![]() ![]() The author has provided a full list of CW/ TW here. TW: gore, sexual abuse, trauma, violence, eating disorder, explicit sex scenes, self harm Juniper and Thorn is another uniquely thrilling read from a new favorite author of mine. ![]() The vivid imagery, the complex family dynamics, the underlying themes of industrialization vs tradition, the emotional rollercoaster this book will put you through, and the MC’s journey of questioning who she is and what she wants to be– all these made Juniper and Thorn an unforgettable read. I fell in love with their words in The Wolf and the Woodsman, and it’s no different this time. They writes so captivatingly and builds atmospheric worlds you have no choice but to get lost in. I don’t know how she does it but she does it so damn well. One thing’s for sure– Ava Reid is a brilliant writer and an excellent story-teller. ![]() ![]() That’s pretty much it… What else is left for me to say? Author Ava Reid didn’t pull any punches in crafting a world that’s horrifyingly dark and gruesome and monstrous and violent. Juniper and Thorn has everything you would expect from an adult gothic horror. Quoted excerpt/s may change in the final print. I received an ARC from the publisher to read and review. ![]()
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In asking the jury to find Trump liable for a rape in 1996, Carroll attorney Roberta Kaplan said: "He thinks he can get away with it here."Īttorneys for Trump, who claims that the 1996 incident never happened, told the jury that Carroll failed to make her case. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump, a day after attorneys for both sides made final arguments in the high-profile case that could cost the former president millions in damages. A federal jury begins deliberations Tuesday in E. ![]() ![]() ![]() With an unwavering commitment to her customers and a work ethic that makes Oprah look lazy, Amoruso developed a loyal following around her brand, and created a social media presence that was on point before people even knew that was important. ![]() Originally called Nasty Gal Vintage, the business began as a modest eBay store. And, she reminds you with a clink, you can, too.Īmoruso is the 31-year-old owner of Nasty Gal, a $100 million online fashion retailer, which she founded in 2008. You might be eyeing her backless, fringed leather jacket with jealousy, but you can respect that she worked her little tail off to earn it. #GIRLBOSS is your incredibly cool best friend, sitting down with you over cocktails and telling you the secrets of her success. Or any kind of manifesto, for that matter. ![]() Nor is it a memoir, or an autobiography, or a feminist manifesto. ![]() It’s because she is just too damn busy kicking ass to worry about explaining how one should go about kicking ass.Īnd anyway, #GIRLBOSS, her 2014 New York Times bestseller, which just became available in paperback, is not a how-to. Not because she’s too cool for school (though she is), or because she doesn’t care what people think about her rise to fame (though she doesn’t). It’s actually kind of amazing that Sophia Amoruso took the time to sit down and write a book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Review Quotes An incredibly suspenseful read with a one-of-a-kind villain who is as terrifying as he is intriguing. Who will be his next victim? Gary Soneji is every parents worst nightmare. Soneji has outsmarted the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police. Because Gary Soneji, who wants to commit the crime of the century, is playing at the top of his game. What is she running from? What is her secret? Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair-at the worst possible time for both of them. She rides her black BMW motorcycle at speeds of no less than 100 mph. Blond, mysterious, seductive, shes got an outer shell thats as tough as it is beautiful. ![]() Jezzie Flanagan is the first woman ever to hold the highly sensitive job as supervisor of the Secret Service in Washington. But he also has two adorable kids of his own, and they are his own special vulnerabilities. Hes a tough guy from a tough part of town who wears Harris Tweed jackets and likes to relax by banging out Gershwin tunes on his baby grand piano. and looks like Muhammad Ali in his prime. ![]() Book Synopsis Discover the classic thriller that launched the #1 detective series of the past twenty-five years, now one of PBSs 100 Great American Reads Alex Cross is a homicide detective with a Ph.D. ![]() ![]() If you keep taking the pot off the flame, letting it cool down, and then putting it back on the burner, the water will never boil. ![]() The best way to boil water quickly is to put it in a pot on the stove, turn the flame up to high, and leave it there until the water boils. It sounds incredibly stupid, doesn't it? That a person should have to try so hard to simply be where she already is, yet this is my predicament. It requires a complete suspension of disbelief, which amounts to trusting that there is something much deeper than reason and logic, and that if you follow it, you might just end up where you belong.īowing is the act of our small self bowing to our true self. ![]() ![]() "The practice of Zen (as opposed to the study of Zen) is something altogether different: to give yourself completely each moment as it is - whether it is doing a mantra, stumbling in the dark, or feeling the fire's warm heat on your skin. ![]() ![]() ![]() Other contributors include Paula Bernat Bennett, Martha Nell Smith, Domhnall Mitchell, Ellen Louise Hart, Melanie Hubbard, and Alexandra Socarides who assess what constitutes a vast final frontier in the Dickinson literary landscape. Dickinson’s Fascicles is edited by Paul Crumbley and Eleanor Elson Heginbotham. Eight prominent Dickinson scholars contribute essays to this volume and respond vigorously and variously to Cameron's argument, proposing, for instance, that the fascicles represent Dickinson's engagement with the world around her, particularly with the Civil War, and that they demonstrate her continued experimentation with poetic form. The collection opens with a central portion of Sharon Cameron’s 1992 book that was the first to abandon the until-then popular search for a single unifying narrative to explain the fascicles, inaugurating a new era of fascicle scholarship. Why Dickinson carefully preserved the fascicles despite her meticulous destruction of many of her early manuscript drafts is the central question contributors to this volume seek to answer. ![]() Dickinson’s Fascicles: A Spectrum of Possibilities is the first collection of essays dedicated exclusively to re-examining Emily Dickinson’s fascicles, the extant forty hand-crafted manuscript “books” consisting of the roughly 814 poems crafted during the most productive period in Dickinson’s writing life (1858-1864). Emily Dickinson: Poetics in Context Melanie Hubbard 96,60 97 This book re-assesses Dickinsons manuscripts, style, and statements to arrive at a historically appropriate conception of poetics. ![]() |