![]() ![]() Just romantic nobles and stubborn commoners, a spoiled brat and a pragmatic dock worker. There are no sorcerers or magicians, no dragons to kill. ![]() Tournament of Losers is a fun read full of witty characters. If m/m romance isn’t your cup of tea then neither is this particular story. This book reads like a fairytale with an LGBQT romance at its center. All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. Too bad luck has never been on Rath’s side. Read 560 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The sum is ridiculous, failure to pay is not an option, and the only way to get the money in time by signing up for the Tournament of Loser and competing for the chance to marry nobility. In Tournament of Losers the main character, Rathatayen (please call me Rath) needs to pay off his father’s debt. Tournament of Losers falls into this category but is a fully flushed out story. Tournament of Losers - Megan Derr - Google Books All Rath wants is a quiet, peaceful life. In that first weekend alone I probably purchased and read 4 or 5 of her fractured fairytales and fairytale like short stories. Since then she has become one of my favorite authors. I stumbled on the works of Megan Derr by accident one day while searching for fractured (or twisted) fairytales. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() On the strength of two masterly thrillers-2007's Heart Shaped-Box and his newest Horns-Hill has emerged as one of America's finest horror writers., As the plot builds through flashbacks and clever exposition, Ig's true nature reveals itself, and the reader is left questioning the traditional border between good and evil.Highly recommended, particularly for fans of Clive Barker and Christopher Moore., On the strength of two masterly thrillers-2007's Heart Shaped-Box and his newest Horns-Hill has emerged as one of America's finest horror writers., Hills One Incredibly Talented Writer with a Wicked Sense of Humor and a Master S Control of Pacing., HORNS is thoroughly enjoyable and often original. ![]() ![]() ![]() In point of fact, Henrietta Sedley would never have described such a scenario as a likelihood. With such an obscure and uncommon collection of knowledge, one might imagine that Henrietta Sedley would have known precisely what to do in the likelihood she discovered a human male bound and unconscious in her carriage. ![]() ![]() She’d been able to do that for as long as she could remember. An important addendum to that particular lesson was this: The best of allies was often the best of friends.Īnd perhaps first on the list of things she had learned in her lifetime was how to tie a Carrick bend knot. Coachmen tended to talk a fine game when it came to keeping secrets, but they were ultimately beholden to those who paid their salaries. She’d also learned that any decent escape from her Mayfair home required the cover of darkness and a carriage driven by an ally. A woman never knew when she might require a bit of rope, or a knife to cut it. ![]() She’d learned, for example, that if a lady could not get away with wearing trousers (an unfortunate reality for the daughter of an earl, even one who had begun life without title or fortune), then she should absolutely ensure that her skirts included pockets. In twenty-eight years and three hundred and sixty-four days, Lady Henrietta Sedley liked to think that she’d learned a few things. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book deals with issues like date rape, underaged sex, bullying (in the true sense of the word), and suicide.Ħ. They hook up, they use drugs, they drink, they're horrible people-they're, erm, teenagers, with all that entails. A surprising amount of darkness: really, really wild teenagers. Diversity: ok, fine, there's just one Asian main character, but that's one more than most books have! Thank you, Jenny Han!ĥ. No slut shaming:, there's rampant sex, but there's never slut shamingĤ. REVENGE, BITCHES! Because, really, who doesn't love a good tale of GETTING EVENģ. For me, that's the equivalent of catnipĢ. The setting: Northeastern US coastal island. Here's why I liked it, despite its flaws:ġ. If you're a parent, this book is going make you want to home school your child for the rest of high school, if not their life.īut fuck it, I had a blast. ![]() There are no end to clichéd characters, there's not so much a love triangle as a love star or whatever shape there is with way too many pointy ends (my Geometry teacher would be so proud), because it seems like everyone's hooking up with everyone else. Technically, I'm not supposed to like this book. ![]() If not, sit back and enjoy the show." *sheepishly hands over her "Get Out Of Jail Free" card* Can you think of anyone who deserves a bitch slap?" ![]() ![]() Tiggy-winkle has been described as one of Potter's most positive creations, but critics consider Lucie an artistic failure. The Newlands Valley and the surrounding fells are the sources for the backgrounds in the illustrations. Potter's Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny make cameo appearances in the illustrations. Lucie Carr, a child friend of Potter's, was the model for the fictional Lucie. Tiggy-winkle, and Kitty MacDonald, a Scottish washerwoman, were the inspirations for the eponymous heroine. Potter thought the book would be best enjoyed by girls, and, like most girls' books of the period, it is set indoors with a focus on housework. The two deliver freshly laundered clothing to the animals and birds in the neighbourhood. A human child named Lucie happens upon the cottage and stays for tea. ![]() Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog washerwoman (laundress) who lives in a tiny cottage in the fells of the Lake District. It was published by Frederick Warne & Co. Tiggy-Winkle is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. ![]() ![]() The death of Lydia leads James and Marilyn to reflect on their lives. As the police investigate, her parents discover that, contrary to their belief that Lydia was popular and doing well in school, she was actually very lonely with almost no friends and that her grades had severely slipped. Lydia's parents, James and Marilyn, are horrified by their daughter's death. After several days, her body is dredged out of the town lake. On May 3, 1977, Lydia Lee, the middle child of the Lee family, is missing. Ng spent six years writing the novel, going through four different full drafts. The novel is about a mixed-race Chinese-American family whose middle daughter Lydia is found drowned in a nearby lake. The novel topped Amazon's Best Books of the Year list for 2014. ![]() Book by Celeste Ng Everything I Never Told YouĮverything I Never Told You is the 2014 debut novel by Celeste Ng. ![]() ![]() ![]() The H’s equally arrogant mother demands his presence on their Greek island as she has yet another Greek heiress to parade in from of him. Elsie, sweetheart, you are in Milan, look at the pretty buildings! Of course, her disinterest in fashion is HPLand code for NOT being a greedy gold-digger. In fact her attitude and disinterest in Italian art, fashion and architect were a little off-off-putting to me as well. Arrogant H sees her reaction as being a simple girl that can’t appreciate the finer things in life. ![]() When they get to Milan he takes her to see Madame Butterfly, and the parallel story of a woman as a toy to be dawdled with makes her very uncomfortable. He dresses her up and takes her everywhere and loves and cuddles her… She has all the personality and sass of Elsie the cow. The Arrogant H loves his new mistress as she is sweet, loving, undemanding, appreciative…zzzzzzzz. He’s just ditched his ex-mistress who’s getting big ideas ( MATRIMONY) and picks up the poor waitress that was fired for spilling a drink on the mistress d’jour. The Arrogant Hero is your typical arrogant, uberly handsome and wealthy Greek billionaire with an emphasis 0n the arrogant. I’m giving it three stars because it’s well done for what it does, and I’ve read it twice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If a war is what it takes, then a war is what they'll get. This is my life, dammit, and these guys are mine to keep. No matter how much I’ve fought it, hated it, been lied to or discovered the deceptions-I want them in my life. Except… Riot Night also brought Archer, Kody, and Steele back into my life. Hate fueled me, lies tore me apart, and in the end everything I thought I knew turned out to be fake. I’ve been hunted, stabbed, stalked, tormented, and used. She is also the author of the Dark Legacy series with Jaymin Eve, the Undercover Sinners series with CM Stunich, and the Royals of Arbon Academy series with Jaymin Eve. Coming back to Shadow Grove turned it on its head. She is the author of the Hijinks Harem series, the Kit Davenport series, and the Royal Trials trilogy of books. ◆◆◆ “I never miss.” Riot Night changed my life. If this isn't your cup of tea, then this isn't the series for you. ♥ KATE is book 4 of 4 in the MADISON KATE series. The blurb below may contain spoilers for previous books, and I urge you not to read it until you've finished HATE, LIAR and FAKE. This is a reverse harem series, meaning the leading lady has several love interests and she doesn't have to choose between them for her happily ever after. Madison Kate is a new adult/college age dark romance with enemies to lovers/hate to love themes. ![]() ![]() He carried all her luggage to her rooms including the yowling black cat in its wicker carrier. When she arrived for her latest tour, it fell to orphaned 14 year old Johnny Trott to be her bellboy. She always had her cat Prince Kaspar Kandinsky with her. This is where the Countess Kandinsky resided while she performed at the London Opera. It begins in the stylish London Savoy Hotel. It is read by Paul Chequer and after I got the hang of his Cockneyish British accent I soon became entranced with the story. ![]() I listened to it in 3 stages and each time I had to stop I was annoyed because I wanted to continue with the story. Quite some time later I got around to listening to it. Intrigued by the back cover summary I purchased it. Wandering through “THE BOOK STOPS HERE” section of my local library I ran across this audio book for sale. ![]() This is a review/synopsis of the Unabridged Audiobook. ![]() ![]() ![]() Having settled in Milan soon after his marriage in 1931, he started off by writing about European architecture for a local magazine. ![]() Lionni's business training gradually receded into the background as his interest in art and design grew. He was born in Holland in 1910 of Dutch parents, and although his education did not include formal art courses (in fact, he has a doctorate in economics from the University of Genoa), he spent much of his free time as a child in Amsterdam's museums, teaching himself to draw. Leo Lionni has gained international renown for his paintings, graphic designs, illustrations, and sculpture, as well as for his books for children. ![]() Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner-for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. ![]() |