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Dogs of war adrian5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s trapped really, underpaid, overworked and has fallen into a few money pits. ![]() Jimmy is at the bottom of the food chain. Of course, the grass isn’t always greener and building luxurious accommodations for the elite is not quite as glamorous as living in them. A few genetic modifications and a little space travel later and Jimmy is working on a new project – the building of a city (fondly known as Hell City), set in a crater covered with a silk membrane (that will eventually lead to a more livable atmosphere. Jimmy was wowed by the thoughts of getting off earth and having a fresh start and jumped at the chance of a job on Mars. Bear Head jumps forward by a few years following the conclusion of Dogs of War and we follow a new character named Jimmy. Second, if you are intending to read Dogs of War then you should probably avoid this review as it will contain spoilers (I do of course try to avoid spoilers but just seeing certain names appearing in a second instalment can sometimes give away plot points for the first book). Of course, having thoroughly enjoyed Dogs of War I obviously recommend you read it as it will provide a deeper strength of feeling for the characters who appear here. First, Do I think this can be read as a standalone? Yes, I’m confident that readers could pick this up without having read the first. Two small provisos before starting this review. My Five Word TL:DR Review: Futuristic drama with political shenanigansīear Head is the second book in the Dogs of War series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. ![]()
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The veranchetti marriage5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() She wondered how many recognised her as Alex’s ex-wife. From the instant she had entered the building she had been aware of the ripple of curious eyes following in her wake. KERRY wished the receptionist would stop staring avidly at her. Her skin came up goose-flesh at the prospect, and her pride revolted at the humiliation underwritten in surrender. She kept on trying to picture herself walking cold into Veranchetti Industries tomorrow. She tried to phone her sister, but Vickie was out. She made a sandwich which she nibbled at without great appetite. Indeed, Kerry’s removal from the scene might work to the long-suffering Barbara’s advantage. He would have to learn to depend on himself again. Steven had moaned and groaned until he had outrun her patience. When she finally reached home, she was exhausted. “We get on better as we are,” he muttered, looking hunted. ![]() Health Insurance for Students in Australia: Detailed Discussion ![]()
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Bliss montage stories5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() For a reported story on any of these, Ma would have been encouraged to reach one single conclusion about mycelium or MFA bros. ![]() In 2019, she told PEN America that she had once wanted to be a journalist, and this tendency toward reporting is reflected in her non-player characters: fungal spores, the supply chain, white MFA students who gatekeep Chineseness for Chinese American writers. Those are both examples from Ling Ma’s new collection, Bliss Montage. Your mother can be both your mother and a character in a published story that you talked about in an imagined story in which you discuss your real mother talking about your published stories. Your hundred ex-boyfriends really do live in your LA mansion while also not being there at all. Immaterial fears grip our consciousness as tightly as mothers and the weather, a contradiction more suited to the magic and mundanity of fiction than, say, vox pops on Oxford Street. Bliss Montage, by Ling Ma, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 228 pages, $ 26įiction is where the surreal finds harbor, praise the Lord, and where the simultaneity of experience can be honored in full. ![]()
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Reboot amy tintera book 35/10/2023 ![]() To save Callum, Wren will have to risk it all. Unfortunately, Callum’s big heart also makes him a liability, and Wren is ordered to eliminate him. As Wren tries to teach Callum how to be a soldier, his hopeful smile works its way past her defenses. ![]() unlike her newest trainee, Callum 22, who is practically still human. Now she is one of the deadliest Reboots around. Wren Connolly died five years ago, only to Reboot after 178 minutes. until she is given an order she refuses to obey. In this fast-paced dystopian thrill ride from New York Times–bestselling author Amy Tintera, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Legend, and Divergent, a seventeen-year-old girl returns from death as a Reboot and is trained as an elite crime-fighting soldier. ![]()
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Michael sheridan the gate to china5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() It ends with the battle for democracy on the city's streets and the ultimate victory of the Chinese Communist Party. The story sweeps the reader from the earliest days of trade through the Opium Wars of the 19th century to the age of globalisation and the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China. The rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule are told with unique insight in this new history by Michael Sheridan, drawing on eyewitness reporting over three decades, interviews with key figures and documents from archives in China and the West. ![]() Fascinating' Sunday Times 'An authoritative history' Financial Times 'Gripping and richly researched' Rana Mitter A superb new history of the rise of China and the fall of Hong Kong to authoritarian rule. ![]()
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Adobo and arsenic5/9/2023 ![]() Clashing Cousins: While they're not blood-related, Lila and Bernadette have grown up together as rivals. ![]() It's already hard to feel sorry for Edwin Long, but it's revealed that his wife killed him after he caught her overhearing his plan to kill her son.Derek Winter may have been Lila's ex, but she thought he was at most a nuisance until she learned that he was involved in a drug ring and a restaurant health-inspecting scam.The third book, Blackmail And Bibingka, was published on October 4, 2022. The second book, Homicide And Halo-Halo, was published on February 8, 2022. The police are quick to accuse Lila for the murder, so she goes around town to investigate people whom Derek has wronged. Her high-school ex-boyfriend, Derek Winter, comes by to lambast yet another dish in the restaurant but passes out and dies in the hospital. Lila Macapagal returns to her hometown of Shady Palms after a broken engagement to help out at her aunt's restaurant. ![]() ![]() Manansala, collectively titled "A Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery". Arsenic and Adobo, published on May 4, 2021, is the first book in a series of mysteries by Mia P. ![]()
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Julia's House Goes Home by Ben Hatke5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Can she and her friends make things right again? A touching close to the Julia’s House trilogy, Julia’s House Goes Home shows a maturing Julia a main character who’s gone from always having a plan, to learning that it’s okay to throw your plans out the window and just live in the moment, to having your plans fall apart in front of you – and having your friends be there to catch you when you fall. ![]() ![]() Now, the house lands, but takes a terrible tumble and rolls away, leaving Julia holding only the sign from her door! As she tries to track down the house, she gathers her Lost Creature friends, who’ve all been tossed and tumbled as the house bounced away, but just when she thinks she’s found the house, she makes a distressing discovery. The last time readers saw Julia’s house, in last year’s Julia’s House Moves On,the house had sprouted wings and was flying Julia’s plans in the literal air. The third book in the Julia’s House series will tug at heartstrings. Julia’s House Goes Home, by Ben Hatke (Oct. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A Respectable Trade, the story of a series of unlikely events set in Bristol toward the end of the 18th Century, follows this Gregory formula and solidly delivers. You know that you will meet well developed characters who act out unlikely plots and hold your interest, even if story lines become a bit predictable. Philippa Gregory is an enjoyable and dependable story teller. Too many loose-ends are left untied - rendering it only 4 stars. This highly informed and talented writer's work is a pleasure to read! Although I enjoyed the novel, I found the ending to be a bit of a letdown. The title historical fiction writer would serve her better. Philippa Gregory is often called a romance novelist. Pretty accurate in portrayal since slavery was one of the ugliest events in time. Again, the horrors of slavery are shocking and disturbing. ![]() Knowing they can not live as a couple in England - especially with Francis' being married, Francis and Mehuru must hide their feelings for each other. The tale of this pair's faith and hope is downright heartbreaking. Mehuru proves to be everything her own husband isn't - warm, caring, sensitive and attentive. Francis is quite caring and compassionate & soon falls for one of the slaves, Mehuru. Considered old and impoverished, her new station in life is to teach the people her husband and his sister kidnap from Africa to sell as slaves - a fact Francis learns after she has married. Francis Scott marries a man that does not suit her at all. More of a historical account of the horrors of slavery. ![]()
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Lily morton rule breaker5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() From stabbing him with a cake fork, to garrotting him with his expensive tie, Dylan has thought of everything. Not surprisingly he has devoted a lot of time to increasingly inventive ways to murder Gabe. Two long years of insults, and having to redo the coffee pot four times in the mornings to meet his exacting standards. Is it really wrong to want to murder your boss? Dylan has worked for Gabe for two years. But since the second book is coming out today (!!) and I’m super excited to start it, I decided that it’s a good time to post the review of the first book (spoiler: it’s awesome), before I read and review it’s sequel. This review is actually not all that new, I wrote it a few months ago when the book first came out. Hello and and welcome to my first review (here)! ![]()
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Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy5/9/2023 ![]() She already has a lot on her plate, including two difficult adult daughters and the unwelcome attentions of her ex-husband. Clara Casey accepts the difficult task of establishing the inadequately funded clinic for a year. Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy is a tale about the patients, staff, and friends of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and new Ireland.ĭr. The outcomes are not as anticipated when a childless London woman comes to Whitethorn Woods and begs the saint for assistance, and when one man is offered compensation for his land but has a personal reason to save the well. Some people consider it to be a location of genuine spiritual power that requires protection Others believe it is merely a magnet for superstitions that can be easily sacrificed. ![]() Ann’s to talk about their hopes and fears. ![]() Ann’s Well’s fate is at the center of the conflict. Everything in the small Irish town of Rossmore is changing. When a new road threatens to cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. Maeve Binchy Synopses: Whitehorn Woods by Maeve Binchy is a standalone title. If You Like Maeve Binchy Books, You’ll Love… Sister Caravaggio was edited by Peter Cunningham and contained contributions by Binchy, Mary O’Donnell, Neil Donnelly, Cormac Millar and Peter Sheridan. Notes: London Transports was also published as Victoria Line, Central Line. ![]() |