![]() ![]() The prince has already failed to find love and he is at a point of giving up and makes a deal with the enchantress to let the next season be the last one. The Prince needs to find a girl who will love him and only love can break the curse. The story is about a Prince who gets cursed by an enchantress and has to go through a lot of difficulty season after season transforming into a monster. It was unique and had a lot of interesting elements. I loved how the author took the very popular and classic fairy tale and made it into a fun and entertaining fantasy novel with amazing characters. ![]() I have been wanting to read this book for a long time. TITLE : A Curse So Dark And Lonely (Cursebreakers #1)Ī Curse So Dark And Lonely is a fairytale retelling romantic fantasy of Beauty And The Beast. ![]()
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![]() Holmes is quite aware that any aid he might offer in the case will not receive appropriate acknowledgement. Many have argued that arrogance is one of his most prominent traits, but A Study in Scarlet seems to contradict that. Holmes is eccentric, confident, vain, and blunt. Conan Doyle uses less than 200 pages to develop three-dimensional main characters. ![]() Watson and Holmes each have their strengths and weaknesses. Obviously, the characters are the best part of this story. Their competitive working relationships continue throughout the various Sherlock Holmes stories. These two inspectors both try (and fail) to solve the mystery before Holmes. As the clues stack up, Holmes reveals his clever reasoning and famous deduction skills.īesides introducing our two main characters in the series, the novel also features two reoccurring detectives from the Scotland Yard: Inspectors Lestrade and Gregson. The crime scene is compelling, complete with blood not from the victim, and writing on the walls. The pair visit a crime scene of a mysterious murder. After deciding to move in with Holmes, Watson experiences his first murder mystery. Within the first chapter, we are introduced to Sherlock Holmes himself. ![]() At first, we get a glimpse into his own medical/military background. ![]() 3’ Post-Credits Scenes Tease a Franchise That’s Not Over Yet It was such a wonderful experience making the first ‘Iron Man’ and then to watch how important it has become to the fans.” “I feel very lucky that I did it because I actually got talked into it. “I mean, I’m a bit old to be in a suit and all that at this point,” Paltrow told Variety. Johansson replied, “I think you may come back at some point,” to which Paltrow asked, “Really? A 64-year-old Pepper Potts? How great.”īack in 2019 ahead of “Endgame,” Paltrow announced the installment would be her last Marvel film. ![]() “I mean, I didn’t die so they can always ask me.” Paltrow opened up about possibly returning to the MCU following the events of “Avengers: Endgame” during which Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), her onscreen husband, died defeating Thanos.ĭuring “ The Goop Podcast,” fellow Marvel actress Scarlett Johansson, who played Black Widow in the franchise, asked if Paltrow is done with the MCU as a whole. Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t salty about her Pepper Potts hiatus. ![]() ![]() WeAreTheCity has a dedicated section full of recommended books for your next read. BUY HEREīooks are a great learning resource to enhance your career and aid your learning. ![]() This book argues that ultimately feminism, friendship, and faith in one’s own superpowers are all we really need to turn things right side up again. In Brittney Cooper’s world, neither mean girls nor fuckboys ever win. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. When Cooper learned of her grandmother’s eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. It reminds women that they don’t have to settle for less. ![]() Short Takes: Provocations on Public Feminism, an open-access feature of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, offers brief comments from prominent feminists about a book that has shaped popular conversations about feminist issues. It’s what makes Michelle Obama an icon.Įloquent rage keeps us all honest and accountable. Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower was published in 2018 by St. ![]() It’s what makes Beyonce’s girl power anthems resonate so hard. Black women’s eloquent rage is what makes Serena Williams such a powerful tennis player. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds us that anger is a powerful source of energy that can give us the strength to keep on fighting.įar too often, Black women’s anger has been caricatured into an ugly and destructive force that threatens the civility and social fabric of American democracy.īut Cooper shows us that there is more to the story than that. ![]() So what if it’s true that Black women are mad as hell? They have the right to be. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Love Actually, written and directed by Richard Curtis ![]() With marvelous full-color photographs throughout, this smart, funny, romantic book is a valentine for anyone who still believes that despite the madness and uncertainty of modern life, love actually is all around. Introduced by Richard Curtis, the book features the full screenplay plus outtakes, behind-the-scenes snapshots, and more. The film's stellar actors include Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, and others. Set in contemporary London just before Christmas, the cast includes a lovelorn Prime Minister, an aging rock star, a sexually ambitious assistant, a newly widowed stepfather, a beautiful housekeeper, a straying husband, and other characters entangled in the silly, sloppy, sexy, sweet business of finding love. Weaving together the stories of ten couples, the movie is as real as our own lives, and as funny, wise, and poignant as only Richard Curtis ( Four Weddings and a Funeral ) could create. Love Actually is the highly awaited new screenplay and directorial debut from phenomenally popular screenwriter Richard Curtis. ![]() ![]() I think the various themes are the most compelling part of the reading experience and will inform any book club discussion. Themes: The Vanishing Half is an ambitious and multilayered story that deals with several thought-provoking themes. If you do decide to read on, I tried not to reveal any major spoilers. So if you do not want any spoilers, it might be best to read the remainder of this review after you’ve read the book. Spoilers: I find that it’s difficult to discuss The Vanishing Half in a spoiler-free review. ![]() ![]() The Vanishing Half begins in the 1950s and concludes in the 1990s with the next generation (Desiree’s and Stella’s daughters). Stella decides to pass as white which means that she completely cuts ties with her past and her family. This is difficult because the town celebrates light-skinned blacks and Desiree’s dark-skinned daughter, Jude, faces racism within the black community. Desiree escapes an abusive marriage and returns to her small southern hometown to live with her mom and her dark child. They endure a childhood trauma, are forced to leave high school early and go to work, and eventually leave home (run away) together at sixteen. They are light-skinned black girls, identical, and inseparable. *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. ![]() Genre/Categories: Historical Fiction, Sisters, Complicated Family Drama, Own Voices ![]() ![]() The mystery sets up quickly and the pace is spot on. ![]() And the familial interaction between Lila, her aunt, her grandmother, along with her honorary “calendar” aunties named so because of their birth names, April, May, and June. ![]() First off is the food – so many delectable dishes are mentioned and I’d advise to not read while hungry! Second is the language – there’s a glossary at the beginning but the author does an admirable job of making sure there is context provided within the story. Manansala uses her family to immerse the reader in the Filipino culture via several avenues. The supporting characters are just as well developed as the protagonist, and they each bring strengths to the story. Despite the setbacks she’s experienced, (a failed relationship and her chef’s career going nowhere which necessitated the need to flee back home and move in with her aunt), Lila still has a desire to succeed. ![]() Her humor is a bit snarky around the edges but it elevates the voice of the story and makes Lila more relatable. This cozy mystery has been highly anticipated and it delivered all it promised and more! Combining a fresh take on diversity surrounding a group of strong Filipino women and their community, the characters, particularly protagonist Lila Macapagal, makes the story come to life. ![]() Debut novel ARSENIC AND ADOBO, is the first in the new Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series by Mia P. ![]() ![]() The Arcana Chronicles is the New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy series written by American author Kresley Cole and published by Valkyrie Press and Simon & Schuster. ![]() Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book JSTOR ( September 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.įind sources: "The Arcana Chronicles" – news From New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole comes this scorching tale of a demon outcast poisoned with vampire blood and the vulnerable young witch he vows to protect, even from himself. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. ![]() The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for books. ![]() ![]() ![]() Initially the incident is considered an accident, but after a tumblr post is shared claiming that Simon's death was planned and the killer watched him die, the police begin to investigate and find an unpublished post by Simon that features the secrets of each of the other four students from detention. He then drinks water from a plastic cup, announces that it tastes bad, then suffers a fatal allergic reaction. ![]() Simon - creator of the 'About That' gossip app in which the personal lives of students at their fictional American high school, Bayview High, are posted for the rest of the school to see - begins a speech about the stereotypical personalities of the other four students and how he, through the medium of his app, is the omniscient narrator. During their detention they hear the sounds of a collision coming from the school parking lot, and while the students investigate through the window, Mr. Avery after he found phones in each of their school bags, against the high school's no-phone policy. The story begins when the five major characters - Bronwyn, Simon, Nate (Nathaniel), Cooper, and Addy (Adelaide) - attend detention with teacher Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One evening at a nightclub, she meets Dexter Styles again, and begins to understand the complexity of her father’s life, the reasons he might have vanished. She becomes the first female diver, the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations, repairing the ships that will help America win the war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that once belonged to men, now soldiers abroad. Years later, her father has disappeared and the country is at war. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men. ![]() Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Esquire, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA TODAY, and TimeĪnna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. The daring and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author. Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction ![]() |