![]() ![]() As punishment for a past rebellion, nine Greek gods are forced to walk the earth as mortals, hunted by the descendants of ancient bloodlines, all eager to kill a god and seize their divine power and immortality. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Jill at Bre aking the Spine.įrom the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Minds comes a sweepingly ambitious, high-octane tale of power, destiny, love and redemption.Įvery seven years, the Agon begins. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. We wanted to do another bookish meme on Wednesday and after doing Can’t Wait Wednesday a few times we decided that would be a fun one to bring around more often! About twice a month you’ll see this meme on our blog.Ĭan’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Zelazny was posthumously inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2010. Lord of Light, his third novel, also won the Hugo award and was nominated for the Nebula award. His first novel This Immortal, serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction under the title “.And Call Me Conrad,” won the Hugo Award for best novel. He published more than forty novels in his lifetime. ![]() ![]() Roger Zelazny was a science fiction and fantasy writer, a six time Hugo Award winner, and a three time Nebula Award Winner. But despite all the power at their command the shadows can become dangerous even for them. ![]() The royal family of Amber, almost god like beings, have powers over shadow and may move freely through shadow. Amber is the one true world of which all others are but shadows reflecting it down through the multi-verse. And so starts an epic adventure in one of science fiction and fantasy’s most revered series, The Chronicles of Amber. He was absolutely certain, however, that his life depended on getting out of that hospital and finding out who he was. After what seemed most of an eternity he woke up in a hospital not knowing who he was or how he got there. ![]() ![]() ![]() But with the end of the fighting comes the realization that Pamela was never theirs to keep. ![]() Spanning the sweep of the twentieth century, We Must Be Brave explores the fierce love that we feel for our children and the power of that love to endure. Beyond distance, beyond time, beyond life itself. ![]() People "Be prepared to surrender-to Liardet's gorgeous prose, her haunting storyline, and the question that will lodge in your heart long after you've finished: What would I have done? For anyone who has ever loved a child, this stirring debut will work its way indelibly into the folds of your memory, and of your heart."-Georgia Hunter, New York Times bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones "Dazzling. As a testament to parental love and its relationship to the heartbreaking, healing, almost ungraspable passage of time, We Must Be Brave is a great success: richly observed, lovingly drawn, and determinedly clear-eyed to the last." - Guardian (UK) "Vividly portrayed.Liardet reminds us that mother-daughter love can arise from thrown-together hearts during the cruelest rubble of war. ![]() Through every scene, we see the tattered socks, the doll faces, the honey-smells of baby skin, but mostly we feel the strength and endurance of heart-crushing love. The war and weather-etched faces and life-long relationships of the villagers show us that real family has little to do with worn down definitions. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their only means to overcome is through courting the Threefold Death, the ancient ritual of apotheosis-of man becoming God. Traversing the edge of hell’s precipice, Estella and Mikhail are reduced to mere instruments. In a perilous game where the truth is distorted and meddling ancient deities converge to partake of the unseen battle, Estella unwittingly finds herself hunted by Lucifer. Every deity, religion, and spiritual guide has been corrupted, and each claims to have the monopoly on truth and salvation. ![]() All organized religions are shops orchestrated to consume mankind. Taking humanity back to their primordial beliefs and fears, Estella confronts Mikhail’s faith by revealing the true horror of the lucrative trade in human souls. But when a corrupted cardinal and puppet king begin a systematic genocide of her people, the two become unlikely allies. The enigmatic seer Estella finds herself thrown together with Count Mikhail, a dogmatic Templar dedicated to subjugating her kind. In a world where angels, demons, and gods fight over the possession of mortal souls, two conflicted pawns are ensnared in a cruel game. ![]() ![]() ![]() We have hosted LIVE chats and other events with hundreds of the hottest best-sellers in Romance & Erotica, including A.L. Plus, follow us on social media where we feature #ShhQuote, #ShhaStagram & Fun facts. ![]() Chat books in Shhare Books, post & find Book Dealz & get your game on in our PLA⚔️ROOM. , a reader group dedicated to contemporary Romance & Erotica.įacebook | Instagram | Twitter | Inscribedīe part of our book reading community with BBS yearly & LRQ quarterly reading challenges, SRx1x3x3 monthly group reads & #ShhPolls. If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this. 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A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. ![]() ![]() ![]() Science and magic, mythology and technology converge in a monumental battle where the stakes couldn't be higher: control of the ultimate power in the universe-the Maelstrom.NĪ best-selling novel, The Book of Paul is the first of seven volumes in a sweeping mythological narrative tracing the mystical connections between Hermes Trismegistus in ancient Egypt, Sophia, the female counterpart of Christ, and the Celtic druids of Clan Kelly. The action is relentless as Rose and Martin fight to escape Paul's clutches and Martin's destiny as the chosen recipient of Paul's sinister legacy. ![]() At the center of the conflict is Paul, the villainous overlord of an underground feudal society, who guards the book's occult secrets in preparation for the fulfillment of an apocalyptic prophecy. When Rose, a sex and pain addicted East Village tattoo artist has a torrid encounter with Martin, a battle-hardened loner, they discover they are unwitting pawns on opposing sides of a battle that has shaped the course of human history. ![]() The sole repository of ancient Hermetic lore, it contains the alchemical rituals for transforming thought into substance, transmuting matter at will.and attaining eternal life. ![]() In the rubble-strewn wasteland of Alphabet City, a squalid tenement conceals a treasure "beyond all imagining"- an immaculately preserved, fifth century codex. ![]() ![]() ![]() Harold and the Purple Crayon is a timeless classic that is as relevant and fun for children today as it was when it was released in 1955. Crockett Johnson’s illustrations are simple but striking, especially those in deep purple that Harold creates with his magic crayon. ![]() Harold even ends his own story by drawing a bed for himself, crawling in and drifting off to sleep. Harold draws things like an apple tree and a dragon to guard it, pies to eat for a picnic, and modes of transportation like a boat and a hot air balloon to move him through the story. Harold uses his purple crayon to solve problems that he encounters along his walk. The story follows Harold as he takes a walk through a world that he interacts with. Harold is a little boy who always carry’s his purple crayon with him. Harold and the Purple Crayon is not only a great read but a book that can stretch a child’s imagination and provide hours of further fun beyond just its pages. With all the time we have on our hands currently Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon is the perfect children’s book to read and explore. ![]() ![]() Further into the corridor, Coraline chances upon a parallel universe that looks exactly like the one she just left behind. Mysteriously, the brick wall vanishes the next day and the door leads to an eerie corridor. One rainy day, Coraline becomes interested in a strange door that opens up to a brick wall. As a curious and adventurous 9-year-old girl, Coraline quickly becomes bored of her new surroundings even though she has some eccentric neighbors to keep her company. ![]() She learns many valuable lessons along the way and grows into a quick-thinking and courageous girl who finds beauty and magic in everyday life.Ĭoraline Jones moves into a new apartment with her parents during school break. Stuck in a parallel universe with only her wits and courage to help her, Coraline is forced to undergo several terrifying adventures in her quest. ![]() Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a short novella that focuses on 9-year-old Coraline Jones as she fights to restore her family from the clutches of the evil Other Mother. ![]() ![]() In this parallel universe, the Seeker keeps children hostage, feeding off of their fears. No sooner do the details of the mystery begin to come to light than Justin, the last of the group, is unwillingly transported into the realm of Nowhere. ![]() Justin, Nia, and Lyric set out on a trail of clues and possible suspects, hoping to find their missing peers. It doesn’t take long for the remaining members of the crew to figure out that Zee’s strange behavior may be connected to the disappearances. ![]() Shortly after the party, one by one, Justin’s other friends begin to disappear. But the emaciated Zee is acting strangely, mumbling rhymes about a Seeker that will take them all. Zee had gone missing one week after Justin’s mother passed away just one year ago, and the party is celebrating his return. ![]() Justin and his friends play their last game of hide-and-seek at their friend Zee’s not-so-welcome–home party. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, Callie's on the run not only from the government, but also from her fate. Secrets that mean they can never be together. Callie's falling for him, fast, but she soon learns he has secrets of his own. ![]() Logan breaks her free, but can she trust him? He's almost the same boy she remembers, but now he's a whole lot hotter. The only person who can help is her childhood crush, Logan, a boy she hasn't spoken to in five years. Before she can process what it means, Callie is arrested and placed in prison. In her vision, she sees herself murdering her gifted younger sister. It's Callie's seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she's eagerly awaiting her vision-a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they're meant to be. Now a New York Times bestseller Imagine a world where your destiny has already been your future self. ![]() |