![]() I earn commission on any purchases made through these links.ġ7 year old Avril has won a place on a prestigious theatre summer camp at Whisper Cove, Connecticut. ![]() You can order SECRETS SO DEEP by Ginny Myers Sain from Amazon UK, Waterstone’s or UK. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book. SECRETS SO DEEP was released in the United Kingdom on 29th September 2022. The truth Avril seeks is ready to be discovered. And Avril is sure she’s met Cole – the gorgeous but disturbed boy she can’t seem to keep away from – late at night at the edge of the ocean. Echoes of the past rebound from the ocean. Now Avril is seventeen and as she investigates what happened all those years ago, Whisper Cove reveals itself to her. Local legend claims that the women in the waves called her into the ocean with their whispering. ![]() ![]() When Avril was a child, her mother drowned at Whisper Cove. ![]()
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![]() Calling "Gone With the Wind" one of her three or four favorite books, Ms. Peeler said about what surely must be literature's most famous cliff-hanger. "In a way I really don't want to know what happens," Ms. "I'll buy it, I'll read it just out of curiosity," said Rosemary George, a Falls Church, Va., free-lance writer who has read "GWTW" "so many times I'm embarrassed to say. Ripley - or any other author - could ever match the sweep of history and commanding characterizations of the Margaret Mitchell classic, say they'll read the sequel. And even "GWTW" fans who have doubts whether Ms. Since its publication in 1936, "Gone With the Wind" has sold 28 million copies, won a Pulitzer Prize, spawned a movie that earned similar acclaim. As far as advances are concerned, it's even bigger than Tom Clancy." "We've gotten hundreds of reserve orders. ![]() "So far there's tremendous interest," confirmed Melvin Gordon, president of Gordon Books, which has six Baltimore-area stores. ![]() ![]() ![]() I, on the other hand, am a Librarian.Ī socially-inept only child, precociously devoted to solitary reading and with a wide-ranging, frequently pompous vocabulary, there was no way I wasn't going to adore Jane Eyre, the pale little scrap who introduced me to words like "moiety" and "redolent". ![]() If you want to be particularly contentious, you can divide those who satisfy the basic entry criteria into two types – those drawn to demure, bookish Miss Eyre and those for whom the pyrotechnical hanky-panky between Cathy Earnshaw and black-browed Heathcliff is paramount – and call them Librarians and Rock Stars. This reminded me of my long-held pet theory about the Battle of the Brontës: everyone who's read both Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights is passionately devoted to one book but nose-holdingly repelled by the other. In Alison Flood's recent blog about the books she remembers most vividly from school, she mentioned that Jane Eyre bored her, but that the melodrama of Wuthering Heights kept her enthralled. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jed and Dyrk chat to Travis Baldree - a prolific audiobook narrator whose narration credits include Cradle by (past guest on the show) Will Wight. Listen to our previous episode with Travis here: We’re joined again by author and audiobook narrator Travis Baldree to discuss his cozy fantasy hit, Legends & Lattes! Visit our website to send us a question (and see bonus content): Įmail us: MORE ABOUT OUR HOSTS & OUR BOOKS: Buy The Crew by Sadir S Samir from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus episodes: 15:31 - Question 4: How do I network in the writing community? 11:52 - Question 3: How do I stay motivated? 6:56 - Question 2: Should I make an author website? Samir Genre: Fantasy Synopsis: Kings of the Wyld meets Deadpool in this action-packed fantasy adventure set in an Arab-inspired landscape. ![]() 1:32 - Question 1: What can I do if my writing goes off track? Title: The Crew (The God Dust Saga Book 1) Author: Sadir S. We answer a big batch of listener questions from you, our wonderful listeners! ![]() Thanks to all of our patrons for funding the show, and an extra-special shoutout to our Legendary Wizard patrons, Taylon, Daniel and Luis! This episode was produced and edited by Adrian M. Thank you all for listening and supporting the show-without you, we wouldn't have gotten this far. Tears are shed, laughs are had, and, as expected, chaos ensues. ![]() Wizards, Warriors & Words has come to an end, and we've gathered together for our final episode to wish you all farewell. ![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to Josh's recurring infidelity, Emilie can't get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into-sometimes literally-in unfortunate ways. ![]() And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.Įmilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can't wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. The Do-Over releases on November 15th and believe me you want to read this book. I’m so thankful that I was able to get an e-arc from the publisher and read it early. So when I heard about The Do-Over I had to read it. ![]() A mash up of Christina Laurens In a Holidaze and Ferris Buellers. Lynn Painter has made her way into my auto-buy/read author after I read Better Than the Movies and Mr. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she's back home in her own bed-and it's Valentine's Day all over again. The Do-Over is a charming YA rom-com perfect for Valentines Day and fans of Gilmore Girls. Uri’s winks made me warm and melty.' If that makes you squeal with glee, then The Do-Over is the book for you. ![]() In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine's Day ever-only to relive it over and over again.Īfter living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine's Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother's house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry's. That said, what does Lynn Painter have to offer us in place of Mako and Raleigh fighting each other with sticks Well, we have moments like this, 'I’d always thought winking was cheesy until that day. ![]() ![]() ‘I’ll make it my way.’ Clint Eastwood makes it his way because he has final cut. “The studio didn’t like the ending, cuts half the budget and Eastwood goes and gets the other half. “I wouldn’t want some pain-in-the-ass author breathing down my neck,” he says. “ Mystic River (2003) was made by somebody who comes along and says, ‘I’m going to make this film,'” says Lehane, who kept his distance from writer Brian Helgeland. ![]() “My three films were made in odd non-conformist ways within the system.”ġ. ![]() “I’m still not sure I’ve capitulated to Hollywood per se,” he says by phone from his native Boston. ![]() The second weekend will tell the tale.Īfter initially resisting Hollywood–it took Clint Eastwood calling him on the phone to land Mystic River–Lehane has settled in for a pretty smooth movie ride. Earning diverse, mixed reviews (here’s The New Yorker) and a B+ Cinemascore, the question remains how well Shutter Island actually played for audiences. Shutter Island delivered a boffo $40-million weekend, the best ever for both DiCaprio and Scorsese. Paramount obviously made the right call pushing the HItchcockian suspenser into February–and selling the movie as a nasty R-rated psycho-thriller. ![]() Pom Klementieff Tried to Bury Her ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ![]() ![]() ![]() What are some keys to developing a good villain? The villain in THIS MIGHT HURT wasn’t evil for the sake of being evil. ![]() In this exclusive interview with The Big Thrill, THIS MIGHT HURT author Stephanie Wrobel discusses how to create a good villain, cults, and her writing process. But she’s about to learn that Wisewood won’t let either of them go without a fight. Panicked, Natalie hurries north to come clean to her sister and bring her home. Six months later Natalie receives a menacing email from a Wisewood account threatening to reveal the secret she’s been keeping from Kit. ![]() Natalie thinks it’s a bad idea, but Kit has had enough of her sister’s cynicism and voluntarily disappears off the grid. But the rules are for a good reason: to keep guests focused on achieving true fearlessness so they can become their Maximized Selves. During this time, they’re prohibited from contact with the rest of the world-no internet, no phones, no exceptions. On a private island off the coast of Maine, Wisewood’s guests commit to six-month stays. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there. The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. Natalie Collins hasn’t heard from her sister in more than half a year. We’ll keep your secrets if you keep ours. In Search of More Than They Bargained For ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He's neither super son nor super slacker. Sean's family has fallen apart, including the move into the rental, and Sean does the best he can. And in being no one special, he's very special. And that's what is so terrific about him: he's no one special. Which no one expects, in part because Sean isn't telling anyway.Ī year in the life of an average, not so average teen boy. And he's figured out how an average student with no hopes for any type of scholarship can get out of town: join the Marines. Like his friendship with his coworker, Neecie. His amazing summer girlfriend has left for college, breaking up with him first. He and his mom had to move out of their home into a crappy rental, so "home" isn't really home. The Plot: Sean's starting his senior year at school not quite sure about, well, anything. ![]() ![]() ![]() It seems that every character in the story experiences such reminisces at some point of the story and they are well used to skip ahead in time, but keep the listeners informed and engaged. ![]() No one particular scene, but one device that I particularly appreciated about this story is the use of reminisces to fill in what has happened up to this point of the story. ![]() The weaving together of a very tight story makes it similar to other great stories. In particular the slow, steady reveal of plot seems to be a hallmark of this author. What other book might you compare The Buried Giant to and why? Doing so is well worth the effort as the interplay of the different characters results in a weave of such intricacy that it's hard to stop listening. For the first third of the novel it was a bit difficult to figure out what the story actually was, but having read other works by this author I was prepared to be patient. The story is many things all at once, which makes it all the more interesting. The reveal is slow and paced, but appropriately so. The aspect most enjoyable is the process of discovery that is present in the other Ishiguro's novels I have listened to (Never Let Me Go, The Remains of the Day). This is not to say that is more of the same, but an extremely engaging and interesting novel. Ishiguro's "The Buried Giant" is similar in style to his other novels. What made the experience of listening to The Buried Giant the most enjoyable? ![]() ![]() From surprise advancements after the declassification of spy photography, to a new map of the mythical Egyptian city of Tanis, she shares her field's biggest discoveries, revealing why space archaeology is not only exciting, but urgently essential to the preservation of the world's ancient treasures. ![]() ![]() Sarah Parcak gives readers a personal tour of the evolution, major discoveries, and future potential of the young field of satellite archaeology. ?Chris Anderson, Head of TED National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. This book will awaken the explorer in all of us. ![]() Holton Book Award - Winner of the Phi Beta Kappa Prize for Science - An Amazon Best Science Book of 2019 - A Science Friday Best Science Book of 2019 - A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2019 - A Science News Best Book of 2019 - Nature's Top Ten Books of 2019 A crash course in the amazing new science of space archaeology that only Sarah Parcak can give. 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