ALilLacey (2 KP) rated Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1) in Books
Mar 4, 2019
The Great Yokai War (2005)
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A young boy with a troubled home life becomes “chosen,” and he stumbles into the middle of a...
Solitairica
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"A bright, funny, and engaging mix of ideas that's well worth adding to your home screen." - Pocket...
The Liberty Tree: Drunk to Sober: A Memoir
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Suzanne Harrington did adult things long before she'd grown up - met Leo, married, had babies. She...
The Year of Living Biblically
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Avoiding shellfish was easy. The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and...
Cut the Rope: Magic
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ABRACADABRA! After more than 960 million downloads, the Cut the Rope series returns with a magical...
The Road (2009)
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America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young...
Confessions of a Convert: The Classic Spiritual Autobiography from the Author of Lord of the World
Robert Hugh Benson and Dawn Eden
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In Confessions of a Convert, Robert Hugh Benson shares his spiritual journey from being an Anglican...
Kyera (8 KP) rated Six of Crows in Books
Jan 31, 2018
Kaz is the mysterious leader with the gaze of a shark. He keeps more secrets than a diary and trusts no one. Kaz is never without his crow's head cane, gloves and willingness to do anything to get the job done. Inej is a wraith, able to make herself unnoticeable and get almost anywhere. She can scale walls, discover secret and have a blade in a man's back before he is any the wiser. Jesper is a good shot and prone to outbursts. He also has a gambling problem that has put him so far in debt that the only way out is to join Kaz on this likely deadly mission. Nina is the resident Grisha and a heartrender, although she must use her skills at times to heal or transform the others. She and Mattais have a history that is never far from either his mind. Mattias is Fjerdan and knows their target, but the only thing keeping him on this journey is the promise of a pardon at the end. Finally, it's Wylan the insurance and the son of the man offering them 30 million kruge to complete the job. He's also good with demolition and bombs, but not enough to warrant his place on the crew.
The mission is impossible or near to it, but they all have their reasons for needing it to succeed. Even though they're crooks, murderers and thieves you want them to succeed. They're strangely likable. All humans with flaws and backstories to show how they became the people they are and why. Leigh Bardugo's characters are wonderfully complex and well-developed. Each person's history is fluidly woven into the story and does not pull the reader out of the narrative or make them wish for a novella to help further flesh out the story or characters.
By the end, you love this misfit gang of hooligans and can't wait to read the stunning conclusion to this duology. Highly recommended to young adult readers who enjoy fantasy with great world building and character development.
Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Radical Politics In a Global Era
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In 1964 Malcolm X was invited to debate at the Oxford Union Society at Oxford University. The topic...