Monday, January 31, 2011

What Happens When A Rack And Pinion Breaks

The Kingdom of the Carpathians - The Dark Prince Volume 1 - Christine Feehan

Title: The Kingdom of the Carpathians - The Prince's Shadow (Volume 1)
Author: Christine Feehan
Edit: I read
Pagination : 412 pages

Abstract:

For centuries, the Lords of the Carpathians live in harmony. But their race is doomed to disappear. Their wives n'enfantent more girls and vampire slayers take them for targets. Prince Mikhail Dubrinsky is mad with grief when he learns that his younger sister was murdered. Ready to commit the irreparable, he is saved from despair by a young man, Raven, whose voice miraculously awakens his desire to live. Mikhail identifies it as soon as his alter ego, knowing that her love puts in danger ...

My opinion:
- So to say everything at once, I stopped at 74% (exactly) from my reading and it's not for lack of tried, I tried to hang for a while. But no, nothing works.

And yet everything was propitious that this book I liked. Read the summary, I thought reading a novel in the same vein as The Brotherhood of the Black Dagger or Shadows of the Night or Circle of Immortals ... But no. If that vaguely resembles it is terribly boring.

First, it starts much too fast. It enters into telepathic contact with Raven and ottoman, two exchanged words and he is lovesick ... Sure, you'd think the first volume of the shadows of the night but this is not the same ... We try to make a copy with an alter ego ... But the sauce does not .. And the rest of this book is "I love you, too, but I'm not sure what I want, I'm crazy about you, I reject you, I understand you, I do not know who you are oh yes make our lives together, noooo I do not ever want you again, blah blah blah "and turn to him, it is not always better because the same thing" I love you, you understand me, you are my alter ego, I need you in my life, I must protect you, I'm crazy for you, you're here only to know who I am, you understand me, you are my life, I am lacking without you, I can not survive if I do not see you for three and a half seconds, blah. "

course, I love stories of course, but this is sickening they only speak of their love, their differences, their similarities and the rest of the story would have been worth pursuing (perhaps is it the end? But I do not the courage to know) is not for the 3 / 4 of the book!

short, disappointing for me.

- The characters are stereotyped to be, as I explained above, the book consists only of their relationship ... All other characters are in awe of Mikhail and Raven, it's superficial ...

- I can not really give an opinion on the author's style because I was too annoyed by the story ... It's awfully repetitive.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Lyndsie Dawn Mckensie

Coco cock - Gerard Delbet



This is a novel I certainly never would have read had there been no critical mass of Babelio! I was seduced by small excerpts that appeared in the presentation: Children of soundbites that cleaning of the largest truths smack!

Now I realize that it is very difficult to talk about what novel. It is an experience somewhat apart. I really enjoyed it. I was afraid of getting tired of the style that attracted me initially. But no problem, I let myself be lead through by Coco cock and I did not regretted!

We are therefore Coco cock, so named by his family because it is the only one of his organs in perfect development. Apart from that, he has a lame foot, an eye that says shit to another and it remains indefinitely small and ugly. That's what everyone said ... especially his family. Coco cock grows in an environment that does not envy him. At 7 years he has already spent a year in foster care, following "correction" that went wrong.

Filled with emotion, filled with love he can not evacuate and a desire to escape it put its Coco runs away in spirit: he organized brush strokes tooth in the gutter, as long ago, we organized racing snails, it sympathizer with the people in his district: photogaphy an Armenian, a prostitute Pigale ... He imagines departures in a car wreck that is always open.

In this text, you flirt back and forth between humor and darkness. Corrections inflicted Coco, sentences that say it is a great cruelty. Coco's cock is filled with humor and sometimes change their spots innocence ... went through a very sad truth.

A pretty read a certain way because this little boy is still full of freshness and the mixture of innocence and hardness!

"Thereupon he went and made me a big hole in the existence of friendship."

"And then they had serious shit: I missed. Rather not finished. As if the parents had a lack of inspiration or braked too late. "

" Children are beaten always agree with everything. It makes them sympathetic. And undetectable. They know how to take their troubles patiently. They take the bad with patience. They are waiting. Their life is regulated. When it's time for dirty quarters of an hour, they know that they must leave the waves heard. Do not remember. When you have finished pissing of fear, we cry, when you finish crying, it bleeds. Children were busy. "

stop there for quotations, there are significant short sentences on every page in this novel!
Thank Babelio and Publishing's Edge Lot for shipment.


Friday, January 28, 2011

Best Time To Call Back For A Posted Job

Recreation.

I went gaga over this questionnaire, which I saw in Réka , Kathel , Keisha and Iluz . I think the idea is brilliant: the idea is to answer questions by the title of a literary work. And as said Reka, rotate it so much fun;)


Describe yourself: 's daughter paper (Guillaume Musso)

How do you feel: Bizarre! Bizarre ! (Roald Dahl.) (Roald Dahl has always included!)

Describe where you currently live: Imagination. (Milan Kundera) (for most of my time ^ ^)

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Island of the Day Before (Umberto Eco) (it must be nice!)

Your preferred method of transportation: Quidditch Through the Ages (JK Rowling) (that too, it must be nice!)
Ton / your best (e) friend (s) is: Bad Girl (Justine Levy) (no comment!: P)

You and your friends, you are: Laughter. (Henri Bergson) (it's beautiful anyway ...) How

time: Storm (William Shakespeare). (You will not come to check, so ... ^ ^)

Your favorite moment of the day: Call of the Moon (Patricia Briggs) (yes!)

What is life for you: Souls cross. (Pierre Bottero.)

Your Fear: The human condition (Andre Malraux) (totally true ... My real fear ... seeule)

What is the best advice you have to give: indignation you! (Stephane Hessel)

Thought of the Day: The days go like wild horses over the hill ( Charles Bukowski)

How would you die At the Edge of the Grave . (Jeaniene Frost) (super handy no?)

The present condition of my soul: "And there is nothing (Daniel Arasse) (no, decidedly, one can not see anything in there. ..)

's your turn to have fun now! I look forward to your findings;)

After Effects Colonoscopy Hemoroid

And Some Demons More .... Random

I start with one thing: the 5th book in the series Rachel Morgan, Kim Harrison, could not bear his name better!
Now you know my heart for helping the trio Rachel / Ivy / Jenks, (beating heart that you can find here , There , here or there !), Then you can imagine I jumped at the fifth book when it debuted in December!


"His love: a vampire. Her roommate: another vampire! And yet, Rachel Morgan has always managed to get out of the worst trouble so far .... A serial killer devilish haunts the Cloaca and no one is safe, neither the living nor the dead ... alive. Rachel could put an end to these killings, thanks to a powerful ancient artifact that owns and nobody knows yet exist. But in revealing it, it might ignite a war without thank you among all the supernatural creatures. "
(Milady editions)

We find ourselves in this 5th volume, any" clique "that we got to know Over the previous books: Jenks has not lost its superb and his expressions are always so ... Jenks! Ivy is the secret and dark vampire as we know, and Rachel ... Well Rachel is Rachel, and we find, from the first pages, surrounded by demons selfish and surly ...
short, I knew, beforehand, that we would book this tome many surprises!
Yes, the novel starts strong, very strong. We do not even have time to catch our brands in Cincinnati that Rachel takes us directly into his hunt for demons in his long preparations potion and charm, and his tortured mind.
Yes, Rachel is the one we have known: sometimes asking too many questions (but this makes it so lovable ^ ^) and found himself constantly in uncomfortable situations (if an overnight stay in a circle with a demon crazy running around the latter, can be defined as "uncomfortable"!), dangerous and sometimes fatal ...
The detailed style of Kim Harrison takes us so this time, through moult demonic stories, but also deeper in the relationship Rachel / Ivy. And it's brilliant that the author managed to write, invent, build a story love complex as it may exist in reality (leaving aside the aspect of vampire / witch, I admit!). This story, we follow from the first volume, and then come to understand the fears of Ivy, the desires of Rachel, the reassuring presence of man in Kisten what these women's issues.
This story is finally as one of friendship, but love. And do not count on Kim Harrison to give you the pathos, there is none.
No, as always there is laughter, envy, the explosion of waiting, the suspense ...
And as always, every detail is controlled and calculated ... (Yes, if you read my last 4 reviews of Rachel Morgan, you'll find that I repeat myself! But I assume ^ ^).
Finally, you may find a few laps this fifth volume, which is still almost 700 pages, one or two time-outs, also ... But this will only give you an explosive end, breathless!
So yes, I repeat, and if the further adventures of Rachel Morgan is to be height of the first five volumes, I risk repeating myself for a while yet!


My rating for Demons And Some More: 4 / 5 . (Not more because of the length towards the middle of the novel.)

Can You Use A Treadmill Upstairs In A House

I am not reasonable!


You know, I often repeat, I repeat! I am not reasonable! I just want the (sometimes) and try effort, but here, the more I think, the more I want! So, really, sincerely, I PAL to reduce my ...

And besides I had a good reason to point me in a bookstore (it should be banned as some bookstores are banned from the casino!)

So I'm not reasonable because I am captured:
  • Breath emerald Maria V Snyder since it becomes difficult to find!
  • wings of the night by Lisa Kleypas because I read a small they do not hurt!
  • Happy Marriage Volume 3 ... because ba! Honestly! O)

Admittedly, I often made worse ... but it is not reasonable because a few hours before I received it!


And I'm going to drool for 2 or 3 weeks (hopefully not more!)

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HiiiiiiHHiiihHhiiiHiiiiiii !!!!!

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Creamy White Cervical Mucus 5dpo

Frost Ball in New York - Cassandra Palmer Fabrice COLIN

Title: Ice Ball in New York
Author: Fabrice Colin
Edition: Albin Michel
Number of pages: 294 pages

Abstract:

Since the accident, I can not remember anything.
I just know my name Anna.
Everything is white, beautiful, light around me.
Yet I sense that something is wrong.
That I'm in danger.
I must remember.


My opinion:


Firstly, I want to thank the Albin Michel and Livraddict for this partnership.

- It is with great eagerness that I began this novel that had me in the eye for a while. It is difficult to chronicle this novel is both particular and for fear of saying too much, which would spoil the reading altogether.

Indeed, this story is a judicious mix of exquisite and réalisem and fantasy at the same time, everything merges into one another resulting in a very particular universe that we discover with delight. We walk through the narrative with questions, of astonishment and everything gets more meaning to the final fall when everything falls into place. I think that to really enjoy this book, it must be read twice.

We therefore follow Anna. Anna, who after an accident does not remember much, everything is very confused in his head and the first person who pops up in his life "without memory" Wynter is a rich teenager who falls for her and who seeks to woo her.

The atmosphere is a mixture of old traditions and modern futuristic. The story seems slight at first, but it is much more than that with values and meanings the need to effectively capture. One thinks first in a fairy tale ending to wonder if it's not really a waking nightmare ...

- but I'm not having a specific opinion about Anna, she did neither transported nor disappointed, just in the tone of the book. Wynter is very mysterious and carries many different meanings. I speak not of course the mask, you form your opinion about it. The character that I really liked is Iris, the sister of Wynter, full of character and equally enigmatic image of the novel ...
- I unquestionably adored his pen Fabrice COLIN I discovered through this novel. Words are just, turn of phrase really beautiful, I loved the way of speaking had the butler of Anna, the emotions are really short, it reads itself is fluid, mesmerizing, taking terribly! To read without moderation.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Old Hollywood Shower Curtains

The Lover Eternal - JR Ward



It was time to catch up on this series while Volume 4 is already out and the Volume 5 will be soon! But also how quickly the part of the editor, how do you follow (and then it's not like I was reading one set too!)

This time, we'll look at hemorrhage ... Remember: The faithful warrior appreciated by everyone but it is better not to argue! Undergoing a curse, it is home to him, a ferocious beast that escapes and turns when it's coming under too much emotion. To contain it, he found that sex and battles! That is, just with that, you have taken full advantage of this book! He meets

Mary, a man whose life was not easy: her mother died in terrible agony, and she herself had to fight alone against cancer. On borrowed time for several years now the cancer reappeared. His meeting with Rhages is ... how to say ... electric, steamy, surreal? A little of this! Here it is plastered against the wall, it Rhages cons, ennivrée by his voice, ready to have against the wall without even knowing who she is! O) Of course, despite the orders of Thor, he keeps seeing her again, this posing as a human, the courting, sometimes going beyond the limits, trying to harness the beast in him ... Just with this, the author lays 550 pages of sexy romance!

So I know I sound very critical and sarcastic like that! But anyway I like this kind of reading ... it's perfect for lounging and waiting for delivery of Shadowfever! Note that this time and the opinions of The Bursar , I jumped on the passages éradiqueurs ... they do not fail me and it did not hinder my understanding of the plot ... And frankly, I do not read this type of work for the dreadful Mr X!

I continue the series in small doses! And above all, we already see the beginnings of book 3 between Zadiste (houuhouu Zadiste the terrible scarred so sexy!) And Bella creaking already tormented brute! Huhu ... it promises!


Real Looking Braces Secector

a book, it starts!

Go, hop, hop, hop, warming up, you blow well, it hydrates, of course, and here we go!
All and all on the starting line of a new part of "Random from a book! Go!


First, let us all last week! I saw myself being harassed, threatened cremation on a pyre by different participants (I will not cite ^^)...
But I held firm and did not give any clues!
Finally, it is therefore azilys who found the right answer, and without any clue, please!! Miss azilys so falls within the closed circle of winners, with Cedric, Siana, Angie and Miss Dotted! (A small review should be done in 3 weeks ... For the 10th of "Random from a Book!" Everyone still has a chance!)
azilys A big Bravo!

The book was pulled extract was:

Succubus Blues is the first book in the series Urban Fantasy Richelle Mead (author, also, series "Vampire Academy" and "Black Swan.").
The narrator of this book is Georgina Kincaid, a succubus bookstore (yes, it's possible!) Whose lives sometimes weighs on his shoulders ... A heroine who seems perfect, physically (yes, it helps to choose its appearance, and only have to snap their fingers to get a peach and a tan in winter ... Pfff. ..), but is far from satisfied with his condition (a bit difficult this Georgina still ^^)...
short, the first volume of which the pace is supported and whose heroine is endearing. Add to that a far from awful writing, as is sometimes the case in urban fantasy, and you have a must-read!


Now to extract the day!

"I stared. His eyes expressed only anxiety. His generosity was unlimited. I had never earned so little that he loves me. Only his last sentence had betrayed his suffering. Again I swore on the spot to stop hurting him. That is my mission now. I was so upset that I did not even dream of prying complications he had raised. "

That the proposals are open! And if there are no right answers Thursday night, I would put an index online!
And thank you to everyone to experience this game ^ ^ xx



Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson Volume 1: Call of the Moon. That a while now that some people (who will recognize themselves!) Harassed me so that I discovered this "famous" Mercedes. For my part, I was not very motivated by this story about these animals that are very hairy werewolves!
And finally ...




"
" Werewolves can be dangerous if you get in their way. They have an extraordinary talent to conceal their true nature to human eyes. But I'm not quite human. "Indeed, Mercy Thompson is a daughter of the most mundane. Mechanic in Montana is a tough cookie who does not hesitate to get their hands dirty and take out the claws when danger strikes his door. But that's not all: his sexy neighbor is the pack leader of a gang of werewolves, the minibus she tinkers at this time belongs to a vampire, and very dignified old lady who visited him just cast spells on his garage. At the heart of this world creatures of the night, Mercy is mixed with a delicate case of murder and kidnapping ...
"
(Milady Edition)
I d

ois admit that this summary does not please me ... And these few words, I had made the image of a Mercy "tomboy" almost vulgar, spitting on the ground the remains of tobacco fell from his butt ... (sorry, it is the image that comes immediately when I think "common woman"!) short, in the end, yes Mercy is passionate about mechanical (from Volswagen, more precisely!), but did not mean an empty head. (Miss has also studied history, before understanding that they do not help to pay his rent ... As I sympathize, Mercy!)
Far from being a woman vulgar as I thought, Mercedes is not a "pussy" as often encountered in urban fantasy ...
No Mercy, it is a coyote .... (Is not he, my pun ... puss / coyote !!... Well, well, I go out ... Actually no, I will try to finish this post before! )
I was saying: Mercy a coyote, a "Changeux" to be more accurate. (She holds a power of Indian ancestry seems to me there ...), and perhaps the last of its kind ...
short, Mercedes Thompson is a unique woman in every respect: Changeux coyote on a territory governed by moults vampires and werewolves; woman mechanic in a world where it is men, most often engaged in this profession ; woman who likes to be pretty, but that does not mind wearing blue work clothes or stained ... (I loved it bears the same T-shirt stained with chocolate for over a hundred pages!)
So how does not like Mercy Tompson?
And how can we not find the "closer" to us than most of the heroines of the genre (heu. .. For his part "human", well ... obviously I understand that you either complicated you identify a coyote! Although ... pfff .... yes, I promise, I will end this post and I'm going to bed ^ ^).
short, I turned the pages of this first volume with pleasure, learning to know our quietly Mercy and other people "special" of Sorts-Cities, and more particularly, the clan of werewolves corner ...
The main plot of this novel lies elsewhere around the pack, which we learn to know the laws and codes ... And then: "Hats" Ms. Briggs, really, for giving us much detail about the workings of the pack, the powers of the Alpha etc ... The author gives us, through the knowledge of his main character (which she grew up among these hairy beasts), a veritable handbook of behavior to adopt towards these creatures ... Manual that I found really complete ....
...
side plot, this is the first volume road and keeps us guessing until the end. It also seemed to me to be led like a detective story. (Small details we eyed jumping to a conclusion.)
The pace is sustained throughout history, and the book is not long enough to be bored. (Less than 400 pages: a real rest after the fifth volume of Rachel Morgan ... 800 pages (which I loved, having said that!)).
By cons, no real sentimental story in this first volume, but some tracks are launched, and we doubt, then, that they will be exploited in the following volumes. (Having read the second, I confirm ^ ^)
...
short, the first volume in lieu of this presentation with heroin so special and first steps into the world of Patricia Briggs. A good time reconciled me with the werewolves, which I found the stories so far, poorly managed ...



My Note to the Call of the Moon: 3.5 / 5

Zoom, this post will be part of my "critical" challenge for V & S ABFA!








Monday, January 24, 2011

How Do I Grind Cloves

Mercy Thompson Volume 1. Random

We are already on Tuesday, yes, yes! And on a Tuesday might not be one without a new game of "Random from a book! So here we go!


Firstly, a big congratulations to Siana, who managed quite quickly to find the book last week! It was therefore "Kindling" Suzanne Collins.



The conflagration (Catching Fire in VO) is the second book in the trilogy by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games. This series is one of my favorite heart of 2010. (See my article on Kindling ) The story is truly unique (if we exclude the resemblance with Battle Royale, of course), and the author leads to a hellish pace ...
I think I read each of the volumes in one or two nights ...
short, if you have not yet tried the adventure Hunger Games, I (like most other bloggers / bloggers for that matter) strongly advise it! Namely that the Volume 3, released in the U.S. and England in August 2010, should arrive here next May ^ ^ That's fun!

Now to extract the day:


"I felt more angry against myself, against my life, than against it. I felt a terrible rage and frustration against the world whole, a feeling amplified by alcohol. The world was not fair. Not just that some people have perfect lives, that civilizations magnificent return to dust, that babies are born to die after only a few breaths, I'm trapped in this existence that resembles a cruel joke "

Good game everyone!
Rose


Sunday, January 23, 2011

What Lens Paprazzi Use?

Jackpot


In preparation for rereading that made me feel like I went snooping in my room with my father as a teenager ... my god, it's always a funny feeling to come back in this room who has not changed since ... 7 or 8 years! I find myself at the time of high school or even college! I found audio cassettes! And finally sometimes I loads (I have an old car radio in the car that still reads the tapes ... an antique! Think about it that my niece has never computer diskette, audio cassette or video ... it makes me whole funny! o)

short, here is the fruit of my discoveries:


was tempting to take more, but for others, I know I do not read it right away so I am waiting to have my library ... In
guest star here is:
  • Saga Witches Anne Rice: The evil link / Taltos and Lasher (whose coverage is absolutely awful but it has the merit to exist ... and to be ME! And yes, out of print! collector is now ! o)
  • Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte because I want to find Mr Rochester!
  • Ravage Rene Barjavel because that is how I discovered Barjavel, it is with this book I found that science fiction could be interesting and I thank my French teacher 3rd 2 (I do not have a good memory but it noted on the book ... huhu) we have imposed to!
  • In
  • dames by Zola to find Mouret and the final scene ... haaahaa
  • Anna Karenina by Tolstoy because I want to get back into the pavement and the year of Russian Pimpi is a very good opportunity!
  • of Princess Katia Bibesco, again for the year Russian, an antique book that, even then, I bought used ... a beautiful love story tragic if my memory is good!
  • Player of Dostoevsky, the only one I have not read!
And then yesterday I received part of my order:

  • The Resistance by Gemma Malley
  • Entangled Cat Clarke
  • Friday Night Bites Chloe Neill
I have something to do in the coming months ...

Saturday, January 22, 2011

The Side Effact Of Tetralysal?

° The embrace of the night Part 3 - Karen LUCK

Title: Cassandra Palmer - Embrace the Night (Volume 2) ° Volume 1 ° ° ° Volume 2
Author: Karen Chance
Edition: Milady
Number of pages: 507 pages

Abstract:

Cassandra Palmer has become conspicuous'm Ruler of the universe, it still has quite a thorn in foot. As it will be submitted to the charm that binds to Mircea, a vampire particularly attractive, she has no control over his life. The cons-
fate lies in an ancient book of magic: the Codex Merlini. But this one is not found ... at least in the present. We must return to the past to expect to get their hands on it. And if is so well hidden, because it is extremely dangerous. On the one hand, this Codex which spells can destroy the world, on the other, the powers of Pythia, who, if they fall into the hands of vampires, can frustrate. Cassie here face the biggest dilemma of his life!

My opinion:
Firstly, I want to thank very warmly Milady editions for the confidence placed in me by sending me the third volume of this saga.

- It is with great joy that I am plunged back into the adventures of Cassandra Palmer, and what adventures! We will resume where we left off in the previous volume and we find our young Pythia which continues to accumulate problems (and yet it is difficult to imagine that it could be more).

Cassie tries so throughout this volume to solve problems that accumulates the most important: freedom of geis which was imposed without his knowledge there several years ago.
What makes me most afraid of in the sagas is that the volumes that keep coming do not always follow the pace and quality of the above. We can rest assured with this volume will, it is really excellent.

Many actions, many of intrigue, there is not much time to catch breath sounds during playback because it is so exciting!

I admit I found some scenes but it was long in my rush to know the following events.
Of course, these scenes are sensual and distilled throughout the narrative. We must know, personally it does not bother me.

- Cassandra evolves as and tomes, it matures and begins to assume his responsibilities in his new role as Pythia. Pritkin finally the spotlight in this volume (finally!) And is entitled to great revelations (and what revelations!). We find of course the other characters already met previously and what I liked is that they are alive in the novel and do not just act extras. I also learned to appreciate more Mircea for which I wear a different look in the light of this third album, I'm starting to love it.

- Anyway, I really liked and I'm curious to know what happens next because there are still many things to use! I felt an improvement in writing is still less rough than the previous two, not quite perfect (but who is?).

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Funny Pictionary Ideas

The trailer # 2

Continued from trailer Syl! You can find previous episodes on his blog!


Anyway, she had little choice. in the closet, there were only one or a combination babydoll ... held an even less suitable! She spun in the shower to finish to wake up. She had slept badly, constantly reliving the scene with Dominic, she had felt this passion and pain when he confessed to love one another. All night, she had repeated the words of Dominique and anger had replaced jealousy! Who did he dare to embrace it in such a way when he knew he was otherwise engaged at the dawn of a marriage this year! He took advantage of his innocence, ignorance, she had carried in his left arm. And he knew I had it and enjoy the break while he held her tightly against him yet. What a selfish man!

She was determined not to let it go. She was tired of being transported, ballad of a castle to a fortress, a story to another, it was time to take charge! At times, she still had doubts about this whole story. She wondered if she had not set foot in a nest of psychopath! But it seemed difficult to s'échaper and visibly opposing clan believed in this story, thought she was the queen that he absolutely had to shoot him. She really is or not, she was in danger.

His thoughts had slowed. She hurried out of the water to dry and dressed with one garment at its disposal. Once the combination threaded, Rose admitted she was not uncomfortable to wear. Sylph had the eye and he had found his size. The combination of molded like a second skin from feet to neck. When she found herself in the mirror she felt ashamed. It was really out of this room dressed like that? Apart remain cloistered, she had no alternative ... If she did not want to add a feeling of discomfort and more ridiculous, it was better to accept it and stand proudly. She lifted her chin and stared in the mirror ... a habit ... it was only to take abitude ! She put on waders and attacked his breakfast. She thought she could swallow nothing but deal with the food, she realized she had not eaten since his removal. She devoured them soon, scrambled eggs and potatoes. The tea that accompanied the meal was perfectly proportioned, strong but with great finesse.

She finished her last bite when Sylphide entered the room.
- "It's trouble you to knock before entering!"
- "Ho, we have changed your looks like!" More seriously, Sylphide added: "Okay, We will facilitate this result, no more whining! "
Preferring not to address the annoying side of this last thought - yet quite realistic, Rose had to admit - she tried to learn more:" And what which is scheduled for next? "
-" Training! "
-" And where are we? "Do not ever knowing who she was dealing, she would at least know where it was in case she manages to spin their company. Coldarech Dominic had talked about and ocean but it was all very vague.
- "You do not need to know where we are. Stick to follow me "La Sylphide voice was cold again.
Rose stared at her, tilted his head, thinking:" You do not like me much, I can know for what reason? "
Sylphide seemed reluctant to answer him. A shudder of fear or disgust ran through. In retrospect, see this woman and powerful master of herself shaking her face was something to worry about. She finally meet him, almost spitting: "I do not trust you. "
Rose keeps smiling. She was not entirely wrong.
From a piercing gaze, continued Sylphide as if she had read it: "My reaction has nothing to do with the fact that you join us now. Your removal has been decided by the board, to protect and secure our future. But I not trust you because you are not ours, you're half spider, your father was our enemy is in your blood and you betray us like the fact your mother! "
There was such hatred in his eyes that Rose took a step back. It was silly, but even without knowing his parents or their history, she could not bear to hear such criticism. Feeling hurt, anger invades and since it was sencée be their queen, as well enjoy it! She raised her head, flashing eyes and spoke curtly Sylphide: "You are not authorized to speak well of your previous queen! Even if it is not, you owe him the respect and confidence ... until death! "Surprise herself by her vehemence, she preferred to change the subject:" What new after yesterday's attack? "
Sylphide expression becomes more serious: "The majority of the board is immune. But there have been losses."
"How does the loss?" Rose wanted verify the information in Dominica.
"Lives! Many were killed among our warriors. Inestimable losses ..." Sylphide's voice was a mixture of rage, despair and regret. Rose felt that she was advancing on a difficult slope, but she wanted more. "And the others? Those who were not killed ..."
Sylphide found his cold warrior's temperament: "One person was kidnapped by the spider."
- "It can still be saved then?"
- "No." The firm tone surprised Rose. Sylph let out a sarcastic laugh: "When you spidery remove, not to invite you to ball, you'd better remember it. "Regaining his deep voice, she continued:" For me, it's as if she was already dead ... what is perhaps the case elsewhere! I do not know why the spider kidnapped Anne, but if they do not kill, they transform and become our enemy. If it reappears alive, then we must fight and kill. I'd rather she died, it would be easier for us. "
Rose did not know what to think. She had confirmed that Anne had been removed but the details on its future is chilling. Of course it did was not pleased with the existence of Anne but it was not that she wanted. It would have been ridiculous to the wrong culprit ... Dominique was the culprit and not Anne and Rose had no reason to rejoice in the kidnapping.
Looking then at his watch, Sylphide resumed his authoritative tone: "Well, end of gossip, it's time to start your training ... we have to catch up." She then threw an accusing gaze: "You are quite soft, you'll have to harden it!" Rose did not know if she was talking about his physical or his mental!

She followed her into the maze of hallways to the basement of the fortress. There Sylph pushed a double wooden door and entered a gross huge room. Behind carved wooden doors, it was a modern gym where Rose entered. Yet there was no usual device such as bicycles, walkers and rowers but several tatami, punching bag and the center of the room stood a ring raised. Sylph awaited next. Advancing, Rose acknowledged Gaston middle of the ring. She had not seen him since he had learned the death of his brother. He seemed to control his pain, standing right. He waited. He bowed slightly to Rose "My queen."
was an aspect of his new condition hardly bear it. So much attention when she was in the habit of being invisible ... "Please Gaston, get up." He sat up and remembered what she wore, Rose blushed. She had the impression of being naked under the scorching gaze of Gaston. Of course, he did not detail (he would never have dared), but she felt helpless.
Sylphide interrupted this time to the relief of Rose. "Before you lead, I need to know your level and if you act quickly. Gaston will attack you.'s Up to you to defend yourself, I'm watching you."
this announcement, Rose felt so embarrassed to fight against Gaston, she laughed. "Let's ridiculous" She had foolishly imagined that training should be to a simple exercise, but not that! She hardly dared to move ahead in this outfit, it never happen to defend themselves against him, much less to attack!
"What do you find ridiculous?" asked Sylphide.
"I am unable to fight against Gaston! I appreciate it, I could never hurt him." She felt slightly embarrassed to have to admit this in front of him but it seemed that these words flowed like syrup on him.
Building on one pole, then ran Sylphide over the ropes to land at the inside of the ring. His gesture was soft, graceful and seemed made without effort. "Well, change of method." She turned to Gaston "Gaston Please, let us now."
"If it does not bother you Sylphide, I stay."
"Yes! It just bothers me. You are useless here, so that the board and Dominica have surely need you to prepare for the Defence. Go and join them and leave us alone" She had then turned to Rose with a smile carnivore.
Without a word and throwing a last glance at Rose, he walked away.
"Things are simple: I do not trust Rose, and you do not like me much! No pure feeling (and she smiled wickedly as he uttered these words) prevents you from beating you against me! Go I'll let you attack the first "Rose wanted
extend the deadline for this fight. "It really is not necessary to go through it. I could just a little run."
"Stop procrastinating. It is the battle that you must lead! You'll have to defend against the spider ... ... or against us if we betray you! I too inexperienced at the time of your mother, but if you try to overtake us as she makes it, I'll kill myself! "
" Stop insulting my mother! It was your Queen, you owe him respect! "Rose realized she was screaming now, as Sylphide.
" Respect? "She cried." For weak who slept with the enemy! Ever! "
" She loved him! "Yelled Rose." She loved him! But you can not understand this feeling! You use the men you play with them and you pass another! You're just ... a ... "
" A bitch? "proposed Sylphide with malice. "But I only played singles. I do not look soft to the men promised to another, I miss St. Nitouche!"

This latest attack blinded Rose. She felt overwhelmed by anger, rage, and she had always condemned violence, threw himself forward on Sylphide ready to tear out his eyes! Then it was pushed to the ground without effort, she break his fall, and rolled on its side. Resting on the ground, she swept the area but his outstretched leg Sylphide escaped him by performing a back flip. As she landed, Rose got up to throw it again ... and see once more delayed.
"Do not be so blind channel your anger! You attack anyhow!"
Strangely, while she and the hated, the words of La Sylphide was echoed in the mind of Rose. She focused on her bubbling energy, hitting harder, looking for weak points, in turn using his legs or hands, playing with the balance of his body. She whirled around Sylphide remained motionless despite his attacks. She herself was PARRER strokes Sylphide. She also realized that the war is completely mastered. Defence when Rose missed one, stopped the shot Sylphide immediately upon contact with skin. It's just if it would be blue as if she had let his power flow, Sylphide would have grounded since the fighting began.

Yet Rose continued to fight, and expelling all his anger, his ignorance, his weakness. Leaving escape years of frustration. Gone are the young woman full of melancholy , she wanted to act and direct their lives. She did not know whence came the strength and mastery, but it felt good when she tried with all his might to put ashore Sylphide. She had also taken a tone doctoral providing advice on any Such movement, pushing it a bit more effort while repelling attacks.
Suddenly she grabbed his left arm, now found himself in the back of Rose and his other arm immobilized. Rose was stopped dead in its movement. If Sylphide had not maintained, it would have lost his balance.
"Enough for this time." When she was well on that Rose got the message, she released her gently.
"It's not as bad as I feared. You have a good foundation, good reflexes and good balance. It will work on technique, strength and endurance." Rose had the impression of not knowing where she was or who she was. Locks of hair blinded yet she felt deliciously free. What it could do good!
The wooden doors were shut with a crash. They had not noticed the entrance to Dominique who had obviously seen the end of their struggle. He observed, focusing on keeping suggestive Rose. She forced herself to meet his gaze without blushing. She had no shame in this fight and after improvised, she felt proud (even if she knew that at no time had she had the upper hand over the mighty warrior!)
He walked toward them and Rose noticed how it seemed furious. His face was contorted. He jumped over the ropes to invite themselves into the ring and addressed immediately Sylphide.
- "What are you playing?"
Despite your cold, it was not to be impressed and replied, charming "Good morning to you too dear Dominic. As you see, I coach our Queen to the various fighting techniques as we agreed."
- "It was the role of Gaston, not yours!"
Sylphide had nothing more charming: "It was a bad choice because of the friendly relations between him and our queen! I am the chief of combat teams and is I decide to drive, you do not have a say in my way! "
-" I do not agree, this training is useless and I "
" Stop! "Rose had interrupted . Since his arrival, she fumed. After the scene yesterday and his revelations, now he was ignorant and acted as if she was not there! "Where is the problem? I need to be trained and that is what Sylphide. There are certainly more important problems to solve! "
Dominic turned to her, dominating her full height" Your opinion does not interest me. You not need to practice! This is ridiculous! We're here to protect you, I'm here to protect you! "
Rose laughed bad:" As you were present for Anne! "It
immediately regretted her words when she saw the burst of pain through the eyes of Dominica. But she stifled her apology. After all, there was some truth in what she said she could not always count on someone to defend it. It would be more autonomous and not just a dead weight.
To appease the tension, Sylphide stepped forward and addressed them s'intercaller gently Dominique: "You know she's right, we can not be everywhere at once, we are no longer enough of them. She must learn to defend themselves, not be a victim."
Rose did not know whether these words had any meaning for him. He continued to fix his gaze without her dark guess what he was thinking. Before one of them respond, the doors opened again and Gaston rushed into the gym "Dominique! There is a problem at the entrance, you wait in the control room. Sylphide Rose, you should come too. " Without a word
Dominique Sylphide and rushed toward the exit. Shrugging shoulders, Rose had no other thing than follow them ... anyway, she was lost in this huge castle!

Speaking of control room, Gaston had not exaggerated! Rose went into a room equipped with oval screens that reflect the entire building and outside. The tension was palpable. All stared a particular screen. This was the view of the outside entrance of the fortress. A woman was visible and waited. She looked exhausted and was in tears. Despite his dirty clothes and his hair matted Blonce one could guess how this woman was beautiful. She turned her eyes shining toward the camera and even her beautiful blue eyes and his face was not disfigured by tears.
Sylphide spoke to one of the security men: "Since when was she there?"
"She arrived 5 minutes ago asking to return. We've been prevented immediately."
Sylphide remained preoccupied, staring. Rose wanted to ask who was this woman but she dared not. Then she noticed Dominica. He walked away and his eyes remained locked on the image. Seeing his eyes darker than ever and clenching his whole body, Rose had a terrible doubt. And if this beautiful woman was Anne?
He spoke in a voice firm and calm "Open Doors"
"No" was an authoritarian order that had Sylphide. She spoke directly to Dominique: "Do not soften! It's a trap, it's obviously a trap! Nobody is returned after being kidnapped by the spider! They have transformed! It ' is the woman you loved! This woman here is dead! Anne is DEAD! " The vehemence of
Sylphide Rose struck him at the same time she confirmed her worst fears! Any Queen she was, she could not hold a candle to this woman.
Dominique was furious: "But look here Sylphide, look there and dare I say it is not Anne! How can you believe she will betray us?"
"But his mere presence here is proof! How could she move so fast except with the help of the spider!"
Dominic growled: "She had to find a way, just ask him."
Sylphide exclaimed: "Dominique is a trap, do not be influenced" She must die! "
Dominique made a gesture towards Sylphide. But before he could not touch it A voice rose Cavarna then in the play "The killing must be decided not our Queen."
Rose then recognized in the back of the room the old man who had accuilli yesterday. Once again, he had arranged to be hidden in the shadows from whence it uncomfortable. Was there something to hide? In any case his speech had the merit of stopping the discussion of net Sylphide and Dominique, who turned to Rose.
"But finally think! You can not ask Rose to make this decision! It is not yet formed for this. She does not know the credentials of gossamer, or even our own ! It is absolutely not competent! "Rose thought collect some concern in the voice of Sylphide. Or was his own concern that it is expanding! Far from wanting to defend or take offense to these words, she wanted even the warrior wins for once!

In the control room had fallen silent. All had turned to her, awaiting her decision. Rose was petrified, speechless. There was no question that decides the killing of a person. It was completely unbelievable! Especially that it was Anne, the bride of Dominica, one she felt like one who had betrayed him and now watched intently, a petition silent on her beautiful lips. Could she really decide life or death of a woman ! Even if it had become their enemy (which he had to prove of course) she could order his or dead? Or she would leave him alive, at the risk of putting all in danger and handed over to the spider?


The rest will be with Cecilia next week ... I note this program a little urgency, to 5 keywords will know tonight! And here
key words for Cecilia: velvet, candle, scar, scarf, brain!
Good luck Cecilia! O)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Does Penelope Cruz Have Pinguecula On Her Eyes

Jessica's guide to dating on the dark side - Beth Fantaskey



Ho God! I predict one year 2011 ... amazing!

readings and are very similar in quality ! I was a little slow to read this book, however, unanimously praised by the blogger (well in my memory!) And it is true that is! I remembered some critics who said they found a break in the middle of the book, have the second least liked Part ... For my part, I found nothing of all this, I'm just swept left, I ended up having a stomach ache with all the butterflies that danced the rumba and then I had to hold the hearts of many pain!

"Lucius Ohh ... you're breaking my little heart! And you, Jessica, but bite it, bite it dammit! It will give him ideas for that bumbling vampire! "
Yes I know, I talk to the characters when it goes wrong in my opinion ... but I know I'm not alone! Some are even books talk among themselves, so good ...

So Jessica is an American teenager 17 year old who returned to the terminal determined to take this last year ... but now landed Lucius Vladescu vampire prince's condition and which therefore seek his bride ... Jessica! Thus she learns she is a vampire (hugh!), That her natural parents were the last heirs of the family Dragomir and have concluded a peace pact with the family Vladescu ... A majority Jessica (well. .. Antanasia, its Romanian name) and Lucius should marry to avoid a bloody war (know very well what do vampires!) Between the two families.

Except that the plan does not go according to plan and that despite the beauty and charm of our pest vampire prince loved, especially the beautiful Jessica wants to be free! It does not at all to marry a stranger who seemed still a little disturbed ... Imagine, he believes to be a vampire! But Lucius, in addition to ways of prince, is mostly very persistent and it is beyond question that he returned to Romania without his princess.

So at first it's funny! It's the clash of cultures between old Europe and new America, responsibility and freedom, destiny or choice of life ... be a vegetarian or drink blood! Indeed, the adoptive family Jessica is rather in the kind farmer vegetarian!

And Jessica changes. She sees some things better, she made some changes in her, she simply believes. But it's not as simple and Lucius becomes darker, dangerous, frightening. Uhha, that's when the butterflies in his stomach began to dance the samba and my little heart to bleed so much misunderstanding! I liked this book until the end! Even if I understood before Jessica what to do! Anyway, she still had the idea (and no it should not bite! ... Not now!)

350 pages of bouncing, of thwarted love, jealousy (jealousy hooo!) possessiveness, blood! It also has the advantage of "one shot", the story is more concentrated than some series that tend to dilute over the volumes. However, it seems (thank you Karine !) That the sequence is here, then I'm off to read that little extra!

"Moving Closer to me, so Lucius crouched We Were face to face. For the time, I saw curiosity, not disdain or mockery or raw power, in His Dark Eyes." Would it be so repugnant , really, Antanasia? To be with me? "

"He's gonna break your heart, Jessica. That Guy Is Gonna Destroy You."


Reading Challenge as part of Read VO organized by Bladelor : 3 / 12!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Honeywell Thermostat Ct2700a

a book, new game!


Hi! " Folder ". This will be articles made more "comprehensive", covering books, films, exhibitions, plays etc. ... But where I compile more information than in sections only "critical". Well, I hope you'll find it here ^ ^
... The first "issue" of this section will therefore focus on
"I Am Legend"

... I guess that for many of you This title explains the film which starred Will Smith. But do you know that this story comes to us, first, a book ... Then, then, two other movie adaptations, before reaching the 2007 film which we all think? No? So follow me, we'll learn more about this story, which is perhaps not so "futuristic" than that!



Some of the book covers USA.


Author: American author and screenwriter, born in 1926. His novels 1953: Day of fury

(
    Fury on Sunday
  • ) 1954: I Am Legend
  • (I Am Legend ) 1955: The Tits of Ice (
  • Someone is Bleeding
  • ) 1956: The Incredible Shrinking Man
  • ( The Shrinking Man ) 1958: Echoes (
  • A Stir of Echoes ) 1960: On behalf buddies (
  • The beardless warriors ) 1971: The House of the Damned (
  • Hell House ) 1975: The Young Man, Death and Time
  • (Bid Time Return ) 1978 Beyond our dreams (
  • What Dreams May Come ) 1989: Hostage night (Earthbound
  • ) 1991: Journal years of powder (
  • Journal of the Gun Years
  • ) 1993: At 7 not Midnight (
  • 7 Steps to Midnight
  • ) 2002: The Hunt (
  • Hunted Past Reason
  • ) (source Wikipedia) I will not talk about today, other works the author, since I have not yet read ... (Which does not delay ...
"The Young Man, Death and Time"

me looks like, anyway.) No, let's talk about her second novel ...


Some of the covers of the book in France.
I Am Legend: The Book

. " Every day he must organize his solitary existence in an abandoned town, emptied of its inhabitants by a strange epidemic. A incurable virus which forced the men to feed on blood and forcing them to flee the rays of sun ... Each night, the vampires hunt down to the gates of his home, refuge frail against a horde familiar faces of his former neighbors and his own wife. Every night is a nightmare for the last man, the last survivor of a species now legendary. "
(back cover sheet SF)
The story of the last man has imagined Richard Matheson took up in 1976 amid a city (Los Angeles) empty of all people ...

From the front lines, we cling to that great script that serves the establishment of a world and a man alone ...
The sentences are short and punchy.
And the character is realistic ... It could be us ... It could be him ... Or almost.
When you turn the first pages of "I Am Legend" , we like the feeling of reading an autobiographical narrative about the history, real, this man ..
. We follow her thoughts ... Sometimes borrowed madness. Are we, here, in a true SF novel? I'm not so sure ... What is certain is that by taking our world as the basis of this history, Richard Matheson creates a touching and timeless book ...

It becomes difficult, as and when we turn the pages of this book release.
We see and feel the seeds of madness that germinate, quietly, in the spirit of man ... The interior monologues punctuate the novel and make our "hero" all the more touching. Yes, why not go crazy when you speak Also, when does not exchange more when you no longer touches the Other ... The essence of the human being is annihilated by ...

So one wonders why Robert has not yet killed, why has he not yet decided this life? And he also wonders ... Often
... The subject, as dramatic as it is, is treated here with no pathos. No tearing useless ... No, writing is raw, Richard Matheson n'enrobe not.
Then after a few hours of reading, and after following this man for 3 years, we broke out late in the figure, leaves us speechless, we disarm ...
Perhaps we too familiar with Happy-Ends ...
...

only downside, if there is one: the length of the book ... Too short.

few extra pages would they not have been helpful to give us time to take this loneliness, this time passing, this silence, this absence, this hope ... To imbue us a little more?
And at the same time, these pages would they not break this rhythm so pressing. The same one that makes us turn the pages over and over again ... ...
My Note for I Am Legend: 4 / 5



The film adaptations

: They are the number of three. L'ultimo uomo della Terra (Italy) or, even, The Last Man on Earth

(USA) is a film Italian-American co-directed by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow, released in 1964.

Screenrush Film ), I understand that this adaptation was faithful to the book.
Posters of the first adaptation of Richard Matheson's book.


I have not seen this adaptation (if anyone knows where I can find it, it would be very nice to give me the secret ^ ^). However, reading his summary and various comments on the web (see, for example, plug
(to the extent possible, of course!) The aspect of "vampire" of "creatures" in the book, seems to have been taken into account here, since we compare the film to "Night Undead "Sidney Salkow ... I will complete the details of this movie once I'd seen!
The Survivor

(VO title: The Omega Man) directed by Boris Sagal in 1971.

faithful to the book by Richard Matheson ... Indeed, we see, first of all, too many characters
Posters or visual dvd film The Omega Man.
I could see this adaptation, and it is only very little
! In the book, we see only a few characters (2 or 3 large maximum ...), and this is not the case here. The reasons for the immunity of Robert Neville, the main character, are not included, the "creatures" infected, they are endowed by conscience, speech, intelligence ... What is not completely the case in the book by Richard Matheson. Finally, after the first quarter of the film, the story itself separately in a different direction ... (With a sort of sect known as the "Family", and wants to destroy all science and technology ...)
short, a kind of movie series B and contains only very few of the interesting points of " I Am Legend " ... What a pity!
I'm not totally out of watching this disappointed since I found
elements, or even plans, almost entirely taken up in the adaptation of Francis Lawrence, 2007. We can cite, for example, the aerial shots of the dead city opening movie, the car of Robert Neville speed maneuvering in these deserted streets, but also dialogues with mannequins or statues ... (To replace the interior monologues of the book.). But finally I found the film
almost comical ... We find no moods burdensome, distressing or sad ... And vampires are ... um ... how to say ... disguised with the means of the time ...
If you must see this film, it will be for this aspect of "fun" ... and not for anything else!


I Am Legend (VO title: I Am Legend)

: is the latest adaptation of Richard Matheson's book. Francis Lawrence's film is released in cinemas in 2007 and blew the box office! (584 million dollars in worldwide box office) (source Wikipedia).


As I said earlier, the original plans for this film (aerial shots and zooms progressive on the car of Robert Neville barreling full speed through the streets of the city) are largely taken from the adaptation Previous: The Survivor .
Posters and visual DVD of the film released in 2007: I Am Legend.


But, fortunately, the comparisons stop there. This film is almost true to the book in its general frame (apart from the end ... We will return later.).
We find the character of Robert Neville, played here by Will Smith
, sole survivor of a bacterial transforming humans into nocturnal creatures aggressive and bloodthirsty. In the book by Richard Matheson, these creatures have all the characteristics of the vampire is not the case here. No need for timber piles for slaughter, a weapon Just fire ... (Keep one or two chargers with you can still use !)...
also needed to find a way to transcribe the book moults interior monologues in this movie. The option of a voice might have been too repetitive for 1:40; Francis Lawrence has preferred this option, the dog , present here as the companion, fully humanized our hero.




- In the book, the character really fluctuates throughout the pages, between madness and reason, between alcoholism and sobriety, between hope and despair unconscious. And that's what makes the interest of the story ...
How not to be mad at that face deep "lack" of humanity?
response, I found Will Smith
too "clean" ... Not enough marked.
Still full of hope, so that is what, from a certain stage of the book, Robert Neville desperately misses ... is this madness that gives half the oppressive atmosphere of the book and that it's hard to find in the movie ... -Finally, no weeping in the next book. The sentences are gross, the situations are difficult, the character falls down ... It is angry, it is sad, you understand ... The book can make you cry, but it is not his goal. So
the contrary, the film grows, sometimes, tears ...

And I did not like it ...
And it seemed that history was still no need. It is sufficient to itself! ...

now to talk about the end. (Do not worry: no spoilers, as usual here.)

In the book, the ending seems to be there to make us think the human condition, on his way to the legend and that is where the book's title makes sense ...
The end of the book is not necessarily beautiful, but does not seem fair either ... It remains open to discussion ... In an acceptance may be, too. In the film by Francis Lawrence, the end is borrows religiosity
... At a sign from God, the character sacrifices himself, finally, for the good of all for the cause of man ... Then we find here the
theme so dear to Hollywood super-hero, the savior of mankind.
And what a pity! We would another end this movie pretty good ... And
hop
Wish come true with the DVD release of I Am Legend .
An alternate ending is present in the bonus ... The latter suits me more but does not, again, Justice to the book. If you have not yet had the opportunity to see this "Alternative Ending" is this:

and, despite the lack of madness of the character that I discussed earlier, the actor manages to shine through her fear of these creatures, his need for "normality" (used in video-club, etc..), and a latent sadness ...
Some shots of Manhattan "empty"
are breathtaking , some scenes in shaking-cam (handheld camera) make hunting and fighting quite impressive, even frightening ... short, a film that is enjoyable to see and review.
But far, anyway, be a pearl ...

My rating for the movie "I Am Legend": 3 / 5


V
his is, I hope you enjoyed this first issue! And if you have items to add to all this, please!
Rose