![]() ![]() I first saw Blonde when I was browsing the shelves at Waterstones, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the cover with its picture of Marilyn Monroe. Told in her voice, Blonde shows a culture hypnotised by its own myths, and the devastating effects it had on Hollywood’s greatest star. A fragile and gifted young woman, Norma Jeane Baker makes and remakes her identity: she is the orphan whose mother is declared mad the woman who changes her name to be an actress the fated celebrity, lover and muse. 2018)īlonde is a mesmerising novel about the most enduring and evocative cultural icon of the 20th century: the woman who became Marilyn Monroe. Follow me Publisher : Fourth Estate (15 Nov. ![]()
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The stories will often seek to engage readers in terms of the personal intricacies of the different characters, not only presenting their flaws and struggles but daily routines, pets, what they tend to have for lunch and so on and so forth, with the aim of generating a lively and wholesome image of each character. ![]() Jan Karon is described as introducing the town as its owner character, a place many readers look forward to visiting in each novel. The books are fictional in nature and Christian themed, often placing special emphasis upon the little town of Mitford within which its stories take place. ![]() The Mitford Years is a series of books from American Novelist Jan Karon set in Mitford, a fictional town in North Carolina, the novels centre on the character of Father Tim. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His blog Diary of a Zulu Girl is largely seen as the reason behind the blogging family in South Africa as it broke barriers for many authors to find their voice.īoasting over 130 000 followers and with over 30 million views on Facebook, the Diary of a Zulu Girl dramedy broke readership barriers among young and old – male and female – readers. He is the father of the diary chronicle genre. ![]() It was from this prank that he realised he had flair with words and storytelling. Mike Maphoto’s writing journey began when he pulled a prank on a friend in 2005. He also lived in Zambia, Botswana and England. The Polokwane writer was born in Zimbabwe to an exiled South African politician. He is the co-writer of SABC 1’s hit TV series Makoti. He is the author of the hit blog-drama Diary of a Zulu Girl and Confessions of a Sugar Baby. Mike Nkululeko Maphoto is a South African dramedy novelist and lawyer. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a common theme in the “Hero Without a Flaw” story, though Richter does have some flaws like looking without leaping, (even though that’s often played for gags rather than as a serious shortcoming he needs to overcome.) He also underestimates a female and goes through a penis eating scene.Aleron doesn’t use Richter’s mistakes to make the character grow, he uses them for a laugh or shock value. Along with tone jumps, a wildly inconsistent character who bounces between amoral psychopath to village paragon. ![]() It goes from campy stupidity to extreme violence in a few nanoseconds and careens back and forth between those two tent poles with little rhyme or reason. Some of the later books give you the same information back to back to back. Needless prompts and redundant information.I enjoyed the land a lot more than he did, but his review hits most of the same complaints that I had with it. This article starts off with this review: Geek Dad Reviews The Land ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zoey must learn to accept the consequences of her choices, and the power of her own strength, as she attempts to protect her loved ones and the House of Night. The novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, love, and power. Along the way, Zoey also has to contend with the power struggle between her and her mentor, Neferet, who has her own agenda for the House of Night. Zoey is aided in her quest by her five best friends, the Nerd Herd, who come to her aid in times of need. The novel is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and follows Zoey as she learns the ways of the Vampire, struggles to master her new powers, and fights to protect her loved ones from the evil forces that threaten them. In addition to learning how to control her fledgling powers, Zoey must also come to terms with her newfound feelings for her best friend, Heath, and her strong attraction to Erik Night. The story follows Zoey Redbird as she navigates her new life as a fledgling vampire at the House of Night, a vampiric boarding school. It is the fourth novel in the House of Night series, a series of young adult fantasy novels. Untamed is a 2008 novel co-written by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (2008): Summary of the Book ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The video games have been even more successful, with more than 50 million copies sold as of May 2020. They have also been adapted into a film ( The Hexer), two television series ( The Hexer and The Witcher), several video games, and two comic book series. They have been translated into 37 languages and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as of December 2019. ![]() The books have been described as having a cult following in Poland and Central and Eastern European countries. A standalone prequel novel, Season of Storms, was published in 2013. Known as The Witcher Saga, he wrote one book a year until the fifth and final installment in 1999. Due to reader demand, Sapkowski wrote 14 more stories before starting a series of novels in 1994. The Witcher began with a titular 1986 short story that Sapkowski entered into a competition held by Fantastyka magazine, marking his debut as an author. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are beast hunters who develop supernatural abilities at a young age to battle wild beasts and monsters. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. ![]() The Witcher ( Polish: Wiedźmin pronounced ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucan: #14 (Luna Lodge) by Madison Stevens Rollo: #15 (Luna Lodge) by Madison StevensĬato: #13 (Luna Lodge) by Madison Stevens Quintus: #7 (Luna Lodge: Hunters of Atlas) by Madison Stevens Luna of Mine, Book 8 The Grey Wolves Series by Quinn LoftisĪtticus: #8 (Luna Lodge: Hunters of Atlas) by Madison Stevens ![]() Lunar Shadows (The Guardians Series Book 2) by T.F. 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Age-Gap Romance: When Wu Ren and Quin Yi marry, he's in his forties and she's in her teens.Peony In Love by Lisa See is a 2007 historical novel that not only explores the effect of qing and poetry in Chinese society during the reign of the Manchus, but also vividly depicts the realm of the Chinese underworld and ultimately, the many forms of love. Then, during a performance of The Peony Pavilion, Peony sees a handsome man, and Love at First Sight ensues. On the outside, she is an obedient daughter content with being locked in her house by her family for her entire life on the inside, Peony secretly longs for passion, adventure, and an opportunity to see the outside world, much like the heroine of The Peony Pavilion, an opera which Peony is obsessed with, does. Peony has just turned sixteen and is ready to marry the husband she has been betrothed to by birth, even though she has never once met him. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her adventure begins when she must escape a cruel suitor in Montreal, where most of her upbringing has been at the hands of an ailing aunt and the nuns from the Congregation of Notre-Dame. So Brigitte was born of an Ojibwe mother and French Canadian fur-trader father. I originally imagined Brigitte to come to the continent as one of the "King's Girls" sent from France to build a home in New France, but I soon realized that for authenticity and historical accuracy of the story setting (which is very important to me) my heroine would more likely be Metis, meaning Brigitte is of both French and Native American heritage. ![]() I first dreamed up Brigitte's story of finding love in the North American wilderness while sitting in a northern Wisconsin deer stand on a frigid November day long ago. ![]() |