But when Noah’s feelings grow beyond their staged romance, he realizes that dating in real life isn’t quite the same as finding love on the page. Then Drew walks into Noah’s life, and the pieces fall into place: Drew is willing to fake-date Noah to save the Diary. The only way to save the Diary is to convince everyone that the stories are true, but he doesn’t have any proof. When a troll exposes the blog as fiction, Noah’s world unravels. What started as the fantasies of a trans boy afraid to step out of the closet has grown into a beacon of hope for trans readers across the globe. There’s just one problem-all the stories are fake. He has to be for his popular blog, the Meet Cute Diary, a collection of trans happily ever afters. Noah Ramirez thinks he’s an expert on romance. Felix Ever After meets Becky Albertalli in this swoon-worthy, heartfelt rom-com about how a transgender teen’s first love challenges his ideas about perfect relationships.
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Familiar Laymonian archetypes abound, with Trev the cop and John the everyman, along with Maureen the woman who gets abused. It’s fast-paced, action-laden stuff for 400 pages. Everyone caught by the downpour goes on a happy rampage, like it was the most natural thing in the world to drink your neighbor’s blood. He literally rains down his vengeance, causing a black rain to fall on both the guilty and the innocent. Sadly for the mostly white town, the young man’s grandpa happens to know voodoo. The story begins a day after a black youth is killed by a bunch of hooligans. Richard Laymon is up to his usual tricks in One Rainy Night, a 1991 novel about a mysterious rain that turns ordinary folks into homicidal maniacs. The original artwork reflects this, as the artist explains at the end of the book. As if this wasn’t enough, there’s tea, cake, and other ancient relics involved. The story veers between quaintly whimsical and romantic (in the wider sense of the word.) As the title suggests, it is about love, but also honour, about loyalty and maintaining grace and dignity, what I guess these days would be referred to as “old-fashioned standards”. This is a lovely short story from Neil’s earlier writing – the story was first published in Smoke and Mirrors in 1998 – and as it is with the best of such collaborations, the artwork does it justice. The granny politely refuses, and the offers keep being raised, until at last the trade is made. The result of this is the arrival of a knight who wishes to trade the Grail for other items so that he can complete his quest. Whitaker, an elderly widow, buys the Holy Grail in a charity shop, and takes it home to put on her mantlepiece. Christopher also had a huge interest in storytelling and was huge on horror and fantasy. He currently makes his home in St Petersburg Florida.Īs a teenager, Christopher Buehlman went to the Florida State University where he graduated with a French language degree and minored in History. His debut novel was the 2011 published novel “Those Across the River” that won a nomination to the World Fantasy Award. He has performed at the Michigan renaissance festival and the Texas renaissance festival and has also performed at other shows in Scarborough, Tampa and Louisiana. His performances involve roasting the friends of people that have paid him. Christopher Buehlman is a horror and fantasy author and poet that is best known for his novel “Blacktongue.” The native Floridian won the Bridport Prize in poetry in 2007 and has also written several plays including the very provocative “Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka.” Apart from his writing, he is something of a cult figure on the renaissance festival circuit where he is known as “Christophe the Insultor.” His comedic persona is a combination of Oscar Wilde and Doug Stanhope with a tinge of Dennis Miller. She didn't know how dangerous it could be either. Original.īook Synopsis #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs invites readers to follow her into the seductive realm of the Alpha and Omega series.Īnne Latham didn't know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf and was mated to Charles Cornick, the son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves. Now Anna and Charles must combine their talents to hunt down the real killer, or Charles will take the fall. About the Book Mated to werewolf Charles Cornick, the son-and enforcer-of the leader of the North American werewolves, Anna Latham now knows how dangerous being a werewolf can be, especially when a werewolf who opposes Charles and his father is struck down. When he sees a member of the wrestling team threatening an underclassman, T.J. Jones hates the blatant preferential treatment jocks receive at his high school, and the reverence paid to the varsity lettermen. The thread of truth in his fiction reminds us that heroes can come in any shape, color, ability or size, and friendship can bridge nearly any divide.”- Washington Post T.J. "Crutcher's superior gifts as a storyteller and his background as a working therapist combine to make magic in Whale Talk. Bestselling author Chris Crutcher’s controversial and acclaimed novel follows a group of outcasts as they take on inequality and injustice in their high school. The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway. The bad news is that they don't have a pool. “A truly exceptional book.” -Washington Post There's bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team. There have been a whopping total of 19 books published in the Virgin River anthology so far, which is great news for people who are in no rush to see the end of the Netflix series. Virgin River SeriesĪs most fans are probably already well aware, Virgin River on Netflix is based on the series of novels of the same name by Robyn Carr first published in 2007. And we find out if Virgin River is a book so we can curl up with that in the meantime. What could be better than an evening in Virgin River with Doc and Mel and Jack and Hope when she’s not off on some madcap adventure? But how do we unwind now that the third season is over? We wait for season four and then we wait for season five. The show is so easy to watch, so comforting and engaging and let’s face it, very beautiful to look at. One of the most relaxing ways to while away an evening is to curl up in front of your TV and settle in to watch Virgin River on Netflix. She is the New York Times bestselling author of Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World(Penguin Press, 2011) - and is the inventor and co-founder of SuperBetter, a game that has helped nearly half a million players tackle real-life health challenges such as depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and traumatic brain injury. She believes game designers are on a humanitarian mission-and her #1 goal in life is to see a game developer win a Nobel Peace Prize. Jane McGonigal, PhD is a world-renowned designer of alternate reality games-or, games that are designed to improve real lives and solve real problems. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27, 1953, to David Merrill and Monica Marie Collins. Lois McMaster Bujold credits the support of Wrede and Lillian Stewart Carl for allowing Bujold to finish her first novel: "These friendships were lifelines in every sense". In 2009, Wrede donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University. She is a member of the Liavek shared-world anthology. In 1985, shortly before her fifth book was published, she became a full-time writer. In the fall of 1980, Wrede met Lillian Stewart Carl, who introduced her to Lois McMaster Bujold. She sold her first book to Ace in April 1980 and it was published in 1982. She was a founding member of The Scribblies, along with Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust and Nate Bucklin, in January 1980, "to which belonged for five extremely productive years." She finished her first book in 1978 while working as an accountant and financial analyst. Wrede graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in biology and obtained an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1977. She is known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Patricia Collins Wrede ( / ˈ r iː d i/ born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. Carleton College, University of MinnesotaĬhildren's literature, fantasy and science fiction If you’ve never read Anna or want to read it again, try out the audio version. I loved revisiting this book again and the wonderful Paris setting. Not sure if I would have liked it more, but it did cross my mind. The narration flowed well, and the only thing I wondered about is if it would have worked to have a male narrator for St. There is a roller coaster of emotions found in the book and Guest handles the different feelings needed with ease. Clair’s British accent, and captures the spirit of his character well. She also capably handles the nuances of the other characters including their different accents. However, Guest quickly won me over with her interpretation of Anna and delivers an authentic performance. The narration reminded me a little of Delirium’s Sarah Drew and her portrayal of Lena. At first, the voice of Anna sounded a little bubblier than I imaged her. The audiobook narrator is Kim Mai Guest, who has narrated several books including Incarceron, Dearly, Departed, and The Autobiography of Mrs. This audiobook release was timed with the release of Lola and the Boy Next Door and I picked up both books to revisit. This is one of my favorite recent contemporary books, and I was curious to see how the audiobook experience compared to the print version. |