![]() ![]() He’s a definitely a good guy, but he’s still fairly rough around the edges and sometimes makes somewhat reckless choices that he seems to learn from. Jaron is a strong male character who throws himself at life and holds very little back. I definitely think this is a great series for boys. It took me a few chapters to become invested in Jaron’s new adventure, but eventually the story grabbed me and kept me turning pages. The Runaway King: Book 2 of the Ascendance Trilogy, is a fairly strong follow-up to Nielsen’s first book, The False Prince. Who can he really trust to help him? Has he gone too far and gotten himself into a situation he can’t wiggle his way out of this time? ![]() It doesn’t take long for Jaron to question if his plan is a good one. ![]() Jaron soon believes there is only way to save himself and his kingdom: to run right into the arms of the enemy. Desperate times call for desperate measures and Jaron is no stranger to the challenges of life, nor is he afraid of doing what he thinks he must. But before he can even take a deep breath, someone attempts to assassinate him and rumors of war are threatening his kingdom. Jaron has just taken the throne of Carthya and is trying to settle into his role as King. ![]()
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![]() And in both dualities, Atwood writes about the intersections, Canada/U.S. ![]() When Atwood writes about women, she is also writing about men. When Margaret Atwood writes about Canada, she is also writing about the U.S. Toward the final pages of Roxane Gay‘s An Untamed State, the primary narrator, Mireille, admits about her response to the earthquake in Haiti in the wake of her own personal horror of being kidnapped and repeatedly raped and tortured over thirteen days of captivity: “We sent money instead and it was then I felt like a true American” (p. ![]() ![]() ![]() When she approaches a red light, it turns green. And every desire-including her hunger for Richard-is loaded with uncertainty as Sweeney races to unmask a killer. This book centers around Paris, an artist who has strange psychic abilities. With every stroke of her brush, she risks incriminating herself with her inexplicable knowledge of a deadly crime. But when a shattering, real-life murder mirrors her creation, Sweeney falls under suspicion. Against her better instincts, she returns to the canvas time and again, filling out each chilling detail piece by piece. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, the true dangers of her all-consuming urges are about to be revealed where Sweeney least expects it: in her paintings.Īfter a creative frenzy she can barely recall, Sweeney discovers she has rendered a disturbing image-a graphic murder scene. Suddenly, impulsively, Sweeney falls into a night of intense passion with millionaire Richard Worth. Life is good, and Sweeney, as she prefers to be called, is content.īut lately, Sweeney’s dreams seem to echo a growing restlessness that has taken hold of her. Bestseller Linda Howard brings scintillating sensuality and high-voltage thrills to this novel following a painter as she embarks on a sizzling romance while also coming under suspicion for a shocking murder.Ī talented painter in her early thirties, Paris Sweeney has achieved enviable success: her work sells at an exclusive New York City gallery, and her popularity is at an all-time high. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve read reviews of Unblemished where the reader loved loved loved it. But underneath, it was the age-old battle between good and evil (accompanied by the age-old love triangle), and it worked.Įnough that I read the next book … Unraveling Yes, the author has skewered in every possible YA fantasy trope, every possible pop culture reference. ![]() Yes, the writing was occasionally annoying. Yes, the world building was a little confusing at times. I liked the concept of the orphan who discovers everything she knew about life was wrong, that people weren’t who they seemed, and even the world she lived in (modern New York) was one of seven dimensions. I liked her voice-I knew I was reading YA and I haven’t been YA for many years, so I was able to move past some of her annoying teenager-isms. ![]() It had issues: too much interior monologue, some weird writing (more than compensated for by some brilliant writing), an annoying habit of having three consecutive one-word sentences. So. Unblemished was definitely my favourite book of the series. The publisher sent me all three books, because this is one series you definitely need to read in order. I requested a review copy of Unbreakable, the final book in the trilogy, on the strength of the fabulous cover and the intriguing book description. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and this trilogy reminded me why. ![]() |