Regardless, the evil beings at the root of The Passageare fascinating and innovative, as their source and subsequent effect are explored, giving these creatures a ‘real life’ element. Upon reflection, I would have to attribute my apologetic attitude toward literary creatures of this nature to the Twilight effect, and the significant quantity of YA books that followed with vampires and such at their core. While trying to describe the antagonists in this story to a cowork, I grew defensive as I started to describe them as vampire in nature. Almost immediately my curiosity was piqued, and I grew ever enthralled as each chapter continued developing the fast paced story, while simultaneously weaving significant layers of detail. However, reluctantly intrigued at the high request rate by my fellow readers, I downloaded this novel by Cronin and started reading it, blind as to the synopsis. While looking through the science fiction section, I stumbled across The Passage, and was skeptical as I’d never even heard of this book, let alone series. Typically, I set the search parameters to show me the books in order of highest requested and peruse from there through my favorite genres. A few times a year I find myself without an audiobook in the queue, whereupon I find myself scouring the available books at my local library for a rather ridiculous amount of time searching for a hidden gem.
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Can she rescue Rohan, save Astranthia, and live to see it all? Struggling with the truth her Amma has kept hidden from her, Rea must solve clues that lead to Rohan, find a way to rescue him and save Astranthia from a potentially deadly fate. Rea also discovers that she is a princess with magic. There with the help of Xeranther, an Astranthian barrow boy, and Flula, a pari, Rea battles serpent-lilies and blood-sucking banshees, encounters a butterfly-faced woman and blue lizard-men, and learns that Rohan has been captured. In the shade of night, they portal into an otherworldly realm and travel to Astranthia, a land full of magic and whimsy. Unwilling to give up on her brother, Rea and her friend Leela meet Mishti Daadi, a wrinkly old fortune-teller whose powers of divination set them off on a thrilling and secret quest. Her grandmother, too, is behaving strangely. It hasn't even been a day and Amma acts like Rohan's gone forever. It's four in the morning and Rohan is nowhere to be found. After a big fight with her twin brother Rohan on their birthday, Rea's life in the small village of Darjeeling, India, gets turned on its head. It all begins on the night Rea turns twelve. Can she overcome the odds and save her brother before it's too late? Horn uses his influence and relationships to cut corners to get the drug approved quickly, brokering lucrative deals with a small group of insiders, starting with Secretary Hartley and leading down to Admiral Pillar and his crew, who agree to test the drug on the SEALS without their consent (they think they're being injected with vitamin B12). The drug was created by Capstone Industries, led by CEO Steve Horn ( The Suicide Squad's Jai Courtney) and needs human trials to get FDA approval. 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Illustrator Peter Brown creates a nostalgic, yet creepy atmosphere with his use of color and shadow. Are carrots seeking revenge for his glutinous appetite? How will it all end? Creepy Carrots, a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book, tells the story of Jasper Rabbit and follows him through his gluttony and eventual paranoia and fear. Then one day, Jasper starts to notice someone or something following him. What happens if you take more, much more than what you need? Jasper Rabbit loves carrots and he eats them all the time – on the way home, and more. That said, I still had not anticipated the full extent and gravitas of the killer twist at the ending. While I’ll try to avoid going into spoiler territory, I will confess to holding certain suspicions from early on. However, it is White’s skilful plotting and pacing that I found most successful. She sensed a primal darkness standing over them, following her like a shadow, and when she went downstairs and saw that body, it would clap around her shoulders, drag her down and stay with her forever. And, their exploration of that eternal question, ‘How well do we really know the people we love?’ builds suspense. The dual narratives offer readers engaging character growth, the ‘still waters run deep’ variety. Oh yeah, and why not throw something else that ‘totally weirds me out’ into that melting pot, taxidermy!Īdd in several of my favourite fiction ingredients - original descriptors, alternating narratives and feisty female leads - and you have a recipe for success. But in The Wife and the Widow, White has ratcheted that up a notch by making Belport Island (thankfully fictional) a popular summer holiday destination for Melbourne’s affluent, sowing the seeds for simmering tensions and acrimony with the locals who loathe yet depend on their excess. 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A New York Times Notable Book that “casts a searing eye on the labyrinth that is the American foster care system” (NPR’s On Point). This is the book’s beautiful cover! I love it! We also got an exclusive letter from the author. If there can be life after death-will there be calm after vengeance, or will chaos rule? As for each item… Now, a trio hides in the shadows, while another takes advantages of post-death life to take over the city of Merit. Or so he thought-but Sydney Clarke felt otherwise, and used her own superpower to tip the scales. They were dead, then alive, and then-Eli killed Victor, once and for all. They were best friends, and rivals, and then enemies. It’s actually numbered and it’s beautiful!Įli Ever and Victor Vale were only medical students when their mutual discovery that near-death experiences can, under the right conditions, manifest extraordinary abilities. This is the exclusive cover of Vengeful that came in the box. So this is all the box included! Now for each item… If you wanna check out what this box included, just keep reading! I will show photos of all the items, information on them and some of my thoughts! It’s my first time getting an Illumicrate box and I have to say, I’m pleasantly surprised! So, I recently read Vicious and loved it, so I decided to get Illumicrate’s V.E. A narrative slam dunk for fans of Donna Barba Higuera and Meg Medina." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Told through animated alternating first-person chapters, Cisneros's story not only captures the anxiety-and at times, humor-of trying to measure up to expectations, it also tackles delicate subject matter, such as parental absence and alcohol reliance, with profound sensitivity and nuance. "At every turn, Isaac and Marco support each other in this affirming story of basketball, middle school, friendship, and family, and choosing kindness and determination over easy cowardice or cruelty." - School Library Journal (starred review) "Cisneros' touching sophomore novel is an ideal pick for sports fans and will reel in reluctant readers." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Cisneros knocks down a game winner with Falling Short." - Newbery Medalist Matt de la Peña "A beautiful Latinx novel about friendship, determination, and the gift of self-acceptance. If books were basketball, author Ernesto Cisneros just made a slam dunk." - Sarah Scheerger, author of Operation Frog Effect "With characters so true to life that they practically jump off the page, Falling Short is the perfect balance of humor and heart. "Cisneros always writes characters full of foibles and humor and human warmth, and he really knows his basketball." - Carlos Hernandez, Pura Belpré-winning author of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe The setting of the novel also plays an important role in the story. Additionally, Jesse’s past and his own family relationships are explored as the two grow closer. Ava’s relationship with her father is particularly intense, as she struggles to understand his motivations and his life choices. The novel is full of complex characters and relationships, from Ava’s developing relationship with Jesse to her strained relationship with her father. Despite his seemingly unapproachable demeanor, Ava finds herself drawn to him, and the two embark on a passionate and tumultuous affair. Set in a small village in England, this romantic drama follows the story of Ava O’Shea, a young woman who finds herself drawn to Jesse Ward, a handsome and mysterious man. 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