He is equal parts handsome and infuriating, owing to his incessant teasing of her. To ensure her Ascension during these uncertain times, Poppy is assigned a new guard, Hawke. And then there’s the dreaded mist filled with unspeakable horrors that is creeping ever closer to the kingdom’s walls. There is growing unrest in the kingdom, as the Dark Lord, Prince Casteel of Atlantia, and his supporters seem intent on taking back the land that was once theirs. The closer her Ascension draws, however, the more the forces seem to conspire against it. She longs to be able to make her own decisions and to experience all that life has to offer, and as no one is able to tell her precisely what her Ascension will entail, she is more than a little apprehensive about the upcoming rite. To be chosen as the Maiden is supposed to be an honor, but it has never felt that way to Poppy. She has been forced to live an isolated existence and to uphold the utmost propriety so that she might be found worthy by the gods upon her Ascension. As the Maiden, Poppy’s entire life has been decided and scrutinized by others.
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5/11/2023 0 Comments Declare by tim powersPowers has won the World Fantasy Award twice for his critically acclaimed novels Last Call and Declare. Jeter, both of whom remained close friends and occasional collaborators the trio have half-seriously referred to Timothy Thomas Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He studied English Literature at Cal State Fullerton, where he first met James Blaylock and K.W. Powers was born in Buffalo, New York, and grew up in California, where his Roman Catholic family moved in 1959. Most of Powers's novels are "secret histories": he uses actual, documented historical events featuring famous people, but shows another view of them in which occult or supernatural factors heavily influence the motivations and actions of the characters. Timothy Thomas Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author. 5/10/2023 0 Comments CryptonomiconEarly designs of the digital computer are ascribed to Waterhouse, including an extraordinary type of RAM using organ pipes. As it is a novel, the author takes many liberties, and we are introduced to two fictional cryptologists and friends of Turing - Rudy von Hacklbacker and Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse. For those interested in the mechanics of the Enigma machine, the novel contains by far the best explanation of its working that I have read. In the historical strand, various fictional and real characters (principally Alan Turing) are involved in the code-breaking effort at Bletchley Park and elsewhere. I have not seen a novel reviewed in these pages before, but this one seems worthy of bringing to a wider audience, and I feel that the readership of C Vu might be a good target.Ĭoncerns itself with two principal timelines the first is the Second World War from just prior to Pearl Harbour, and the second is the present day. For an all round good read and, for most of us, a chance to learn something into the bargain, this book is hard to beat. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Jack bogle common sense investing“The Intelligent Investor Revised Edition: The Definitive Book on Value Investing” by Benjamin Graham.Here’s a look at the 10 best investing books to read to grow your dollar into a fortune. Whether you are just beginning your investment journey or looking to expand your real estate investment portfolio, there is a book out there that can help you. Read: 3 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000 What Books Should You Read To Become an Investor? Your personal finances aside, how much do you know about investing outside of what you’ve gathered from the Wall Street Journal or perusing the essays of Warren Buffett? To familiarize yourself with market nuances, products and services, you will want to read the works of experts both in the business and in the know. To become a successful investor and start building your wealth in a real way, you have to begin somewhere. 5/10/2023 0 Comments The devil in dark waterWith Pipps imprisoned in the depths of the ship, can his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, solve the mystery before the ship descends into anarchy? From the author of the dazzling The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, winner of the Costa Best First Novel Award, comes an adventurous and wildly entertaining murder mystery. Passengers are plagued with ominous threats, promising them three unholy miracles. It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is set to face trial for a crime that no one dares speak of.īut no sooner is the ship out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. Shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger 2021 Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2022 Waterstones Thriller of the Month for May 2021 5/10/2023 0 Comments Prose eddaThis article comes directly from content in the video series Norse Mythology. She has bit speaking parts here and there, but aside from her attempt to protect her son Balder, she is forever in the background.Ĭould this be because she and Freyja are imperfectly split portions of what was originally one figure? Frigg’s character is barely developed in our existing sources, where we find not even a family tree for her. There is no ‘expanded universe’ to answer such questions, and apparently, the medieval audience did not contemplate the ‘plot holes’ in the way a 21st-century audience might.įor example, it’s not even clear whether the seldom-seen goddess Frigg, Odin’s wife, is a distinct figure from the important goddess Freyja. Even when Snorri is not directly quoting poems of the kind we find in the Poetic Edda, he is probably transmitting stories equally as old.īut the medieval sources do not attempt to answer questions that modern readers are often tempted to ask. Snorri largely retells stories from the poems that he knew, and he does quote many of them. However, a poem like Hávamál uses stricter, more formalized language that is likely to reflect the wording of earlier centuries almost exactly-formal requirements such as alliteration only give so much wiggle room. The poems in the Poetic Edda use strict, formalized language, likely to reflect the wording of earlier centuries. 5/10/2023 0 Comments Nameless 1 grant morrisonAt 11.30, I rereading this six-part story again. At 11, I'm on a Reddit thread discussion which is dedicated to the convoluted and complex plot of nameless. At around 10.30, I'm in my bed confused as an ostrich on the moon and I'm reading the reviews of my good GR friends and wondering what the hell did I miss. It was 9 at night, and I'm sitting in my chair holding Nameless, thinking that I'll finish the book in an hour or so, then catch a movie and hit the bed like a good responsible adult. He divides his time between his homes in Los Angeles and Scotland. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Supergods, a groundbreaking psycho-historic mapping of the superhero as a cultural organism. In his secret identity, Morrison is a "counterculture" spokesperson, a musician, an award-winning playwright and a chaos magician. In addition to expanding the DC Universe through titles ranging from the Eisner Award-winning SEVEN SOLDIERS and ALL-STAR SUPERMAN to the reality-shattering epic of FINAL CRISIS, he has also reinvented the worlds of the Dark Knight Detective in BATMAN AND ROBIN and BATMAN, INCORPORATED and the Man of Steel in The New 52 ACTION COMICS. Since then he has written such best-selling series as JLA, BATMAN and New X-Men, as well as such creator-owned works as THE INVISIBLES, SEAGUY, THE FILTH, WE3 and JOE THE BARBARIAN. Grant Morrison has been working with DC Comics for twenty five years, after beginning his American comics career with acclaimed runs on ANIMAL MAN and DOOM PATROL. 5/9/2023 0 Comments Elevation stephen king reviewIf you just want to get to my rating, scroll to the bottom! Without further ado, lets get elevated. “Elevation” makes you think of his Richard Bachman story, “Thinner,” and it feels like it belongs in “Different Seasons.” For a short, somewhat spoilery synopsis, keep reading. I did enjoy this novel, my rating at the end may not reflect that, but in general terms it was a good story, it just had a few moments that left me shaking my head and other moments where I know King could have done things differently. A sense you had gone beyond yourself and could go further still.” “Not a wind, not even a high exactly, but an elevation. “Elevation” is a touching story of acceptance and King shows how much it means to be selfless… especially in the divisive world we live in today. Go in with an open mind, however, and you will probably end up enjoying this one.Ī short and truly beautiful little tale that leaves your heart feeling full and a smile on your face. This novella is vastly different from King’s other works and if you go into it expecting his usual stuff, you will be disappointed. “Elevation,” weighing in at only 146 pages, tackles themes of the more real-life horrors in today’s society. 5/9/2023 0 Comments Force of Law by Jez MorrowTouch of a Wolf starts in a Philadelphia alley with anonymous sex between a young graduate student and an ageless wolf shifter from Valley Forge.įorce of Law is a Pretty Woman tale, but with a tomcat garage mechanic in the Julia Roberts role. Sovereign's Gladiator is a tale of lust, loyalty, betrayal, and love between a sovereign and his bodyguard. In Chasing Shadows the trail of a killer leads two Chicago police detectives to each other.īeloved Captor is a sci fi love story between a prisoner of war and his keeper. Scarlet Blade is a swashbuckling romance between a dashing Spanish nobleman and a fallen priest in colonial California. Shadow of a Wolf takes place in contemporary Washingto I am a madam's granddaughter. Force of Law is a Pretty Woman tale, but with a tomcat garage mechanic in the Julia Roberts role. Touch of a Wolf starts in a Philadelphia alley with anonymous sex between a young graduate student and an ageless wolf shifter from Valley Forge. Beloved Captor is a sci fi love story between a prisoner of war and his keeper. In Chasing Shadows the trail of a killer leads two Chicago police detectives to each other. And when Julia realizes that Englandand the man she is falling in love withneed her help, she finds herself caught in the fray. As Langdon traces an evil plot that could be the nations undoing, he grows ever more intrigued by the lovely young woman. Determined to maintain propriety, he keeps his distanceuntil the diary is stolen and all clues lead to Julias guardian. After suffering a battlefield injury, the wealthy, well-connected British officer returns home to healand to fulfill a dying soldiers last wish by delivering his coded diary.Īt the home of the Wilherns, one of Englands most powerful families, Langdon attends a lavish ball where he meets their beautiful and intelligent ward, Julia Grey. Nicholas Langdon is no stranger to reserved civility or bloody barbarity. In Englands Regency era, manners and elegance reign in public lifebut behind closed doors treason and tawdriness thrive. Keep in mind, when reading a BFCG review, ignore the things that don't bother you, but take notice of the things that do.** The Spiritual, Negative, & Sexual Content from this book are honestly listed below. **This is a Books for Christian Girls content review for girls ages 9-19. |