Without the knowledge of failure and the tension it brings the long interludes in this book become a major detractor. This is where we come to my problems with this third installment. Without it, Mia's journey would have seemed horribly drawn out. This is what lets the reader tolerate Mia's long and somewhat tedious journey through the arena system. But the tension in that book comes from that knowledge that Mia is going to fail, and throughout the story the reader is waiting for the other shoe to drop. The second book, Godsgrave, was a action packed adventure with our lovable murderer Mia. And for the most part, as you begin reading it, it fulfills you expectations. As the conclusion to an otherwise thrilling trilogy, the expectations were high. To say I was excited about this book would be an understatement.
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There's extensive talk of societal norms that I truly appreciated and the rotating POV of all three characters provided a very in depth look at how a relationship works, especially for those in the public eye. This book is much more than just an MMF erotica though, the characters have lives, pasts, careers, and passions that weave the story into one of reality than that of fantasy. I really enjoyed all three characters, but especially Jane and her desire to do good for others. Together they make WJM, together they have chemistry and passion, their heat lapping at you from the pages. Wesley is successful, desirable, and fighting for the person who matters the most to him. Max is spoiled, bossy, and hiding from the truth. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Anatomy of Jane, Paperback by Lefay, Amelia, Like New Used, Free shipping in. Jane is mouthy, vibrant, and very unaware of her natural charm. Trust me, I would know, it's how I'm feeling right now. It's a steamy MMF that will make you drop everything you had planned to read and then hang over your head as you desperately wait for book two to release. Don't start this book thinking it's just any old book, because it's not. When there’s no hope where can you turn? When you’re all alone, who can help you? When you don’t see a future for yourself, who can give you one? Who can make things better? Lev is the answer. My 3 star rating was due to this, and because the ending should have had more “oomph!” for Lucien after everything he’s been through. Descriptions of our dying planet are true, but it seemed as if he was bludgeoning the reader with too many facts. decided everyone needed to drink the kool-aid, as was done in 1978 Jonestown, Barkan made it clear why they would mindlessly hold out cups for him to fill. Lucien was curious but, when he discovered what was really happening at the House of Earth, his life would never be the same.Īs I read this book I realized how easy it is for people to follow cult leaders. Rules of strict punishment for small infractions soon followed while children and their parents began to disappear. Televisions and books were removed, and Lucien was forbidden from going to the town library where he had struck up conversations with a local girl. It was an innocent time, but things slowly began to change when he turned twelve. At the House of Earth, Lucien and others learned to take care of the earth, practicing sustainability and not eating meat. Lucien was a little over six years old when his mother brought him to the House of Earth founded by O.C. 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In his review of this translation, John Dixon wrote: 'This translation reflects the spirit of the work as poetry, however, in the attention to detail and in the understanding that in such detail, in the individual words and the network of relations in which they are placed, lies the ability to capture the rhythmic harmonies of the original. Known as the 'Andalucian elegy', it follows the journey of the author and his donkey Platero through the countryside of Moguer, birthplace of Juan Ramon Jimenez. As with Don Quixote, in the Spanish golden Age, Platero and I has become the classic of 20th century Spain. It is an allegory of the deepest human emotions. Like Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, Platero and I is a book not only for children, but for adults as well. Juan Ramon Jimenez, 1956 winner of the Nobel Prize, published Platero and I in 1914. In this case, the interest in such choices is heightened by the identity of the author. 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