The Vietnam War was dumb. Fact.
There were no women in Vietnam. Lie.
Follow one Army nurse and her tumultuous struggle during her two tours in ‘Nam. And like with all war, it didn’t end when the veterans returned home. It never really does.
Hundreds of years in the future, space travel is commonplace so of course it’s also incorporated. Kira Navárez works for one of those corporations as a xenobiologist. As with all sci-fi stories, something goes horribly wrong and gets exponentially worse before anyone can even think about making it better. Then the other 90% of this epic adventure takes place and it’s honestly better if you don’t know too much. Except that there’s a ‘ship mind’ named Gregorovich who is sassy AF and I love him.
I’m not familiar with Paolini’s fantasy works but this had the feel of a fantastical take on a Weir novel and I love Weir. Truly this was more like four novels put together but I’m not mad about it.
Book 3 of 3.
Lada and Radu couldn’t be further apart. Politically, spiritually, and physically. Lada has taken a throne by force and isn’t playing by any rules. She’s found her taste for blood and will spill it whenever she can. It’s a tactic that has earned her a spot on the wrong side of her former lover, Mehmed. And even though his loyalties still lie with Mehmed, Radu fears for his sister. He’s not sure if she can still be saved, or if she has indeed fallen too far from grace.
Book 2 of 3.
Lada is still pursuing a throne of her own with little success. Meanwhile her brother, Radu, has been sent on a mission to Constantinople. His sultan and friend, Mehmed, needs Radu to play double-agent to help the Ottomans secure the city. A dangerous task in its own right, but as Radu lives among the enemy, he learns that they really aren’t so different after all. Especially, the warm and trusting Cyprian who could be the only man that would cure Radu of his unrequited love for Mehmed.
A pseudo-retelling of Vlad the Impaler. If he was *gasp* a girl! Book 1 of 3.
Lada and her brother Radu are used as pawns in a game of thrones from a very young age. Determined never to be used by anyone ever again, she sets out to make a name for herself. Consequences be damned. Radu takes a different approach. Where his sister is all brute force, Radu believes information is more valuable. Personalities collide when they both end up falling for their childhood friend, now sultan, Mehmed.
Don’t read this. Don’t ask about it. And for the love of God, don’t look at me. I had to read this for reasons that I don’t need to tell you about. So just leave me alone.
Please.
I cannot be persuaded that this is a timeless classic. Nor will I accept that this is a superior Austen novel than that of Pride and Prejudice.
Persuasion feels like you got stuck in a corner with Chatty Kathy who innocently asked “Did you hear about Anne and Fred?!” And trying to be polite, you engage. Then she spends the next several hours talking nonstop about conversations she overheard from people you don’t know. By the end you’ll both have forgotten the original question and if there was any point to the ‘conversation’ and to top it all off… you desperately have to pee.
Looking for a story to wrap you up in a too-warm scratchy blanket that will stay with you for too long? Then look no further than They Went Left. Zofia was separated from her entire family during the Holocaust. After the war ends, Zofia is determined to find her younger brother even though it’s been three years since they last saw one another. 1945 saw the end of the war, but not the heartache and suffering. I’m still not fully onboard with this ending, but it is what it is.
High-school senior, Daunis, is navigating life as a biracial Ojibwe girl near a reservation. As if her family tragedies hadn’t piled on enough, more death infiltrates her life and she is forced to help a secret investigation. Now she’s undercover and overwhelmed. Can she find the killer–and herself–before another victim is claimed?
Asshole Warning: This is just 21 Jump Street on a Res with the overt humor stripped away. You know I’m right!
It’s like Mean Girls, but with murder. Sorta. It’s best if you don’t know too much up front.
Also, this is why I don’t have friends. Safest option.
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