![]() ![]() Seeing how cleverly Turner seeds her stories, throwing a teeny moment in here or a small clue in there (if you know what you are looking at) is an incredible pleasure. These are mysteries, thrillers, and smart novels with sneaky twists and turns. By doing this, knowing the storylines, I was able to appreciate even more Turner’s assured and shrewd managing of each book’s individual plot along with the overall arc of the series. I did not listen to these in order, but started with The Queen of Attolia, went on to The King of Attolia and A Conspiracy of Kings before going back to the beginning with The Thief and then finishing up with Thick as Thieves. Listening to the books made me regularly sigh in contentment for, among other things, Turner’s plotting is remarkable. Narrator Steve West was outstanding, managing to inhabit the different characters beautifully. While I have reread the books numerous times I had never listened to them and I must say doing so was a treat. Now, in preparation for the May 2019 publication of The Return of the Thief, the final of the series, I have just finished listening to the first five. ![]() I was hooked and, since then, have read and reread this title and the following four in The Queen’s Thief series: The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, and Thick as Thieves. I first encountered Megan Whalen Turner‘s remarkable Eugenides in her 1997 Newbery Honor The Thief. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the residents of Henry Adams face seemingly insurmountable obstacles, each of them will discover that family comes in many forms, especially during the most trying of times. The entire town comes together to lend a helping hand. In the midst of these trials, Jack and Rocky are trying to plan their wedding. She takes them in, and quickly falls in love with the. But when Gemma contacts Social Services to try to become their foster mother, she's told a white woman cannot foster African-American children. After a horrendous storm, Gemma finds a young boy and his little sister walking on the side of the road. She takes them in, and quickly falls in love with the orphaned siblings. After a horrendous storm, Gemma finds a young boy and his little sister walking on the side of the road. In fact, she'd characterize it as a "hate/hate relationship." But when her cousin calls her with the news that she's dying and wants Tamar to plan the funeral, she's shocked but is willing to drop everything for her. Tamar July has never had a great relationship with certain members of her family. There's never a dull day in Henry Adams, Kansas. NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel about what really makes a family. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, by ignoring the received wisdom and exposing the myriad forces that shape our financial world, Chang gives us the tools we need to understand our increasingly global and interconnected world often driven by economics. Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline, Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories, from classical to Keynesian, revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses, and why there is no one way to explain economic behavior. Writing with irreverent wit, a deep knowledge of history, and a disregard for conventional economic pieties, Chang offers insights that will never be found in the textbooks. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works-in real-world terms. In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t think I can adequately convey just how much I LOVED Good Gone Bad or how in awe I am of the way that Giana Darling crafted their story. But if people were to truly be judged by the sum of their parts – both the good and the bad…the right and the wrong, Harleigh and Danner’s courage and conviction as well as their sense of honor, duty, and family would solidify exactly where they belong – next to each other. wrong are not mutually exclusive concepts, and regardless of how drastically opposite these terms appear to be, they’re not as black and white as they may seem life isn’t that cut and dry, and there’s no clear way to separate oneself in a way that allows them to be completely pure or completely unclean, so it’s unfair to categorize HR as a sinner and Danner as a saint because these two characters straddle both sides of the law, creating tarnished crowns, tattered wings, and a torn moral compass. In the corrupt, unlawful, and deviant world in which Harleigh Rose Garro and Lionel ‘Lion’ Danner live, good vs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Interesting historical murder mystery set in AD 664 in Northumbria, a medieval kingdom, which in current day is northern England and the southeast part of Scotland. In addition, it bothered me that so many things were referred to by their latin names over and over then again, without the narrator, I would never have guess how some of the names and titles were pronounced. ![]() The author needs to work on revealing his feminine side in his female characters. In fact, I don't recall Sister Fidelma ever praying or contemplating religion. ![]() The main characters spend more time thinking about sex and the opposite sex than to about religion or praying. I didn't realize that medieval nuns wore such form fitting habits that their figures were so easily judged. When first introduced to Sister Fedelma, both female Abbessess in the story comment on her figure and her looks. While during this period there were mixed religious houses where both men and women lived, from what else I have read it seems men and women did not regularly "cohabitate" as described by the author but lived in separate quarters. I also tired of, and was annoyed by, the constant sexual undertones of the religious characters. ![]() I was so tired of hearing about Sister Fedelma's bright green eyes that I was ready to poke them out. Good story, annoying writing, too many green eyesĮven though I was intrigued by the setting and the period detail in this book, this story would have moved much faster if details and facts were not constantly repeated. ![]() ![]() ![]() By using this site you hereby represent and warrant that you are hereby bound by these Terms of Use and it's any amendments thereof and further represent that you are more than 18 (eighteen) years of age and otherwise competent to bound yourself into a valid contract as per the Laws of India. ![]() Your use of a Site after any amendment to the Terms of Use shall constitute your acceptance of these terms and you also agree to be bound by any such changes/revisions. 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But athmae assigned to work with him is a male demon as large as Jericho, and just as deadly. The alpha’s brother has mated with an incubus, so Jericho thinks he knows what to expect. The female shifters offer little challenge to the Great Clan’s beta, and with everyone getting along, there’s nothing more strenuous to do than break up the rare fight.When an opportunity arrives to represent the clan to oust an evil plaguing the outer edge of the Great Forest, he gratefully volunteers to work with the athmae-demons. But now that he’s back he finds himself restless, unable to find joy in even the simplest back scratch or hive of honey. ![]() For years it’s been his dream to see his clan reintroduced to the land of their ancestors. He’s second in command to the mixed group of shifters living in the Great Forest. Oh my.Jericho Dark Walker is a Bear, a creature born to assume the form of man or animal. ![]() ![]() ![]() Joe: I named my son Holden, so that should answer that question. I was either quitting heroin, or I was going to die. But in a way-stretching tenets-it was also the easiest, because there was no other choice. Getting off dope was, hands down, the toughest thing I’ve ever done. ![]() But the truth is, I got, as they say in AA, sick and tired of being sick and tired. I used AA for a while (and Rational Recovery, too ). That said, AA (and other groups) can be immensely helpful. You don’t see many old junkies for a reason. The #1 method to getting off drugs and/or alcohol is not AA (as they would like you to believe), nor is it Moderation Management or any other self-help group. As for how I broke out of that life? I grew up. A few nights in a shelter, here and there. SomĮtime s, if the day’s scamming went well enough I’d be able to afford a skid row hotel room, or one of my junkie buddies would put me up. For the times I crashed, there was an old music studio I used to break into, and there was a stairwell that led to the roof that no one ever used. For one, I did a lot of speed, so I wasn’t sleeping. But even then I didn’t spent too many nights sleeping outside. By the end, I didn’t have a home of my own. ![]() The first five of my addiction I still had apartments, albeit shitty ones. ![]() I was a homeless drug addict for about five years. I mean, I am not sure how many nights I actually slept under a bridge. Joe: Under a bridge is a figure of speech. ![]() ![]() “Don’t you know I fell in love with you on our first date?” “You think just because I don’t say it that it isn’t true?” She brushed away a tear trickling down her face. Before he knew it, he couldn’t get through an hour without thinking about her. When they’d met, he’d told her he wasn’t interested in dating, but she lured him in with her killer body, great sex, and a wicked sense of humor. He didn’t want to hear it and didn’t intend to say it. “Don’t say that, Sela.” He’d told her a long time ago love wasn’t in his vocabulary. He said they needed to talk, only he couldn’t find the words he knew would break her heart. She’d come to surprise him with an anniversary gift, but he’d told her he couldn’t accept it. “You know it’s for the best.” He tried to remain detached by shifting stacks of paper on his desk as an excuse to avoid looking at her. ![]() ![]() He’d promised himself he would never hurt her. He silently called himself every colorful name that came to mind. “I can’t believe you’re doing this,” she whispered as her blue eyes filled with tears. He’d been prolonging the inevitable for almost a year because saying good-bye to Sela would cut deeper than all of his previous wounds combined. Jaxon knew it was past time to let her go. ![]() |