5/31/2023 0 Comments When we collided book review![]() ![]() She moves to Verona Cove with her artist mother and quickly falls in love with the city and its people. Vivi is a sixteen-year-old girl who refuses to be pinned down by anyone or by the prescribed psychiatric medication that she tosses in the ocean every morning. While I appreciate the author peeling back the curtain and shedding light on mental illness, specifically bipolar disorder, I had too many issues with the writing style, characterization, and plot to enjoy this story. When We Collided is the first book I’ve read by Emery Lord. I appreciate my readers and make it my goal to be upfront and honest. This small income goes back into my blog, so I can continue to create fun content for you. In plain English, this means that I may receive a small commission (at no cost to you) if you purchase something through the links provided. Affiliate Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments Tank Girl by Alan C. Martin![]() ![]() ![]() Plus an origin story I could have sworn had already been done previously, but then it's a long time since I read the early stuff a crossover with sixties surf kids the Kook Patrol, and if you're not familiar with them, don't worry, their solo introduction is in here right before said crossover and a car race, complete with modding, to see who has to make the tea, which is such a splendid imbalance of effort that I can't help but love it. "Surrender, ye poxy resins! The sword of righteousness is ours! We have the higher moral ground!" Still, smashing ye olde manner of speech into standard Tank Girl dialogue has its moments: And if you think that's a tenuous pun, just wait until you see the contortions involved in its take on the Grail. ![]() As in 'fucking' when you swallow the first syllable, but also because one of the stories in here sees the lead caught up in a scabrous reworking of Arthurian myth, and perhaps Once And Future in particular given the way it ends up with two rival kings thanks to the myth's two rival swords. ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Hex book rebecca![]() ![]() Nell frequently finds herself standing in the doorway to Joan's office despite herself, mesmerized by Joan's elegance, success, and spiritual force. Joan Kallas, is the hero of Nell's heart. Nell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in Biological Science, is exploring the fine line between poison and antidote, working alone to set a speed record for the detoxification of poisonous plants. 'Reads like a botanist's cross-breeding of The Secret History and Department of Speculation' EMMA STRAUB. ![]() With its dark humour and loopy lyricism, it bewitches' DAILY TELEGRAPH. 'Wise, funny, suspenseful' JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER 'Sardonic and strange. 'A really beautiful book about obsession, longing and science' RAVEN LEILANI. ![]() |