![]() ![]() Samantha Towle–one of my absolute go-to authors–kept me hooked with this romantic story of two people who desperately needed each other.Ĭarrie is running away from a horribly abusive husband to a small town in Texas. ![]() Not for people like me.Įspecially not when my past is waiting just around the corner, ready to come and take it all away. ![]() And he understands me.įor the first time in my life, I have something I never thought I would have-happiness.īut happiness isn’t forever. River and I both have our secrets, and that’s okay. Then, without warning, it turns into something more. Loneliness.Īn unwanted and unexpected friendship that somehow works. And, that day, I see something in his eyes that reflects back in my own. Then, he helps me rescue an abandoned dog. And he definitely doesn’t want to be befriended by me. And far away from a past that can never find me. Genres: Abuse, Contemporary, Dark, Drama, New Adult, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Suspenseįind the Author: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, InstagramĪlso by this author: The Ending I Want, Revved, Revived, UnsuitableĪ new town. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This postwar period shined a light on the possibilities of America’s future, one of which was making higher education available to all, as it is at Lehigh, he said. ![]() ![]() ![]() The founding of Lehigh tells a story about the America that recalibrated itself after the Civil War, Holzer said. “I’m delighted to be sharing the event with you, and deeply grateful that you’ve asked me to reflect a bit on my own specialty-the life of Abraham Lincoln and the history of his times-on this historic weekend in your life and times,” Holzer said to the audience gathered inside Packer Memorial Church on a cloudy spring evening. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, is a leading authority on Lincoln and the political culture of the Civil War era. Drawing on the history of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s military, political and moral leadership, renowned historian Harold Holzer used one of the late President’s favorite sayings to advise graduates during Saturday’s Baccalaureate to “pluck a thistle and plant a flower where a flower will grow” as they go out into the world after Lehigh. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book’s tone frequently reminded me of Stephen King’s Creepshow or Tales from the Crypt. Some of them evoke familiar horror ideas in unique and interesting ways while others are unlike anything I’ve experienced before. The author considers these stories to be nine of his best and contained within is a medley of disturbing, violent, and downright bizarre tales. Options are limited for now, but this was a great place to start regardless. He’s been a manga artist/writer for a long time, yet as far as I have seen there is only one other book published in English that collects any of them that is also easy and/or inexpensive to get a copy of. I’d heard a lot about his short stories being particularly good and was eager to get some firsthand experience with them. ![]() Shortly after I finished reading Uzumaki in October (my first experience with Junji Ito’s work) I was excited to learn that a new collection entitled Shiver would be releasing in North America in December. An arm peppered with tiny holes dangles from a sick girl’s window… After an idol hangs herself, balloons bearing faces appear in the sky, some even featuring your own face… An amateur film crew hires an extremely individualistic fashion model and faces a real bloody ending… An offering of nine fresh nightmares for the delight of horror fans. This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s best short stories, as selected by the author himself and presented with accompanying notes and commentary. ![]() ![]() With little evidence and few leads for the police to chase, the case quickly went cold. One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken out of his crib in the middle of the night while she and her husband were asleep in the next room. ![]() Listeners will enjoy a gripping and twisty story." ( AudioFile on Earphones Award winner A Flicker in the Dark )įollowing up her instant New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things. " Vacker switches easily between the higher female voices and the lower male voices, creating recognizable and believable characters. ![]() "Reader Vacker does a remarkable job voicing the main characters and keeping the tension high.Mystery and true crime fans will be drawn in and ultimately satisfied by this complex, tense tale read expertly by a talented narrator."- Booklist ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There was a wide range of ethnicity, but we don’t see their culture being represented. Maybe it was the frozen maturity of the Sirens – who are meant to be well past 50 years old, yet still acting like superficial teens. The mythology is solid, but there is something about this story that I can’t quite identify that it missed. I liked how it explored the themes of control, abuse, loneliness and depression. It drew me into the narrative well enough and kept me engaged, but wasn’t what I would call outstanding. But as Kahlen begins to question why things are as they are, will it mean her death or the destruction of the things she holds most dear? The work of a Siren is isolating and deadly – calling sailors to their death. The mythology of Sirens is interpreted in this young adult centric world of partying and pretty dresses. ![]() |