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Incarceron by Catherine Fisher5/30/2023 Complex and inventive, with numerous and rewarding mysteries, this tale is certain to please. While he negotiates the hideous maze of the prison, Claudia makes her way through the equally deadly labyrinth of political intrigue. Finn, a young man without a past, is a prisoner in Incarceron, which has become a hideous dystopia, an “abyss that swallows dreams.” When Claudia and Finn each gain possession of a high-tech “key” to the prison, they exchange messages, and Finn asks Claudia to help him attempt an escape. Claudia, the brilliant daughter of the cold-blooded warden of Incarceron, has been raised from birth to marry and eventually control Caspar, the simpleminded heir to the throne. Simultaneously, all of the world's malcontents and madmen were sealed into an unimaginably vast, sentient prison named Incarceron, where a dedicated group of social engineers intended to create utopia. Other times, you're with Claudia, in a Victorian era. 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It could be said that Monet reinvented the possibilities of color. Of all the Impressionists, it was the man Cézanne called “only an eye, but my God what an eye!” who stayed true to the principle of absolute fidelity to the visual sensation, painting directly from the object. Turner, tried as hard as Claude Monet (1840–1926) to capture light itself on canvas. Princess academy shannon hale series5/30/2023 Torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends' ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city, Miri looks to find her own way in this new place. But as Miri befriends sophisticated and exciting students, she also learns that they have some frightening plans for a revolution. There, Miri also has a chance to attend school-at the prestigious Queen's Castle. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. 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Absolutely recommended.” -Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Every Heart a Doorway It is beautiful and it is brutal and it is heartbroken. “This is a glorious poem, a slow-motion collapse leading to the inevitable haunting. Jemisin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fifth Season “Brutally delicious! Khaw is a master of teasing your senses, and then terrorizing them!” -N.K. Femme in Public by Alok Vaid-Menon5/30/2023 Creating a world beyond the gender binary will create a world that celebrates creativity over conformity. Uplifting message for the future: I believe that man and woman are two of potentially infinite options. We all deserve to live in a world that celebrates our creativity over our conformity! 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He is telling his story to Jean-Francois and he begins as a child when Daysdeath arrived, this was the day that the sky became shadow and no longer gave light or warmth allowing the creatures of the dark like vampires to roam freely. We are introduced to our protagonist, Gabriel de Leon, the last Silversaint, a brother of the holy Silver Order who has been captured by vampires and they want him to tell his story as he is the last of the Brotherhood and he agrees. In a book this size we are obviously introduced to a lot of characters and information early on but I honestly loved it. I read Nevernight back in the day and loved it but Godsgrave was a disappointment for me and I still haven’t picked up Darkdawn yet but Jay Kristoff’s writing with vampires meant I couldn’t wait to read it. Title: Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire Book 1) by Jay Kristoff The night she disappeared book review5/29/2023 Two years ago Tallulah and her friends are having a party at a house and Talulluah and her boyfriend go missing. It’s a great formula that, without even trying, you find yourself sitting up later than you want reading, wanting to find out more and more. The Night She Disappeared follows a similar form to a lot of Lisa Jewell’s books – it covers the tale of a very dark night and switches between two different times which both eventually build towards a crescendo where you find out what happens in the current day as the one searching to find out and the retelling of the events in the other timeline. These affiliate links do not affect my final opinion of the product. This means if you choose to purchase The Night She Disappeared via any of the links in this article, I will receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. 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