We are introduced to a host of characters: we start with Avery, made perfect by her mother and father. We don’t know who it is, just that she is beautiful, and that she questions her choices leading up to that moment. We start with someone falling a thousand stories from the top of the Tower. Don’t worry…it’s relatively spoiler-free. Not after how long I’ve wanted to read it.īut let’s get to the good stuff. I’ve been dying to read it, I got denied for an ARC…but then Overdrive added it and before anyone else could request it, I requested it first! I saw that the checkout was going to expire in two days, and there was NOTHING that was going to stand in my way of reading this book. This book was everything I hoped it would be. Though there are other covers out there for this book, this one made me fall in love. This review can be found on my Blog, TeacherofYA’s Tumblr, or my Goodreads page Title: The Thousandth Floor (The Thousandth Floor, #1)
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Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan7/8/2023 While there is a broad consensus that autistic people are substantially more likely to be non-heterosexual than the general population and to belong to gender minorities, there is great variation in estimates of the size of these effects, and most research suggests that the majority of autistic people are heterosexual. That is not the only proposed explanation, however. Some attempt to explain this as part of an association between autism, prenatal hormones, and sexual orientation. Autistic population Īutistic people are less likely to identify as heterosexual than their non-autistic counterparts. More recent evidence indicates that most autistic people express an interest in both romance and sexuality. These claims were a result of methodological problems. A variety of explanations for this have been proposed The Lancet's "Commission on the future of care and clinical research in autism" commented that it "might be part of a different concept of self, less reliance on or reference to social norms, or part of a neurodiverse lived experience of (and outlook on) the world." Autism and sexual orientation Early claims Įarly claims that autistic people lack a sex drive or desire for sexuality have been regarded as an inaccurate and negative stereotype. Current research indicates that autistic people have higher rates of LGBT identities and feelings than the general population. The thousand names by django wexler7/8/2023 Under his command, Marcus and Winter feel the tide turning and their allegiance being tested. Their fate depends on Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must lead her men into battle against impossible odds. To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. The best part (in my extremely biased opinion)? One of the main protagonists is a queer lady!Ĭaptain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost-until a rebellion left him in charge of a demoralized force clinging to a small fortress at the edge of the desert. The Thousand Names, by Django Wexler is a whirlwind flintlock fantasy novel that starts Wexler’s Shadow Campaign series. Charged by Emily Bazelon7/7/2023 We hope fans will help support Decarceration Nation by supporting us from Patreon. We will try to answer all honest questions or comments that are left on this site. If you enjoy the podcast we hope you will subscribe and leave a rating or review on iTunes. 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If you liked one series, you are bond to like the other.īorn beneath the gallows tree from which his dead mother hung, Guts has always existed on the boundary between life and death. his love for tragedies, blood shed, and mischeif greatly remind me of Alucard. Tiny loves his mind games and has a sweet personality at first. Both are old in time, and have seen many things. Tiny and Alucard remind me of each other. For now, we will leave it at that.Īn odd thing, is that Mr. As the series progress both Darren and Seras proove themselves worthy of their vampric blood, and earning approval from both masters.Īnother similarity is that both have a war with another type of vampire, once again both with a different idea behind them, but strongly similar in away. Both at the first refuse to drink blood, having difficulty excepting the fact that they now must in order to survive. I noticed a good few similarities between both series other than the fact that both deal with vampires.ĭarren Shan and Seras Victora are both turned (each with their own means for it) by a full blooded creature of the night (Mr. Pure by jennifer l armentrout7/7/2023 Oh also school’s started and Instructor Romvi totally loves making a fool out of Alex during training□-so not cool (I hate that guy sm□), but I mean it’s not really that surprising considering most pure-bloods are like that.□īUT Aiden St. Good thing she has his to keep her compnay……… or is it?□ Only a few friends know the truth and one of those ‘friends’ is Seth. To add on to that, practically everyone at the Covenant despises Alex, believing her to be responsible for daimon attacks in the summer. Nightmares have plagued her for weeks and the events from the previous book have traumatized her. □WARNING: SPOILERS FROM 1ST BOOK BELOW!!!□Īfter finding out that she herself was fated to be the second Apollyon and having to kill her mother-gone-daimon, to say Alex is feeling…….alot, is an understatement. Tell me that line above doesn’t just make you swoon? (Or maybe it’s just me hehe) “Ever since I’ve met you, I’ve wanted to break every rule.” Green lights book review7/6/2023 As of February 2022, the book has spent 55 weeks on the list. The book was a major best-seller, debuting at number one on The New York Times non-fiction best-seller list for the week ending October 24, 2020. It has been described as a memoir but McConaughey has called it an "approach book". McConaughey described the book as a collection of "stories, prayers, poems, people and places and a whole bunch of bumper stickers." The book includes stories and insights from McConaughey's life in chronological order. Greenlights originated from diaries and journals McConaughey began writing when he was fourteen years old. McConaughey exiled himself in the desert without electricity for fifty-two days while writing the book. It was published on October 20, 2020, by the Crown imprint of Crown Publishing Group. Greenlights is a 2020 book by American actor Matthew McConaughey. Untouchable immortals after dark7/6/2023 Denying him, she escapes, struggling to forget his searing, possessive kiss. Wroth provides her with the perfect opportunity to torment her sworn enemy for with his new heartbeat comes a consuming sexual desire that can only be slaked by her. The Seductress Famed throughout the world as the most beautiful Valkyrie, Myst has devoted her life to protecting a magical jewel and to fighting the vampires. Coldly interested only in the power his mate will bring, he can hardly believe when Myst the Coveted, his army’s new immortal captive, awakens him body and soul. The Warlord Nikolai Wroth, a ruthless vampire general, will stop at nothing to find his Bride, the one woman who can blood him, making his heart beat and filling him with strength. 1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole makes her audio debut with the first title in her spellbinding Immortals After Dark series… Love live the pumpkin queen7/6/2023 It should make those who love The Nightmare Before Christmas universe happy, as we finally get a standalone Sally Skellington adventure. I found Long Love the Pumpkin Queen to be a really fast and entertaining read. It’s helpful to re-watch the movie before starting Long Live the Pumpkin Queen but not necessary as author Shea Ernshaw does a good job of setting the scene in spooky Halloween Town. She often thinks about how she doesn’t deserve her new life and she is still quite fearful of Doctor Finklestein in the beginning of the novel. Long Live the Pumpkin Queen is a delightful story with Sally into the main character role despite her imposter syndrome. Sally eventually descends into Dream Town where she has to figure out how to stop The Sandman and save all the people in Halloween Town and beyond. Sally travels to the other Towns and finds the same scene, citizens that have laid down and slept where they were standing. Something sinister has descended onto Halloween Town and it’s up to Sally to figure out the mystery and wake her beloved up from his deep slumber. Summary: Sally Skellington is the official, newly-minted Pumpkin Queen after a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack, who Sally adores with every inch. Sally wakes up to find that Jack and almost everyone else are in a deep sleep. After a short honeymoon to Valentine’s Town, the two return to start their duties as King and Queen. Taking place shortly after the events of The Nightmare Before Christmas, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen whisks readers back to Halloween Town and the wedding of Jack and Sally. Books are provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. |