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The Lightless Sky: An Afghan Refugee Boy's Journey of Escape to a New Life in Britain
Gulwali Passarlay and Nadene Ghouri
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'To risk my life had to mean something. Otherwise what was it all for?' Gulwali Passarlay was sent...
Ishimure Michiko's Writing in Ecocritical Perspective: Between Sea and Sky
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This collection of ecocritical essays focuses on the work of Ishimure Michiko, Japan's foremost...
Two Necromancers, a Dwarf Kingdom, and a Sky City (The Unconventional Heroes #4)
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Two necromancers, a dwarf kingdom, and a sky city – it sounds like a prelude to mayhem, and given...
Kristina (502 KP) rated The Pawn (Endgame, #1) in Books
Dec 7, 2020
The Pawn, a book that reminded me of several other books, but was uniquely its own in so many ways. Mythical tales, love, loyalty, and betrayal are just some of the elements Skye has included in this story. From the very beginning, it's impossible not to root for Avery as she does what's necessary to take care of her ailing father. With a strength that should be admirable by everyone, she chooses to sell herself in order to keep her dad alive and pay, not only for his care, but for bills. When she's bought at an auction by Gabriel, as a reader, I didn't know whether to be relieved - I mean, isn't it safer to stay with the devil you know than the devil you don't? - or worried. Not only because Gabriel is buying her body and buying her virginity, but because her father had betrayed him. Does Gabriel want more than just her body? Does he plan to use her as a way to extract even more revenge from her father? Or does he want to humiliate Avery even more to prove he is a man not to be messed with? These uncertainties haunt each moment the two of them spend together. With each turn of the page, I learned more secrets, which only lead to more questions. By the end, the unforgivable sting of betrayal and the promise of revenge are what makes me desperate to read the sequel. I loved every moment of this book - Skye, a job well done!