![]() ![]() The pull to her is far too strong to refuse, and being with her will defy the very reason he existed. Immediately, Adan realizes that staying unknown to Sara is a task he will fail before even attempting. It seemed simple: bring her back to the enchanted world that lives, breathes and survives because of her, but he quickly finds himself faced with an entirely new challenge. And when her world collides with Adan - the mysterious boy whom she can't seem to stay away from, literally - she is consumed by the familiar flutter that sparks whenever he is around and she is desperate to discover the reason why.īut the biggest discovery will come from the secret of what she is…Īdan’s mission to find Sara has finally approached. She can't ignore the strange things that begin to happen to her nor can she hide from the nightmares that haunt her sleep. She is determined to find out how she ended up there & why, but when the only person who can help her, continuously lies to her, she finds herself forced to suffer alone. Waking up, buried & hidden deeply in the last place anyone would want to be, will do that. ![]()
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![]() ![]() So do John Aubrey and the first Duke of Wellington, and characters familiar from other literary sources: the Queen Mab whom Mercutio describes so eloquently (here demoted to plain Mrs Mabb, but still fearsomely malicious and as powerful as she is diminutive) Rumpelstiltskin (masquerading - true to form - under an assumed name). ![]() ![]() The queen makes an appearance in these stories, in which a breach in a wall or a previously unnoticed pathway frequently opens from the world of historical fact into that of fairytale fiction. The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other StoriesĪntickes and frets, Susanna Clarke informs us in a footnote (she's a great one for footnotes), are respectively "grotesque figures" and "formal Renaissance devices", both of which are to be found in the decorative borders of embroideries made in the lifetime of Mary, Queen of Scots. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story is never dull and Ennis knows how to keep it lively and moving at a steady clip, but by far the standout reason to read this book is the character work - Rover Red Charlie is one of the best character books I’ve read in ages. So begins our trio of canine heroes’ trip across the North American continent - but things don’t go easily for them as they face dog-eating groups of cats and a giant evil dog called Hermann who wants them dead. ![]() Rover, Red and Charlie see that the feeders (humans) have gone nuts and decide to leave New York City and head west to the big splash (the Pacific Ocean) where they hear things are more or less normal. If you’ve never read Crossed (and to be honest it’s not one of Ennis’ best), it’s a bit like the zombie apocalypse except rather than shuffling about mindlessly and rotting, humanity becomes deeply disturbing after their inhibitions switch off and they lose control of their actions, murdering and doing terrible things to everyone and everything. Garth Ennis returns to the world of Crossed to tell the story of what happened when humanity imploded only this time from the perspective of three dogs, Rover, Red and Charlie! ![]() |