![]() You make a move on Victor and I’ll exorcise you myself, you witch!! A wrong kind of need takes Vic to go to the FPMP to perform the exorcisms he promised but nothing is as it seems and it’s going to take a long time to clean all the repeaters haunting the place and one sentient ghost in particular that has set her eyes on sweet sweet revenge. The whole book is set in the FPMP headquarters and we get to know more about Laura Kim, Constantine Dreyfuss, Richie and a new psych, an empath, called Jack Bly. He may still have a bit of a drug problem, with all his pills, but I think he will learn to dose them at best to avoid them becoming a problem for him and for the ones he cares about, his family. He’s so much different from the man he was in the first book he has now more friends he cares about, he knows more about his talent and uses it cleverly, and has someone he loves and trusts with all his heart. Victor Bayne has been through hell and he’s come out stronger and wiser, and maybe also a little bit softer. Is this review an Ode to Victor Bayne? Yes. ![]() Read the summary and add this book on Goodreads: here Good things about this book: Victor Bayne, always Victor Bayne.ĭo I recommend it? Yes, read the Ps圜op series. ![]()
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Claire is back to crime-scene cleaning, at least temporarily. ![]() “I’ll get out, and I’ll get even.” Gabby St. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Zeno Alexander's The Library of Ever reads like someone mixed Neil Gaiman with Chris Grabenstein, then threw in an extra dash of charm. “Further proof that librarians are mighty in all universes.” - Kirkus Reviews ![]() Now it’s up to Lenora to prove that knowledge is always more powerful than ignorance and fear. And they help her face the mysterious Board of new leaders-who are leading the Library into darkness. ![]() Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang-gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. She quickly connects with a secret resistance that’s trying to free knowledge from the shadows threatening it. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned dark and sinister. Lenora returns to the magical Library-which holds every book ever known on its shelves. 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I admittedly am not a big fan of Lovecraft's "prose poem" dream-cycle stuff, preferring his horror and scifi stuff (yes, The Whisperer in Darkness is a scifi story, not a horror story). ![]() Even so, Kadath itself meanders all over the place and parts of it vary greatly in quality. Of the "stories" in this book I would only call The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath a classic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Through this, Moore achieves to offer unfettered access to the real workings of life in America. The author uses these characters from different races, backgrounds, and classes to explore the many structures and systems that makeup society. The book follows several characters from the City during those five days. Moore, being a Baltimore native, attended Gray’s funeral and got to experience the level of people that came together to mourn this unexplainable tragedy. In the five days that followed his death, massive uprisings and riots caught the attention of the entire country. By the end of that drive, he was pronounced to be in an irreversible coma. He was aggressively placed in a police vehicle. In April 2015, Gray was arrested for the illegal possession of a knife. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousįive Days by Wes Moore is a revolutionary book that details the events that took place for five days following the death of Freddy Gray. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Love is a complex, multi-faceted human emotion that relies on a sense of empathetic emotional reciprocity. 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