Pleasure for pleasure by eloisa james5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() He meets Lady Griselda, Josie’s chaperon. Mean-spirited Darlington goes through a particularly confusing story arc, summarized below:Ģ. On the upside, the secondary characters are more interesting. Unfortunately, their affection for one another cuts down on opportunities for angst-fueled plot development, which means that more attention is devoted to the secondary characters. In another unusual step, it’s clear that the hero and heroine of Pleasure for Pleasure actually like one another. She’s (shocker!) enticingly voluptuous, and, with the help of some tight gowns and a little confidence, she instantly has dozens of panting Englishmen flinging themselves at her feet. James’s courage fails her, and by the end of the first third of the novel it’s clear that Josie isn’t fat at all. Having a genuinely heavy heroine would have been an original step for a historical romance, but Ms. ![]() James’s heroine, Josie, is overweight-so much so that English society’s nastiest wit, Charles Darlington, has dubbed her “The Scottish Sausage”. Pleasure for Pleasure starts promisingly enough. Her most recent novel, Pleasure for Pleasure, isn’t totally unreadable, but it’s damn close. ![]() Unfortunately, she seems less interested in coherent plot structure. ![]() With her nods to Shakespeare, fondness for lofty literary quotations, and unsentimental dialogue, Eloisa James clearly wants to stand out from the bodice-ripper pack. ![]()
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Rebecca Wragg Sykes uses her experience at the cutting-edge of Palaeolithic research to share our new understanding of Neanderthals, shoving aside clichés of rag-clad brutes in an icy wasteland. Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins. ** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 ** 'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval Noah Harari Kindred is the definitive guide to the Neanderthals. ![]() Go jump in the pool gordon korman5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() To make matters worse, a number of the school's top swimmers - including Boots - are on the verge of being poached by archrival York Academy. 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Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors. ![]() Gin & Daggers by Jessica Fletcher5/20/2023 ![]() “What I am paranoid about is legalizing and using legally stuff that we don’t know anything about. With sales exploding across the country, legislators and medical professionals have begun to sound the alarm on not only the unchecked accessibility but also the unregulated production process. The 2018 farm bill legalized hemp, cracking open an industry with offshoots in textile manufacturing, medicine and (albeit accidentally) intoxicants. Since delta-8 THC is sourced from hemp, and not marijuana, it is legal and unregulated at the federal level. What to know.ĭoes delta-8 get you high? 7 things to know about the marijuana alternative Is delta-8 legal? ![]() What is delta-8? The battle over 'diet weed' is heating up nationally. Here's what you should know about the hazy and ever-evolving legal landscape of delta-8 legislation. 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