~WhimsyLibrarian~ http://booklikes.com/photo/crop/50/50/upload/avatar/9/6/azure_96abe67eb562dff8387f7d3c1d68b333.jpgwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com2024-03-19T04:46:14+00:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/rssreview: Canine Comics: Six Daring Doggie Adventures (Martha Speaks Series)2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667909/canine-comics-six-daring-doggie-adventures-martha-speaks-serieswhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview: Storytimes for Everyone! Developing Young Children's Language and Literacy2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667910/storytimes-for-everyone-developing-young-children-s-language-and-literacywhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview: Pedal It!: How Bicycles are Changing the World2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667911/pedal-it-how-bicycles-are-changing-the-worldwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview: I Want a Sister (Little Princess)2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667912/i-want-a-sister-little-princesswhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview: World Food Alphabet2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667913/world-food-alphabetwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com
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review: This Place Is Wet (Imagine Living Here)2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667914/this-place-is-wet-imagine-living-herewhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667961/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667962/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667963/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview2013-10-26T00:00:00+01:002013-10-26T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667964/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.comreview2013-10-21T00:00:00+01:002013-10-21T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667965/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com
This book was fantastic. A really sizzling, hot read. If you do not like erotica content. Don't read this book. :P I think what made the scenes even better is the chemistry between the two characters. The past, the fights, everything that leads them up until the end----was just very well written. This was one of the first books were erotica did not drive the plot---it was the characters emotions, situations, and decisions that were represented and ultimately made this book a fantastic read.
I must admit---I have read A LOT in the romance genre over the years. I have not really touched GLBT adult romances. I'm not sure why? I think most of the time that I get caught up in so many "coming of age stories" in the YA world--- I forget---about wonderful adult M/M reads. This had a little of everything: first dates, mystery, intrigue---and a wonderful extra layer of adult problems.
I was surprised about how short it was, but I realized that the second book was much longer---and even better.
The characters were great because who doesn't love a cop who sounds like he could be on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and a love interest who is fantastically witty.
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review2013-10-18T00:00:00+01:002013-10-18T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667966/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com
School Approved Smut
I was going whaaaaatttt?! What book is that?!
I'm thinking hard-core fanfiction or erotic literature...or even most of the YA I read.
Nope. Not a drop of "lemony" fiction. The only thing was a brief passage DESCRIBING A YOUNG GIRL'S HARASSMENT. Yet, not in the context the article wrote about AT ALL.
The lady is crazy...if you could not already tell by her posted picture.
I'm glad I read it. It was a fast read that had a funky free verse scheme----but I've read far worse literature to be deterred.
If anything, read it so you can dispute CRAZY PEOPLE NOTION'S THAT CHILDREN ARE READING SMUT IN SCHOOL & BROKEN ENGLISH!
I could go on a whole rant on why this book was appropriate for what it dealt with----but I will let sleeping dogs lie.
If anything I read Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel that has an EPIC RAPE SCENE EPIC!!! My mom had me read that at age twelve----and I was traumatized. Anyway, yeah, I think that book this book opens up social and workplace issues that teenagers/tweens might need a discussion about. I mean how many different type of sexual predator stories have you read about ministry leader/teen relationships or teacher/student relationships?
Anyway, the book presented a perspective of the struggle of teenage pregnancy, social economic issues, and other such topics, which quite frankly is one I have seen play out in real life over the years of growing up.
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review2013-10-18T00:00:00+01:002013-10-18T00:00:00+01:00http://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com/post/667967/postwhimsylibrarianhttp://whimsylibrarian.booklikes.com I picked up this book because the concept was intriguing. The return did not pay off for the initial time I invested in this book. This book had such potential to not take me MONTHS to finish. The flaws I had started off with the pacing issues and within chapters multiplied to adding a small list of why I didn't care for this book.
1) Science is here. Without a smidgen of faaaaith~
EPIC. EPIC. I do not care what anyone says. I was engrossed. It reminded me of World War Z, but with robots, and I loved every minute of it.
Who cares if we as a species are SO FAR from having robot companions. The fact that every single piece of technology smart cars, phones, computers, TOASTERS (kidding) is out to get you made the thrill ride better.
ROBOT-meshed humans. Descriptions when robots came alive and threatened the little girl Mathilda and her brother. It just brought so much life to the book.
I'm not going to reveal any of the other characters so I'll save that journey for you to experience...
The characterization, the fact that this was a non-stop action packed adventure where their lives intertwined---I'm excited to see the movie. I'm bad at spatial visualization and exactly what some of the robots looked like---and I can't wait to see scences and the robots come to life.
All I can see is---it was a great futuristic "what if movie?!"
Even the climax was satisfying even though it wasn't what I expected. This book for me---