![]() ![]() He was part of a generation that tended to speak less and do more. My father went off to the Army Air Corps in World War II at the age of nineteen, left college after his freshman year. My paternal grandfather came here fleeing pogroms in Russia my stepmother fled communists in Hungary, literally in the dead of night on the train as a young girl with her mother and my stepfather was a Holocaust survivor. It was a reality for so many of my family members. When I asked him about it, he said, “It’s another five minutes in my day that I get back, because I’m not spending time thinking about What am I going to wear today?”Ī lot of the stories I heard at the dinner table were about America as that last beacon of hope. I got this from President Obama, who tended to wear something similar every day. ![]() Occasionally I go to the gray suit, and occasionally I go to a patterned tie. ![]() I wear a slight variation of the same thing every day: a dark-blue suit, a white shirt, and a dark-blue tie. He spoke to Esquire in April from Washington, D.C. Previously, he held senior foreign-policy jobs in the administrations of presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. ![]() The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss. You can use my code “kath10” to get discount on their shop. Aside from read-alongs, you can also join the live book discussions and gift unwrappings. You can choose between their Adult and Young Adult boxes. The gifts, which have specific page numbers on them, are only allowed to open once you have reached the corresponding page in the book. Their monthly box comes with a newly released book, a quote card, and 3-5 wrapped gifts. ![]() In case you haven’t heard about Once Upon A Book Club, it’s a bookish subscription service which offers an incredible and unique way of reading. ![]() You will find my full review and the items (unwrapped) that were included in the box. The featured book was Where The Lost Wander, a western historical romance by Amy Harmon. I’m still part of the “Book Club VIP” and I received the May Adult box few weeks ago. Hey friends! It’s been awhile since I posted a Once Upon A Book Clubunboxing. Genre : Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction ![]() ![]() There were moments were the plot dropped, and I found it hard to dive back in at times. ![]() Arsinoe still remains a firm personal favourite, but the other two queens are equally as strong, in their thoughts and feelings. Jules is also in danger – is she really a Legion-Cursed Queen, that will lead others to victory? I really enjoyed this and had preordered it months in advance! The writing is as captivating as usual, with so many hints about the story to come. Arsinoe and Mirabella are in hiding on the mainland, but a fabled long dead Queen is visiting them, with hints to return to the island. Katharine has been crowned, but there are whispers of her being a thief and undead. Picking up from the events of the previous book, each of the sisters has a score to settle. ![]() This is the third book in the YA fantasy series, Three Dark Crowns. ![]() ![]() ![]() Contemporary floras have higher percentages of nonnative species than historic floras: the percent of nonnatives in floras have increased by 1.5% to 19.7% across the region. ![]() No variable that we examine (e.g., size of area, size of flora, conservation status, and data sources) explains differences in losses across all sites. ![]() We find floras across the region have lost, on average, one-quarter of their native species-ranging from a loss of 3.5% of species from the Finger Lakes Region in New York to a loss of 53.1% of species on Staten Island, New York. Here, we review patterns of change throughout the region and explore in-depth floristic change at a northern site: Mount Desert Island (MDI), Maine, which holds the largest section of Acadia National Park. These changes are often linked to land use change, deer herbivory, development pressures, and climate change. ![]() Studies of floristic change in towns, counties, and preserves over the past 150 years reveal regional patterns of species loss and increasing proportions of nonnative species. Abstract: The wealth of historical botanical surveys in New England and New York allows ecologists to study changes in plant communities over time across well documented sites. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then, without warning, something completely bizarre happens and her world is turned upside down.Ī reclusive billionaire with a penchant for riddles and puzzles has mentioned Avery in his will and she is whisked off to the reading at his home in Texas: Hawthorne House. ![]() So when Libby’s on-again off-again boyfriend moves back in, it is the final straw for Avery and she takes to living out of her car. Life is tough for Avery and it always has been as they struggle to make ends meet and her friends are limited to her school friend Max and Harry, the homeless guy from the park who she plays chess with. Since her mother’s death two years ago, Avery has lived with her guardian and half sister, Libby. ![]() The book follows protagonist, Avery Kylie Grambs, a 17-year-old high school student from the wrong side of the tracks. ![]() It is a contemporary YA thriller that is well aimed at fans of One of Us is Lying as it is full of intrigue and suspense with a multitude of mysteries and puzzles that must be solved before reaching the conclusion. The Inheritance Games is a dark and twisted novel that is loosely based on the story of Cinderella. ![]() ![]() He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." - George R. Praise for The Kingkiller Chronicle: "The best epic fantasy I read last year. ![]() Now in The Wise Man's Fear, Day Two of The Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time. So begins a tale told from his own point of view-a story unequaled in fantasy literature. Martin - "Rothfuss has real talent." -Terry Brooks DAY TWO: THE WISE MAN'S FEAR "There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man." My name is Kvothe. ![]() "I just love the world of Patrick Rothfuss." -Lin-Manuel Miranda - "He's bloody good, this Rothfuss guy." -George R. Discover #1 New York Times -bestselling Patrick Rothfuss' epic fantasy series, The Kingkiller Chronicle. ![]() ![]() ![]() I love how flawed and real Annabelle felt, and you can’t help but root for both her and her wholesome grandfather. This book was raw and emotional and I was gutted by the end. ![]() What starts as a movement for herself becomes something much bigger as people all over the country begin to root for her, and she travels the country with her grandfather, meeting new friends along the way, as she tries to grapple with her difficult past with someone she calls The Taker. But I am so glad I took a chance on what started as a random book and quickly become a new favorite of mine! The story follows Annabelle, who went through something traumatic nine months earlier, and after a difficult night decides to run from Seattle to Washington DC. To be honest, a large part of the reason I bought this book was because it was on sale at Barnes and Noble. A Heart in a Body in the World by Deb Caletti ![]() ![]() ![]() Doesn’t he realize how much Ro wishes she could be in his place?Īs the two face bullying, grief, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe. But Benji hesitates, which infuriates Ro. ![]() Though Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science class partners, the pair become unlikely friends, and Ro even figures out a way to reunite Benji and his dad. Clues to the Universe by Christina Li 14 votes 8.0 Amari and the Night Brothers (write-in) 5 votes 2.9 Just Like That (write-in) 4 votes 2. One is a confident and scientifically astute half-Chinese, half-White girl named Ro, and the other is a shy and artistically talented and nerdy White boy named Benji. ![]() Too bad his dad walked out years ago, and Benji has no way to contact him. Parents need to know that Clues to the Universe is a young adult novel set in 1984 about two seventh-graders both struggling with having lost their fathers. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he’s thrilled. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together.īenjamin Burns doesn’t like science, but he can’t get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. This stellar debut about losing and finding family, forging unlikely friendships, and searching for answers to big questions will resonate with fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Rebecca Stead. ![]() ![]() *This review is going to contain a lot of pirates gifs, I do not apologize in advance* The crew has been promised the ransom Nathaniel will bring, yet as danger mounts and the time nears to give him up, Hawk’s biggest battle could be with his own heart. As a pirate’s prisoner, he is finally free to be his true self. ![]() Nathaniel realizes the fearsome Sea Hawk’s reputation is largely invented, and he sees the lonely man beneath the myth, willingly surrendering to his captor body and soul. It’s not as though Hawk would ever feel anything for him besides lust… Although Hawk knows he must keep his distance, the desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel’s feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. He has a score to settle with Nathaniel’s father-the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy-and he’s sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible. Then pirates strike and he’s kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World.īitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life, but men like him don’t deserve peace. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he’s sailing to the fledging colony, where he’ll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family’s financial gain. ![]() ![]() Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it’s concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Sword of Destiny had a feel akin to a placeholder, with significant effort made to establish often fraught relationships, introduce new characters, and build backgrounds. In the spoiler section I’ll highlight one instance where the show made both a change for the better and a glaring omission. In this instance, however, the changes distracted from an already intriguing tale. That being said, as a whole, I feel as though the show did a great job bringing several of the short stories to life. Sapkowski’s take on the “ The Bounds of Reason” was significantly more satisfying than the Netflix adaption of this short story. ![]() Having watched the show, I loved seeing several key adventures play out in text. ![]() Throughout this read, we were treated subjected to many more painful Yennefer and Geralt interactions as the complexity of their relationship was established. This next installment is comprised of related short stories that seemed much longer than the first book in the series. The Witcher series, continuing with Sword of Destiny, assumes a relatively slower pace compared to The Last Wish. ![]() |