![]() ![]() ![]() What the fuck are words anyway? This book does not pull any punches whatsoever. until Sawyer and the White Gloves make a disturbing discover near the family's summer home-and uncover a twisted secret, decades in the making. When her cousin Lily ropes her into pledging a mysterious, elite, and all-female secret society called the White Gloves, Sawyer soon discovers that someone in the group's ranks may have the answers she's looking for. But the answers Sawyer found during her debutante year only left her with more questions and one potentially life-ruining secret. Reluctant debutante Sawyer Taft joined Southern high society for one reason and one reason alone: to identify and locate her biological father. "Think of the White Gloves like the Junior League-by way of Skull and Bones?" Published by Freeform on November 5th, 2019 Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Banres This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() I received this book for free from Freeform in exchange for an honest review. Thursday, OctoPulls No Punches: Deadly Little Scandals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Posted by Rashika ![]()
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![]() ![]() Morgaine knew that he spoke truth, and bowed her head in anguish. And that is the lure which this new breed of priests has promised them.' They want not to wait for God's justice but to see it now. ![]() ‘Perhaps a religion which demands that every man must work though lifetime after lifetime for his own salvation is too much for mankind. It is not so, it will never be so, but perhaps it is the only way the unenlightened can bear to think of their Gods.' They want a God who will care for them, who will not demand that they struggle for enlightenment, but who will accept them just as they are, with all their sins, and take away their sins with repentance. ![]() “They have not forgotten the Mysteries,' she said, ‘they have found them too difficult. ![]() ![]() Set in the mean streets of Chicago, Talon of God is the action-packed adventure centered around the Lauryn Jefferson, a beautiful young doctor who is dragged into a seemingly impossible battle against the invisible forces of Satan’s army and their human agents that are bent on enslaving humanity in a mission to establish the kingdom of hell on Earth.īut Lauryn is a skeptic, and it’s only as she sees a diabolical drug sweep her city and begins to train in the ways of a spirit warrior by the legendary man of God, Talon Hunter, that she discovers her true nature and inner strength. Imagine two heroes emerging from that darkness to do battle with the forces of evil. Imagine an unholy cabal of the world’s richest and most powerful men directing this sinister plan in order to cement their unbridled control of the planet. Imagine that everyone you have ever known or loved was forced against their will into a state of demonic possession and spiritual slavery. The acclaimed actor makes his fiction debut with this enthralling urban fantasy in which a holy warrior must convince a doctor with no faith to help stop a powerful demon and his minions from succeeding in creating hell on earth-a thrilling adventure of science and faith, good and evil, damnation and salvation. ![]() ![]() ![]() A Good Marriage was dark and suspenseful. It is being released as a standalone in preparation for the motion picture release. The story originally published in the anthology Full Dark, No Stars. I was excited to obtain a copy of the audio version of A Good Marriage by Stephen King. This horrifying discovery, rendered with bristling intensity, could be the end of what Darcy though was a good marriage… ![]() Her toe knocks up against a box under a worktable and she discovers she doesn’t know her husband at all, but rather has been living with a stranger. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Connelly, Joan Allen, and Anthony La Paglia, Stephen King’s short story, “A Good Marriage” from Full Dark, No Stars is now available as a stand-alone audio edition! Bob Anderson, Darcy’s husband of more than twenty years, is away on one of his business trips, when his unsuspecting wife looks for batteries in the garage. ![]() ![]() ![]() In response, this year’s initiative focuses on “‘literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond,’ and especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies.” 2020 also ushers in a new five-year program: UNESCO Strategy for Youth and Adult Literacy to develop policies and strategies to address the learning needs of disadvantaged groups, especially women and girls to leverage digital technologies to expand access and improve outcomes and to monitor and assess literacy programs. In 1966 UNESCO (United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) established International Literacy Day on this date to “actively mobilize the international community to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities, and societies.” This year, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected education and educational resources around the world. ![]() ![]() Ben is everything Sebastian isn't-wealthy, charming, heir to an earl. ![]() Until Benedict Lennox begins courting Abigail. But Abigail lights up his world like a comet, bright and beautiful and able to see him instead of his ruined reputation. He's not a fit suitor for anyone, let alone an heiress. He came home from war with a shattered leg to find his father mad and his inheritance gone. But the money seems to blind every man she meets-except one. ![]() Abigail hopes for a man who wants her desperately and passionately. The second book in a deliciously sexy new series from USA Today bestselling and RITA award winning author Caroline Linden, in which an utterly shocking book – Fifty Shades of Grey for the Regency era- has all of London talking and gives more than one young miss a mind for scandal.Ībigail Weston has everything: beauty, wit, and one of the largest dowries in England. ![]() ![]() ![]() The puzzle of those missing eleven days has persisted. Eleven days later, she reappears, just as mysteriously as she disappeared, claiming amnesia and providing no explanations for her time away. ![]() Her World War I veteran husband and her daughter have no knowledge of her whereabouts, and England unleashes an unprecedented manhunt to find the up-and-coming mystery author. Investigators find her empty car on the edge of a deep, gloomy pond, the only clues some tire tracks nearby and a fur coat left in the car-strange for a frigid night. In December 1926, Agatha Christie goes missing. ![]() The ending is ingenious, and it's possible that Benedict has brought to life the most plausible explanation for why Christie disappeared for 11 days in 1926."-The Washington Post The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room returns with a thrilling reconstruction of one of the most notorious events in literary history: Agatha Christie's mysterious 11-day disappearance in 1926. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "A stunning story. ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the way that Kristoff demonstrates the cumulative dehumanising process of the assassins’ school as Mia continues to master the necessary skills. The world is very effectively depicted and we get to meet a number of vivid supporting characters, who are all chilling in a world where dishonesty, cunning and trickery are prized over love, compassion and empathy – indeed the latter are regarded as weaknesses. ![]() I’m a sucker for coming of age stories set in training establishments, anyway – though Hogwarts it ain’t. I really enjoyed Mia’s character – the backstory that steadily emerges during her time at assassins’ school is compelling that had me engrossed and thoroughly on her side. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door of a retired killer, and a future she never imagined. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. ![]() In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family. ![]() I really liked the premise for this and was fortunate enough to have my request accepted via NetGalley for an arc in return for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1977, a Halloween prequel, Halloween Is Grinch Night, aired with the Grinch voiced by Hans Conried. The book has been adapted many times, first as a 1966 animated TV film narrated by Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's voice. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of Redbook. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who attempts to thwart the public's Christmas plans by stealing Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. Seuss" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas children's story by Theodor "Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are looking for lighthearted, pass on this one. I highly recommend this book with the caveat that it might not be for everyone. The ending is superb.there’s enough closure for satisfaction but still some lingering questions up for discussion. This element made for an interesting roller coaster ride of anticipation and kept me guessing which way the story would move. I was constantly vacillating between questioning Blythe’s sanity and trusting her. I saw almost nothing of myself in Blythe (main character) and I think this dichotomy is part of why I loved the book so much. After reading a few chapters, I’d put the book down and just think “Holy cow!” But my Kindle didn’t stay down for long because I was compulsively interested in what would come next. There were certain parts where I had to put the book down because it was just SO MUCH. It’s chilling and gripping and intense and I loved it. It’s more than a family drama but not quite a thriller.let’s call it a combo of the best parts of each. ![]() This book is just.WOW! It’s brilliantly written and the story is certainly original. “Surely there is a limit to how much sadness one person can hold.” I believe “The Push” answers this musing in more ways than one. Two five star books in two months is very rare as I’m very stingy in giving a full five star rating. If nothing else, 2021 has been a fantastic reading year so far. ![]() |