![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The path through enchantment passes by extravagant beauty under very dark skies. And yet, the visitor to their world sheds tears for the affairs of this life, reflected in vivid color in every aspect of that alternative universe. They are quite as real as flowers, equally fragile too-and equally alien to man. Yes, fairies are real, although not even in Fairyland does everyone believe in them. LibriVox recording of Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women by George MacDonald.Ī fairly normal man stumbles into Fairyland, where his travels acquaint him with longing, fear, strife, endurance, exaltation, humiliation, and grief, in exaggerated form, before disappointment leads him back to the mundane world. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Working in London, she has a brief but intense love affair with an RAF pilot. Charlotte Gray, a volatile but determined young woman, travels south from Edinburgh. London is blacked out, but France is under a greater darkness, as the occupying Nazi forces encroach ever closer in a tense waiting game. Set in England and France during the darkest days of World War II, Charlotte Gray, like Birdsong, depicts a complex love affair that is both shaped and thwarted by war. Faulks's first novel since the extraordinary success of Birdsong is written with the same passion, power and breadth of vision. ![]() ![]() The story itself is tense and suspensfully writen. John Madden’s psychological trauma could easily have verged into being a cliche, but with Airth’s deft hand it provides a believable backstory and motivation for his actions. ![]() His characters are intriguing and richly written. I am ashamed of myself.), I truly enjoyed Rennie Airth’s writing. Nevertheless, he pieces together a profile of the murderer bit by bit.Įven as someone who doesn’t normally read mysteries (I know! With our fabulous Mystery and Crime collection, too. ![]() Mystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Thrillers /. Drawing on the emerging disciplines of forensics and forensic psychology, and with the help of the local doctor, Helen Blackwell, Madden finds that the hunt for the killer triggers his own inner demons. River of Darkness by AIRTH, RENNIE, paperback, Used - Very Good Topic. Madden has a gut reaction that this murder is more than a robbery gone wrong, which is what the local police believe. Suffering from shell-shock, Inspector Madden is haunted by his war time experiences and by the death of his wife and daughter from Influenza when he is called in to a small village in Surrey to investigate a gruesome murder. The book is set in the aftermath of World War 1, as the war veterans struggle to put their lives back together after the horrors of trench warfare. River of Darkness by Rennie Airth is the first book in the John Madden series and is an intriguing mystery that kept me enthralled to the last page. ![]() ![]() These effects depend on the type of drug, the dose and the method of use. Mixing hallucinogens with other drugs can cause serious side effects. People who have experienced a k-hole say they felt like their consciousness disassociated from their body, according to Columbia University. Ketamine can cause an exceptionally bad trip called a k-hole. High doses of PCP or ketamine can cause death. These drugs may increase the risk of death fromĭangerous behavior, accidents or suicide. Bad trips are characterized by terrifying thoughts, loss of control and insanity.ĭeaths from mescaline, mushroom or LSD overdoses are rare, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Unpleasant side effects, such as anxiety, paranoia and panic, can lead to a bad trip. People who use hallucinogens refer to their experiences with the drugs as “trips.” They call an experience that causes positive effects, such as happiness, heightened awareness and abstract thinking, a good trip. ![]() But dextromethorphan abuse, a practice some people call robotripping, can cause Bad Trips Therapeutic use of dextromethorphan, a common ingredient in cough suppressants, is safe in low doses. SalviaĪbuse can cause intense mood swings, including uncontrollable laughter. The effects of PCP include seizures, violent behavior and psychotic symptoms. ![]() Specific dissociative drugs also cause unique side effects. ![]() ![]() The author put a lot of the feelings surrounding her experiences and observations making the transition from the young adult genre to adult genre fiction worlds into the writing of Vengeful. Vicious was her first adult novel following her success in the young adult fantasy market with series such as Shades of Magic and Monsters of Verity. Schwab obviously knows what it is like to be a woman in this country and world. There couldn’t have been a better time to get a new book that offers emotional catharsis in the form of women wielding power in great and terrible ways, not to mention an example of what it looks like when the misuse of power has real consequences for its perpetrators. Félix described as “the patriarchy testing how far its politics of resentment can go,” aka the Ford-Kavanaugh hearing. ![]() ![]() Vengeful came out last week, the same week the women of America were bombarded with what New Yorker writer Doreen St. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb’s enemies know he’s imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she’s ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. ![]() But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. She saves his life and instantly knows there’s something about him that’s intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has. Her mom left, her dad is depressed, she’s graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who’s had a bad year. The other books are: Accordance (#2), Defiance (#3), Reverence (#3.5), Independence (#4), Consequence (#4.5),Undeniably Chosen (#5), and Undeniably Fated (#6). ![]() It is the first book in the Significance series by Shelly Crane. Thank you to Red Coat PR and NetGalley for the copy of this book. Book Review: Significance by Shelly Crane ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() If he isn’t what ONSET thinks he is, the entire world may pay the price. Questioning both his gifts and the agency he now serves, David is drawn into an escalating battle that threatens all of humanity. They insist that David’s “luck†is actually a supernatural gift, and he’s immediately recruited into ONSET, the most shadowy part of America’s thin blue line of police protectors. The aftermath of the attack leaves him in the middle of the world’s biggest secret: the existence of government agencies that regulate the supernatural. The second book, ONSET: My Enemy’s Enemy will be coming later in December. ![]() Book excerpt: A small town cop with an unexpected gift A shadowy government agency on the side of justice A call no good man could turn away When vampires attack David White’s small town, only luck, firepower, and the intervention of an elite government task force save his life. ONSET: To Serve and Protect is my venture into the world of Urban Fantasy. ![]() This book was released on with total page 507 pages. Book Synopsis ONSET: To Serve and Protect by : Glynn Stewartĭownload or read book ONSET: To Serve and Protect written by Glynn Stewart and published by Faolan's Pen Publishing. ![]() ![]() ![]() They were on her side, she reminded herself severely, but she still couldn't shake her lingering concerns. What they were doing went against everything she had ever known, ever fought against. Aria swallowed the lump of trepidation that lodged in her throat. She was leading an army of deadly vampires, humans, and weaponry straight into the heart of her world. Though most of the women had remained in The Barrens with the children or the elderly, there were a couple hundred of them mixed in amongst the men and looking just as ferocious and annoyed by their surroundings. Braith finally stopped, his impatience was apparent as he turned to face the massive troops gathered behind them. Aria flinched at every snap of a twig or branch. ![]() Though their predatory vampire nature made them stealthier than most, they were not accustomed to the sticks, leaves and fallen debris that littered the forest floor. ![]() ![]() An ease that a lot of their group did not exhibit. A rhythm that enveloped her within its comforting embrace, and held her close as she picked her way through the natural obstacles with the ease of an expert. The tension in her body eased, her heart beat seemed to slow to match the melodious rhythm of the world around her. The sounds of the animals were familiar and soothing. She'd missed it so much, the sweet scent that filled her nostrils the cool shade that hid the heat of the sun. ![]() |