![]() ![]() I originally skipped this book because reviews had me thinking i wouldn't like it. The main thing you need to learn from this review, is to not read any other reviews about this book. Themes: Little Dip, hostile villagers, artist, cracking the code, family secrets, something evil lurks in the woods, where is aunt Connie, I didn’t care much for Leone, shifty librarian, Amy should have booked the next flight to London. But I read some of the reviews and the consensus is that it gets better, so I will certainly read Ambereye. Also, McKnight wrote this 10 years ago and I miss the humor she put into her later work. I am not super into the whole shaggy alpha wolfie shifter stuff, so that can be part of it. I think this was probably my least favorite McKnight book so far. Amy was a brave woman for staying in Little Dip. The whole Garoul clan was complicit in keeping poor Amy in the dark for most of the book and, as she herself pointed out, in doing so exposing her to considerable danger. She was immature, secretive and pushy and the sex scenes between her and Amy made me feel uncomfortable because of the non-consensual nature of it. ![]() I really had to work hard to find anything sympathetic about main character Leone. ![]() So, Goldenseal left me a bit underwhelmed to be honest. It has been languishing in my to-read pile for an obscene amount of time, but after enjoying Borage so much I decided to stay with McKnight for a bit longer. ![]() Finally I’ve read the first of the Garoul series. ![]()
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Starting from the modern epic, American Gods to the children’s dark fantasy novel, The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman has sprinkled several quotes that are highly memorable in every novel. Because of the transcendental nature of his writing, almost every dialogue by Neil Gaiman can be considered a noteworthy quote. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is one of the hundreds of films, novels, poems, and plays that use lines from Shakespeare as their titles. It stars Robin Williams as a man who dies and finds himself in the afterlife. ![]() What Dreams May Come is one of the most famous films of the 1990s, based on the novel of the same title by Richard Matheson. 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And I have hope, and I trust God, and I trust that this is all for a reason. time, and we don’t know how much time that’s gonna be, but it’s gonna be okay. ![]() A post shared by Justin Bieber however, he was upbeat and took a positive attitude that he will undergo therapy and exercises in order to overcome his ailment and “get my face back to where it’s supposed to be.” ![]() ![]() ![]() Harrowing and beautifully written, Code Name Verity is a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that reveals just how far true friends will go to save each other. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from a merciless and ruthless enemy? 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