![]() Will Nikki be forced to spend eternity in the Underworld, or does she have what it takes to bring down the Everneath once and for all? But Cole isn’t the only one with plans for Nikki: the Queen has not forgotten Nikki’s treachery, and she wants her destroyed for good. ![]() Even Cole, who they expected to fight them at every turn, has become an unlikely ally - but how long can it last? Nikki needs to feed on Cole to survive, Cole needs Nikki to gain the throne in the Everneath, Jack needs Nikki because she is everything to him - and together, they must travel back to the Underworld to undo Nikki’s fate and make her mortal once more. ![]() Terrified for her survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process using any means possible. which means she must feed on a Forfeit soon - or die. But Cole tricked Nikki into feeding off him, and she’s begun the process of turning into an Everliving herself. Now that Nikki has rescued Jack, all she wants is to be with him and graduate high school. ![]()
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![]() Ingestion and incorporation are central to our connection with the world outside our bodies. Bite Me considers the ways in which popular culture reveals our relationship with food and our own bodies and how these have become an arena for political and ideological battles.įood is not only something we eat, it is something we use to define ourselves. Food's powerful social, economic, political and symbolic roles cannot be ignored - what we eat is a marker of power, cultural capital, class, ethnic and racial identity. Food is not only something we eat, it is something we use to define ourselves. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I thought that by looking at the way horror film thematizes the act of making and creating, I could get at the question of whether horror is the most self-reflexive of genres.Ī strong prima facie case could be made for horror’s being…the most self-reflexive of cinematic genres. While Clover looks at the prevalence of eyes in horror, I took a data-driven approach. While there is a lot that I wanted to do, I ended up limiting the project very specifically to looking at proportions of films that are and are not horror, as coded by crowd-sourcing in IMDb, in relation to the use of words that are associated with acts of creative expression or making. But also, working with a lot of IMDb data, and learning cool things about Python, R, Tableau, Illustrator, Gephi, and horror film.įor the past three months or so, I’ve been pulling together a passion project of mine–seeking a way to prove Carol Clover’s statement in Men, Women, and Chainsaws that “ strong prima facie case could be made for horror’s being…the most self-reflexive of cinematic genres” (168). But the end is in sight! What have I been up to?īasically, tearing my hair out. ![]() I’ve been pretty silent on this space for a while now, because all my time has been consumed with finishing my degree project for MICA’s Data Analytics and Visualization program. ![]() ![]() ![]() A handsome charmer with a mysterious limp, Will appears to be the perfect companion for Claire, who's often left to her own devices. Claire begins to see the appeal of the sweltering city and is soon taken in by the Chen's driver, the curiously underutilized Will Truesdale. Months after her husband is transferred to Hong Kong in 1951, she accepts a position as a piano teacher to the daughter of a wealthy couple, the Chens. ![]() But their sheltered lives take an abrupt turn after the Japanese occupation, and though their reactions are varied - denial, resistance, submission - the toll it takes on all is soon laid bare.Įnter Claire Pendleton from London. Comfortable, clever, and even a bit dazzling, they revel in their fancy dinners and fun parties. It's a city teeming with people, sights, sounds, and smells, and it's home to a group of foreign nationals who enjoy the good life among the local moneyed set, in a tight-knit social enclave distanced from the culture at large. Exotic Hong Kong takes center stage in this sumptuous novel, set in the 1940s and '50s. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the end they are dismissed by the irate manager, their dilemma unsolved and the "truth" a matter of individual viewpoints.Ī tour de force exploring the many faces of reality, this classic is now available in an inexpensive edition that will be welcomed by amateur theatrical groups as well as by students of drama. In ensuing scenes, these "real-life characters," all professing to be part of an extended family, produce a drama of sorts - punctuated by disagreements, interruptions, and arguments. Claiming to be the incomplete, unused creations of an author's imagination, they demand lines for a story that will explain the details of their lives. ![]() ![]() ![]() His most celebrated work, Six Characters in Search of an Author, embodies the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's innovations by presenting an open-ended drama on a stage without sets.įirst performed in 1923, this intellectual comedy introduces six individuals to a stage where a company of actors has assembled for a rehearsal. One of the major figures of modern theater, Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936) wrote dramas and satires that sparked controversy with their radical departures from conventional theatrical techniques. ![]() ![]() ![]() Both tell the story of Fleur Pillager, a magnificent woman who is rumored to be a witch, and whose life mirrors both the conflicts within the Indian community banded together in the face of an encroachingy white world, and the eventual supremacy of that world over their culture. The narrative voice alternates between Nanapush, a wise old man of the Chippewa tribe, and Pauline, who abandons her Indian heritage in an obsessive conversion to Christianity. Some of the characters in the previous books are here, but with a new dimension that renders this story the most riveting of the three, again set in North Dakota in the early 1900s. Erdrich's literary reputation, already formidable after Love Medicine and The Beet Queen, will be enhanced with this beautifully fashioned, powerful novel. ![]() ![]() All in all, I’m hoping that open ending means there will be a second book. But I also enjoyed watching Sarkis come to terms with and then to admire her for that same quality. She was somewhat flighty and I thought that did play into stereotypes of women a little. While I realize, of course, that Halla weaponized the appearance of stupidity and was in no way actually stupid. ![]() But it was enough to both contain and highlight the story and the characters. It’s actually pretty small when you really stop and think of it. It’s isn’t a sweeping plot or full of action and adventure. I had so much fun and laughed often, all while appreciating the intricacies of the story being told. I absolutely loved the characters here their personality and who Kingfisher opted to let them be-older than you’d expect, without perfect bodies, and not adhering to standard expectations of beauty, gender, or behavior. I imagine I’ll be steamrolling my way through the whole rest of their back-list in short order. ![]() ![]() Kingfisher book in a row that I’ve read and loved. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws… and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle’s estate… and, unfortunately, his relatives. ![]() ![]() ![]() She'll stop to watch a puppet show on the boardwalk, warm her hands by a fire, or take a stick of cotton candy from a vendor in the arcade. She interacts with the environment, even when you're just loitering yourself. She anticipates and reflects your needs as a player, and that's a great way to make a companion that isn't just irritating dead weight through the majority of the game.īut she picks up on more than that. ![]() She appears to be programmed to act based on the context of a lot of situations - not just when you're low on health or ammo, but she always seems to toss a coin your way when you're looting every container in an area with desperate intent, or when you browse a vending machine's contents without buying. TL DR She's not perfect, but she's still pretty cool. She stays out of the way during combat, picks locks, points out objects of interest, and even supplies you with money, health, salts (essentially mana) and ammo when you need them most. She doesn't actually fight for herself or anything (even though she hasĪwesome trans-dimensional magic that you direct her to use in such situationsĪnyway) but that's a topic for another day. She's clever, dynamic, and most important of all she helps you out rather than being a burden. Okay she's a bit of a damsel, physically she looks as brittle as a sapling, and there are some serious gender issues that keep her from being my OMG FAVE CHARACTER OF ALL-TIME, but all said she's pretty good. As I mentioned, Elizabeth is a pretty good character. ![]() ![]() The fate of the town-and their hearts-depends upon it. Will Alex be able to handle a woman like her? Or will her difficult past keep them apart?Įither way, they’ll need to join forces to solve one final mystery in Mystic Bayou. ![]() Trouble is, she can’t resist his disarming sense of humor or the chemistry that crackles to life whenever he’s near. In the swampy little town filled with powerful supernatural beings, Eva never expected to strike up a charged flirtation with one of the Bayou’s human residents.Īlex Lancaster is far too polished for Eva’s taste-not to mention the danger that comes with his high-ranking position in the League, which could expose her secrets. Queen of paranormal romantic comedy Molly Harper delivers love and laughter in this magnificent series finale-available in audio first!Įva Boudreaux keeps the truth about her life before arriving in Mystic Bayou a carefully guarded secret, flying under the radar as a talented boat mechanic. Publisher: Audible Original, Audible OriginalsĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books Also in this series: How to Date Your Dragon (Mystic Bayou, #1), Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues, How to Date Your Dragon, How to Date Your Dragon, Selkies are a Girl's Best Friend, One Fine Fae, Shifters in the Night ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was a little concerned when I began this fifth book in the Cousins' War series because I had not read any of the previous books. When a young man who would be king leads his army and invades England, Elizabeth has to choose between the new husband she is coming to love and the boy who claims to be her beloved lost brother: the rose of York come home at last. Henry’s greatest fear is that somewhere a prince is waiting to invade and reclaim the throne. ![]() While the new monarchy can win power, it cannot win hearts in an England that plots for the triumphant return of the House of York. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he knows he must marry the princess of the enemy house-Elizabeth of York-to unify a country divided by war for nearly two decades.īut his bride is still in love with his slain enemy, Richard III-and her mother and half of England dream of a missing heir, sent into the unknown by the White Queen. From “queen of royal fiction” ( USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor. ![]() |