The personal development of these three characters in particular really struck me in this book, and it honestly warmed my heart. I think the biggest thing that struck me in this book is how far some of the characters (Persephone, Hades and Apollo) have come. Without a doubt this is my favourite book of this series so far, with A Game of Fate in a very close second (which is book number one from Hades point of view). “But let me be clear-I am Persephone, future Queen of the Underworld, Lady of Your Fate-may you come to dread my presence. “I am not sure who you think I am,” she said. There are three main storylines happening in tandem during this instalment in the series Zeus deciding whether to agree to let Hades and Persephone get married, Demeter plunging New Greece into a dangerous snow storm, and the ongoing threat of Triad and the Demigods who are getting restless over what they think is the Greek gods tyrannical rule. The series is a steamy retelling of Persephone’s abduction by Hades from Greek Mythology, written in an urban setting called New Greece where the gods play an active role in the lives of the mortals. A Touch of Malice is the third book from Persephone’s point of view from Scarlett St.
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I moved out when I was 16 and my family moved to a different state. I suppose I’m supposed to be bitter about that and be a good little communist or something, but instead I still got a bunch of throws at the dartboard. And not collect a government check poor, I mean farm poor, which has all the disadvantages of being poor but with the added benefit of constant backbreaking manual labor for little to no reward. I was one of the poor kids who worked that carnival. That’s defeatist horseshit, and another great example that just because somebody crafts an analogy it doesn’t mean it makes sense. Some keep going until they hit the center bullseye, then they give speeches or write blog posts about ‘meritocracy’ and the salutary effects of hard work. If they want to, they can try over and over and over again until they hit something and feel good about themselves. Rags to riches! The American Dream lives on. A very few hit the center bullseye and get a bigger prize. A few hit the target and get a small prize. “Entrepreneurship is like one of those carnival games where you throw darts or something. 5/31/2023 0 Comments Bunny mona awad reviewRight from the get go, we are introduced to the clique of women who are rich/privileged and call each other Bunny and live in a rainbow paradise of their own making. So willing to take a coat I’m not wearing, I almost want to give her my skin.” Mona Awad’s writing is chef’s kiss – a gold mine of metaphors and descriptions that hit all the right literary buttons. She’s basically taking the piss out of Brown and it’s pretentiousness, which was therapeutic for her? I support that. In Bunny, Samantha Heather Mackey is a 25 year old MFA student who studies at Warren, (upon investigating) which is apparently based on Brown University’s MFA program where Mona Awad studied. Some specific films that come to mind are Mean Girls, Heathers, The Neon Demon and novels like Frankenstein, The Secret History and My Sister, the Serial Killer. It combines many favourite tropes and themes of mine from horror, comedy, cult films in addition to fairy tales and the occult. I’ll have to apologise in advance because I’ll be gushing about how genius Mona Awad is throughout this review. Disclaimer: No animals were harmed in the making of this novel.īunny was one hell of a ride: to a bubblegum pink hell sort of ride. 5/31/2023 0 Comments Terrier by tamora pierceNever much of a talker, Beka is a good listener. What they don't know is that Beka has something unique to offer. They're tough, they're capable, and they're none too happy about the indignity of being saddled with a puppy for the first time in years. She's assigned to work with Mattes and Clary, famed veterans among the Provost's Dogs. But it's also where Beka was born, and she's comfortable there.īeka gets her wish. To the surprise of both the veteran "Dogs" and her fellow "puppies," Beka requests duty in the Lower City. This is the beginning of her story, her legend, and her legacy.īeka Cooper is a rookie with the law-enforcing Provost's Guard, commonly known as "the Provost's Dogs," in Corus, the capital city of Tortall. Hundreds of years before Alanna first drew her sword in Tamora Pierce's memorable debut, Alanna: The First Adventure, Tortall had a heroine named Beka Cooper - a fierce young woman who fights crime in a world of magic. |