"The sound of boots crunching into gravel carried across the blacktop while the man who wore them was still a shimmering black figure approaching the sign that read Welcome to Paradise, Colorado. Population 450. The opening sentence of the first chapter is incredibly vivid and concise. It's all t...
So when a student is excited enough about a book to bring it in to loan to me, then I do my very best to read the whole thing. This is sometimes a pleasure and sometimes quite painful (Eragon comes to mind).Well, I did read all of Saint. It starts out very well--confusing in a good way, surprisin...
WOW! I had never read Milton until I was forced to in my Chaucer/Shakespeare/Milton class and I was blown away! I absolutely loved this epic poem! Milton was the best educated man in England at this time. He spoke or read every European language and even dabbled in Algonquin. He was part of ...
As our heroine deals with something that is close to everyone's heart, the death of a close relative and the problems around receiving the inheritance this also brings along change and with change new people and problems crop up. As she moves into her aunts property and meets her new love the sto...
ok... i have digested Escape from Paradise for a couple of days... I really liked it! it's a good read and a really original and real feeling story...that said... i have to admit, i was waiting for that shock factor, for that OMG are you effen kidding me moment... or the ugly shivers... nope.. ...