5/29/2023 0 Comments The secret key agatha oddly![]() ![]() ![]() When she witnesses a woman knocked down by a motorbike on her way to school, she’s as horrified as anyone would be. This isn’t the only time her imaginary detective companion pays her a visit, but she comes to rely more on herself than on him as the book continues. She even imagines a little Hercule Poirot on the seat next to her while he talks, and they place bets on how long the teacher will talk for. And although I didn’t enjoy this quite as much as those, it was a really fun read, with a protagnoist I came to care about.Īgatha has always wanted to be a detective, when we first meet her, she’s in trouble with the headmaster for breaking rules in the search of answers again. I had my sights on this one for a while, after it was recommended to me by someone who also loved the Murder Most Unladylike series I’ve been working my way through. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Ms marvel volume 2 generation why![]() (Do the kids still squee? Are they still calling themselves trash? What are they doing and why did they regress back to weird elaborate ship name conventions? Grumble grumble outta my dumpster.)īut Kamala herself is still a righteous, nerdy ray of sunshine. I will say that some of the writing’s teenagisms are starting to slightly grate and date on me, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this is both because Internet culture moves so quickly that two years can feel like an eternity and because I have entered my next evolutionary stage as a fandom old. Marvel (I especially love the way he draws Kamala’s prominent nose), but Adrian Alphona’s teen indie movie in a bottle style is still the most perfect complement to G. Wyatt plays nicely in the quirkier house style of Ms. ![]() Marvel: No Normal-unsurprisingly, as the only major difference in the creative team is Jacob Wyatt stepping in to illustrate issues 6 and 7. Generation Why keeps up the same high level of quality seen in Ms. Specifically, saving the day from the Inventor, the strange cockatiel-human hybrid who has been kidnapping teenage runaways for assuredly nefarious purposes. Marvel, Jersey City’s own hometown hero, navigating the usual trials and tribulations of a teenage superhero-hiding her identity to protect her loved ones, interfacing with the larger world of superheroics, and, of course, saving the day. ![]() Marvel: Generation Why (or issues 6 through 11) finds newly minted Ms. ![]() ![]() Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona, and Jacob Wyatt ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Ann cleeves black raven![]() ![]() Ann Cleeves probes beneath the surface of a community to reveal the darkness that can fester when everyone thinks they know each other's secrets' – „Val Mcdermid”. „Raven Black” is a haunting, beautifully crafted crime story, and establishes Ann Cleeves as a rising talent in psychological crime writing … For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbours nervously lock their doors, whilst a killer lives on in their midst. ![]() But when police insist on opening out the investigation a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man – loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. As Fran opens her mouth to scream, the ravens continue their deadly dance … It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbour Catherine Ross. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a vivid splash of colour on the white ground, ravens circling above. Long a celebrated crime writer in Britain, Ann Cleeves fame went international when she won the coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger for this amazing suspense novel, Raven Black. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies buried beneath a deep layer of snow. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Reamde by neal stephenson![]() ![]() ![]() But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the perilous brink of cataclysmic change. ![]() Now, in celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fras and suurs prepare to venture outside the concent's gates - opening them wide at the same time to welcome the curious "extras" in.ĭuring his first Apert as a fra, Erasmus eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected". Erasmus, however, has no fear of the outside - the Extramuros - for the last of the terrible times was long, long ago. Yet always the avout have managed to adapt in the wake of catastrophe, becoming out of necessity more austere and less dependent on technology and material things. Three times during history's darkest epochs, bloody violence born of superstition and ignorance has invaded and devastated the cloistered mathic community. Over the centuries, cities, and governments have risen and fallen beyond the concent's walls. Fraa Erasmus is a young avout living in the Concent of Saunt Edhar, a sanctuary for mathematicians, scientists, and philosophers, protected from the corrupting influences of the "Saecular" world by ancient stone, honored traditions, and complex rituals. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Reign of Darkness by Ariana Nash![]() ![]() ![]() Only this time, there is more than love at stake. Niko thought he knew which prince he could trust, but he's been fooled before and as Vasili's true motives are revealed, Niko finds himself at the mercy of Prince Vasili once more. One prince must control the unrelenting power desperate for its escape. A land of opportunity for a manipulative prince and his reluctant assassin.īut just as Nikolas begins to believe Vasili might be worth fighting for-that Loreen can be saved with Vasili on the throne-the dark flame trapped in the royal bloodline unravels its ancient bonds. ![]() A land of pirates and thieves, of mystery and magic. The exotic south is Vasili's and Niko's only refuge. Nikolas doesn't fear Amir, but the new king has discovered the Caville curse can be wielded like a weapon, and he has Nikolas in his crosshairs. King Amir has not forgotten Nikolas Yazdan-the butcher, a lord's bastard son, and Vasili's favorite pet. "Under the heel of your boot, Your Highness?"Īfter a terrible inferno destroys the Caville palace, and with the people of Loreen turned against him, Prince Vasili is left with no choice but to flee his ancestral home, leaving Amir to proclaim himself king.īut the prince's life isn't the only one left in ashes. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Isaiah berlin tolstoy![]() Berlin’s research represents the hedgehog approach since he summarizes Marx’s thought as a monist conception of history, while McLellan’s research exemplifies the fox approach by covering multiple facets of Marx’s life and thought. Berlin, McLellan, and Stedman Jones are famous for their research on Marx, which relates to the composition of intellectual biography rather than to other scholarly projects and genres. According to such distinction, the research approaches can be classified into the hedgehog approach and the fox approach, the former highlighting the unique essence of the objects and the latter striving to display various characteristics of the objects. ![]() Isaiah Berlin divides thinkers into two categories-monist hedgehogs and the pluralist foxes for him, Marx belongs to the first category. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments The 48 laws of power book![]() Instead, the laws focus on how one can increase their influence over any situation, regardless of their moral consequences. These laws are amoral as they themselves don’t take into account any sense of right or wrong. The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is a collection of “laws” based on historical and philosophical anecdotes. You invariably have to disguise both your means and your ends. This seems paradoxical but the fact remains that you cannot honestly and forthrightly pursue power. ![]() The one who can disguise his pursuit of power with his care for others ends up becoming the most powerful. It is widely held that those who seek power must seem to have no interest in it, and on the contrary they must pretend to care only about others. The more you get, the more you want.Įven though it is a fundamental human behavior, the desire for power is considered impolite and selfish. Power is like a drug that makes you stronger each time you taste it. Those who pretend to have no desire for power are either deceiving themselves or attempting to deceive others. ![]() ![]() ![]() When one feels that he has no power over others or events, he is likely to be depressed. The desire for power is a fundamental human behavior. A Comprehensive Study Guide of The 48 Laws of Power ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews![]() ![]() But the enemy she’s facing is unlike anything she’s ever encountered before. Before long, she has to juggle dealing with the annoyingly attractive, ex-military, new neighbor, Sean Evans-an alpha-strain werewolf-and the equally arresting cosmic vampire soldier, Arland, while trying to keep her inn and its guests safe. Under the circumstances, "normal" is a bit of a stretch for Dina.Īnd now, something with wicked claws and deepwater teeth has begun to hunt at night.Feeling responsible for her neighbors, Dina decides to get involved. Meant to be a lodging for otherworldly visitors, the only permanent guest is a retired Galactic aristocrat who can’t leave the grounds because she’s responsible for the deaths of millions and someone might shoot her on sight. But Dina is.different: Her broom is a deadly weapon her Inn is magic and thinks for itself. She runs a quaint Victorian Bed and Breakfast in a small Texas town, owns a Shih Tzu named Beast, and is a perfect neighbor, whose biggest problem should be what to serve her guests for breakfast. ![]() ![]() On the outside, Dina Demille is the epitome of normal. This is a short novel, about 60,000 words. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Artemis novel book review![]() ![]() You want illegal contraband like booze or cigarettes? Jazz can get it to you…. She works as daytime porter supplementing her meager income with a side job as a smuggler. Jazz is a Have Not, and a part of the working class that runs Artemis. But it also has just enough order, human kindness and decency woven in to make it tolerable for its inhabitants. Sounds glamourous, right? We quickly learn that even on a lunar colony there are the Haves and the Have Nots, and just like Earth, this society has greed, manipulation, politics, crime, and corrupt individuals driven by money. Jazz Bashara is a longtime resident of Artemis. ![]() Artemis has about 3,000 residents and a lot of rich tourists. The lunar time matches the time of the country Kenya on Earth. The bubbles are connected through tunnels and looks like some balls and sticks. ![]() The Armstrong bubble sits in the middle, surrounded by Aldrin, Conrad, Bean and Shepard. It’s made of 5 spheres called “bubbles” and it looks like a bunch of domes. The whole city is a half a kilometer across. I was hooked at the first chapter and I would have read this book in one setting if I could.Īrtemis is the first and only city on the moon. But the plot is intriguing so I decided to give this a try. And I usually avoid science fiction novels. ![]() I dove into this book without any expectations. I am so excited to share my book review with you! ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Joyful ingrid fetell lee![]() ![]() Adding pops of color and light into your home will make it feel more vibrant and lively. ![]() How to Design a Joyful Home with These 10 Aesthetics of Joy EnergyĬolor gives us energy. It contains joy that can be seen and others that lie just below the surface of everyday life and with each joy we uncover, we are reminded that we are the architects of our own delight, the makers of our own luck. I am sharing these 10 aesthetics today and included examples of how each one can be used in your own home. ![]() In the book, the author researches what brings us joy in life and came up with 10 different aesthetics. This book has helped me to understand how simple design choices can brighten our moods. If you have followed me for a while, you know my love for the book Joyful by Ingrid Fetell Lee. I passionately believe that everyone should live in a joyful home that gives them energy every day. ![]() |