5/23/2023 0 Comments The Fame Game by Lauren Conrad![]() ![]() She reprised the eponymous role in the 2014 film and the 2019 revival. Her first major role was the title character in the teen noir drama television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007), receiving critical acclaim and a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance. ![]() ![]() She later appeared in the action thriller film Spartan (2004) and received praise for her performance in the television drama film Gracie's Choice (2004). Beginning her acting career by starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, she made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible the following year. Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. ![]()
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5/22/2023 0 Comments Starfish book akemi![]() ![]() With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real-life will begin.īut then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. ![]() ![]() Which is smol but I wanted to chat with you anyways.Ī half-Japanese teen grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school in this debut novel. Lmao, what did I even say?Īnyways, yes I finally got around to reading this book which was been on many a tbr and though I didn’t ~love~ it as much as I expected to, I enjoyed it nonetheless. Hello, my friends LOOK WHO FINALLY READ THIS BOOK!! ![]() ![]() ![]() “He believed in long-term investing, in buying great companies at good prices, and then thumbing his nose at the taxman as he held, and held, and held… His most famous investment was his purchase of Motorola, a company he bought in 1955 when it was a radio manufacturer and held until his death” in 2004 (Motley Fool). ![]() He developed an approach to investing that involved picking companies based on their status as industry leaders, examining the functionality of the actual businesses, and buying to hold. Fisher began his career as a securities analyst and later founded Fisher & Company, an investment counseling business. ![]() Housed in a custom clamshell box.įirst edition of this bestselling investment guide.Ĭalled “one of the most influential investors of all times” (Phil Weiss) and “one of the seminal figures of modern investment thinking” ( Forbes Magazine), Philip A. Octavo, original half black cloth, original dust jacket. “ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENT BOOKS OF ALL TIME”: FIRST EDITION OF FISHER’S COMMON STOCKS AND UNCOMMON PROFITSįISHER, Philip A. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Ba paris bring me back![]() ![]() ![]() What-that you’re some sick psycho trying to make me think that you have Layla? ![]() I feel a wave of fury that he’s continuing to play with me. All anyone found was the tiny Russian doll she used to carry as a good luck talisman, dropped in the dirt by the car.ĭid someone actually snatch Layla? Did Finn do something awful to her without realizing it? Or did she leave of her own free will?Īs impossible as that sounds, it may just be true-because someone has started sending Finn little Russian dolls. See, he never told the police about the argument they had, about Layla’s confession, or about how he lost his temper (again) only to come back to himself alone in the men’s room. Which is a mixed blessing because Finn can’t be entirely sure that he didn’t make Layla disappear. Twelve years without a body, without closure. Twelve years of nothing but unanswered questions. It’s been 12 years since Layla, the love of Finn’s life, disappeared from a rest stop in France. I know he’s waiting for me to say something, but I can’t… I lean my free hand on the cold metal back of the bench, trying to process what he’s just told me. ![]() Mary’s-came into the station… He said that yesterday, he saw Layla.” “Thomas Winter-you know, your ex-neighbor from St. “Not at all,” I say, noting that he sounds serious. Take a visual tour of Bring Me Back with GIFnotes! Paris is a tour de force of psychological suspense that will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax. ![]() ![]() ![]() That girl had about driven him mental flipping her pony tail every time she walked past. Kenner wouldn’t have noticed if it hadn’t gone over the top of her shoe instead of straight at Lucy Burke where he’d pointed it to go. ![]() Then that snake wriggled its way into his lunch bag, and he couldn’t let a perfectly good snake go to waste. ![]() Pete is all boy, which is part, but not all of his troubles.įor almost two weeks Pete hadn’t done a single thing wrong. Lee McKenzie, a middle-school magical adventure which I finished reading last weekend.Ĭharacters: Perpetually in-hot-water Pete Riley, 12, and his brainy but cautious friend and sidekick Weasel are the main characters in this fun, quirky splash through a swamp and haunted mansion in Hadleyville, Fla. That said, here is my honest opinion of Alligators Overhead by C. My hat is off to anyone who can complete a novel. I know, having written one ~ and only one. Let me begin by saying that writing a novel is a terrific achievement. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments The once future king![]() ![]() ![]() The dead ants do not seem to show happiness or sadness over their own deaths. He then walks around certain paths and finds two dead ants in a hollow. The Wart then hears higher-ranking ants announcing the directions of where the numbered ants must go based on age. The Wart likes these repeating sounds at first, but after an hour, the sounds begin to make him feel sick inside. The broadcast seems to repeat a rhythm over and over, mainly with the sounds June, Mammy, Ever, Blue, and Love. He starts to wave his antennae and was able to hear a thing like a wireless broadcast. The Wart reads this notice and does not like it, and then he starts to shrink down to the size of an ant. There were two tunnels that had a notice saying “EVERYTHING NOT FORBIDDEN IS COMPULSORY”. He then notices himself in a place seemingly filled with boulders, much like a fortress. Merlyn then tells the Wart to take a part of the floor and make a bridge by placing the part between the two nests of ants. He says that this lesson is far too soon to occur in the Wart’s education, but he decides he will do it since the Wart must learn it at some point. Merlyn tells him that the ants are dangerous and belligerent. The Wart then asks Merlyn if he could turn him into an ant, to which he replies that it would be dangerous at this point. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Shakespeare by Bill Bryson![]() ![]() Enjoy his plays, but don't bother with the playwright himself. In this elegant, updated, illustrated edition, the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of one of the world's greatest poets are evoked through a series of full-color paintings, drawings, portraits, documents and photographs. The only entertaining chapter, I thought, was the last one (again, mostly filler) that discusses all the anti-Shakespeare "scholarship" that seems to have less evidence than there is for who Shakespeare was. Bill Bryson's Shakespeare pairs one of history's most celebrated writers with one of the most popular writers in the English language today. If you already know something about the Bard, you probably know all this book has to tell you. He stretches points and repeatedly notes what we DON'T know as much as what we do know, and takes tangents about the era whenever he can legitimately create a link to Shakespeare. ![]() Like an English student struggling to hit his word count, whenever Bryson can fill lines by naming titles, he names them all. There is not much to the book, and Bryson clearly had to stretch what he did have to make his page count. Which is one reason, of course, it's so slender." (pg 21)Īnd that is the crux of it. The idea is a simple one: to see how much of Shakespeare we can know, really know, from the record. Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson Available on: Audio Download Audio CD Bryson celebrates Shakespeare as a writer of unimaginable talent and enormous inventiveness, a coiner of phrases that even today have common currency. ![]() Bill Bryson pokes fun at his own book, noting "this book was written not so much because the world needs another book on Shakespeare as because this series does. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Daughter of Isis by Kelsey Ketch![]() ![]() ![]() There is just something about him that makes her desire him, while also causing her headaches whenever he is near. The setting makes Natti uneasy, as does the sex magnet with the name of Seth O'Keefe, local stud. Setemple looks like a slice of Egypt it even has its own pyramid in a town laden in Egyptian culture. I'll tell you why.įirstly, the story follows Natara "Natti" Stone as her father relocates her to a new country and a new town after the murder of her grandmother. It's been awhile since I waffled so much on my feelings for a book, but DAUGHTER of ISIS caused a lot of contradictory emotions in me. I was given the opportunity to read to review this book by Lola's Blog Tours, and I seriously ran hot and cold through the whole story. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Books like iron widow![]() ![]() While Zetian might hate Shimin, she’s confident in their ability to pilot together. Zetian doesn’t expect to survive the fight, but when she does, it is miraculous. So when Zetian’s paired with her sister’s killer, she doesn’t hesitate and earns her nickname, iron widow.Īs punishment, the army throws Zetian into battle with the iron demon, Shimin, who murdered his own family. The pilots are renowned and famous except for the girls who rarely survive the battles. But the army of Huaxia pairs young boys and girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant robots that transform with the energy of the pilots’ qi. Zetian’s only goal is to enlist in the army and enact revenge against the man who murdered her older sister. ![]() All opinions expressed in this review are my own. I also would like to thank Netgalley for providing me a copy of Iron Widow to review. What I got: science fiction dystopia, aliens, and a throuple. What I expected: historical fiction inspired by the sole female emperor of China and a polyamorous relationship. When I first heard about Zhao’s novel, it was through their youtube channel, I recommend it if you like video essays, and as a writer and book blogger myself, I was excited. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As you read you’ll enter Middle-earth, home to charming hobbits like The Hobbit’s hero, Bilbo Baggins. This is Tolkien’s first book in his three-volume series The Lord of the Rings. This book really puts attachment to earthly things into perspective! The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. ![]() In Lewis’ words, “If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven.” The plotline will have you reflecting on good and evil. Surprisingly, many of the passengers request to get off before arriving. This story begins with the narrator finding himself in a dreary town where he climbs aboard a bus which is headed towards Heaven. I remember one of my class assignments being to write my own final chapter and conclusion to this classic tale by C.S. ![]() Let’s dive right in! Classics The Great Divorce by C.S. Fiction Novels for Catholic Teensīelow you will find book options covering a wide array of genres including a few classics, some history, as well as more contemporary options. If there's a teen in your life, this book list is for you-whether you are looking for books for your own children, godchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews, or just friends in general. I love book recommendations, and now that I am a mom, I always appreciate hearing about fun suggestions for my own daughter. ![]() |