6/30/2023 0 Comments Come closer book review![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the case of The Book of the Most Precious Substance, only three copies are thought to exist, and it is rumoured that the book will grant any wish to someone who completes its five steps of sex magic. The Book of The Most Precious Substance resembles Elizabeth Hand’s The Book of Lamps and Banners in that it is actually about a rare book of unimaginable power and value. The Book of the Most Precious Substance continues that trend by merging supernatural horror with mystery and adding in some erotic thriller. ![]() Her books have a reputation for playing with reader’s expectations and refusing to be confined by genre boundaries, a little like Elizabeth Hand. The Claire Dewitt series is considered to include some of the best detective novels of the last decade and her 2003 horror novel Come Closer is still widely discussed and was reprinted last year. I had never read Gran before, but I was certainly aware of her. Success that will be assured if every novel published by Dreamland is of the quality of The Book of the Most Precious Substance. It’s a brave move for an established author, but the quality of her writing coupled with her experience in book retail gives her a great chance of success. For her eighth novel, American author Sara Gran has chosen to self-publish under her own imprint, Dreamland Books. ![]()
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6/30/2023 0 Comments Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh![]() ![]() But neither Raphael nor Elena is ready for the brutal truths hidden within - truths that will change everything Elena thinks she knows about who she is. Secrets echo from within the stone walls of the compound, and the deeper Elena goes, the uglier the darkness. ![]() Accompanying her archangel lover Raphael to the Luminata compound, Guild Hunter-turned-angel Elena senses that all is not as it seems. But with her lands falling into chaos under a rising tide of vampiric bloodlust, a mysterious and ancient order of angels known as the Luminata calls the entire Cadre together to discuss the fate of her territory. ![]() No one knows if Lijuan is dead or has chosen to Sleep the long sleep of an immortal. One of the most vicious archangels in the world has disappeared. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Goodreads britt marie was here![]() ![]() (Unfortunately just about every reference to Britt-Marie online says that she has OCD, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. That would be irrational and of course she would never be irrational. She’s neither playful nor spontaneous.She never writes in ink for fear of making an intractable mistake. “She has to keep a separate list to list all the lists. I’m recommending this book (originally in Swedish) to readers of my blog partly because I think they’ll find a lot in common with its protagonist: ![]() Britt-Marie just might inspire you to reach for positive change when things are bad. You’ll see Britt-Marie develop the potential benefits of her compulsive personality. You’ll see the fatal flaw in the compulsive’s misunderstanding of what people want from us. Britt-Marie will help you laugh at yourself. Britt-Marie helps us to understand our own battle between desire and “common sense.” Why You Should Read Britt-Marie was Here. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Comet in moominvalley![]() ![]() Unfortunately the colouring is frequently at odds with Jansson’s art, introducing graphic shapes, adding background ‘enhancements’ which disrupt her original layouts, and using eccentric colour palettes that don’t complement the images too well. ![]() This newer series of small, landscape format, flexicover books takes the Moomin strips and repackages them in individual volumes with each story newly coloured by the editorial team at Drawn & Quarterly to give each small book extra kid-friendly appeal. What does a moomin do in the face of certain doom? There is no escape for anyone and the oncoming disaster is really a test of character. The foreboding and unearthly atmosphere of the novel is less existentially scary in this strip, but there is still plenty of weirdness and perhaps a prescient taster of the effects of climate change as the seas dry up and there’s no water anywhere as the comet approaches. ![]() In this case it’s Comet in Moominland, condensed into a much simpler narrative.Ī strange cloud with a distinctive shape appears in the sky over Moominvalley: “Must be an omen!” Snorkmaiden exclaims, and one by one everyone flees this unsettling astral phenomenon until only the moomins are left. Unlike the others, this one is an adaptation of an earlier Moomin novel. Moomin and the Comet is number seventeen of Tove Jansson’s 21 stories originally created in daily, black and white comic strips for the London Evening News between 19. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Hellraiser collected best![]() ![]() Stars: Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose. ![]() There’s no hand-holding or easing into Stories to Tell in the Dark - a film that treats younger horror fans like genuine horror fans, not lesser appreciators who can’t handle even the softest scares. All those kiddos who were traumatized by Schwartz’s lack of coddling see their nightmares come to life through a collection of monsters, top-notch creature actors, and André Øvredal’s exceptionally mature take on gateway horror. Who says PG-13 horror films can’t be terrifying (besides very wrong people online)? Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark adapts Alvin Schwartz’s children’s book series about spider babies in faces and pale pursers with horror at a premium. ![]() |