My Mom also said that at the end of March I would need to to put it on a branch of one of the cherry trees in our garden. I went to school with white and red little brushes on the lapel of my school uniform and felt it was giving love to everyone around. Finally, under my Mom’s supervision I managed to bring life to my first Martisor. You make little brushes by twisting red and white threads and tie them together on the top and put lots of love into what you are creating. At that time, you had to make your own, and my Mom showed me how to make it. People make them from red and white threads and wear them on their lapel starting March 1st. The symbol of Martisor is a ribbon which has the same name as the event. My Mom told me this version of the fairy tale when I was around seven. The tales about Martisor are gathered and surely twisted when passed from one person to another, and generation to the next. Moldovans and Romanians celebrate a widely observed tradition called Martisor (pronounced Martishor – little March). With the month of March comes the start of Spring.
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Like I said, I do really like the initial premise, but I definitely wish it was told in a way that let the reader start to see the clues the way the main character does should have and make up our own mind about the situation, especially considering the whole story is told from his limited perspective and direct experiences. There are some interesting reveals as the book goes on, but while reading it's almost like you're constantly actively arguing against the main character's actions (admittedly because as the reader you know something he supposedly doesn't). Unfortunately, what could have been a great build up and reveal is wasted by the book's own description/intro and you go into it knowing that supposed saviors of earth are the "bad guys". As we're reeling from the attack another alien shows up and chases them off, our heroes! I think the premise is really neat: Advanced space faring species shows up and bombs earth to the stone age, peculiar that they seemed to actively avoid population centers though (more about that later). I guess I like my AI characters to have a little more gravitas. I had a lot of "how does that even make sense?" moments while reading.Īnd I really don't like Skippy. Overall, I enjoyed it, but after finishing the Columbus Day, I'm really hoping the rest will get better as they go on. On the surface, it looked like the expeditionary force books were going to check all the boxes for me, and they had pretty good reviews (although I really take any review with a grain of salt). I love all things space opera, military sci-fi, and AI. 5/23/2023 0 Comments Requiem by frances itaniBut don’t go looking for too many similarities between Takeuchi and Itani’s character. Among those she consulted: Norman Takeuchi, an Ottawa artist of Japanese-Canadian descent who infuses his work with a melange of his Canadian identity and his Japanese heritage. With the persuasive voice of his wife in his head, and the echo of their great love in his heart, he embarks on an unforgettable journey that encompasses art and music, love and hope.”Īs is her practice, Itani did massive research for this book to make sure every detail has the ring of truth. Now, Bin must ask himself whether he really wants to find him. “It has been years since his father made a fateful decision that almost destroyed the family. “Now, he sets out to drive across the country to complete the last works needed for an upcoming exhibition to revisit the places that have shaped him to find his biological father, who has been lost to him,” according to Itani’s publisher HarperCollins. Left alone, the widowed Bin Okuma finds himself reluctantly pulled into memories of when he and other Japanese-Canadians were interned during the Second World War. Requiem tells the story of a Japanese-Canadian visual artist who has just lost his wife. Evans, courtesy Quill & Quire.Ī new novel by one of Ottawa’s most accomplished literary voices, Frances Itani, hits bookstores this September. Frances Itani's newest book, Requiem, comes out in September. Loisel return home at nearly 4 o’clock in the morning, and only when they arrive home does Mme. She agrees and goes to see her friend the next day, greedily choosing one of Madame Forestier’s finest necklaces.Īt the ball, Madame Loisel is a hit: elegant, joyful, and desired for waltzes. Her husband suggests that she ask to borrow some jewels from her rich friend, Madame Forestier. When asked why, she replies that she is embarrassed to attend the ball without any jewels. Her husband offers to give her the money for something suitable, but as the day of the ball approaches, she is still dismayed. Loisel throws the invitation down in dismay, weeping and complaining that she has nothing to wear to such an event. One evening, her husband excitedly presents her with an invitation to attend an event at the Minister of Public Instruction’s home. Mathilde–now Madame Loisel–had always felt like she should have been upper class, and is unhappy in her married life: she hates their home, their food, and her lack of fine clothing and jewelry. Mathilde is born to a low-class family with no money for a dowry, she is married to Monsieur Loisel, a clerk from the Board of Education. 5/22/2023 0 Comments The sands of time by michael hoeyeIn his subsequent absence, they escape, and expose his plan to the rodent society. They are thereupon captured by Hinkum Stepfitchler, who reveals that his family made their fortune by plagiarizing the cats' technology. Following an attempt by antagonist Hinkum Stepfitchler (the son of Birch's mentor) to discredit Birch's thesis, Hermux and pilot Linka Perflinger accompany Birch to the Western desert, where they confirm that the feline civilization existed, and that the rodent population were its slaves. In each one Hermux Tantamoq, mouse, watchmaker, and occasional detective, is the main character.Īt the beginning of the story, protagonist Hermux Tantamoq is approached by his father's friend, Birch Tentintrotter, to investigate whether the present-day rodent civilization was preceded, and its technology informed, by a feline civilization now obscured. The Sands of Time is the second in the Hermux Tantamoq series beginning with Time Stops for No Mouse, followed by No Time Like Show Time, and Time to Smell the Roses. The Sands of Time is a children's fantasy novel by Michael Hoeye. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Incandescent by River SavageHe is tough and hard, but on the inside is emotionally vulnerable. But after the “Event” you see more in-depth in his character, and his demons, and I fell for him instantly. He is rougher around the edges and in the beginning I wasn’t sure what I thought of him. I found I loved Sylas, he is very different from our hero in the first book of the series. He works as a tattoo artist, he is satisfied with his life now, away from any emotional attachments, to be withdrawn and do his duties. Sylas Dean is a member of the Knights Rebels, his past is murky, and he still suffers from grief and dreams that haunt him. But there is a secret that Holly is keeping from Sy, a secret that could destroy the trust and affection they have built with each other… The Hero Its been three months, and little by little he starts to see his Holly again, vibrant and beautiful. When Holly goes through her own darkness, he knows he is the only one that can bring her back to the light. Sy has his own past, a past that torments him every night with nightmares. She distances herself from everyone for months. But after they share a a couple of steamy nights together, Holly has a surprise, but then she ends up kidnapped, and shot and her life goes down the drain and her mind is in shock and severe grief. Sy is harsh and a grouch in Holly’s mind and she has a mind to butter him up. There is one man she has had her eye on Sy. Holly has a connection to the Knights Rebels, her best friend is practically engaged to their leader. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Kill shot susan sleemanLet me say straight off that Kill Shot reads fine as a standalone, but I'm guessing once you've read it you will want more of the White Knights so you'll be hunting down the first book, Fatal Mistake, while anxiously waiting for the next one to come out. Or stop by any of these locations on the web.Įeeeppp!!! I'm even more in love with this series now that I've read book two. To learn more about Susan’s books sign up for her monthly email that includes exclusive excerpts, giveaways, and other goodies. Her husband is a retired church music director, and they have two beautiful daughters, a very special son-in-law, and an adorable grandson. She has lived in nine states but now calls Oregon home. In addition to writing, Susan also hosts. She graduated from the FBI and local police citizen academies, so her research is spot-on and her characters are real. Readers love her series for the well-drawn characters and edge-of-your-seat action. She writes romantic suspense novels that are clean with inspiring messages of faith. SUSAN SLEEMAN is the bestselling author of over forty-five novels with more than one million books sold. 5/22/2023 0 Comments The prodigal son dean koontz(I’m beginning to think that popular writers’ names have a nearly homeopathic power – no matter how much they’re diluted, the audience will keep clamoring for more.) (There was also a TV deal at the time, though, sadly, it eventually fell through.) And now long-time comics writer Chuck Dixon has adapted that novel, which was at least half-written by Anderson in the first place, into a comics series…which, of course, still has “Dean Koontz” as the largest thing on the cover. Anderson to co-write a novel called ]], and then a couple of sequels. Or, if you’re Dean Koontz, you could do both. At that point, assuming that scruples aren’t a problem – and how on earth did he become a best-selling writer and keep his scruples, anyway? – the options are two: let someone else write a book under your name, or license something you’ve already written to another medium, and let Joe Hired-Hand do the heavy lifting in that format. OK, maybe that realization comes to all of us – but the best-selling writer can actually do something about it. There comes a time in every best-selling writer’s life when he realizes that he’d like to make money even faster than he can write books. Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein: Prodigal Son, Volume OneĪdaptation by Chuck Dixon Illustrated by Brett Booth The late Sir Richard Holmes provides the introduction to these varied yet powerful works. Various, The Waterloo Collection, An Anthology of Short Stories, 2011, Active Sprite Pressįorty-four short stories written by adults, five written by young people and a poem come together for a publication produced to raise funds for the restoration of Chateau Hougoumont. The Battle of Waterloo seen through the eyes of the 95th Rifles and Mercer’s Battery, the Royal Horse Artillery, based on meticulous research by Glover who drew on unpublished accounts for this searing soldier’s eye view of the battle. Gareth Glover, Voices of Thunder, 2003, UPSO “Sharpe just gets everywhere in the battle!” says Michael Crumplin. The eponymous hero settles some old scores with love rivals and still finds time to warn the Duke of Wellington of Napoleon’s impending invasion before departing for a major role in nearly all the main infantry actions on the battlefield. Our lively list of historical tales was selected by Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter, Carole Divall and Michael Crumplin.īernard Cornwell, Sharpe’s Waterloo, 1990, Collins, London The team at Waterloo200 have chosen their favourite Waterloo novels and works of fiction for World Book Day 2016. We select ten of the best Waterloo novels. 5/22/2023 0 Comments Wicked armentroutBut letting him in is as dangerous as hunting the cold-blooded killers stalking the streets. With forest-green eyes and a smile that’s surely left a stream of broken hearts in its wake, he has an uncanny, almost unnatural ability to make her yearn for everything he has to offer. He’s six feet and three inches of temptation and swoon-inducing charm. Ren Owens is the last person Ivy expected to enter her rigidly controlled life. After all, four years ago, she lost everything at the hands of the creatures she’d sworn to hunt, tearing her world and her heart apart. She, and others like her, know humans aren’t the only thing trolling the French Quarter for fun… and for food. Twenty-two year old Ivy Morgan isn’t your average college student. Things are about to get Wicked in New Orleans. |