![]() ![]() original worldbuilding and captivating writing.stories with diverse representation and multicultural influences. ![]() Thrilling and atmospheric, this bestselling series is perfect for readers looking for War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe. Because you can’t kill someone who can never die… With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her one true love.īut there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea’s dark power for their own nefarious ends. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life…and return it. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In ‘The Duchess of Malfi’, women were seen to be “cursed creatures” who were “unequal in nature” with their “heart so far upon her left side”. One of the most fundamental aspects of both Webster and Milton’s works is their presentation of the dominant, controlling force of patriarchy, which during the 17th century, illustrating the control of women to be a natural course of action to take. ![]() Overall, it is clear that, Webster and Milton explore the ideas of control and authority in a variety of ways. However, it can be argued that the instinct to control is not a natural inclination especially for women, but rather their desire to break free from patriarchal restraint is more of a defining characteristic in both works. Both Webster and Milton explore the control one exerts over women through Ferdinand and Adam’s desire to control the females, the control of those at a lower status illustrated through the religious figureheads of both works, the Cardinal and God. The instinct to control others is indeed natural for characters in John Webster’s ‘The Duchess of Malfi’ and John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the difference between them is that you are supposed to dislike Verity and Leeds but Ben and Fallon you are meant to care about and feel for them.īenton James Kessler. This is not the first time Colleen Hoover has had me disliking main characters for example Verity from Verity and Leeds from Layla. However, the characters in this book were the worst. You can give a terrible plot and subplot, but as long as you have good relatable characters that grow over time, I will love it. Okay, so let’s talk about the reason this book was not my favourite. ![]() It is normal and I still have every intention of reading many more Colleen Hoover books in the future. So it is understandable that I have found a format that I do not love. I mean I knew it would eventually happen as Colleen Hoover herself has said she writes very different styles and genres for every book. I hate to say it but this book did not grab my attention as all the others did. You follow their story for seven years, every November 9 different from the last. They meet and instantly feel a connection and agree to see each other every year on the same day. This book follows Fallon and Ben as they meet on the day Fallon is moving to the other side of the country. ![]() ![]() "A slow-burning queer romance that feels authentic and sweet." – TJ Berry, author of Space Unicorn Blues Featuring an ace protagonist, the consent dynamics of the book are particularly adept. The Circus Infinite explores the nuances of gender and sexuality while punching you in the gut with soaring feats of gravity and interrogations that will make you gasp out loud." ![]() "Khan Wong gives us an adventure that reaches all the right hard-hitting space fantasy notes while protecting a tender heart of inclusivity and respect. And if Jes can also avoid going back to being the prize subject of a scientist who can’t wait to dissect him? Even better.įile Under: Science Fiction Read more But when the boss sets the circus up to take the fall for his about-to-get-busted narcotics operation, Jes and his friends decide to bring the mobster down. With no other options, Jes fulfills the requests: espionage, torture, demolition. It doesn’t take long for him to catch the attention of the crime boss who owns the resort-casino where he lands a circus job, and when the boss gets wind of the bounty on Jes’ head, he makes an offer: do anything and everything asked of him or face vivisection. Hunted by those who want to study his gravity powers, Jes makes his way to the best place for a mixed-species fugitive to blend in: the pleasure moon where everyone just wants to be lost in the party. ![]() ![]() A circus takes down a crime-boss on the galaxy’s infamous pleasure moon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He is a spy and wants to recruit Wormold to his network, but Wormold is reluctant to get involved. Hawthorne, an Englishman, walks into the vacuum cleaner shop. Her father spoils her, buying her a pony and membership of the country club: but money is short. His daughter Milly aged 17 is a beautiful catholic girl – a duenna Wormold calls her – but she is on the verge of womanhood and subject to the advances of Captain Segura a notorious torturer and member of the political police. The protagonist James Wormold is neither hero nor anti-hero: he is a vacuum cleaner salesman working in Cuba. Greene can be tortured by his conscience, and often writes about violence, suffering and cruelty, so previously I had assumed Our Man in Havana would be a depressing read.īut I only needed to watch the movie for a few minutes to realise it was quite amusing and obviously a comedy – one of the books that Greene himself used to call entertainments – so I picked it up on Kindle. Image from the 1959 film – Our Man in HavanaĪ black and white film made in 1959 and starring Alec Guinness drew my attention to this book. ![]() ![]() But for me, it was a long time coming, and there was a point at which I thought I was going to quit because I was so disappointed and feeling really low about my writing. YA: My journey was one with quite a few detours and bumps along the way. ![]() It’s kind of like a superhero origin story but with a pen. The first thing I like to ask authors is about their author origin story. In the latest installment of my Author Up Close series, Yasmin shares her path to publishing, her wins and losses, and why she advises all aspiring authors to try just one more thing. But headlines only tell part of the story, and I wanted to learn more about her writer’s journey. Yasmin is a heads-down, work-hard, show-don’t-tell kind of person, and when this Deadline article announced her book deal and seven-figure TV option earlier this year, she showed the writing world she meant business. We’re not only colleagues she is a constant motivator as I go about my own writing journey. I met author, editor, and educator Yasmin Angoe through an organization for BIPOC editors. ![]() ![]() ![]() aureus (MRSA), is a worldwide problem in clinical medicine. aureus is one of the leading pathogens for deaths associated with antimicrobial resistance and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains, such as methicillin-resistant S. Pathogenic strains often promote infections by producing virulence factors such as potent protein toxins, and the expression of a cell-surface protein that binds and inactivates antibodies. aureus usually acts as a commensal of the human microbiota, it can also become an opportunistic pathogen, being a common cause of skin infections including abscesses, respiratory infections such as sinusitis, and food poisoning. It is often positive for catalase and nitrate reduction and is a facultative anaerobe that can grow without the need for oxygen. ![]() Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive spherically shaped bacterium, a member of the Bacillota, and is a usual member of the microbiota of the body, frequently found in the upper respiratory tract and on the skin. Hemolysis on blood agar, DNase activity, clumping factor, latex agglutination, growth on mannitol-salt and Baird-Parker agar, hyaluronidase production. ![]() ![]() ![]() She launched a new Victorian mystery series with the 2015 release of A CURIOUS BEGINNING, featuring intrepid butterfly-hunter and amateur sleuth, Veronica Speedwell. Her novels have been nominated for numerous awards including two RT Reviewers’ Choice awards, the Agatha, two Dilys Winns, a Last Laugh, three du Mauriers, and most recently the 2019 Edgar Award for Best Novel. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of one, Raybourn makes her home in Virginia. She graduated with a double major in English and history from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Veronica has returned in several more adventures, most recently AN IMPOSSIBLE New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan. ![]() ![]() New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Deanna Raybourn is a 6th-generation native Texan. ![]() ![]() “Vividly written, a book that will, as intended, please the readers who hoped that Paulsen, like Brian, would ‘do it again. He's survived with only a hatchet before-now can Brian build a raft and navigate an unknown river?įor the first time it's not only Brian's survival that's at stake. Brian's only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. ![]() Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. ![]() The government sends Brian back to the Canadian wilderness in this beloved follow-up to the award-winning classic Hatchet from three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen! ![]() ![]() For a number of years he played a prominent role in the municipal life of the town. ![]() William's father, John Shakespeare, was an affluent glove maker, tanner and wool dealer who owned property in Stratford. John's principal business was that of a glover, but he also traded as a wool and corn merchant, and he is recorded in 1570 as being involved in money-lending. In 1556 John bought the main part of the house in Henley Street which is now known as the 'Birthplace' and their family, including William, grew up there (see photo). John Shakespeare married Mary Arden, the daughter of Robert Arden, a farmer from the nearby village of Wilmcote. Traditionally his birthday is celebrated three days earlier, on 23 April, St George's Day. William Shakespeare was baptised on 26 April 1564 at Holy Trinity in Stratford-Upon-Avon. What we do know about his life comes from registrar records, court records, wills, marriage certificates and his tombstone in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon. Very little is known for certain about William Shakespeare. ![]() |