Their mission takes them to the most dangerous universes yet: a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. The two forge a plan to save Paul and the Firebird, but succeeding means outsmarting a genius and risking not only their lives but also the lives of their counterparts in every other dimension. Unwilling to sacrifice her family, Marguerite enlists the brilliant Theo to help. If she doesn't sabotage her parents in multiple universes, Paul will be lost forever. But the price of his safe return is steep. When Paul's soul is splintered into four pieces-pieces that are trapped within Pauls in other dimensions-Marguerite will do anything, and travel anywhere, to save him. But she has also caught the attention of enemies willing to kidnap, blackmail, and even kill to use the Firebird for themselves. Marguerite Caine has done the impossible, traveling to alternate dimensions with the Firebird-the brilliant invention of her parents, her boyfriend, Paul, and their friend Theo.
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It's funny, Aunty Peggy used to call it Telling Fairy Stories. Although I do have a tendency to tell a few fibs now and again. I was just little then but they still locked me up. That was at the first Home, when I wouldn't settle because I wanted my mum so much. I've done a bit of stamping and screaming in my time.Īnd I've been locked up heaps of times. You stamp your feet in a rage and fall right through the floorboards or you scream yourself into a frenzy and you get locked up in a tower and they throw away the key. So, of course, you get a bit cheesed off with this sort of treatment. You get given a silly name like Rumpelstiltskin and nobody invites you to their party and no-one's ever grateful even when you do them a whopping great favour. But if you're bad and ugly then you've got no chance whatsoever. Which is fine if you happen to be a goodie-goodie and look gorgeous. If you're very good and very beautiful with long golden curls then, after sweeping up a few cinders or having a long kip in a cobwebby palace, this prince comes along and you live happily ever after. That sounds a bit stupid, like the start of a soppy fairy story. Once upon a time, there was a little girl called Tracy Beaker. The scrappy first-person narration and integration of frightening dreamscapes make Arnett's debut a fun paranormal mystery, with a focus on atmosphere over romance. Arnett's cast includes werewolves, sirens, and wizards, and she draws from numerous literary and mythological sources (including Arthurian legend), to a somewhat cluttered effect. Now paired with Eli as a dream-seer, Dusty struggles to navigate the perils of high school while searching for clues%E2%80%94from both the waking and dreaming worlds%E2%80%94about the killer. Dusty's Nightmare powers manifested late and seemed feeble, until she fed off the dream "fictus" of hottie Eli Booker, and the murder in his nightmare turned out to be real. Dusty is "halfkind," with an ordinary father and a mother who is a legendary Nightmare. The latest aspirant to Harry Potter's throne is 16-year-old Destiny Everhart, a sophomore at the Arkwell Academy boarding school for magical teens. The novel, wading into the waters of forbidden romance between teenage girl and hunky immortal vampire previously navigated by Buffy Summers and Bella Swan, feels less magical than it should despite the lush Victorian-era New Orleans setting. When a fellow convent member is found murdered, Celine suspects all her acquaintances, including Sébastien. Before long, Celine is swept up in a world of mystical forces centering around Sébastien Saint Germain, an enigmatic aristocrat to whom she is irresistibly attracted. Celine’s talent as a couturier leads to a commission from Odette, a beautiful member of the opulent-yet-mysterious Cour des Lions, where students of the occult practice their craft unmolested. En route, she bonds with Pippa, a white English émigrée, and both girls find refuge in an Ursuline convent. Forbidden love is tested by suspicion and murder in this latest addition to YA vampire lore.Ĭeline Rousseau, a French and Asian (mother’s exact origins unknown) seamstress, sails from Europe to America in hopes of leaving her shadowy past behind. The Book of Etta is an interesting follow-up to The Book of the Unnamed Midwife ( review), but I didn’t wholeheartedly love it. There, with no allies and few weapons besides her wits and will, she will risk both body and spirit not only to save lives but also to liberate a new world’s destiny. But her mission will lead her to the stronghold of the Lion-a tyrant who dominates the innocent with terror and violence. When slavers seize those she loves, Etta vows to release and avenge them. Loyal to the village but living on her own terms, Etta roams the desolate territory beyond: salvaging useful relics of the ruined past and braving the threat of brutal slave traders, who are seeking women and girls to sell and subjugate. Mothers and midwives are sacred, but Etta has a different calling. In the world that is, women are scarce and childbearing is dangerous…yet desperately necessary for humankind’s future. 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If you want a good reference book on bread ovens, try The Bread Builders. The 'How-to' build a back-yard read oven section is weak - mostly because this guy is a bread maker and not an oven builder. But be forewarned the information will take longer to settle in it is a great guide for those who want to learn by doing. His book is a witty and enjoyable read that can be taken up in a couple of sittings. Even so, Daniel Stevens is anything but boring. That makes it even better because it is utilitarian less is more. It is not as detailed as Jeffrey Hamelman's Bread, and it doesn't need to be. It is a resource to be perused over and over again. It offers a quick, entertaining delivery of useful information on the essentials of bread making which has become a favorite pastime of mine.Īs a reference book, it's not as wordy or philosophical like Peter Reinhart's, Brother Juniper's Bread book, one of my all-time favorites - but its not meant to be. The River Cottage Bread Handbook is aptly named. Setterfield gives us a fairy tale complete with a giant and abandoned babies, a gothic suspense novel with a creepy family estate and crazy relatives, and a ghost story with disappearing books and a girl in the mist. During their collaboration, which takes place mostly in a library of any book lover's dream, they manage to work through both of their stories, alongside a small cast of dutiful servants and one canny feline in the present, and a large cast of twins, ghosts and one wily governess in the past. Vida has told any number of tales about her life, but only now, says Vida, is she prepared to tell the truth. Then one day she receives a letter requesting her services as a biographer from Vida Winter, an author of such magnitude that 22 biographers have already attempted (and failed) to write her life story. The most exciting thing in Margaret's life is a family secret she discovered as a child that has branded her like a scar. Margaret works in her father's bookshop, reading 19th-century novels and writing the occasional biography of obscure literary figures. So besotted is she by books that she makes sure she is sitting down whenever she reads, so as not to fall over and hurt herself while engrossed in a story. We book lovers have things in common, and Margaret Lea, the heroine of Diane Setterfield's heralded debut novel, is one of us. After her mother’s premature death, Lina is forced to leave her life behind in exchange for the rolling Tuscan landscape and a father she’s never met. If you answered hell yeah to any of those questions than do I have news for you… Say hello to your new favorite Rom-Com Love & Gelato! A surprisingly emotional story about self-discovery, Love & Gelato explores family, food and grief against the backdrop of Florence Italy. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more.ĭo you like travel and adventure? Are you practically salivating at the thought of spaghetti and meat balls? How do you feel about Italian guys? It’s a secret that will change everything she knew about her mother, her father-and even herself. A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. But what kind of father isn’t around for sixteen years? All Lina wants to do is get back home.īut then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. She’s only there because it was her mother’s dying wish that she get to know her father. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn’t in the mood for Italy’s famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. While readers see the world through Rose's eyes, and sometimes Rose views the world through Lissa's mind, the books were limited to a single viewpoint. Like many series, the Vampire Academy books are mostly told from a single point of view. Though Preger Entertainment tried to crowdfund the budget for the second film, their efforts were unsuccessful. Unfortunately, the film series was canceled due to the first's box office performance. While the film wasn't a perfect adaptation, fans were excited to see where the franchise would go. The adaptation drew on the horror and comedy elements in the books, seemingly in an attempt to make a vampire film that was different from the others released at the time. In 2014, a film adaptation starring Zoey Deutch and Lucy Fry was released, but it was panned by critics. This isn't the first adaptation of Mead's books. Some scenes from the show were included in Peacock's 2022 programming preview, confirming fans can expect the series to be released this year. Plec initially expressed interest in creating the series in 2015. Julie Plec, known for The Vampire Diaries and its spin-offs, is the showrunner, bringing the world of Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer) and Lissa Dragomir (Daniele Nieves) and their time at St. Peacock is turning Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy books into a television series. |