Read Fragmenthttp://booklikes.com/photo/crop/50/50/upload/avatar/e/b/azure_eba013fc8997d4a638bb944feb3414eb.jpgjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com2024-03-28T17:22:17+00:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/rssreview: Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard #3)2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666070/beautiful-player-beautiful-bastard-3juliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-23T00:00:00+01:002013-10-23T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666135/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-23T00:00:00+01:002013-10-23T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666136/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-23T00:00:00+01:002013-10-23T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666137/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-23T00:00:00+01:002013-10-23T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666671/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-22T00:00:00+01:002013-10-22T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666138/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-22T00:00:00+01:002013-10-22T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666141/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-22T00:00:00+01:002013-10-22T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666142/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com Re-read #1 (10/13): I wandered away from the comics for a bit, so I reread this one to get me back in the groove. So hilarious and awesome, all over again.
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review2013-10-22T00:00:00+01:002013-10-22T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666143/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-22T00:00:00+01:002013-10-22T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666144/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-21T00:00:00+01:002013-10-21T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666145/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com From the outside, placing a spy training facility inside a Victorian finishing school would seem like an odd juxtaposition, but even new readers will quickly orient themselves to this mix of familiar historical setting and completely original worldbuilding. Sophronoia not only reads as a young adult, but her youth is a key element of what makes her compelling as a heroine. The choices that face her are relateable, from budding love to jealous rivals, and each one of these challenges foreshadows larger life challenges she will face. As a lady intelligencer, Sophronia is learning how to blend with society, but will she also internalize those limitations and boundaries?
While the intricacies of the mystery in CURTSIES & CONSPIRACIES kept me glued to the page, it will be that larger question of Sophronia's fate that will keep me coming back for more. Witty, charming, and brimming with potential, I can wait to see the woman Sophronia is growing into.
Full review to follow.
Sexual Content: Kissing.
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review2013-10-15T00:00:00+01:002013-10-15T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666146/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-14T00:00:00+01:002013-10-14T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666148/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com Many of the inspirations for these stories were unfamiliar, but that proved as intriguing as the stories themselves. Each author included a short note, offering a connection to the source material through their eyes. Updating classic sources with a new perpective and a fresh voice, I found myself enjoying the narrative, often contemplating the moral complexities faced by characters, and then mentally retracing how the author's original experience with a story gave birth to a new perspective.
RAGS & BONES could serve as a self contained book club, offering both the pleasure of well written stories and the connective sinew of the author's own experiences. With the gorgeous illustrations and thought provoking, clever stories, you'll want to share most of the readers in your life to continue the conversation.
Full review to follow.
Sexual Content: References to sex and rape.
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review2013-10-07T00:00:00+01:002013-10-07T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666150/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.comreview2013-10-07T00:00:00+01:002013-10-07T00:00:00+01:00http://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com/post/666151/postjuliamarkovichttp://juliamarkovic.booklikes.com And... done. Nigel is officially my least favorite part of the series, Devina's POVs and dynamic with the angels add some unexpected twists. This book really surprised me, very cool.
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