![]() ![]() Returning to the spellbinding world of the Southlands she created in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling novel Seraphina, Rachel Hartman explores self-reliance and redemption in this wholly original fantasy. Tess just knows that the open road is a map to somewhere else-a life where she might belong. What that something is, she doesn't know. The dragon on the cover of this book gives the reader an expectation that this book will star a dragon, but there. This book is a YA retelling of Thomas Hardy's 1891 classic, 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles,' and, in many ways, is just as grim. She's not running away, she's running towards something. The 2018 YA fantasy, 'Tess of the Road,' by Rachel Hartman, is a long, slow, and incredibly detailed read. She cuts her hair, pulls on her boots, and sets out on a journey. So Tess's family decide the only path for her is a nunnery.īut on the day she is to join the nuns, Tess chooses a different path for herself. Unfortunately, the past cannot be ignored. In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons get to be whomever they want. ![]() What she's done is so disgraceful, she can't even allow herself to think of it. ![]() She speaks out of turn, has wild ideas, and can't seem to keep out of trouble. ![]() In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons can be whomever they choose. ![]()
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Ivan doesn't expect the chemistry between them to be quite so explosive, and is surprised when Cami actually accepts his proposal to embark on a series of "lessons."Cami soon discovers Ivan's schedule isn't the only thing he likes to be strict about-he needs to be charge in the bedroom as well. When he finally approaches his attractive neighbor, it's not for a date-he wants tutoring in how to behave at an important fundraiser. Book Synopsis : The Theory of Attraction by Delphine DrydenCamilla can set her watch by her sexy rocket-scientist neighbors schedulebut she soon learns that. But it's hard to connect with a man who doesn't seem to know she exists.Ivan feels at home in the lab, not in social situations. 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When Julian leaves for London on an extended work project, Ava meets Edith, a Hong Kong local and ambitious lawyer. As they fall into a quasi-relationship, Ava moves into his apartment, where Julian allows her to live rent-free. In her first months as an expat, she meets Julian-a 28-year-old English banker-who seems aloof about everything except his job. Noting that the school hires only white people, she remarks: “Like sharks’ teeth, teachers dropped out and were replaced.” From the jump, Ava approaches the world with cleareyed humor. In Irish author Dolan's debut novel, 22-year-old narrator Ava relocates from Dublin to Hong Kong to teach grammar at a school for English-language learners. ![]() A young millennial finds herself in a love triangle with a man and woman. ![]() ![]() ![]() It serves as well as the literary glue that binds together the narrative and the central protagonists of Doerr’s novel. 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