It made things extra creepy for me, though YMMV. Oh, and the fog they're talking about in the city? The so thick you can't see anything till you're right up on it? I live in that stuff, it's spooky af- google tule fog and look at the pics, it'll give you an idea of what this story is talking about. Ryosuke, the MC, has just moved back to town after being gone for 8 years, and has his own reasons for wanting to find the one dubbed "Crossroads Boy." There's lots of ghostly goodness going on, with plenty of body horror to make you shudder. The most popular question is some form of "Will I find love?" Lots of school girls start doing this, and some have been committing suicide after encountering a handsome young man in black who gives them a bad fortune. A town is haunted by a folk tradition of crossroads fortunetelling, where you stand at a crossroads and ask the first person that walks by to listen to your problems, then answer a question concerning them, basically telling your fortune. The Lovesickness story arc accounts for the bulk of this book, and it brings the creepiness in the form of an urban legend. If you're not familiar with Ito's work, he hands out the creepy like candy on Halloween (which is when I'm reading this, incidentally), and he makes sure you get some body horror for good measure.
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As the players in this drama of life and death fight to decide her fate, Carol must in the end battle to save herself. And all the while, awake and aware, Carol fights to free herself from the crippling darkness that binds her-summoning her own fierce will to survive. When word of Carol's dreadful fate reaches him, Moxie rides the Trail again to save his beloved from an early, unnatural grave. The other is her lost love, the infamous outlaw James Moxie. One is her husband, Dwight, who married Carol for her fortune, and-when she lapses into another coma-plots to seize it by proclaiming her dead and quickly burying her. Only two people know of Carol's eerie condition. but her many deaths are not final: They are comas, a waking slumber indistinguishable from death, each lasting days. defies categories and comparisons with other writers." - Kirkus Reviews Carol Evers is a woman with a dark secret. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEWSWEEK "This one haunts you for reasons you can't quite put your finger on. Book Synopsis The New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box returns with a supernatural thriller of love, redemption, and murder. So when war ignites the nation, Georgey follows her passion for nursing during a time when doctors considered women on the battlefront a bother. Georgeanna “Georgey” Woolsey isn’t meant for the world of lavish parties and the demure attitudes of women of her stature. “An exquisite tapestry of women determined to defy the molds the world has for them.”-Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Now, in Sunflower Sisters, Kelly tells the story of Ferriday’s ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey, a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army, and Anne-May Wilson, a Southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists. Martha Hall Kelly’s million-copy bestseller Lilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday. The only problem is that the instructor and all the students think she's a girl named Kay Nakamura-and Yumi doesn't correct them.Īs this case of mistaken identity unravels, Yumi must decide to stand up and reveal the truth or risk losing her dreams and disappointing everyone she cares about. Jessica Kim Stand Up, Yumi Chung Hardcover Illustrated, Maby Jessica Kim (Author) 307 ratings Editors' pick Best Books Ages 9-12 See all formats and editions Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 10.59 77 Used from 1.36 23 New from 10.59 1 Collectible from 9. One day after class, Yumi stumbles on an opportunity that will change her life: a comedy camp for kids taught by one of her favorite YouTube stars. Instead of spending the summer studying her favorite YouTube comedians, Yumi is enrolled in test-prep tutoring to qualify for a private school scholarship, which will help in a time of hardship at the restaurant. Her notebook is filled with mortifying memories that she's reworked into comedy gold. On the inside, Yumi is ready for her Netflix stand-up special. Jessica Kim is the author of Stand Up, Yumi Chung. On the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her "Yu-MEAT" because she smells like her family's Korean barbecue restaurant. When you are a passionate fan of something – be that something a boy, a girl, an object or a sport – chances are you love that something unconditionally and think it perfect. So, get ready to visit his well-crafted make-believe museum of basketball and climb up its five levels of merit all the way to the “Pantheon of the 12” – to find out which are the 96 best basketball players in history. Because of this, to our deepest regret, we didn’t have a choice but to focus our attention on the central part of the book only: Simmons’ imagined reconstruction of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Wilt debate (“Russel, then Wilt”) to a “Most Valuable Chapter” that reconsiders the worthiness of historical MVP winners, The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons – former editor-in-chief of ESPN’s Grantland and founder and CEO of The Ringer – can be loosely described as a dedicated and researched (but lighthearted nevertheless) attempt to evaluate “why certain players and teams mattered more than others.”Īt 800 immensely entertaining but loosely structured and footnote-filled pages, it is not only the longest book Malcolm Gladwell has ever read since college (his words, from the Foreword), but it is also one that defies summarization. Featuring everything from a brief history of the game to “what-if” scenarios of the “let’s say Len Bias hadn’t overdosed” type, from a once-and-for-all solution to the Russell vs. It’s always harder to write reviews for sequels than it is for the first book in a series. As anger builds and feelings spiral out of control, it becomes clear that rage may be the ruin of them all. But as deaths pile up and they uncover a sinister plot involving the local high school and endangering someone dear to Zayne, Trin realizes she is being led…herded…played for some unknown end. Forbidden to be with each other, Zayne and Trinity fight their feelings and turn to unusual sources for help-the demon Roth and his cohorts. The Harbinger is coming…but who or what is it? All of humankind may fall if Trinity and Zayne can’t win the race against time as dark forces gather.Īs tensions rise, they must stay close together and patrol the DC streets at night, seeking signs of the Harbinger, an entity that is killing Wardens and demons with no seeming rhyme or reason. Keep on reading for my full review of this book!Ī half human, half angel and her bonded gargoyle protector must work with demons to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. Rage and Ruin was released at the beginning of July and a friend and I did a buddyread right away. I really enjoyed that book and was really happy that the release of the sequel was right around the corner. Not too long ago, I posted my review for Storm and Fury. Attempted Rape: Happens to Autumn at her Aunt Cora’s wedding.Donald and David are this to Hunter occasionally in Fallout. Annoying Younger Sibling: Jake to Kristina in Crank and Glass.Fallout contains a family tree that reveals a few details not otherwise revealed in the story, like the name of Summer's father and the surname of Ron, Donald, and David.All There in the Manual: A companion book to Crank and Glass called Flirtin’ with the Monster features a collection of essays on the series, as well as a series of essays from Hopkins and her family discussing the real-life events that inspired the series. The series is loosely based on the experiences of Hopkins' own daughter, Cristal, and her own struggle with methamphetamine addiction. The third novel, Fallout, focuses on Kristina's three oldest children, all of whom have grown up without their biological mother and struggle with their own issues as a result of their mother's addiction and abandonment of them. The first two novels, Crank and Glass, center on teenager Kristina Snow, who develops an addiction to methamphetamine that quickly takes control of her life. Crank, Glass, and Fallout are a trilogy of verse novels by Ellen Hopkins. "negro dog" "red light" house 4-H Club 10th Cavalry Regiment 50th anniversary 60th anniversary 100th anniversary 135th Regiment 500 block 1619 A.M.E. Judy Rashid on Closed for Confederate Memoria… Henderson on The obituary of William Gray T…ĭeborah Hammonds on The obituary of William Gray T…ĭr. Lane Street Project: Vick Cemetery open forum, May 11. The last will and testament of Sallie S. Harry Hat proves to be a more elusive and dangerous foe than Apples anticipated as the dealer leaves a trail of beatings, kidnappings and rapes behind. Rather than sitting vigil by his daughter’s bedside, our hero takes to the streets with a vow to find and kill the pusher who supplied his kid with the smack.Īpples beats the tar out of a junkie and learns that the dealer is a spade (again, 1974) named Harry Hat who, you guessed it, wears flamboyant pimp hats. She tells Apple that their 17 year-old daughter is in the hospital following a heroin overdose. The story opens in London with Apple in bed with his two girlfriends - one white, one black (ahhh, 1974) - when he is awakened by a visit from an unexpected guest, his ex-wife. as The Big Apple before reverting to the original title for subsequent reprints. The first book in the series was titled The Big Needle, later released in the U.S. The slim paperback originals were published under the pseudonym Simon Myles and were reprinted under Follett’s own name when he became a big-money brand name. Before he was a mainstay on the bestseller list, Great Britain’s Ken Follett began his career as a novelist with a trilogy of books released in 19 starring a wealthy businessman-sleuth named Apples Carstairs. I don't really understand the people who think cyborgs are robots and not humans, but that's another story).Ĭinder wasn't always a cyborg. But even without our discussion, I feel that by the end of CINDER, I still would have understood because Meyer deftly showcases what makes Cinder cyborg and what makes her human (because she IS both. I had to have one of my co-workers explain the difference between a cyborg and a robot to me. But the idea of a space opera quartet revolving around four fairy tales from the fantastically talented Marissa Meyer? I knew she wouldn't steer me wrong, and I'm happy to say that she didn't! I'll be honest: Going into CINDER, the only thing I knew about cyborgs was the fact that there was a character in the animated TV series TEEN TITANS named Cyborg. Science Fiction has never really been my thing when it comes to outer space, though I've always been fascinated by the moon. The only truly "sci-fi" (to me, this reads "spacey") books I own are ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by Beth Revis ( review here) and various ENDER books by Orson Scott Card. ^.~īefore CINDER, the only brush I had with a futuristic fairy tale was Anna Sheehan's A LONG, LONG SLEEP ( reviewed here). I did, however, try to be as impartial as possible when reading and reviewing the book, so this review is based on the book's merits and not my love-fest revolving around Marissa Meyer. I'll admit it now (and you all know it anyway): I'm biased when it comes to CINDER. |