Those sparks ignite something deep inside Coop. When Evan "Coop" Cooper, a member of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, is assigned to protect Monica Callahan-a woman who doesn't want anyone interfering in her life-sparks fly. AGAINST ALL ODDS has everything anyone who likes Christian/Romance/Suspense is looking for. WOW! I can't believe I found an author I like as much as Dee Henderson. "I found someone who writes romantic suspense better than I do."-Dee Henderson Strap in for the explosive first book in RITA Hall of Famer Irene Hannon's first game-changing romantic suspense series! After all, terrorists aren't known for their patience-or their mercy. And with every second that ticks by, Coop knows that the odds of saving the only woman who has ever breached the walls around his heart are dropping. Estranged from her diplomat father, who is involved in a sensitive hostage situation in the Middle East, she refuses to be intimidated by a related terrorist threat back in the States.until a chilling warning convinces her the danger is very real-and escalating.Īs Coop and his partner do their best to keep her safe, the threat against Monica keeps rising. Unfortunately, Monica Callahan isn't making it easy. Her life is in grave danger-and so is his heart.įor FBI Hostage Rescue Team member Evan "Coop" Cooper and his partner, dignitary protection duty should have been a piece of cake.
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Sam has a lot of other amazing character traits that define her. Stone beautifully creates a character who is affected by her mental illness but isn’t defined by it. As far as young adult books featuring characters with mental illness, this one has moved to the top of my recommendation list. I’ve heard about Every Last Word multiple times over the years, but I haven’t picked it up until this summer. But just when things seem to fall into place, Sam is faced with new information that makes her question everything. She spends less time questioning her sanity and starts to feel more “normal” than she does with her popular friends. Sam makes new friends along the way, including a guitar-playing love interest and a girl who writes poetry on food wrappers. As Sam begins to write out her feelings, she begins to find her voice. Caroline introduces Sam to Poet’s Corner, an underground poet society created for the school’s misfits and outcasts. When Sam meets Caroline, a quirky classmate she’s never noticed before, things begin to look up. She doesn’t want her “perfect” friends to know about her internal battle, so she hides behind a face of makeup and confidence. She has Purely-Obsessional OCD, a mental illness that causes her to live a life plagued with dark thoughts and obsessive behaviors. In Every Last Word, Samantha “Sam” McAllister lives her life with a secret. I think the entire thing is worth reading, but I'm biased, and also a bit of a nerd. Sometimes the observations will seem contradictory to what we see in a standard box score other times I'll simply provide confirmation of what might already seem obvious. In any case, most of us already have a pretty good idea of which players are thriving and which are struggling, so I'd rather spend time taking a deeper look at what coaches are trying to do with their players (even if it isn't working). That's not to say I won't discuss efficiency or performance, but I'll be cautious with any conclusions based on a two-game sample. The simplest thing I can tell you is this: we're trying to evaluate intent more so than outcomes. This won't be the best place to come if you're looking for quick conclusions (we have plenty of other content for that), but it's nonetheless important to explain why the information below can be useful. Did "voodochild" have a good point? Kind of. I was excited last Tuesday when we posted the debut of this column, but the feeling quickly turned to disappointment after I read the first comment: " Ok, so whom would be your top targets via trade/waiver based on these numbers?". This article is part of our Hidden Stat Line series. Now, sophisticated cheekiness appears to have gone mainstream. There has long been a strain of subversion in picture books - think of Maurice Sendak and Tomi Ungerer, among others - alongside the dominant anodyne snuggliness of the form. But on the evidence of a recent spate of highly self-conscious picture books, it would seem that the suspended-disbelief state of early childhood is adapting to the wink-wink, nudge-nudge sensibility of our moment. Have your kids gone meta? Do they call their neighborhood jungle gym a “play structure”? Do they mix and match their dress-up garb - a tiara here, firefighter’s boots there - with a sense of mischief that might, unnervingly, be termed “ironic”? Have they spotted the clown at the neighbor’s birthday party removing his wig and slinking out the side door? They’re probably not ready for the labyrinthine tricksterism of David Foster Wallace or Spike Jonze. Two stars.īroken Glass – Emma Clifton – “a side–splitting comedy” – I guess I don’t have the genes for most fiction which is intended to be funny. All the elements of the fairy tale were referenced, kind of, but … far from having to go to great efforts to get to the ball, this Cinderella has to practically be dragged, and once there has to practically be nailed to the ballroom floor. I’ve been painfully shy all my life, and I wanted to shake Arella. “She writes characters you cannot help but like…” – A painfully shy Cinderella, with absolutely lovely stepsisters and stepmother… Or is she painfully shy? The story’s ending casts some doubt on that, for me. What Eyes Can See – Elisabeth Brown – “the romance of this collection”. Usually a collection of stories, whether by one author or several, is hit or miss… unfortunately, this one is pretty much “miss”. This is a collection of – in case it’s not obvious – five stories inspired by or riffing on Cinderella. That formerly spindly boy has now become a calm and effective leader and general, and although he dominates Born’s concluding volume, there are plenty of other well-drawn characters, from General (and future emperor) Tiberius to Augustus Caesar to Varro himself. As he himself reflects at one point in Wald Vengeance, “Take twenty years off me and I’m sure the vision General Drusus had as he approached us on the battlefield was more comedy than tragedy – a spindly boy and a few thousand men with wicker shields.” It was a devastating defeat, and, as Jason Born points out in his hugely entertaining new historical novel Wald Vengeance, “never again did Rome tread with authority east of the Rhine.”īorn’s “Wald” series – The Wald and Wald Afire – have been steadily building toward that climax in the life of Arminius we met him as a little boy named Ermin, and we followed him through many encounters, both hostile and collaborative, with the Roman invaders of Germany. In AD 9, a massive Roman force of three legions under the command of a general named Quinctilius Varus were shadowed, surrounded, and almost completely annihilated by a large force of German tribesmen under the command of a man named Arminius. I know, jesus, every fucking Venom story is the Symbiote tussling with its host, whether it’s Eddie Brock, Flash Thompson, yo’ momma’s fat ass whoever! Venom turns to a Vietnam vet called Rex for help and the secret history of the Symbiotes is revealed as a new big bad appears to fight Denim. Ok, so the gist is that Flash Thompson is dead and the symbiote has bonded with Eddie Brock again.Įddie is trying to be a good guy but Venom is exhibiting some strange symptoms, and Brock is occasionally losing control when his Other takes over.Įddie Brock’s having some trouble with the Symbiote again. Nothing grievous and I'll get over it without therapy, but if you're looking to do things correctly, I would suggest that you start here and work your way to that after you're done. Now, I read Absolute Carnage 1st, which was a mistake. I have a subscription to Marvel Unlimited so I blew threw this volume in one sitting and pretty much started on the next one immediately if that tells you anything. It might not be for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. Not a character whose titles I've sought out in the past, but after reading Absolute Carnage I really wanted to know more about what was happening with this character and his section of the Marvel universe. In short, this modern classic of 20th century literature subsumes our bourgeois preconceptions in a tale of real drama and urgency, a creative maelstrom in which modern angst is conceptualised in canine form. Will your loved ones recognise your rights to make the choices you have? Will they even recognise you after the upheavals of your personal transition/journey.Ībove all this book lets you know that running away from home can be kinda fun. When can indignities (such as baths) be imposed upon the young or upon minorities (Scotties), and when is it time to stand up to authority and say "No!" (or "woof"). If I identify as a black dog with white spots (or by extension the ying to any yang be it gender, sexuality, or some more esoteric quality) can I not change? Can the leopard (or Scotty dog) change its spots? Gene Zion cunningly disguised one of the great existential questions of our age in this Dirty Harry book.ĭo I have to remain how I was born. As things between them heat up, she’ll have to make a heartbreaking choice between giving in to the man of her dreams or putting her sister’s happiness first…. The chemistry between Rain and Craig is explosive, but Rain is out for revenge, and refuses to be sidetracked by flirtation. So when Darcy’s boyfriend publicly humiliates her in a cruel way, Rain’s overprotective instincts kick in and she follows him to Club 39-where she meets a guy who just might be her perfect match. Rain’s lifelong regret is having left her sister Darcy alone years ago with a guardian who turned out to be abusive. But once Rain Alexander walks into his life, there’s no denying that this woman could be worth much more than a one-night stand…. So when it comes to women, all he wants is a good time. When he’s not working at the club, Craig Lanaghan looks out for his mother and little sisters. When Raina is expelled from school and has to live with her aunt and uncle, it's the final straw for her older sister Leah's fiancé Ben, and he ends the engagement. Playing With Matches by Suri Rosen is a book I've had my eye on for a while, so when it came up in Dahlia Adler's January Book Club, it was the perfect opportunity for me to finally pick it up! In this debut novel, Suri Rosen creates a comic and heartwarming story of one girl trying to find happiness for others, and redemption for herself. In the tight-knit Jewish community, Raina finds she is good at one thing: matchmaking! As the anonymous “Match Maven,” Raina sets up hopeless singles desperate to find the One.Ĭan she find the perfect match for her sister and get back on her good side, or will her secret life catch up with her? Her sister, Leah, blames her for her broken engagement, and she’s a social pariah at her new school. Playing With Matches by Suri Rosen - When 16-year-old Raina Resnick is expelled from her Manhattan private school, she’s sent to live with her strict aunt-but Raina feels like she’s persona non grata no matter where she goes. |