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November '22 Reads
After finishing one book in October, which you can read about here, I’m back with another monthly reading round-up. I’m (still) writing these for myself, and that’s okay. It’s fun. Kind of. I haven’t read this much in years, and I’m enjoying it.
By Victoria Brown3 years ago in Geeks
21st Century Pride & Prejudice
How should I start this one off? If you are ever looking for an 160 episode Youtube web series adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, that won Youtube it's first ever Primetime Emmy Award, and takes about 12 hours to watch if you watch it all in one day like I did... then look no further than The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2011-2013).
By The Austen Shelf3 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Darkening'
In this thrilling and epic YA fantasy debut, the only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm lies with the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne. Vesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen’s soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman’s axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen’s soldiers—led by a paranoid prince—catch up to Vesper’s father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate. Even arm herself with her father’s book of dangerous experimental magic. Even infiltrate the prince’s elite squad of soldier-sorcerers. Even cheat her way into his cold heart. But when Vesper learns that there’s more to the story of her mother’s death, she’ll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family’s secrets, or follow her mother’s footsteps into the Storm.
By Cyn's Workshop3 years ago in Geeks
Marissa Meyer's The Lunar Chronicles: Ranked
For some reason, I never managed to pick up Winter — the fourth and final (main) book of the Lunar Chronicles — when it came out so I decided to do a re-read of the first free books before finally finishing the series. Now that I’ve done that, I figured, why not rank the series?
By Danielle T. Murray3 years ago in Geeks
The ReReadables: Nevernight
Welcome to The ReReadables! It's an occasional series where I'll talk about books I keep coming back to. Anyone who reads has books that they have read multiple times, but they keep coming back to, like visiting an old friend. I certainly have these. And each time I read them, I find something new to enjoy.
By Jackson Ford3 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond'
Cross into the spirit realm with this thrilling supernatural debut about sisterhood and female defiance, perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco— inspired by lives of real teenage twin mediums in the 19th century. Sacramento, 1885 Edie and Violet Bond know the truth about death. The seventeen-year-old twins are powerful mediums, just like their mother—Violet can open the veil between life and death, and Edie can cross into the spirit world. But their abilities couldn’t save them when their mother died and their father threatened to commit them to a notorious asylum. Now runaways, Edie and Violet are part of a traveling Spiritualist show, a tight-knit group of young women who demonstrate their real talents under the guise of communing with spirits. Each night, actresses, poets, musicians, and orators all make contact with spirits who happen to have something to say. . . notions that young ladies could never openly express. But when Violet’s act goes terribly wrong one night, Edie learns that the dark spirit responsible for their mother’s death has crossed into the land of the living. As they investigate the identity of her mysterious final client, they realize that someone is hunting mediums…and they may be next.Only by trusting in one another can the twins uncover a killer who will stop at nothing to cheat death.
By Cyn's Workshop3 years ago in Geeks
What’s in the Box?
What is in the box, exactly? In no particular order, it could very well be the following: Is it Gwyneth Paltrow’s head? A fair soon to be mother, whose life was cut short from an overzealous and envious man whose sole purpose was to expose the seven deadly sins.
By Rand Einfeldt3 years ago in Geeks
Review of 'The Unleashed'
In the terrifying sequel to The Haunted, Hendricks discovers that even though Steele House is gone, the hauntings in Drearfield are far from over — and it's up to her to stop them. After everything that went down at Steele House, Hendricks just wants her life to return to normal. Prom is coming up and the school is in full preparation mode. Hendricks tries to pitch in, to mimic her best friend Portia's enthusiasm, but the events of the last few months still haunt her. Steele House. Raven. Eddie. Hendricks believes Eddie is still out there. She just has to find a way to reach him. Together with her friends, she forms a circle of seven and attempts to summon his spirit. Suddenly things start happening again. Flickering lights in the school library. Mysterious girls roaming the halls. The same song playing on a loop wherever she goes. It all culminates in a violent attack and Hendricks realizes what they summoned may not be Eddie at all. The one thing she does know is that Steele House was only the beginning. And whatever they've unleashed is more dangerous than anything they've ever seen before.
By Cyn's Workshop3 years ago in Geeks
"Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein" by Lita Judge - Book Review
About the Author: Lita Judge is the author and illustrator of over a dozen picture books, including the modern classic Red Sled, the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Medal winner Born to Be Giants, and the IRA Children's Book Award winner One Thousand Tracings. Lita lives with her husband, two cats, and a little green parrot named Beatrix Potter in Peterborough, New Hampshire (Google Books).
By Kristen Barenthaler3 years ago in Geeks
Still Alice - A Movie Review
No matter life’s greatest battle, never give up the fight. Still Alice is a 2014 film based on the novel written by Lisa Genova. Alice, a 50-year-old woman is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As the disease progresses, Alice is determined not to let it hinder her life.
By Marielle Sabbag3 years ago in Geeks
"And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie - Book Review
"Ten . . ." Ten strangers are lured to an isolated island mansion off the Devon coast by a mysterious "U.N. Owen." "Nine . . ." At dinner, a recorded message accuses each of them, in turn, of having a guilty secret, and by the end of the night, one of the guests is dead. "Eight . . ." Stranded by a violent storm and haunted by a nursery rhyme counting down one by one . . . one by one, they begin to die. "Seven . . ." Who among them is the killer, and will any of them survive? (Goodreads)
By Kristen Barenthaler3 years ago in Geeks
