![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He unlocks the door to Real Frances and for the first time she experiences true friendship, unafraid to be herself. Nothing will stand in her way not friends, not a guilty secret – not even the person she is on the inside.īut when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her favourite podcast, she discovers a new freedom. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong?įrances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Things were very different, I guess, but that’s all over now. Last year – before all that stuff with Charlie and before I had to face the harsh realities of A-Levels and university applications and the fact that one day I really will have to start talking to people – I had friends. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The Midnight Man was a spooky read with twists and turns and I didn’t figure anything out until the end. ![]() Try not to scream as he draws near, because one of you won’t be leaving here…” As soon as I read that line in the synopsis for Caroline Mitchell’s The Midnight Man, I knew I had to read it. “If you open your door to the Midnight Man, hide with a candle wherever you can. The Midnight Man (Slayton Thrillers, #1) Goodreads So today I am excited to share my thoughts on the spooky thriller The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell and Freida McFadden’s psychological thriller, The Wife Upstairs. But I was on vacation from work last week (well a staycation □ ) and was able to relax, clear my head, and regroup. ![]() Sorry that I have missed a few Thriller Thursday weeks, life just got in the way. I’m back!! That’s right, Sharon here with another edition of Thriller Thursday. ![]() ![]() She walked on tiptoe only treading on the dark floorboards.
![]() Janz’s hero is a rare type that has no alternate, supernatural Hyde-esque persona, and must rely on wits and all-too-human strength to survive in this new, fascinating world. In The Raven, a mysterious chemical accident leads to a global reengineering of human DNA, giving each person a unique-and literally monstrous-alternate persona they can turn into at will or, in some cases, against their will. Janz’s newest novel, The Raven, published today, is a dystopian slipstream, melding the genres of horror, action and thriller into a riotous and wildly-entertaining amalgam of a story that feels both simultaneously trope and completely fresh. ![]() With a new publishing deal from Flame Tree Press / Simon and Schuster that has repackaged and re-released his catalogue-to-date, and already incredibly popularity in the niche horror field, Janz has the talent and consistency to stretch his passionate fanbase and establish himself as a new heavy-hitter of genre fiction. ![]() The author of more than a dozen books of horror and suspense, prolific author Jonathan Janz seems long-overdue to break into the mainstream readership realms of King, Koontz, Barker, joining the ranks of modern bestselling horror authors such as Paul Tremblay, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Riley Sager, and Josh Malerman. ![]() ![]() ![]() After detailing many issues contributing to the dilemma connected with student reading levels, Hersey asked toward the end of the article: Hersey's arguments were enumerated over ten pages of Life Magazine, which was the leading periodical during that time. Given incentive from school boards, publishers could do as well with primers. ![]() In bookstores, anyone can buy brighter, livelier books featuring strange and wonderful animals and children who behave naturally, i.e., sometimes misbehave. feature abnormally courteous, unnaturally clean boys and girls. In the classroom boys and girls are confronted with books that have insipid illustrations depicting the slicked-up lives of other children. Seuss, created The Cat in the Hat in response to the Life magazine article by John Hersey, titled "Why Do Students Bog Down on First R? A Local Committee Sheds Light on a National Problem: Reading." In the article, Hersey was critical of school primers: Seuss Favorites, this book is featured after Green Eggs and Ham. Seuss Beginner Book Video" featuring " Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!" This book was also used in the Random House Home Video Series which entitles "Dr. 13 Video Book, which also includes Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet!.12 Goofs, Errors, and Corrections of the book and video.6 The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many things come in twos: dualities, binaries, halves, and alternates. Like the first New Suns anthology (winner of the World Fantasy, Locus, IGNYTE, and British Fantasy awards), this book liberates writers of many races to tell us tales no one has ever told. New Suns 2 brings you fresh visions of the strange, the unexpected, the shocking-breakthrough stories, stories shining with emerging truths, stories that pierce stale preconceptions with their beauty and bravery. Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, but there are new suns.” Butler said, “There’s nothing new under the sun, b The stunning follow-up to the multiple-award-winning anthology of SFF by people of colour The stunning follow-up to the multiple-award-winning anthology of SFF by people of colour Octavia E. by Nisi Shawl! We're giving away 2 copies of New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color ed. ![]() We're giving away 2 copies of New Suns 2: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color ed. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To confront this idea is to confront the limit of our ability to understand the world in which we live - a central motif of the horror genre. In this book Eugene Thacker suggests that we look to the genre of horror as offering a way of thinking about the unthinkable world. "Thacker's discourse on the intersection of horror and philosophy is utterly original and utterly captivating." Thomas Ligotti, author of The Conspiracy Against the Human Race The world is increasingly unthinkable, a world of planetary disasters, emerging pandemics, and the looming threat of extinction. ![]() To confront this idea is to confront the limit of our ability to understand the world in. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Grenouille’s genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and frest-cut wood. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. I find it difficult to adequately summarize the book (and we all know that brevity isn’t my forte!), so I’ll rely on Google books for a description that doesn’t give too much away:Īn acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind’s classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder. The book crosses and mixes several literary genres, from gothic to horror and the supernatural in the vein of Edgar Allen Poe. And, yet, Suskind manages brilliantly, re-creating the world of 18th-century France in all its horrors and fetid stink. ![]() As any perfume blogger can tell you, aroma is not an easy thing to convey. Also known as Das Perfum or Le Parfum, the 1985 German novel is also one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read, a lyrical ode that explores the sense of smell in the most evocative, powerful way imaginable. One of my favorite books that I’ve read in the last decade is the international best-seller, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Suskind. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident in Dorset in 1935. He also wrote 'The Mint', about his time in the RAF. In 1926 he wrote the autobiographical 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom', about his participation in the Arab Revolt. Back in Britain after 1918, Lawrence joined the Foreign Office, then the Royal Air Force. ![]() Lawrence worked closely with Emir Faisal, leader of the revolt, even taking charge of some military actions. He was working in the British Army's intelligence unit in Egypt and - during missions in Mesopotamia and Arabia - liaised with the Arab forces that were fighting the Ottoman Empire. Thomas Edward (T.E.) Lawrence (1888-1935) was a British archaeologist, writer, diplomat and army officer who became known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' through his role in the Arab Revolt (1916-1918). It is an autobiography that reads like fast-moving military fiction. Find out about sun-baked negotiations in the desert, near misses, friendship, tragedy and fierce desert battles. The escapades were given global attention in 1962, when the movie 'Lawrence of Arabia' was released. The book, a mixture of autobiography and military history, tells the story of the almost 'Boy's Own Adventures' of Lawrence as he helped the Arab leaders in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire from 1916. ![]() 'It ranks with the greatest books ever written in the English language.' So said Winston Churchill after reading T.E. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the other sisters married and moved away, but Dortchen had to stay home and care for her sick parents. Dortchen had to meet Wilhelm in secret to tell him her stories. ![]() ![]() He frowned on the friendship between his daughters and the poverty-stricken Grimm Brothers. The Grimm brothers began collecting fairy tales that year, wanting to save the old stories told in spinning-circles and by the fire from the domination of French culture.ĭortchen’s father was cruel and autocratic, and he beat and abused her. Napoleon created a new Kingdom of Westphalia, under the rule of his dissolute young brother Jérôme. In 1806, Hesse-Cassel was invaded by the French. Dortchen was the same age as Lotte Grimm and the two became best friends. One of six sisters, Dortchen lived in the medieval quarter of Cassel, a town famous for its grand royal palace, its colossal statue of Herkules, and a fairytale castle of turrets and spires built as a love nest for the Prince-Elector’s mistress. Growing up next door to the Grimm brothers in Hesse-Cassel, a small German kingdom, Dortchen Wild told Wilhelm some of the most powerful and compelling stories in the famous fairy tale collection.ĭortchen first met the Grimm brothers in 1805, when she was twelve. One of the great untold love stories - how the Grimm brothers discovered their famous fairy tales - filled with drama and passion, and taking place during the Napoleonic Wars. ![]() |