"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.įrom The Washington Post's Book World/ Reviewed by Tim Gautreaux An old Mississippi mule trader by the name of Ray Lum was fond of saying, "You live and learn. Rhino Ranch is a bittersweet and fitting end to this iconic series, a tribute to all of the emotion, hilarity, whimsy, and poignancy that readers have followed across decades. As he watches his world change around him, he reminisces on love affairs past and the missed opportunities he now regrets. Irony, romance, and cycle of life: Duane comes back from a near-fatal heart attack to discover that his new neighbor has recently opened a rhino preserve on her property.Rhino Ranch, the final episode in Duane’s saga, represents the end of an era and is the most unusual and compelling novel in the series. The Thalia Finale: Readers have followed the life of Duane through The Last Picture Show, Texasville, Duane’s Depressed, and When the Light Goes.His Thalia, Texas, series is among his most famous and Duane is an icon as much as his creator. Highly acclaimed, iconic author: Larry McMurtry is renowned for his elegiac prose, sharp wit, and engaging plotlines.
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What was supposed to happen? Well, that’s where the real story began and it just got more exciting from there. Her prince, Benedict, can’t possibly save her because he hasn’t found her yet. I kept rolling my eyes and sighing at the first few pages because of how predictable the plot was until Sophie’s stepmother caught her so early in the book. Of course, she gets to the party, she meets Benedict but doesn’t disclose her identity, she leaves a piece of clothing behind, and Benedict spends some time looking for her. She’s so kind that when the Bridgertons threw a masquerade ball the other servants in the house provided her a dress but instructed her to be back by midnight so her stepmother doesn’t notice she’s been away. Our damsel in distress, Sophie, is working as a servant in her stepfamily’s estate after her father passed away. At first, I thought I was going to get really bored of this as it started out as your regular Cinderella trope. This time we’re following Benedict’s story, the second eldest among the 8 Bridgerton siblings. We are now at the third installment of Bridgerton – a series that focuses on the Bridgerton siblings’ quest for marriage, ideally with love, set in the Regency era and I think I found my favorite book of them all. Personal Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ / ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 out of 5 stars) Heat Wave (Quantum Leap) by Melanie Kent 57 copiesįoreknowledge by Christopher Defilippis 54 copies Loch Ness Leap by Sandy Schofield 69 copies Quantum Leap: Obsessions by Carol Davis 73 copies Independence by John Peel 76 copies, 1 reviewĪngels Unaware by L. Elizabeth Storm 127 copiesĭouble or Nothing by C. Random Measures by Ashley McConnell 108 copies Search and Rescue by Melissa Crandall 121 copies Quantum Leap: Knights of the Morningstar by Melanie Rawn 136 copies Prelude by Ashley McConnell 167 copies, 3 reviews The Wall by Ashley McConnell 148 copies, 2 reviews The Beginning by Julie Robitaille 54 copies, 2 reviews Too Close for Comfort by Ashley McConnell 154 copies Quantum Leap: The Novel by Ashley McConnell 216 copies The Ghost and the Gumshoe by Julie Robitaille 52 copies Gorgeous sets, gorgeous locations, gorgeous clothes.The title character actors in the two series– namely, David Suchet, Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie– are unquestionably some of the greatest talents England has ever seen fit to put on screen. You don’t get more superlative than Christie in mystery and Wodehouse in humor. Not just close, but actually at the very top. Both series feature source material from 20th-century British authors that are known to be #1 in their genre.He adapted well and maintained quite a lot of the original authors’ dialogue and atmosphere, to the lasting satisfaction of hard-core fans. Both are heavily defined by some excellent Clive Exton scripts.
History 2017–2019: Formation and pre-debut activities įollowing the establishment of YG Entertainment's representative boy bands BigBang (2006), Winner (2014), and iKon (2015), news of their next creation, circulated as early as 2017. Treasure debuted with the single album The First Step: Chapter One (2020)-the first in a tetralogy of albums which collectively sold over one million copies in five months. Its former members, Mashiho and Bang Ye-dam, departed from the group in November 2022. Treasure ( Korean: 트레저 Japanese: トレジャー stylized in all caps) is a South Korean boy band formed in 2019 by YG Entertainment, through YG Treasure Box (2018–2019) and consists of 10 members: Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong-woo, and So Jung-hwan. With a script laden with powerful metaphors, this series leaves readers both creeped out and more aware of the presence of everyday monsters, and keenly awaiting the next installment. Characters are drawn in realistic style with striking colors, and both monsters and the environment they thrive in are twisted in ways that indicate the hatred they represent. Pichetshote’s disconcerting contemporary take on the classic haunted house genre is enlivened by Campbell’s ethereal artwork. When she falls into a coma, Aisha’s multiracial friends discover that the evil presence is fueled by bigotry-and as they become targets themselves, must work to destroy demons both unseen and in plain sight. As Aisha digs deeper into the history of the housing complex, monstrous forces begin haunting her and provoke her into hurting her family. A haunted house story for the 21st century, INFIDEL follows an American Muslim woman and her multi-racial. As it happens, a Muslim man detonated an explosive in the building years prior. Infidel - PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE - A CAMPBELL. Upon moving into an apartment building, Muslim woman Aisha is met with hostility from neighbors (including her mother in law). Michael Sugar, who won an Oscar for producing. Presenting horror as topical as it is viscerally distressing, the trade volume of this bold series conjures xenophobia in tangible and terrifying form. TriStar Pictures has picked up the rights to Infidel, a horror comic from former DC/Vertigo editor Pornsak Pichetshote and artist Aaron Campbell. Infidel Pornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell. Teams compete in a game similar to capture the flag, where users throw down in a mystical landscape while attempting to steal their opponents’ artifact, a gem safeguarded by the team leader. The game, developed by young billionaire Hideo Tanaka, comes with a pair of lenses that thrusts the user into a virtual reality of their dreams - one where people can do nearly anything. The Warcross duology occurs in a future where a virtual reality game, Warcross, has taken the world by storm. “Wildcard” is an exceptional sequel and final installment in Lu’s latest YA science fiction series. In the highly anticipated sequel to 2017’s “Warcross,” author Marie Lu keeps readers on the edge of their seats and creates vivid worlds in “Wildcard.” Her imagery breathes life into settings, from ancient underwater ruins to a futuristic technology-infused Tokyo. She gave us all permission to be better that the male protagonist in our lives. JKR changed the lives of a lot of girls when she created Hermione. I can’t really say much here that hasn’t been said many, many times before, but seriously. She’s clever and bossy and brave and completely wonderful. Obvious choice is obvious, bUT SERIOUSLY. These are all from books I loved as a teenager, and a lot of them were inspirations for both Clove and Ella, just like my book bfs were inspirations for Matt. In honour of The Last Beginning (out in ten days!) where Clove finds her straight-to-the-alter girlfriend, here are my top ten book girlfriends. In April 2015 I posted a list of my top Book Boyfriends – fictional characters who you would totally marry if they were real and available, like, no questions asked. The Gooney Bird series is clever and humorous, and readers will love the recurring cast of characters, including Malcolm, Keiko, Felicia Ann, and many others. Gooney Bird is a born storyteller and tells fanciful stories that are somewhat reminiscent of Pippi Longstocking, except that unlike Pippi’s stories, Gooney Bird’s are always “absolutely true.” With her outlandish outfits and penchant for the spotlight, Gooney Bird transforms the atmosphere of Mrs. Later she pairs green stretch pants with a polka-dot T-shirt and a pink ballet tutu. On her first day of school, Gooney Bird wears pajamas and cowboy boots and carries a dictionary and a lunch box. She has a memorable sense of style that her classmates love, and so do readers. Gooney Bird Greene is a second grade student who likes to be “right smack in the middle of everything” -and luckily for Gooney Bird, she usually is. To his surprise and extreme gratitude he is installed in the household of the Dowager Provincara, charged with the task of being tutor-secretary to her granddaughter Iselle, lively sister of the heir to Chalion's throne. A charming and sympathetic male protagonist written with great panache is also a rare present to cherish and here, as with other works by talented novelists, is another to join the stable of memorable characters in fantasy literature.Ĭazaril, once courtier, courier/spy, captain and castle warder, now homeless, hungry and ragged, is a broken man, physically and mentally, seeking only a quiet refuge in a place in which he was once happy. While the story is not as convoluted as an epic, or as meticulously involved as a character study, it certainly is witty and intelligent writing amongst the best in fantasy. There were several moments where I was able to delight in the pleasure of an event subtly foreshadowed, the soft click of apparently random puzzle pieces clicking together. In greater depth: It is always a pleasure to see such tightly plotted stories working so finely as a composition of ideas, characters and narrative. The reader is a pleasant surprise and the pace of the book is well done. For brevity: Very cleverly constructed, balanced and interesting plot, enlivened by complex, humorous, often humane characters and pleasant dialogue. |