change her life and destiny. When tragedy strikes Emalin is thrust into an adult world of danger and responsibility. ![]() Emalin has lost her whole family and lives on the brink of starvation with only her uncle’s talents as a master illuminator and her blossoming gift as his assistant keeping them alive. ![]() Set in medieval England, Eleven year-old Emalin is a gifted artist. Jackie Randall’s junior fiction novel is captivating. ![]() A Narrative of Five Youth from the Sandwich Islands, Now Rece... by American Board of Commissio...7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() Label A Narrative of five youth from the Sandwich Islands, now receiving an education in this country. "Extract from the minutes of the agency, appointed as above, to establish and conduct a school for the education of heathen youth."-p.39-40, concerning the appointment of agents to establish a school for the education of heathen youth "Extract from the minutes of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, at their seventh annual meeting in Hartford. ![]() Cover title: A Narrative of five youth from the Sandwich Islands, viz: Obookiah, Hopoo, Tennooe, Honoree, and Prince Tamoree, now receiving an education in this country."This publication, which aroused all New England to the plight of the natives 'suffering in ignorance of Christianity,' was directly responsible for public support of the Foreign Mission School and ultimately the beginning of the movement that sent missionaries to Hawaii in 1819." Cf. ![]() ![]() You see, a young girl known as Wiz-Kid-who also happens to be a wizard-is forced to work with a well-meaning but rageaholic dullard named Mug for a Mages Guild to acquire ancient magical artifacts. ![]() This is a strange tome that takes a magical fantasy world and then throws sports into the mix. The title of the book actually describes things very well. So, I'll just admit Tucker Stone knows me pretty well because I absolutely loved this book thanks to its gorgeous art and being really weird-but my kind of weird! Plus, it's mostly kid-friendly but appeals to a grown-up like me, that's another great aspect of this book! Still, you may be asking just what the book is actually about. That is why despite having a stack of books, comics, and magazines I need to read that is literally as high as my waist, I put all those aside and delved into this book written and illustrated by Sam Bosma the same day it arrived at my doorstep. Therefore, when I got a copy of "Fantasy Sports Number 1" from him at the start of this week in the mail and it included a note where he said how he thought I would like the comic, I knew I needed to read it right away. Having spoken with him before and knowing he reads the blog now and then he has a pretty good idea what kind of comics I like. ![]() He of course got a job with Nobrow and now chats with press folk like me as part of that job. ![]() As readers of the blog are aware, I've been a big fan of Tucker Stone and his writings/podcastings/etc. ![]() ![]() This was the perfect ending to the trilogy! Together, they will find a way to save her world-even if it means losing each other.” (Goodreads) And once the ancient power inside him awakens, the yokai she loves will be changed forever.Īs the earthly gods gather to wage war against the heavens, Emi and Shiro must gamble everything to turn the tide against their immortal, all-powerful foes. Soon-too soon-she will have to break the curse that binds his magic and memories. But with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, and the yokai standing as humanity’s only defense, the lies of her upbringing have toppled to reveal a far more terrifying reality.ĭespite the looming threat, Emi can’t escape her greatest distraction: Shiro, the fox yokai who has so deftly claimed her heart for his own. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Once, Emi believed the heavenly gods were righteous and wise, while the earthly yokai spirits were bloodthirsty and evil. Title: Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy #3) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You must purchase books 1, 2 & 3 to attain the full story. Please Note: this book is part 1 of a 4 part series. Part I prepares us for a peek into the life of a recovering addict whom hasn't yet "recovered." It sets us up for Part II which begins to highlight an obsessive relationship she forms with a much older, male counter-part at the center, and leaves us begging for more. Her closest confidante is pimped out and relapses, in addition to her own struggles, and even she begins to question: what is the cost of sobriety from drugs? Do we not just replace the primary addiction with the next best thing? In part I we witness Danielle's struggle to stay sober, as she pushes needle and heroin use to the side, but cannot shake her other addictions self mutilation, pain, love, attention, and dabbling in "recreational" drug use.įrom jamming seven hits of acid down her throat, to being part of a dysfunctional triangle between a best friend and her first lover since her split from her fiance of six years, Danielle must choose where to run and hide when all hell begins to break loose. ![]() As she is admitted into Bellevue for several weeks of eye surgeries, upon her discharge she enters Safe Haven Village NYC's NOTORIOUS intensive rehabilitation center, most known for housing felons, homeless patrons, and the mentally ill who suffer from addiction. ![]() What happens when an entire generation comes undone?ĭanielle Martino hitches a greyhound bus to New York City to save her one good eye, after shooting bad heroin, only to find herself facing even more adversity from day one. ![]() |