6/27/2023 0 Comments Suddenly by Rose Christo![]() ![]() and/or that they don’t like reading about sex, maybe, some of these writers, and writing about young boys presumably provides ample opportunity for them to deny us any I begin to suspect this whole thing is about UST. ![]() When i was 17yo i was bending boys over the hoods of their cars ![]() Just, like, plastic figures clacking together neuterly These boys in this book make out for WEEKS When i was 13 a boy took me into a bathroom stall, tucked his dick behind his thighs, and asked me to fuck his pussy. Harry Potter didn't have any of that shit I don’t even need to produce fiction to rebut this kind of stuff Like they all go ‘i have funny feelings in my tummy’ and then go play monopoly People write them as if boys have no idea what their penis is for until they fall in love Young boys: a Him and Her review special. ![]()
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6/27/2023 0 Comments Love & other disasters anita kelly![]() ![]() ![]() Still, she’s focused on winning, until she meets someone she might want a future with more than she needs the prize money.Īfter announcing their pronouns on national television, London Parker has enough on their mind without worrying about the klutzy competitor stationed in front of them. Too bad the first memorable move she makes is falling flat on her face, sending fish tacos flying-not quite the fresh start she was hoping for. Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. The first openly nonbinary contestant on America’s favorite cooking show falls for their clumsy competitor in this delicious romantic comedy debut “that is both fantastically fun and crack your heart wide open vulnerable.” (Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate) For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, LGBTQIAP+ (Non-binary/Female Relationship), Adult ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Book review klara and the sun![]() ![]() At what point do AI’s have emotions? At what point do they get rights? What does the future of our “dependent on technology to fill our lonely voids” look like? What separates humanity from robotics? And most uncomfortably … can a well trained AI be taught to BE another when faced with death and loss? This book is going to force you to uncomfortably look at your own opinions and interpretations and anxieties in this increasingly AI dependent world we are creating. Remember when Watson thought Toronto was an American city? So if the narrative is boring or the information isn’t forthcoming here in Klara and the Sun, well, than Kazuo Ishiguro did his job writing as a robot didn’t he? They learn, in stages, and make constant analytic deductions to arrive at conclusions, which oftentimes aren’t correct. Computers have to be taught, they aren’t born sentient and as much intelligence and confidence that the population mindlessly bestows upon them … they aren’t smart. ![]() There is a constant vagueness throughout the narrative that makes you want to scream, but when you recognize the message and context – that we are learning everything as our Artificial Friend Klara is becoming aware of it – it starts to make sense why things aren’t so forthcoming. ![]() I mean, is it frustrating as heck sometimes? Yes, yes it is. ![]() ![]() ![]() So when his boss sends him to Oregon to persuade the famous Archer sextuplets-the former stars of a reality TV show-to do a reunion special, Sean sees the perfect chance to win Tori back.But Tori wants nothing to do with him and is determined to push him away. The memories of their intense passion may still make her weak in the knees, but Tori knows their marriage was a mistake.After six months filming abroad, television producer Sean Hennessy wants nothing more than to track down his sexy, captivating wife and get her into bed…fast. She hasn't actually seen her husband since the disastrous morning after their impulsive Vegas wedding. In a town as small as Ribbon Ridge and with a family as large as the Archers, even the best-kept secrets don't stay buried for long.Tori Archer is married…well, on paper anyway. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Undeniable rogue by annette blair![]() But however dangerous his interest, he couldn’t resist teaching the delicious distraction that independence was nothing to passion. Just because her girls caused a few mishaps aboard ship? Grant had never met a woman more irritating, or more desirable, than the Lady Patience Kendall. She’d surely be able to get an introduction. ![]() Only at ship's departure did she realize every motherwanted her daughter towed the same man, the Marquess of Andover. Penniless and stranded, she found a risky way to get home: Charge several rich Colonials to take their daughters to England and find them rich, titled husbands. ![]() How hard could it be?SEA SCOUNDREL, (Lady Patience, the uncut version.), Knave of Hearts, One of FourLady Patience Kendall crossed the sea to marry, but her intended died before she arrived in America. At the ship, she realized their mothers expected each to wed the Marquess of Andover, so she’d have to seek an introduction. ![]() Only one way to get home: charge four hapless American Colonials to find them titled husbands in London. ![]() Lady Patience Kendall crossed the sea to marry, but her intended died before she arrived. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Seed by Ania Ahlborn![]() ![]() The profound evil from his past won't let them die…at least not quickly. ![]() But Jack knows what he saw on the road that night, and it wasn't divine intervention. When Jack, his wife Aimee, and their two small children survive a violent car crash, it seems like a miracle. But years later, the bright new future he's built suddenly turns pitch black, as something fiendishly familiar looms dead ahead. ![]() Watching the world he knew vanish in a trucker's rearview mirror, he thought he was leaving an unspeakable nightmare behind forever. With nothing but the clothes on his back-and something horrific snapping at his heels-Jack Winter fled his rural Georgia home when he was still just a boy. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Euripides medea and other plays![]() Electra portrays a young woman planning to avenge the brutal death of her father at the hands of her mother, while in Heracles the hero seeks vengeance against the evil king who has caused bloodshed in his family. ![]() ![]() In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of her daughter's sacrifice to Achilles. The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Ed brubaker criminal series![]() ![]() ![]() "With an assist from Phillips' noir-kissed art, Brubaker proves a wordsmith of rare restraint, fine-tuning a well-worn genre." - Entertainment Weekly. Best of all, it doesn't snicker at what it is, and it doesn't apologize for it, either." - Frank Miller (Sin City, 300, Dark Knight Returns). "Not many people really understand what makes a crime story tick. CRIMINAL is seriously enviable work." - Howard Chaykin (American Flagg, Black Kiss, The Shadow). In that slim category is the work done here by Brubaker, Phillips and Staples. Just the dough - it's rare that I covet anyone's professional output. "I don't waste a lot of time at it, but I do occasionally feel jealous of a number of my colleagues' incomes. And what they don't know, just might kill them." - from the rear outer cover. But truth is one of the few things uglier than family history, and the only thing Tracy has in his favor as he unravels the twisted strands of the criminal life his brother led, is that no one knows who the hell he is. But now he's walking out of the deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq and back into the world he came from, to find out who killed his brother Rick, and why. "Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-ridden streets of the city for a life in the military, and it's a decision he's rarely regretted. Winner of the Eisner Awards for best new series and best writer! Unpaginated. Includes Introduction by Frank Miller, New York City, 2007. As new condition glossy color illustrated softcover wraps. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Serafina and the![]() ![]() There she discovers a forgotten legacy of magic, one that is bound to her own identity. Serafina’s hunt leads her into the very forest that she has been taught to fear. Braeden and Serafina must uncover the Man in the Black Cloak’s true identity…before all of the children vanish one by one. Following her own harrowing escape, Serafina risks everything by joining forces with Braeden Vanderbilt, the young nephew of Biltmore’s owners. ![]() But when children at the estate start disappearing, only Serafina knows who the culprit is: a terrifying man in a black cloak who stalks Biltmore’s corridors at night. None of the rich folk upstairs know that Serafina exists she and her pa, the estate’s maintenance man, have secretly lived in the basement for as long as Serafina can remember. ![]() –School Library Journal “The chills and adventure will… surely please.” –Booklist “Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.” Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of Biltmore Estate.There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care to never be seen. Serafina’s friendship with Braeden is heartfelt and believable… mystery fans will enjoy this book. ![]() NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING SERIES!The story drips with suspense, wrapping readers into the narrative just as easily as the man in the black cloak binds his young victims. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Time riders series![]() ![]() The time bubble resets back to September 10th at the end of the 11th, meaning the TimeRiders will relive those two days, over and over, as long as they remain within the time bubble. They all awaken in the Arch under the Williamsburg Bridge in New York in a 48-hour time bubble, running from September 10th, and September 11th. Saleena Vikram's supposed "death" was not spoken of in the first book. ![]() Liam O'Connor should have died on the Titanic in 1912, Madelaine Carter was supposed to die on a doomed plane above America in 2010, when a mysterious old man offers both the chance to escape, but at a cost: they would not be able to return to their lives ever again. It follows the adventures of Liam O'Connor, Saleena Vikram, and Madelaine Carter, three teenagers pre-destined from the dawn of time to meet early, untimely deaths. TimeRiders is the first book in the TimeRiders series, and was written by Alex Scarrow. This article contains plot details about an upcoming episode, book or any other feature of this topic. ![]() |