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Is it any wonder he can't find a date?Įxpanding on Book Two of Jim Butcher's New York Times bestselling saga, and featuring writer Mark Powers and artist Chase Conley, Fool Moon collects the first half of the 8-issue series in one volume, complete with bonus material and a cover gallery. Before it's all over, Harry will find himself caught between friends, enemies, and arcane forces bent on his destruction. But as is always the case when it comes to the creatures of the Nevernever, there's far more going on than meets the eye. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher - Google Books One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves,(Cinescape) the Dresden Files have become synonymous with. If all that weren't enough, a pack of werewolves have unleashed a wave of terror on the Windy City. And the enigmatic White Council continues to view him with suspicion. Chicago`s underworld and the cops alike think he's mobster Johnny Marcone's supernatural enforcer. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Action Adventure Jim Butchers Dresden Files: Fool Moon Part 1 (Dresden Files, 1) by Butcher, Jim Powers, Mark and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mary Simses can write evocative detail that puts you right in the scene, with dialogue that always rings true. "You will devour The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café. Drama Fantasy Romance A young woman receives a letter that her deceased grandmother requests she hand-deliver to a man in her grandmothers childhood home in Maine. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Café is a warm and delicious debut about the power of a simpler life. As she learns about her grandmother and herself, it becomes clear that a 24-hour visit to Beacon may never be enough. The rescue turns Ellen into something of a local celebrity, which may or may not help her unravel the past her grandmother labored to keep hidden. What should be a one-day trip is quickly complicated when she almost drowns in the chilly bay and is saved by a local carpenter. Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiance for Beacon, Maine. A high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmother's hometown.Įllen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmother's dying wish - to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. And once again, it’s coming for the Slayer.Ĭhosen by Kiersten White is the second book in the young adult paranormal fantasy Slayer series. Because one near-apocalypse just isn’t enough, right? fake Watcher’s Council member and Leo’s mom.Īnd while Nina is dealing with the darkness inside, there’s also a new threat on the outside, portended by an odd triangle symbol that seems to be popping up everywhere, in connection with Sean’s demon drug ring as well as someone a bit closer to home. Plus, though she gained back her Slayer powers from Leo, they’re not feeling quite right after being held by the seriously evil succubus Eve, a.k.a. With her sister Artemis gone and only a few people remaining at the castle-including her still-distant mother-Nina has her hands full. Now that Nina has turned the Watcher’s Castle into a utopia for hurt and lonely demons, she’s still waiting for the utopia part to kick in. Nina continues to learn how to use her slayer powers against enemies old and new in this second novel in the New York Times bestselling series from Kiersten White, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. “Will get Buffy fans up in their feels.” -Entertainment Weekly on Slayer At the time, Meyer called the leak “a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being” and put the project on hold indefinitely. Meyer first announced the publication of Midnight Sun in May, 12 years after she abandoned the manuscript following an online leak of a draft. Midnight Sun is chronically overwritten, plodding along almost in real time.” The Independent deemed it “laughably bad writing”, while Kirkus called it “a love letter to fans who will forgive (and even revel in) its excesses and indulgences”. In the Guardian, Elle Hunt wrote, “It feels below the belt to criticise the quality of the writing, given that Twilight was never loved for that – but there is something to be said for editing. While enthusiasm among “Twihards” has held, critics have been less impressed. Then, UK readers snapped up 89,549 copies of the novella, which was also available free online at the time, in its first 19 hours on sale – the equivalent of 79 copies a minute. However, this was a considerably slower launch than 2010, when Meyer published her Twilight spin-off The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. 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