Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho6/24/2023 Besides, prom with a guy who comes with hordes of screaming fans, online haters, and relentless paparazzi is the last thing Elena wants - even if she can't stop thinking about Robbie's smile. But that was seven years ago, and with this new K-pop persona, pink hair, and stylish clothes, Robbie is nothing like the sweet, goofy boy she remembers. And the one thing she maybe, possibly, secretly wants more than anything? For the two of them to keep the promise they made each other as kids: to go to prom together. Because the one person who always accepted Elena as she is? Her childhood best friend, Robbie Choi. Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app Cancel 1. So when international K-pop superstar Robbie Choi shows up at her house to ask her to prom, Elena is more confused than ever. by Kat Cho Narrated by Jackie Chung This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived. While the rest of the school is giddy over corsages and dresses, Elena would rather spend her time working to save the local community center, the one place that's always made her feel like she belonged. But she is certain about one thing - she has no interest in going to prom. Whether by her more successful older sisters, her more popular twin brother, or her more outgoing best friend, everyone except Elena seems to know exactly who they are and what they want. What would you do if the world's biggest K-pop star asked you to prom? Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sandhya Menon, this hilarious and heartfelt novel brings the glamour and drama of the K-pop world straight to high school.
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Fallen angel by charlotte louise dolan6/24/2023 He'll turn up the charm, make her love him and get both the perfect wife and revenge on his distasteful heir apparent in one fell swoop He resolves to court her when they reach London. She doesn't natter on about fashions or gossip and by her own admission she'd never try to manipulate him with her love. Marrying Verity would net him the perfect wife. When she explains that love is not given with the expectation of getting something in return, or with the aim of changing a loved one's ways, Gabriel has an idea. Upon picking her up for their return trip, he asks her why she should go to the trouble of caring for such a bunch of ungracious louts, as they'll certainly never mend their ways. After a lengthy discussion of sheep, they arrive at her family's modest home, where Gabriel discovers an ill-tempered family to rival his own. Despite his inclination to ignore her and keep moving, something about Miss Verity Jolliffe's straightfoward request and lack of feminine wiles compels him to drive her the short distance to her family's home. Fleeing London after an argument with a spiteful aunt, Gabriel, the Earl of Sherrington, runs across a woman stranded at a burned out coaching inn. Growing up with five sisters and brothers, she searches for happiness in the magical smell of the deep-frying bananas of Nana Dora, who first tells Nenita the myth of the banana heart in the tantalizing scent of Manolito, the heartthrob of Nenita and her friends in the pungent aromas of the dishes she prepares for the most beautiful woman on Remedios Street. Twelve-year-old Nenita is hungry for everything: food, love, life. Banner photos by Cris Tagupa on ) & Matthias Hiltner / CC BY 2.0.Not enough Pinoy content? Check out all the other Filipino subreddits.We also welcome meetup announcements of other Filipino subreddits. 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Gold ring of betrayal by michelle reid6/23/2023 OL4233121W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 94.26 Pages 298 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:9758388363 Urn:lcp:goldringofbetray00mich:lcpdf:4a361965-023c-41ce-82a1-02aab5af5bfb Editions for Gold Ring of Betrayal: 0373119178 (Mass Market Paperback published in 1997), (Kindle Edition published in 2011), (Kindle Edition published i. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:05:04 Boxid IA148204 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Richmond, Surrey Date-raw July 1997 Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition Large print ed. The dark tower iv wizard and glass6/23/2023 No one could see my face, and no one was around anyway. My point is, while the scenery all around me was different than anything back home, the story was still the same, and it found its way to my heart once again. So, here I am again: though I am far from home, I’m in this most familiar of places: I live in Japan, and just this evening I found myself riding my bike on a trek across Tokyo, from Shinjuku to Kudanshita to Kiba. His cadence collides with King’s powerful prose in such a way that tugs deep at the soul strings. Often, unfortunately, I’m in public, listening to Frank Muller’s heart-wrenching, goosebump raising performance (may he rest in peace in the clearing at the end of the path). Every time I reread the Dark Tower, I well up at the end of Wizard and Glass. Well, let me tell you, I’m not ashamed to admit that the ending of the Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass always brings a tear to my eye. You may be on your first read, or as I am now, on a repeat journey (one of many and many-a, I wot). Peter carey ned kelly book6/23/2023 In which case, so long Simon Schama, Manning Clark, Macauley, Gibbon, and any real chance of making an enduringly meaningful contribution to the public mind and the national conversation. This will offend some purists, for whom novelistic techniques have no place in proper history. He is bored by normal life … always looking for the angle, the deal, the quick theft that can bring easy money.'' His Wild Wright: ''His head is simply a cone of bone, with seemingly little brain inside it to hurt, and his body all bristle and gristle …''įrequently FitzSimons relies on techniques generally considered novelistic rather than straight historical. Here is his Aaron Sherritt: ''There is just something about Aaron that lends itself to larceny. His eye for the defining contours of individual character is unparalleled. FitzSimons happily ''cleaned up'' most of the spelling and punctuation of Kelly's Jerilderie Letter, explaining, ''It is his spoken word that I am trying to capture …'' In the midst of Kelly's words his own pungent and partisanly sympathetic voice sculpts and emphasises Ned's own. Guillermo stitch lake of urine6/23/2023 The unpicked quilt-work of a life in ruins threatens to ruin her own, and it will be up to Noranbole to stitch it all together.ĭark and funny in equal measure, LAKE OF URINE is a sui generis romp through every fairy-tale convention and literary trope you can think of, including the wicked stepmother, the fairy godmother, Pinocchio, an enchanted penis, the goose that laid the golden egg, binary code, marmalade art and alcoholic meat snacks you can drink. In her absence, the unravelling of the world she has escaped is complete, and another madness-her mother's-reaches out to entangle her newfound Big City freedom. As lives are lost to Seiler's vanity, she spots her chance to break free of the fetters that tie her to Tiny Village, and bolts. Noranbole Wakeling, living in the scrub and toil of the pantry and in the shadow of her much wooed and cosseted sister, is worshipped by the madman Seiler but overlooked by everyone else. Once upon a time that doesn't make a blind bit of sense, in a place that seems awfully familiar but definitely doesn't exist, Willem Seiler's obsession with measuring his world-with wrapping it up in his beloved string to keep the madness out-wreaks havoc on the Wakeling family. Restore me book series6/22/2023 There is not a lot going on in terms of plot as we are essentially following Juliette as she tries to navigate and learn more about the world. Restore Me feels a lot like the filler book that I was expecting and sets the groundwork of what is to come in future books. However, despite Juliette declaring herself leader, she finds there is a lot that she doesn’t know about the world or about herself. We follow Juliette and Warner’s POV as they navigate through the aftermath of The Reestablishment. Restore Me picks up straight after the events of Ignite Me where Juliette has just declared herself the new leader of the Reestablishment. But did she slipped back into the shoes of Juliette easily and has she developed since Ignite Me? But bearing in mind, Mafi decided to go back to the series almost four years after Ignite Me. So I was eager to find out what was about to happen next. Ignite Me finished when things were just getting started for Juliette, Warner and the gang. However, Mafi decided to head back to the series, and this was something I was particularly happy about. Initially, when I found out about the series a few years back, I thought it was only a trilogy. Restore Me is the fourth book in Tahereh Mafi’s Shatter Me series. Three dark crowns 26/22/2023 The Ash Princess Trilogy by Laura Sebastian follows Theo.It is the best fit for fantasy fans aged 13 and up. It was released in 2016 and has been a big success with young adult fans. They follow the sisters through their fights, exiles, and rebellions. This mesmerizing and dreadful feminist fairy tale series consists of four books. Plot twists get revealed, and not everything is as it seems. This happens during the ceremony where the girls display their abilities, and the animal attacks Mirabella. Jules loses control of the bear that is supposed to be Arsinoe’s familiar. Joseph is supposed to marry Jules but instead sleeps with Mirabella. The problem is that Mirabella doesn’t want to harm her sisters. This makes the people believe Mirabella will become the Queen. Katharine and Arsinoe aren’t very good at wielding their powers. This cycle will repeat itself when the empress has a set of triplets. When they reach the age of sixteen, they have to come battle against each other, in an attempt to win the crown and thus become the Queen. They were raised by different people based on their abilities. The three queens are triplets who got divided as children. Arsinoe is a naturalist, Mirabella is an elemental and Katharine is a poisoner. It follows three sisters who must fight to the death to become the Queen. Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns is a dark and unique fantasy series. With the help of some patient and efficient moderators, Riley Amos Westbrook, BB Wynter, Dwayne Fry, J. Since then it has evolved into a valuable resource and support system for authors who have or would like to self-publish. Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!!īuilding and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!!īuilding and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and learning as equals.įounded in January 2015, this groups was initially designed as a way for me to support indie authors by reading their work and featuring them on my website. |