5/29/2023 0 Comments The story of meluha![]() That is really surprising for a first time Indian author. I went to quite a few book shops and found that it was sold out in most places. I read the first chapter online and liked it well enough that I decided to buy it. ![]() Curious I tried reading up more about it and saw that noted columnists like Anil Dharkar and Sandipan Deb had given it great reviews. I first heard about this book from a friend who had said that the book was a good read. Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero? And does he want to be that hero at all? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil? ![]() The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge. To make matters worse, the Chandravanshis appear to have allied with the Nagas, an ostracised and sinister race of deformed humans with astonishing martial skills! They also face devastating terrorist attacks from the east, the land of the Chandravanshis. This once proud empire and its Suryavanshi rulers face severe perils as its primary river, the revered Saraswati, is slowly drying to extinction. ![]() ![]() The inhabitants of that period called it the land of Meluha a near perfect empire created many centuries earlier by Lord Ram, one of the greatest monarchs that ever lived. In what modern Indians mistakenly call the Indus Valley Civilisation. ![]()
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Wicked Fox by Kat Cho![]() Are they creatures that roam from town to town, destined to murder (like The Wolfman)? Or are they the last of a dying breed ( The Last Werewolf)? Below, find 40 different takes, no matter your preference. Each one presents a different werewolf mythology as well. As Stephanie Meyer's famous Twilight series proves, there are werewolf books for teenagers and tweens, too. ![]() The (mostly adult) books below explore the concept of werewolves through a variety of different genres, from macabre and horrifying fairy tales to steamy paranormal romance series. Today, the once-bloodthirsty monsters are more commonly seen as alluring leading men (see: Alcide in HBO's True Blood and of course, Twilight's Jacob ). In 1860's The Book of Werewolves, one the oldest tomes on the subject, Sabine Baring-Gould traces the supernatural being's appearances across cultures. Werewolves have been found throughout folklore, dating back to Greek mythology and the Epic of Gilgamesh. As this list of the best werewolf books shows, these lonely (or lucky) creatures trapped between worlds make for fascinating protagonists. Take one part romance soap opera, another part young adult story about growing up with rough parents and a lot of internal blame and guilt, and another part Korean-Myth inspired fantasy, and you have this novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() When you tire of vampires novels, consider the werewolf. Wicked Fox is a K-Drama inspired young adult fantasy by author Kat Cho. But if you ask us, the ideal Halloween night is spent curled up with a spooky book, surrounded by on-point decor. Sure, Halloween parties and eating ghost-shaped foods are fun. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Batgirl by Scott Beatty![]() ![]() Very satisfying read for fans of the characters and newcomers. ![]() Lots of nice big blocks of clean colour and shadows and the panelling reminded me very much of Tim Sale's work on Long Halloween and Dark Victory which I'm sure was no accident as these both feel very similar in terms what setting up the characters and the world they live in. Like I said the art is really bright and vibrant. A lot of time is dedicated to looking at the characters motivations for why they want to do what they do but it doesn't dwell on it too much and we get plenty of action as we see their early successes and failures. What a psycho.Īs an origin story it works really well. As usual he makes some questionable decisions around children like throwing Barbara into a live fire exercise without letting her know. The relationships between the characters is really interesting and I always like it when Batman features in these stories as a kind of aloof and mean old dad. The art is deceptively bright and cartoony as the story gets quite dark in places. Batgirl/Robin: Year One written by Chuck Dixon and Scott Beatty and illustrated by Marcos Martin and Javier Pulido collects two gorgeously illustrated miniseries about the origins and early adventures of both aspiring crime-fighters and their subsequent team-up as they patrol the streets of Gotham. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Le carre the russia house![]() ![]() The third is an Englishman, Barley Blair-a drinker, a saxophone player, a derelict publisher, who is bewildered to discover that the papers are addressed to him and to find himself pressed into service by British Intelligence. ![]() One is the young Russian woman-the beautiful woman names Katya-to whom the papers have been entrusted. One is a Soviet physicist whose burden is his secret knowledge. It is certain in any case to have an explosive effect on the lives of three people along the route. In Moscow, at a small British trade fair, a document changes hands: a sheaf of military secrets that can-if it arrives at its proper destination and if its import is understood-profoundly alter the course of world events. We are in the third uncertain summer of perestroika and glasnost. ![]() Surface rubbing and light sticker residue to the cover. The Russia House by John le Carré is a 353-page hardcover published in 1989 by Alfred A. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Stolen by lucy christopher![]() "Disturbing, heartbreaking, and beautiful all at once." - School Library Journal A stunning, scary, and beautiful book."- John Marsden ![]() "All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. "Complicated and beautiful - this novel left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been." - Maggie Stiefvater Written as a letter from a victim to her captor, Stolen is Gemma's desperate story of survival of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare-or die trying to fight it.Ī 2011 USBBY Outstanding International Book And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. The captivating, disturbing, and heartbreakingly beautiful thriller from award-winning and critically acclaimed author, Lucy Christopher.Ī girl: Gemma, 16, at the airport, on her way to a family vacation.Ī guy: Ty, rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar, eyes blue as ice. ![]() * "An emotionally raw thriller.a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." - Publishers Weekly, starred review ![]() While on a layover at Bangkok Airport, 16-year-old Gemma, the unknowing object of a long obsession, is kidnapped by Ty and stolen away to the Australian Outback. ![]() ![]() He probably thinks I’ve got a speech impediment or something.)Īnd I can’t tell my best friend Serena about any of this.īut the absolute worst thing is that some editor at Mirrorstone found this stupid journal I wrote and now the whole world will find out what happened when my parents forced me to decide whether I want to be a vampire! Please don’t read this book it’s just embarrassing. Then there’s my complete inability to talk in complete sentences around cute boys. ![]() But I know for a fact mine are bloodsucking freaks.Īs if high school wasn’t bad enough now I have to go to vampire classes with a bunch of weirdos who actually want to drink blood. Published 2008 293 pages Summary (from the book jacket) ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Elsewhere book gabrielle zevin![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for bittersweet fumblings in the backseats of cars, for caps and gowns in royal blue and crimson, for mothers clasping pretty pearl necklaces around daughters' unlined necks, for your full name read aloud in an auditorium, for brand-new suitcases transporting you to strange new people in strange new lands.Īnd there will be other lives for unpaid debts, for one-night stands, for Prague and Paris, for painful shoes with pointy toes, for indecision and revisions.Īnd there will be other lives for fathers walking daughters down aisles.Īnd there will be other lives for sweet babies with skin like milk.Īnd there will be other lives for a man you don't recognize, for a face in a mirror that is no longer yours, for the funerals of intimates, for shrinking, for teeth that fall out, for hair on your chin, for forgetting everything. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() So this one started off a bit rough for me. Felix may be out of his element, but one thing he is sure about is that he doesn’t want to leave, even if it costs him his life. ![]() Being chased by cops, kidnapping a man, and breaking into a drug operation seems to be his normal since arriving in Lane’s life. Together, Felix and Lane will be forced to see just how far they will go to protect each other. But when someone begins stalking Felix, he is left to question who Lane is and what actually happened to him. There’s something about Lane that draws Felix to him and makes him question if this place could finally become a home for him. Anything has to be better than the place he’s leaving. When Felix lands a job taking care of a man recovering from severe injuries, he thinks his life may have just turned around. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments The gruffalo book![]() She was the Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2011-2013. In addition to children's books, she has written many children's plays and songs and runs regular storytelling workshops. ![]() Her Smarties Prize-winning modern classic, The Gruffalo, has sold more than 13.5 million copies worldwide, and the Halloween favorite Room on the Broom is a perennial best seller. (School Library Journal)Ībout the Author Julia Donaldson is the internationally bestselling author of many popular books for children. Winner of the prestigious British Smarties Prize.Ī clever, exuberant story in rhyme with strong, color-saturated pictures to match. is there? Sturdy pages and a cozy trim make this rhyming read-aloud perfect for preschoolers. ![]() But will Mouse's frightful description be enough to scare off his foes? After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo. Full color.īook Synopsis Julia Donaldson's trademark rhyming text and Axel Scheffler's brilliant, characterful illustrations come together in this perfect read aloud-now available as a board book When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws. About the Book A clever mouse uses his imagination to conjure up a vicious "gruffalo" to ruin the appetites of the hungry woodland animals he meets. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Sara ella unblemished series![]() ![]() And Eliyana holds the answer to defeating him. A world enslaved by a powerful and vile man. Add a hooded stalker and a Central Park battle to the mix and you’ve gone from weird to otherworldly.Įliyana soon finds herself in a world much larger and more complicated than she’s ever known. Now Joshua is her new, and rather reluctant, legal Guardian. ![]() Because of Joshua, Eliyana finally begins to believe she could be loved.īut one night her mother doesn’t come home, and that’s when everything gets weird. ![]() No one, aside from her mother, has ever treated her like he does: normal. That is, until Joshua hops a fence and changes her perspective. With a birthmark covering half her face, she just hopes to graduate high school unscathed. But what if that were only one Reflection-one world? What if another world exists where her blemish could become her strength?Įliyana is used to the shadows. Fans of Once Upon a Time and Julie Kagawa, brace yourselves.” -Mary Weber, award-winning author of the Storm Siren TrilogyĮliyana can’t bear to look at her own reflection. ![]() A wholly original story, Unblemished begins as a sweet melody and quickly becomes an anthem of the heart. Just when I thought I’d figured each out, Sara Ella sent me for another ride. “A breathtaking fantasy set in an extraordinary fairy-tale world, with deceptive twists and an addictively adorable cast who are illusory to the end. ![]() |