She very much enjoys rethinking these classic tales from an original point of view, always looking for the real psychological underpinning of the story. Her novels for the Simon Pulse line, “Once Upon a Time” are The Night Dance a Retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, Water Song: a Retelling of the Frog Prince, and The Crimson Thread: a Retelling of Rumplestiltskin. Suzanne’s other books for Simon Pulse include South Beach Sizzle, a romantic comedy written with Diana Gonzalez. She teaches part time at City College in New York. She graduated from State University of New York at Binghamton and received her Masters degree from Pace University. Her house is at the edge of the woods and is nearly 200 years old. Suzanne now lives in upper New York State with her husband, two teen daughters and Abby the cat. Suzanne lived pretty close to the ocean and going to Jones Beach was one of her favorite activities Even today, if she goes too long without seeing the ocean, she starts feeling restless. Louisa May Alcott was her favorite author, but she also read every Sherlock Holmes story. As a girl she was very interested in theater and in reading. Suzanne Weyn grew up in Williston Park, Long Island, New York.
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The Kiss of Deception is the story of Lia, a Princess to the Kingdom of Morrighan. This book was so much more than Lia hiding from the life she didn’t want. I knew what the book was about, but I thought Lia was the deception part of the story. Honestly, I had no idea what I was in for. I bought it after I heard a lot of rave reviews but I was scared to read it because of all of those reviews. I had put off reading The Kiss of Deception for a long time. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets-secrets that may unravel her world-even as she feels herself falling in love. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive-and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.Fed up and ready for a new life, Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. A princess must find her place in a reborn world.She flees on her wedding day.She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection.She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father.She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan.The Kingdom of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. **This post was originally posted as a Fresh Friday review of the first book of the series. Source & Format: Public library–eBook Hardcover ( Firewalker) Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Witches, Magic There is a novella that is an alternate POV for a scene in Trial by Firecalled Rowan # of Books: 3 (Trial by Fire, Firewalker, Traitor’s Pyre) In this confusing world, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can’t hope to shoulder alone and a love she never expected. What makes Lily weak at home is what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. Lily’s other self in this alternate universe. Strongest and cruelest of them all is Lillian. Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem-one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Synopsis for Trial by Fire (from Goodreads): Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini | The Worldwalker Series Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: It's not for any particular reason other than I fell a bit out of reading for a while. I don't know why it took me so long to finish this one. While Snarl I loved more this is definitely the more ambitious novel and I can tell a lot of research was put into both the WWII and Ancient Eypgt era's feeling authentic. Some will be set up as major players only to be removed from the board not long after their introduction. You get the feeling here that other than the protagonist any other character can die at any time and for the most part that is the case. That seems to be a staple in Dixon's work which I appreciate because it brings a sense of danger and stakes to his stories. Eternal Unrest is an atmospheric horror adventure that's grand in scale and is filled with brutal violence throughout. Rather, “Anthem for Doomed Youth” is an elegy that chillingly laments the brutal ends of young soldiers’ lives in the trenches. “Anthem for Doomed Youth” adopts the form of a slightly altered sonnet, directly opposing the love and romance typically associated with the sonnet form with the harsh depravity of war that Owen describes in satisfying detail. I especially appreciate the intense imagery of Owen’s “Anthem for Doomed Youth,” one of his revealing judgments of war written but not published during his lifetime, his life cut short in battle before he could be recognized as one of the influential war poets. I won’t purport to have a precise explanation as to why, other than the continual curiosity of exploring the emotional toll of war, determined rhythm, and vivid diction of their poetry. The Great War Poets, especially Wilfred Owen, always fascinate me. Poem selected and commented on by Jenny Bagger Their flowers the tenderness of patient minds,Īnd each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds. The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes. Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes What candles may be held to speed them all? The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells Īnd bugles calling for them from sad shires. Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs,-– No mockeries now for them no prayers nor bells What passing-bells for these who die as cattle? Could there be a curse on Simon's family? What does it have to do with the book, and can he get to the heart of the mystery in time to save Enola? Since then, generations of "mermaids" in Simon's family have drowned-always on July 24, which is only weeks away.Īs his friend Alice looks on with alarm, Simon becomes increasingly worried about his sister. Fragile and water damaged, the book is a log from the owner of a traveling carnival in the 1700s, who reports strange and magical things, including the drowning death of a circus mermaid. One June day, an old book arrives on Simon's doorstep, sent by an antiquarian bookseller who purchased it on speculation. His younger sister, Enola, ran off six years ago and now reads tarot cards for a traveling carnival. His mother, a circus mermaid who made her living by holding her breath, drowned in the very water his house overlooks. Simon Watson, a young librarian, lives alone in a house that is slowly crumbling toward the Long Island Sound. This is interspersed with snippets of art history and theory that address what photography does to make concealed atrocities visible, and whether our default responses to seeing outrageous violations – despair, anger, sympathy – are anything more than a mechanism to restore our own sense of wellbeing.ĭraw Your Weapons contains confronting descriptions of torture, and the equally confronting indifference of torturers, examining what disconnects ordinary people from the horror of what they’re doing and seeing. Presented as a flow of vignettes, Sentilles probes the lives of a war veteran and a conscientious objector who are brought into her orbit through art. “Advocates of pacifism point out that pacifism is no more contradictory than the idea that you must kill life to defend life.” In part autobiographical, Draw Your Weapons asks why our species treats itself so badly, and documents Sentilles’s attempts to tease out an answer. It’s a book that was written over the course of a decade by Sentilles, a theologian who veered away from being ordained after seeing photographs of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison. “Critics insist pacifism results from an internal contradiction … how can you claim that life is an absolute good and then be unwilling to defend lives threatened by aggression?”ĭraw Your Weapons shines a light on the overlaps between art, violence, torture, pacifism and politics. Tomasi, James Robinson, Tony Bedard, Greg Rucka, Sterling Gates, J.T. The war between the Corps rages as the prophecy of the Blackest Night descends on the DC Universe! Can Green Lantern Hal Jordan lead DC's champions against an army of Black Lanterns made up of deceased heroes and villains? If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.ġst printing. Beautifully composed, the artwork combines subtle use of color with a keen observation of nature that's reminiscent of Beatrix Potter's work. Laura Amy Schlitz, who took us deep into a medieval village in her Newbery Medal-winning Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, here allows us to inhabit the fascinating miniature world where fairies dwell.Īn imaginative adventure story in a familiar, yet exotic landscape. Indeed, looking up at story's end, children may be mildly surprised to find that they're still the size they've always been. This elegant hardback's snug size and Angela Barrett's exquisite miniature illustrations have the effect of making readers feel as if they've crept through a magic portal into a fairy-scale world. The story of how Flory must fend for herself after losing her wings brings equal doses of character and suspense - and offers a satisfying antidote to all those prissy princess tales. But she's also gutsy, loyal, and inherently good. Prepare to have your notions of fairyhood debunked: Flory, our heroine, can be snarky and rough. In the redwood and giant sequoia groves he finds some solace, collecting seeds for a naturalist who sells plants from the new world to the gardeners of England. Restless and haunted by the broken family he left behind, he has made his way alone across the country. James loves the apples, reminders of an easier life back in Connecticut while Sadie prefers the applejack they make, an alcoholic refuge from brutal frontier life.ġ853: Their youngest child Robert is wandering through Gold Rush California. But the orchard they plant sows the seeds of a long battle. They and their five children work relentlessly to tame their patch of land, buying saplings from a local tree man known as John Appleseed so they can cultivate the fifty apple trees required to stake their claim on the property. She crafts for us an excellent experience."įrom internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier, author of A Single Thread, comes a riveting drama of a pioneer family on the American frontierġ838: James and Sadie Goodenough have settled where their wagon got stuck - in the muddy, stagnant swamps of northwest Ohio. and the everyday adventurers-male and female-who were bold enough or foolish enough to be drawn to the unknown. "With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West. |