Roomies by christina lauren5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Holland impulsively offers to wed the Irishman to keep him in New York, her growing infatuation a secret only to him. When the tryout goes better than even Holland could have imagined, Calvin is set for a great entry into Broadway-until he admits his student visa has expired and he’s in the country illegally. Rescued by Calvin McLoughlin from a would-be subway attacker, Holland Bakker pays the brilliant musician back by pulling some of her errand-girl strings and getting him an audition with a big-time musical director. Marriages of convenience are so…inconvenient. If you buy the book using that link, I will receive a small commission from the sale. ![]() This post contains affiliate links you can use to purchase the book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. Published by Gallery Books on December 5th 2017 ![]()
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Alexander neill summerhill5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() By calling him a damned liar, I was meeting him on his own level.” (A.S. Here was a boy to whom headmasters were stern, moral disciplinarians to be cheated every time. By offering him a cigarette, I was showing him that I approved of his smoking. ‘Thanks’, he stammered, ‘but I don’t smoke, sir.’ ‘Take one, you damned liar’, I said with a smile, and he took one. I noticed that his fingers were yellow with nicotine, so I took out my cigarette packet and offered it to him. He had just come to Summerhill from a typical Public School. “Once I asked a boy of fourteen to come and have a chat with me. ![]() Who We Are by Nicola Haken5/30/2023 ![]() * Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn’t a requirement. This was a well-written and fantastic read and a great book-end to my 2022 reading list. It was an emotional rollercoaster, but the happy ending made all the heartache worth it. This wasn’t always an easy story to read. I couldn’t put it down and I couldn’t wait to get home from work, so I could get back to their story. I will say, while it was a tad bit slower-paced in the beginning, it drew me in and kept me turning the pages. I don’t quite know what to say about the story, because I really don’t want to give too much away. They were both likable men, and honestly, although I wanted to dislike them, I liked William’s wife, Rebecca, and I absolutely adored their children, Lucy and Ben. The story started off a bit slow, with more individual scenes, but it also made for good character development, as we were able to really get to know both William and Laurence. ![]() ![]() ![]() But as always, with regards to her stories, Nicola doesn’t disappoint. ![]() I mean one of the main characters is married. I absolutely adore Nicola Haken, but I was a tad bit wary of accepting this ARC. ![]() Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Deryn has fallen asleep studying her aeronautics manual. The story of the other main character, Deryn Sharp, begins in London. Alek is knocked out with a chemical by Volger and hears Volger tell him that his parents have been murdered just before he blacks out. After Klopp and Volger explain that Alek's father has ordered them to take him away from home, Alek shouts that they are lying and tries to pull the Stormwalker's distress whistle cord. Excited, Alek does not question the unusual timing of the lesson until his tutors' insistance on speed and secrecy becomes too suspicious. He is interrupted by two of his tutors, Count Volger and Otto Klopp, who tell him that it is time for him to practice piloting walkers, namely the Cyklop Stormwalker waiting outside. Fifteen-year-old Alek is in his room late at night, staging a battle with toy soldiers, Clanker Austria-Hungary against Darwinist Britain and France. The novel begins at Konopiště castle, the home of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his family. ![]() ![]() ![]() inequality that is due to the differences in household endowments and inequality that is due to the differences in location specific returns to these endowments, using both Machado-Mata and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition techniques. Spatial inequality is decomposed into two segments i.e. quantile regression decomposition technique. The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) of 1995/ are used in analyzing the sources of consumption inequality by applying a. This study analyzes the spatial inequality (between the urban sector and the rural sector and between the western province and the rest of the country) in Sri Lanka, using household consumption expenditure as a proxy measure of household welfare. ![]() Dear Girls by Ali Wong5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() She has released two hit Netflix comedy specials- Baby Cobra and Hard Knock Wife-and will star in the Netflix original film Always Be My Maybe. Though addressed to her daughters, Ali Wong’s letters are absurdly funny, surprisingly moving, and enlightening (and gross) for all.Īli Wong is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress. the inevitable confrontation with erectile dysfunction), reconnecting with her roots (and drinking snake blood) in Vietnam, tales of being a wild child growing up in San Francisco, and parenting war stories. She shares the wisdom she’s learned from a life in comedy and reveals stories from her life off stage, including the brutal single life in New York (i.e. ![]() The sharp insights and humor are even more personal in this completely original collection. ![]() Wong told the world her remarkably unfiltered thoughts on marriage, sex, Asian culture, working women, and why you never see new mom comics on stage but you sure see plenty of new dads. In her hit Netflix comedy special Baby Cobra, an eight-month pregnant Ali Wong resonated so strongly that she even became a popular Halloween costume. Ali Wong’s heartfelt and hilarious letters to her daughters (the two she put to work while they were still in utero) cover everything they need to know in life, like the unpleasant details of dating, how to be a working mom in a male-dominated profession, and how she trapped their dad. ![]() The age of the vikings by anders winroth5/30/2023 ![]() We see the attack through the eyes of the victims, who spread the word that the Vikings were bloody and violent. Alcuin, a great educator in Charlemagne’s court, was a particularly influential person who wrote about it. The 793 raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne on the northeast coast of England was the first Viking attack that was written about, and it was a big shock to all of Europe. Why does the Age of the Vikings start in 793 and end in 1066 ? ![]() YaleNews spoke with Winroth recently about some of the issues raised in his “On Point” interview. His forthcoming volume, “A New History of the Viking Age,” will be published by Princeton University Press in 2014. His most recently published book is “The Conversion of Scandinavia: Vikings, Merchants, and Missionaries in the Remaking of Northern Europe” (Yale University Press, 2011). Winroth is professor and director of graduate studies in history. As a lead-up to the forthcoming History Channel series “Vikings,” Tom Ashbrook, host of NPR’s “On Point,” talked with a foremost authority on the subject - Yale’s Anders Winroth - to de-mystify the legendary raiders of the North. ![]() Captain america brubaker5/30/2023 ![]() I really enjoyed the backstory of Bucky, the writer made him much more of a badass than what I imagined (Bucky, not the Winter Soldier). Stan than Bucky since I ended up reading this graphic novel and returning it to the library. ![]() I actually checked out the graphic novel Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection by Ed Brubaker (illustrated by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins and Michael Lark) from our local library for my daughter who is a fan of Bucky Barnes, or more so Sebastian Stan, the actor who portrays him. I never liked kid sidekicks, so I never invested anytime reading about Bucky and the Winter Soldier until the movie opened my eyes. I have never been a huge Captain America fan, even though I enjoyed the comics every now and then, especially the run in the late 90s, early 2000s. My rating for Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection – 5īuy Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection from * This graphic novel collects Captain America #1-9, and #11-14. ![]() ![]() Captain America: Winter Soldier Ultimate Collection by Ed Brubaker (illustrated by Steve Epting, Mike Perkins and Michael Lark) is a graphic novel from Marvel about Captain America. ![]() Raeven Blacklock by Kate Bloomfield5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Even when I overlook the many spelling and grammar mistakes (which were truly excruciating), it’s still impossible for me to like this book. Your premise is so promising: magic, mystery, clever animals, and an underdog main character…what could be better? Unfortunately, the delivery didn’t live up to the promise. Oh, Frost Arch…I wanted to like you so much. It all eventually leads to a deadly battle between Avalon and the most powerful Mage in all of Frost Arch. As the novel goes on, Avalon’s life repeatedly gets threatened with each secret she uncovers, from her Master’s hidden collection, to the reason why Frost Arch is stuck in a constant winter. While there, she becomes friends with a Healer, Jack Greenwood, and, with his help, raises the winged fox (named Hawthorne) that she rescues earlier in the story. ![]() She works as a maid for the Forsythe household. Avalon, whose power is midlevel, moves to the city of Frost Arch, a place where curiosity and telling the truth can make your life very difficult. Frost Arch, by Kate Bloomfield, is the story of Avalon “Ava” Redding, a Fire Mage who lives in a world where Humans are slaves, Mages are in charge, and how you live depends on how much power you have. ![]() Rock chick redemption5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Roxie's got the odds stacked up against her and has no choice but to hold on and just ride it out through kidnappings, car chases, society parties and a wild night at the Haunted House. The problem is, no one agrees with her, especially her crazy, hippie best friend, Annette, or her parents, the even crazier small town Herb and Trish. Roxie's trouble catches up with her and Hank wants to help, but Roxie knows in her heart that she's no good for a White Hat type of guy. ![]() ![]() Roxie tries to hold Hank at arm's length, but Hank wants to be a lot closer (as in, a lot a lot). She’s not in the mood for love at first sight. Unfortunately, her eyes fall on Hank Nightingale and she knows it's trouble from the get-go. Roxie Logan is on the run from a bad boyfriend who just will not catch a hint that it is o-v-e-r. She's not in the mood for love at first sight. Roxie Logan is on the run from a bad boyfriend who just will not catch a hint that it is o-v-e-r. Unfortunately, her eyes fall on Hank Nightingale and she knows it's trouble from the get-go. ![]() |