This captivating book follows the story of Lynnie, Homan and Martha from 1968 in Pennsylvania to 2011.
Lynnie , a young woman with an intellectual disability, and Homan, a deaf man with only sign language to guide him, make a desperate escape from the School for the Incurable and Feebleminded for just long enough to leave Lynnie's newborn baby with Martha, a retired school teacher. Lynnie is quickly captured and returned to The School, but Homan, presumed dead, makes his escape.
Each chapter concentrates on one character, building up an intricate description of each of their lives. There is Kate, who works at The School and her unfailing support for Lynnie, Homan's constant search for Lynnie (his Beautiful Girl) and her baby, and his belief that he will find her. Martha, who takes in a stranger's baby and honours her promise to "Hide her." and of course Lynnie, who is the "Beautiful Girl".
WOW!! Captivating, enthralling, absolutely fantastic story. I'm glad I read this while I was on holidays because I couldn't put it down.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
After having to kill several werewolves, Charles is beginning to crumble mentally; he's seeing ghosts and starting to give in to his bloodthirsty instincts. So he and Anna are sent to Boston on a special mission -- assist the FBI on a serial-killer case that has lasted decades. The killer initially had a straightforward pattern (Asian teenagers), but began including werewolves and fae. Each one was carved with witch symbols, raped, and finally murdered.
Now the human daughter of a high-ranking fae has been kidnapped, and the FBI/werewolf team has only hours to find her. But the case becomes particularly strange when they discover that a long-dead witch and a bizarre kind of fae may be involved in it. And unless they figure out who the killers are fast, Anna might be their next target.
The plot is fast moving and a bit creepy. I loved the development of Anna and Charles relationship. The ending was excellent and now I can't wait for the next to see what is to come. The world will not be the same.
Fantastic book. I think this series is my favourite from Patricia Briggs.
Now the human daughter of a high-ranking fae has been kidnapped, and the FBI/werewolf team has only hours to find her. But the case becomes particularly strange when they discover that a long-dead witch and a bizarre kind of fae may be involved in it. And unless they figure out who the killers are fast, Anna might be their next target.
The plot is fast moving and a bit creepy. I loved the development of Anna and Charles relationship. The ending was excellent and now I can't wait for the next to see what is to come. The world will not be the same.
Fantastic book. I think this series is my favourite from Patricia Briggs.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Wishing Chalice by Sandra Landry
All Hunter wants is the love of his lady wife.
All Isabel wants is to give him her love.
There is only one problem: He thinks she is his wife. She knows she is not.
Mourning the breakup of her marriage, Isabel retreats to the serene English countryside to find some measure of peace and healing. There she stumbles upon an ancient pewter chalice--and is thrust centuries back in time into the body of another woman. Suddenly she is married to a total stranger--a fierce warrior who looks at his "wife" with undeniable yearning in his eyes . . .
Hunter had finally achieved his long-desired goal when the king gifted him with Windermere Castle--and the hand of its beautiful lady, Døa. But his dream tasted like ashes, for although he was now her lord and husband, Døa despised him and vowed never to love him. But suddenly, Døa seems to have undergone a swift and bewildering change. She claims to have no memory of him, of the circumstances of their marriage and her hatred for him, and forgets even her own name. Now, Hunter has a second chance--to woo his lady wife with kisses, and seduce her with pleasure until nothing or no one can keep him from his heart's desire--no one, perhaps, but Isabel . . .
Love conquers all in the end. There seems to have been no changes in the future, despite those in the past, which didn't sit right with me. Also, Detra seems to have escaped scot free which doesn't seem right - all very well for her to be happy in the future, but she struck me as being a bit of a nasty piece of work with all her plottings.
All Isabel wants is to give him her love.
There is only one problem: He thinks she is his wife. She knows she is not.
Mourning the breakup of her marriage, Isabel retreats to the serene English countryside to find some measure of peace and healing. There she stumbles upon an ancient pewter chalice--and is thrust centuries back in time into the body of another woman. Suddenly she is married to a total stranger--a fierce warrior who looks at his "wife" with undeniable yearning in his eyes . . .
Hunter had finally achieved his long-desired goal when the king gifted him with Windermere Castle--and the hand of its beautiful lady, Døa. But his dream tasted like ashes, for although he was now her lord and husband, Døa despised him and vowed never to love him. But suddenly, Døa seems to have undergone a swift and bewildering change. She claims to have no memory of him, of the circumstances of their marriage and her hatred for him, and forgets even her own name. Now, Hunter has a second chance--to woo his lady wife with kisses, and seduce her with pleasure until nothing or no one can keep him from his heart's desire--no one, perhaps, but Isabel . . .
Love conquers all in the end. There seems to have been no changes in the future, despite those in the past, which didn't sit right with me. Also, Detra seems to have escaped scot free which doesn't seem right - all very well for her to be happy in the future, but she struck me as being a bit of a nasty piece of work with all her plottings.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside..
Right to the end the children are an enigma. Little bits of information are revealed, but there is no definitive explanation beyond the fact that the children are alien, and constitute a threat.
Thought provoking and rather disquieting read.
Right to the end the children are an enigma. Little bits of information are revealed, but there is no definitive explanation beyond the fact that the children are alien, and constitute a threat.
Thought provoking and rather disquieting read.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (e-reader)
In a world that denies emotions, where the ruling Psy punish any sign of desire, Sascha Duncan must conceal the feelings that brand her as flawed. To reveal them would be to sentence herself to the horror of “rehabilitation”—the complete psychic erasure of everything she ever was…
Both human and animal, Lucas Hunter is a Changeling hungry for the very sensations the Psy disdain. After centuries of uneasy coexistence, these two races are now on the verge of war over the brutal murders of several Changeling women. Lucas is determined to find the Psy killer who butchered his packmate, and Sascha is his ticket into their closely guarded society. But he soon discovers that this ice-cold Psy is very capable of passion—and that the animal in him is fascinated by her. Caught between their conflicting worlds, Lucas and Sascha must remain bound to their identities—or sacrifice everything for a taste of darkest temptation…
This is the first in the series. I think they got better after this one. Some were-leopard sex but not as much as in the following books.
Kiss The Dead by Laurell K Hamilton
When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids, grandparents, soccer moms—all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more…
But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them…
1st half is mainly plot, 2nd half is mainly sex scenes. The story does move forward and there are appearances from most of my favourite characters.
But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them…
1st half is mainly plot, 2nd half is mainly sex scenes. The story does move forward and there are appearances from most of my favourite characters.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh
Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past--one as unpredictable in love as it was in war. Now comes a new territory, and a devastating new complication: Riaz, a SnowDancer lieutenant already sworn to a desperate woman who belongs to another.
For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.
Another fantastic instalment in this series. Now I can't wait the the next one.
This is all Wolf shapeshifter. He is definitely the dominant but she is strong too...except where he is concerned. Not that she always gives in easily, just sometimes to confuse him and keep him on his toes. I love the humour as well as the sex scenes in this series.
For Riaz, the primal attraction he feels for Adria is a staggering betrayal. For Adria, his dangerous lone-wolf appeal is beyond sexual. It consumes her. It terrifies her. It threatens to undermine everything she has built of her new life. But fighting their wild compulsion toward one another proves a losing battle.
Their coming together is an inferno...and a melding of two wounded souls who promise each other no commitment, no ties, no bonds. Only pleasure. Too late, they realize that they have more to lose than they ever imagined. Drawn into a cataclysmic Psy war that may alter the fate of the world itself, they must make a decision that might just break them both.
Another fantastic instalment in this series. Now I can't wait the the next one.
This is all Wolf shapeshifter. He is definitely the dominant but she is strong too...except where he is concerned. Not that she always gives in easily, just sometimes to confuse him and keep him on his toes. I love the humour as well as the sex scenes in this series.
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