![]() ![]() ![]() The publicity is also why Weldon was sent out of town, to avoid embarrassing his wannabe movie mogul father. ![]() There’s a movie coming out with the characters, so there’s even more attention on the legacy Miriam could have had. They’re interested in each other, but then she finds out that he’s the heir of her arch-enemy. The cute new boy in town, sent to stay with his aunt and uncle as punishment for bad behavior, is the grandson of the other creator, who’s since made a fortune. She’s left in this small Canadian town with no idea how to get out, and no money to do so. ![]() Miriam’s grandfather co-created the now world-famous comic about the TomorrowMen, but he sold his rights decades ago. It’s a great choice, as Hicks uses the kind of background fans are familiar with to give her opposites-attract love story depth and drama. (I previously wrote about a few of her inspirations for the story.) It’s also the title of a comic-centered teen romance novel by incredibly productive and talented cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks. “Comics will break your heart,” reportedly said Jack Kirby, expressing how many people love and are hurt by a tough business with little room for success. It’s a famous phrase, at least amongst comic creators. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() I can’t help but think that this novel would work better as a middle-grade read. And yet at no stage did I feel invested in this story, or attached to the characters, or compelled by the conflict. There are so many promising elements here: a clearly realised world, a strong and intelligent princess, a court intrigue, a varied cast of characters. In some respects it’s quite the opposite.īut for me, this book felt rather “paint-by-numbers”, where the finished product looked just as it should, neat and tidy, and yet somehow a bit soulless. To be clear, this is not a badly written or subpar book. To me, two stars seems paltry and possibly indicative of poor writing, plotting and characterisation – and that’s not actually true in the case of Aurelia.īut the Goodreads star system defines two stars as “It was okay”, and to be honest, that’s the most fitting of the ratings for my personal reading experience of this book. ![]() I don’t feel great about giving this book two stars. ![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike 2 poems of the same name, these on "Love" are a pair of poems intentionally placed together. ![]() Then shall our hearts pant thee then shall our brain All her invention on thine Altar lay, And there in hymnes send back thy fire again: Our eies shall see thee, which before saw dust Dust blown by wit, till that they both were blinde: Thou shalt recover all thy goods in kinde, Who wert disseized by usurping lust: All knees shall bow to thee all wits shall rise, And praise him who did make and mend our eies. IMmortall Heat, O let thy greater flame Attract the lesser to it: Let those fires, Which shall consume the world, first make it tame And kindle in our hearts such true desires, As may consume our lusts, and make thee way. ![]() Wit fancies beautie, beautie raiseth wit: The world is theirs they two play out the game, Thou standing by: and though thy glorious name Wrought our deliverance from th infernall pit, Who sings thy praise? onely a skarf or glove Doth warm our hands, and make them write of love. IMmortall Love, authour of this great frame, Sprung from that beautie which can never fade How hath man parceld out thy glorious name, And thrown it on that dust which thou hast make, While mortall love doth all the title gain! Which siding with invention, they together Bear all the sway, possessing heart and brain, (Thy workmanship) and give thee share in neither. George Herbert: Love I, Love II (1633) from The Temple (1633), by George Herbert: ![]() ![]() ![]() Tijan said we have to do this shit, so we’re here. ![]() He snorts and gestures to the interviewer. "Do you know who you’re screwing? I talk. It’s you because you can be mean sometimes. Her rant will be when her iPod turns off and she’s in the middle of a run. What? You’re not one of those nice people when I’m being an asshole. ![]() I’m going to hell if I rip on a kind person. You want to know what I have to be then? Nice back to them! I can’t hit them. I want to be an asshole that day and I can’t when these fucking nice little people come around. Like they want to make me feel better, and they’re being all nice and kind, and saying sweet things to me, but I don’t want it. And you know what’s really annoying about nice people? When you’re pissed off, and you’re having a day where you just literally want to put your fist through someone’s face, and then here comes along a nice person. That’s what I like, because you know why? I can be an asshole then, and I’m still the good guy. I like guys who beat the shit out of other people. You’re probably a nice person, well guess what. I see the disbelief on your face and fuck you. "My rant is nice people! Yes, nice people. ![]() |