![]() His Only Wife is a life-affirming, must-read novel about a young woman's search for independence in a man's world, and the rules she just might have to break along the way. But when Afi arrives in Accra, Ghana's gleaming capital, she realises her fairy-tale ending might not be all she had hoped for. ![]() The fact that she doesn't know Elikem seems a small price to pay for a marriage that offers her family financial security and provides the key to a lifestyle she has always wanted. Elikem Ganyo is a wealthy businessman whose family has chosen Afi in the hope that she will distract him from a relationship with another woman they think is inappropriate. AN OBSERVER, TIME MAGAZINE & NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2020 A REESE WITHERSPOON'S BOOK CLUB PICK * LONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS 'Vivid, witty and utterly absorbing.' Daily Mail In one of the most talked about and hilarious debuts of the year, Afi Tekple, a bright young seamstress from a small town in Ghana, is convinced by her family to marry a man she has never met. ![]()
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![]() Lyrical and heart-wrenching.beautiful representation, sweetest longing and the pop-star romance of my dreams Swifties will swoon happily with this story tattooed on their hearts. "It Goes Like This was everything my music nerd heart needed AND wanted. As they prepare for one last show, they'll discover whether growing up always means growing apart. That is, until a storm devastates their hometown, bringing the four ex-best-friends back together. I’ve often judged songs by how quickly they raise a line of goosebumps up my arm, or how reliably a chorus line or a high note creates a tightness in my throat. ![]() ![]() Gina and Celeste step further into the spotlight, Steph disappears completely, and Eva, heartbroken, takes refuge as a songwriter and secret online fangirl.of her own band. But after a sudden falling out leads to the dissolution of the teens' band, their friendship, and Eva and Celeste's starry-eyed romance, nothing is the same. After all, they've been though a lot together, including the astronomical rise of Moonlight Overthrow, the world-famous queer pop band they formed in middle school, never expecting to headline anything bigger than the county fair. Eva, Celeste, Gina, and Steph used to think their friendship was unbreakable. In Miel Moreland's heartfelt young adult debut, It Goes Like This, four queer teens realize that sometimes you have to risk hitting repeat on heartbreak. ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Nell slowly fills her empty apartment with poisonous plants to study, and she begins to keep a series of notebooks, all dedicated to Joan. All six are burdened by desire and ambition, and as they collide on the university campus, their attractions set in motion a domino effect of affairs and heartbreak. Surrounded by Nell's ex, her best friend, her best friend's boyfriend, and Joan's buffoonish husband, the two scientists are tangled together at the center of a web of illicit relationships, grudges, and obsessions. Nell frequently finds herself standing in the doorway to Joan's office despite herself, mesmerized by Joan's elegance, success, and spiritual force. Joan Kallas, is the hero of Nell's heart. ![]() Nell Barber, an expelled PhD candidate in biological science, is exploring the fine line between poison and antidote, working alone to set a speed record for the detoxification of poisonous plants. A breathtaking and hypnotic novel about poison, antidotes, and obsessive love. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you're a fan of Lost or Battle Royale, don't miss this one.Īn AI cannot lie. The stakes are nothing less than your life-and apparently a lot of money. In the cruel world of THE MARS LABYRINTH, mercy and compassion are only for the weak or the very, very strong. There is no reset button, no saving and no continue-make the wrong move and it's really GAME OVER. ![]() Their only leads are cryptic instructions beamed to a portable device. The good-looking young woman with aid-she says her name is Ai and that she draws erotic comics for a living-seems to have no clue either as to their whereabouts. When an unemployed former math major wakes up one day, he wonders if he's somehow ended up on the red planet. Welcome to the world of Kishi, where the plot is as gnarly as the humor is twisted. Welcome to THE MARS LABYRINTH where things aren't what they seem. The Crimson Labyrinth is a wicked satire on extremist reality TV in the tradition of The Running Man-if that indeed is what it is. ![]() From a rising new star of horror comes a killer read that will make you lose track of time and reality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brett had family issues as well that we get to see throughout the book. Becca had problems throughout the book that I feel like are relatable to many teens these days dealing with divorce or lack of a parent in their lives. It’s told from the POV of Becca and Brett. This story was a cute, somewhat typical, YA romance novel. ![]() ![]() When the line between real and pretend begins to blur, they are forced to answer the question: is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives? But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not dating and she can keep up the ruse.Īcting like the perfect couple isn’t easy though, especially when you barely know the other person. When he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be her mystery guy. Being captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. But when her former best friend teases her for not having a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.īrett Wells has it all. It’s been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then I was freaked out by the fact that it's the first of SEVEN books. Then I kept hearing lots of buzz - both positive and negative. I knew nothing about it, even whether it was YA or not*. ![]() ![]() I picked up The Bone Season at BookExpo America, when I was wandering past the Bloomsbury booth one day. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. ![]() These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly-as soldiers in their army. The voyant prison is a separate city-Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing.īut when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ minds. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1986, Stine wrote his first horror novel, called Blind Date. He wrote dozens of humor books for kids under the pen name Jovial Bob Stine and created the humor magazine Bananas. ![]() He later moved to New York City to pursue his career as a writer. Stine edited the OSU humor magazine, The Sundial, for three out of his four years there. He graduated from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. He began writing at age 9 when he found a typewriter in his attic, subsequently beginning to type stories and joke books. Stine was born in Columbus, Ohio on Octo to Jewish parents, Anne Stine, a homemaker and Lewis Stine, a shipping clerk.
![]() I love everything about that kid and Caroline’s family making a place for Hannah and Abbie warmed my heart. She is wise beyond her years and so integral to her mother finding happiness. ![]() That little girl could someday rule the world. While I love Hannah and Caroline, Abbie steals the show. As Hannah finds herself spending more time with Caroline, Cass writes beautifully her trepidation and how her feelings evolve. While I knew and appreciated Hannah’s strength in all she had to deal with in WYLEI, this really delved into what she went through with Michael, and I found myself in awe of her resilience. ![]() The story begins on the day of Michael’s Christmas party, the first time Hannah meets Caroline, goes through the events of WYLEI, and beyond. In Better Than Expected we get Hannah’s perspective and it’s perfect. It always hard to let characters like these go and I was thrilled when Cass announced we would get more of them. And Hannah trying to come out the other side after a bad relationship, concerned with being the best mother she could be, while navigating her confusion over her feelings for Caroline. She creates characters that are so well developed, it’s impossible not to become completed invested in their lives.When You Least Expect It touched me deeply, Caroline trying to be a friend to Hannah, while trying to deny the feelings she felt growing with each passing day. With each book since, my appreciation for Haley Cass’s skills have only grown. ![]() ![]() From the moment I started Those Who Wait, I knew I was reading the words of a special author. ![]() ![]() Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. The real lives of this motley crew - which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the 'outcasts of all nations' - are far more compelling than contemporary myth. This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her boss sent undercover on the hunt for the Covert,who is abducting young girls to be used as blood slaves. ![]() ![]() If you love paranormal romance you will love this book ! It has a wonderful story line,characters that brought it to life for me,it has humor,romance,suspense & plot twists,which are always a plus for me.You will love Blake,she is half demon/half vamp,she is sassy and snarky which I love in my female characters*grins*. ![]() Hoffmann (bk 1 in The Daughters of Darkness series). ![]() |