![]() One night as she is star gazing and contemplating her life on top of the town’s water tower, she sparks the attention of one Grant Walker. Following the charts and the knowledge her mother left her with she embarks on an emotional, spiritual journey. But Wil is now down to the wire – she has just twenty two days to meet the love of her life the “one” that she is pre-destined to be with forever, at least according to her star chart. She believes she is destined to follow the stars and the astrological chart her mother left for her before she passed away. Wilamena “Wil” Carlisle is a headstrong, enlightened and very unique seventeen year old girl. ![]() Summer of Supernovas is the debut novel by Darcy Woods. ![]() But when Wil falls for a sensitive guitar player hailing from the wrong side of the astrology chart, she must decide whether a cosmically doomed love is worth rejecting her dead mother s legacy and the very system she s faithfully followed through a lifetime of unfailing belief.” When zodiac-obsessed teen Wilamena Carlisle discovers a planetary alignment that won t repeat for a decade, she s forced to tackle her greatest astrological fear: The Fifth House relationships and love. Smith and Jenny Han will fall in love with this heartfelt and humor-laced debut following one girl s race to find the guy of her cosmic dreams. ![]() Summer of Supernovas by Darcy Woods – a ReviewĪmazon / Barnes & Noble / Kobo / BAM / The Book Depositoryįans of Jennifer E. ![]()
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Upon reading Harris’s early working pages, Brown knew he was holding something special. “I saw fantastic writing that was the beginning of a long project, and all I did was encourage him,” he says. “I could see flame there.” Following Brown’s advice, Harris-then an undergraduate English major-concentrated instead on the sweeping tale that was almost writing itself in his head: a Civil War-era story of slave brothers at the moment of the Emancipation Proclamation, an expansive account that pulled Harris into exploring the deep waters of race and racism, power, love, and homosexuality. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then a journalist shows up to write a story about their orphanage, and she and Tracy strike up a special friendship. and even though the other girls she lives with are mean and nasty and rude and horrible. In the meantime, Tracy’s doing everything she can to take care of herself–even though she has to share her birthday cake with silly Petey Ingham just because they have the same birthday. And maybe one day Tracy’s mother will show up and reclaim her long-lost daughter, and together they’ll have fabulous adventures. She has a picture of her mother, who’s pretty enough to be in movies, so maybe she is. ![]() Tracy Beaker’s not exactly sure what her mother does, because Tracy has been in foster care for as long as she can remember. Introducing Tracy Beaker, 10-year-old girl-wonder and the daughter of a famous Hollywood actress. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although it was a bit naive, and that could just be to me, it was still a fun experience. This book was the cutest thing I've ever read! I literally wanted to puke up rainbows and unicorns by the time I was done. ![]() If your looking for a light, fun and quick read (that will totally make you hungry!) add Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous to your reading pile.Īnd I can’t fail to mention, there are recipes in the book too! I think I might have to try out a few myself! The behind the scenes stuff for the cooking show was so enlightening! The writing was great and the story was entertaining. ![]() There is a diverse cast of characters, and I have to say that I enjoyed each and every one of them. This is also a really clean novel, so it would be a great book for middle grade readers starting out in the young adult genre. This book is SO CUTE! It’s just really fun to read. ![]() Let’s just say, Sophie has her hands full. But there’s a lot more stewing on the set! There is drama, cut-throat competition and did I mention the cute French boy. This isn’t really spoilery, because it’s in the summary, but Sophie makes it onto the cooking show. Now she only has to convince her father to let her go! Her best friend, Alex, (who Sophie is also seriously crushing on) finds out about a teen reality cooking show and talks Sophie into entering. Sophie loves going back to the kitchen, throwing on an apron and cooking. Sophie has practically grown up in her father’s italian-greek restaurant. ![]() ![]() ![]() With the advent of sound, she acted in a range of film genres, from contemporary crime melodramas to musical comedies and romantic dramas. Del Río came to be considered a sort of feminine version of Rudolph Valentino, a "female Latin Lover", in her years during the American " silent" era. She had roles on a string of successful films, including Resurrection (1927), Ramona (1928) and Evangeline (1929). Īfter being discovered in Mexico, she began her film career in Hollywood in 1925. Along with a notable career in American cinema during the 1920s and 1930s, she was also considered one of the most important female figures in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and one of the most beautiful actresses of her era. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. ![]() ![]() María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río ( Spanish pronunciation: ), was a Mexican actress. ![]() ![]() □ The 50 best fantasy movies of all-time □ The 100 best sci-fi movies of all-time □ The 100 best horror movies of all-time Written by Tom Huddleston, Adam Lee Davies, Andy Kryza, Paul Fairclough, David Jenkins & Matthew Singer Instead, we opted for all the killer rabbits, killer plants, killer fish, killer clowns, killer aliens and killer giant sandworms – and that still made it really hard to pare down. ![]() You’re monstrous, but you’re not monsters. Secondly, no humans – apologies to Freddy, Jason, Michael and Henry from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. There are simply too many, and those warrant lists of their own. ![]() Putting together this list of the greatest monster movies ever made and keeping it to a reasonable number required putting a few parameters in place. Obviously, that leaves us with a pretty big field to choose from. Really, there are as many kinds of cinematic monsters as there are individual human fears for them to represent. Some are fast, some are slow, some are gelatinous globs of goo with no defined shape at all. ![]() Some are as big as skyscrapers, others as small as slugs. Movie monsters come in many shapes and sizes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() THIS IS MY FIRST EVER LISTENING TO AN AUDIOBOOK I believe it's a good choice. JUST AS GOOD AS THE CULT MOVIE (Maybe even better) ![]() Starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this modern classic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is one of the most beloved films of all time and is IMDb's top-rated movie of all time. Originally published in 1982 in the collection Different Seasons (alongside 'The Body', 'Apt Pupil' and 'The Breathing Method), it was made into the film The Shawshank Redemption in 1994. Suspenseful, mysterious and heart-wrenching, this iconic King novella, populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, is about a fiercely compelling convict named Andy Dufresne who is seeking his ultimate revenge. Number one New York Times best-selling author Stephen King's beloved novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption - the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption - about an unjustly imprisoned convict who seeks a strangely satisfying revenge.Ī mesmerising tale of unjust imprisonment and offbeat escape, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is one of Stephen King's most beloved and iconic stories and it helped make Castle Rock a place listeners would return to over and over again. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives.After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. Bag om Bloodlines: The Ruby Circle (book 6)īloodlines: The Ruby Circle is the epic conclusion to Richelle Mead's bestselling Bloodlines series, set in the world of Vampire Academy - NOW A MAJOR FILM. ![]() ![]() If I really, really like your book, I’ll consider submitting a review to an appropriate publication and also put a concise review up on a web bookseller site. (Don’t want to pee in anyone’s morning cereal.) ![]() ![]() If I really don’t like the book, we’ll talk. These are books I acquire on my own.Įmerging and Indie Authors if you want your book reviewed, send it on. Sometimes, I’ll just put up a book trailer I like.īooks that I spontaneously review are books that I couldn’t put down, could not wait to find out what happens, had to try that recipe and that one and that one, books that made a difference. Cookbooks, fiction books, poetry books, narrative nonfiction books, flash books, photography books, picture books, young adult books…books, books, books. ![]() Scroll down for links to reviews.īooks I like, books I read, books sent to me. ![]() ![]() I can’t believe this is a debut novel!! Smart, devious, well-constructed, and wildly entertaining!! I loved it! If you love psychological thrillers, you do not want to miss this one! Relish it and savor it and try not to feel too guilty if you find yourself laughing instead being justly outraged by our narrator and his lovely wife. The husband, who never reveals his real name, tells this story from a first person perspective, giving us a play by play of events as they unfold, adding all his twisted inner thoughts about what has happened, what is probably happening, what he hopes will happen, and what he is afraid will happen- which is as fascinating as it is horrifying. However, this married couple, instead of engaging in a little role play to spice up their marriage- indulge in a little murder on the side instead. The premise is mostly original, as a husband and wife and their two children enjoy ,what appears on the surface, to be a nice normal, healthy, family life. ![]() The tile, cover, and intriguing synopsis for this book made it sound too good to pass up- and it was!! My Lovely Wife is a 2019 Berkley publication. ![]() Ours just happens to be getting away with murder. ![]() ![]() We all have secrets to keeping a marriage alive. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting. ![]() |