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As smart as she seemed to be, she made some really dumb choices. The main character was a bit immature and slightly annoying. As a reader, I found it a bit annoying and was like, "ok, let's just get on with the story already!" The same happened with other information and conversations throughout the book, which is why I gave the story 3 stars instead of 4. It was at LEAST 5 people she relays the info to and each time it's the exact same description. I don't think it was necessary to repeat the plight of the seamen's wives over and over again with each person that the main character talked to. The character seemed to repeat a LOT of the information over and over again. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I can't really say that one scene was my favorite. Cute sweet story with a bit of a mystery and intrigue to it. I just wanted something that I didn't have to put too much into while listening to it, and it did just the job. It's what I pretty much expected when I bought it. I think that the reader/listener would get the same impact of the story in either format. Would you consider the audio edition of A Lady of High Regard to be better than the print version? SLAMMED was angsty teenage love story with a heart wrenching sub-plot, but the heroine made it a very disappointing read. Wanted to love it, but this is not my kind of romance. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Well then all you need to do is get Slammedĭon't take life too seriously. Perhaps I have not been able to express anything in a coherent wayīut don't expect me to because I'm discombobulated and it'll be a miracle if I find my way to Sleep land Trust me this not just some Quintessential romanceĭevastating things get revealed at an alarming rateīut through all of it they are there for each other, always holding hands. They can't be together, yet can't live without each other Then comes the part which tears them apartĪnd it really does suck and breaks your heart :( He takes her to a slam and boy does she get slammed They go on a date playing "would you rather" along the way So let me tell you a story of a boy and a girl Words are trying to spew forth out of me in short bursts "Can I have a 'Pre-Proposal' too?" īut I guess a person run over by a freight train of emotions can't be expected to say everything at once Right now I'm thinking I so wish this story was real.Įddie was like the fourth of july That's the sound of my lips trying to form words enough to express what I feel. That's the sound of my heart chanting "I wish this would never end". That's the sound of my heart beating as I finish the book. 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Terribly homesick yet determined to make her parents proud, dutiful Hiroko begins to adjust to her new life and even does the unthinkable when she falls in love with Peter Jenkins, a handsome American professor. In 1941, 18-year-old Hiroko Takashimaya, the beautiful, painfully shy daughter of a modern-thinking professor and a tradition-bound mother, is sent from her home in Kyoto to live in California with her American cousins and attend a prestigious women's college. history: the internment of Japanese-Americans during WW II. The doyenne of bestseller lists weaves another romantic story in her 38th novel, a tale of separated families and shattered lives set against one of the most morally reprehensible events in U.S. There’s futuristic flirting from Kass Morgan and Katharine McGee, a riveting transgender heroine from Meredith Russo, a subway missed connection moment from Jocelyn Davies, and a girl determined to get out of her small town from Ibi Zoboi. Readers will experience Nina LaCour's beautifully written piece about two Bay Area girls meeting via a cranky customer service Tweet, Sara Shepard's glossy tale about a magazine intern and a young rock star, Nicola Yoon's imaginative take on break-ups and make-ups, Katie Cotugno's story of two teens hiding out from the police at a house party, and Huntley Fitzpatrick's charming love story that begins over iced teas at a diner. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" from some of today’s most popular YA authors. Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. “While Vicky takes center stage, interspersed perspectives from other characters, including those of Sherborne and his half-sister, deepen the story’s themes… Frequent references to then-popular novels and a thoughtful historical note add additional context to this spirited romp.” - Publishers Weekly “Contemporary fans of the Austen novels and their screen adaptations will relish this rousing, late Georgian romance.” - ALA Booklist Most unfortunately of all, Vicky’s books are silent on the topic of the mysterious accidents cropping up around her…ones that could prevent her from surviving until her wedding day. Silby, he of the unfortunate fashion sensibility. Carmichael is indeed a scoundrel, if her former best friend, Tom Sherborne, is out for her dowry or for her heart, or even how to fend off the attentions of the foppish Mr. Sadly, Miss Austen has little to say about Vicky’s exact circumstances: whether the roguish Mr. Armed only with the wisdom she has gained from her beloved novels by Jane Austen, she enters society’s treacherous season. Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time away in the fields around her home.īut now Vicky must marry-or find herself and her family destitute. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery! While I wouldn’t say anything that happens is a twist or unexpected, I also don’t want to take away from another reader’s experience of watching this book unfold. This is a hard book to talk about without giving away some of the action. This always serves to illuminate the action and I never found it hard to follow. These perspectives are not always linear and while the story does move overall forward in time, it takes a loose approach, frequently going backwards so we can see the same timeline from a different sister’s point of view. Their varying perspectives show their unique viewpoints, even as they experience the same things. Their individual personalities emerge as the book moves between them. Two die from illness and one moves away from the village with her adopted siblings so that four sisters are left: Quiteria, Marina, Liberata, Basilissa. These 7 identical girls grow up in different households with their own parents and siblings but also inextricably linked together, knowing they are sisters. While two of the babies have died already, the servant decides to let the others live and finds them homes with women from the nearby village. Horrified by the act of giving birth to essentially a litter, she tells her servant woman to take the infants to the river. We Should Not Be Afraid of the Sky – Emma Hooper (Penguin, 2022)Ī wealthy woman gives birth to 9 identical baby girls. Nalia’s not sure she can trust him, but Raif’s her only hope of escape. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return to her ravaged homeland and free her imprisoned brother-all for an unbearably high price. Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. |