![]() The atmospheric and brilliant setting of the Sardaam is a marvelous way to set the scene and I was immediately transported onboard the ship and eager to discover how the mystery would unfold. While The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle contained a large mix of eccentric characters and the wild element of time travel, The Devil and the Dark Water focuses more on the voyage and setting but still manages to captivate from the beginning. It is listed in the genre of both Historical Fiction and Mystery but this is where the similarities between this book and Stuart Turton’s last book end. The Devil and the Dark Water is a saga consisting of a long and treacherous journey on the Sardaam, a ship travelling from Batavia to Amsterdam. A mystery that stretches back into their past and now threatens to sink the ship, killing everybody on board.” With Pipps imprisoned, only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger onboard. ![]() Livestock is slaughtered.Īnd then three passengers are marked for death, including Samuel.Ĭould a demon be responsible for their misfortunes? Travelling with him is his loyal bodyguard, Arent Hayes, who is determined to prove his friend innocent.īut no sooner are they out to sea than devilry begins to blight the voyage. ![]() ![]() “It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported to Amsterdam to be executed for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The finished drawing doesn’t matter as much as what you’ve observed. The author asks you to draw the bird despite your sketching ability because this will make you a better observer. It might make you realize how much you already know, but most definitely what you could know. The various chapters show the new bird-watcher how to identify birds by color and shape-not just standing still but in flight. Hawks, robins, sparrows and all kinds of birds frequently speak in dialog bubbles, usually giving information about themselves. The author/illustrator has drawn identifiable birds-with attitude. ![]() The author points out that birds are the easiest of wild animals to observe. Bird watching might not be just a summer-long project but a lifelong project, and can be done right in your backyard. Start a summer project by reading “Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard” (Candlewick 2013) by Annette LeBlanc Cate. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Davis’ two best friends already have their descriptors. 22, 2015 Operating under the premise that by high school, a kid is defined by one word only, 12-year-old Davis O’Brien attempts to find his own adjective before anyone else can give him one. ![]() It’s a moving journey of self-discovery and a gratifying coming-of-age story. HUSKY by Justin Sayre RELEASE DATE: Sept. And safe.” Threatened when “pretty” best friend Sophie becomes friends with “cool” Allegra, Davis makes harsh self-assessments: “Gross and smelly and fat and dirty and all by myself.” The discovery that he has not been invited to Sophie’s girls-only makeover party devastates Davis: “I need to be made over, because this, whatever this thing is that’s me, isn’t working.” Upsetting revelations (like his mother’s love life) and surprising acts of kindness awaken Davis to the abundant unconditional love in his life, preparing him to accept a completely unexpected adjective. When listening to his beloved operas: “It’s just me and the music, and we’re alone. In a Brooklyn brownstone with his hardworking mother, loud Irish grandmother, and the constant blare of the TV that belonged to his late grandfather-spends all summer fearing his adjective will be “husky.” First-time novelist Sayre, a screenwriter and performer, grants readers an intimate window into Davis’s candid thoughts. According to Davis’s “mean” friend Ellen, all middle-school students receiveĪ single adjective that will follow them through high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() The rest of the story is told in Melting Point, so while it can be read as a standalone, you might enjoy it more if you read FwF first. The origin of Gage and Brady’s romance is depicted in Flirting with Fire, which has scenes from Gage’s POV. ![]() Rekindle the Flame is a prequel novella that sets the stage and features most of the series heroes, but you may prefer to jump in with the first full-length novel, Flirting with Fire. Playing with Fire | 2.1 After the Fire | 3. Flirting with Fire | 1.5 Melting Point | 2. Both series feature standalone MF and MM romances with guaranteed HEAs.Ġ.5 Rekindle the Flame (also available in the Baby, It’s Cold Outside anthology) | 1. ![]() The second follows a trio of firefighter academy graduates. The Hot in Chicago and Hot in Chicago Rookies series take place at Engine 6, the “most romantic firehouse in Chicago.” The first series focuses on the Dempseys, a family of firefighting foster siblings. Love firefighters? Start with: Rekindle the Flame or Flirting with Fire ![]() |