Although her father loves her, he is often away on business and Klara is left with her strict governess, Fräulein Rottenmeier (Katharina Schüttler). The girl, Klara (Isabelle Ottmann), is unable to walk and uses a wheelchair it is implied that she lost use of her legs after the death of her mother. One day, Aunt Dete unexpectedly returns and tricks Heidi into running away with her to Frankfurt (practically kidnapping her) to become a companion to a young girl from an upper-class family. For the next few years, Heidi grows up happily with her grandfather, although she wishes to attend school in the village with the other local children. She quickly befriends the goatherd, Peter (Quirin Agrippi), a boy slightly older than her. Despite being known as a fearsome recluse, he soon grows to love Heidi. It stars Anuk Steffen in the title role, alongside Bruno Ganz, Katharina Schüttler, Quirin Agrippi, Isabelle Ottmann and Anna Schinz.Īfter living for several years with her Aunt Dete (Anna Schinz), young orphan Heidi (Anuk Steffen) is brought to live in the Swiss Alps with her elderly grandfather, Alpöhi (Bruno Ganz). Heidi is a 2015 Swiss family film directed by Alain Gsponer and based on the 1881 novel of the same name by Johanna Spyri.
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Manga, including Cesare by Fuyumi Soryo (extremely popular among the younger generation right Over the centuries their nefarious reputation has captivated writers as different as Victor Hugo andĪlexandre Dumas, authors of graphic novels such as Alejandro Jodorowsky and Milo Manara, and The Borgia family’s fame is thanks to its statesmen, its popes, and its extraordinary personalities. So, when I caught wind of a new YA horror series featuring some nasty fear-eating monsters I had to check out the series for myself… With less money-making restraints than million dollar budget studio pics, horror lit always feels like coming home.Īnd why should adults have all the good thrills? There are a number of fabulous YA horror novels that I cherished as a kid (see how I bullied gently persuaded Ana to read one of my favorite authors, Christopher Pike, this month with her review of Monster), and I’ve been sadly out of touch with some newer YA horror authors. But no matter how much I might whine about the quality of big budget horror films today, I usually have much better luck in the literature department. Ever since I was a little kid and my dad let me watch my very first Tales from the Crypt episode with him, I have been hooked on the genre, so much so that I will go to the theater by myself to make sure I have seen the latest crap horror movie in desperate hope that despite all appearances to the contrary, it could be good (more often than not this leads to incredible disappointment. I love the thrill of mortal fear, the rush of terror that washes over you and drowns your logical mind, the giddy and jittery sense of having experienced something truly terrifying. Sarah is represented by Pam Pho at Steven Literary Agency. Eden (Goodreads Author) The Dread Penny Society (4 books) by. Edens most popular series is The Jonquil Brothers. Eden has 84 books on Goodreads with 351366 ratings. She holds a bachelor’s degree in research and happily spends hours perusing the reference shelves of her local library. Edens most popular series is The Jonquil Brothers. Combining her obsession with history and her affinity for tender love stories, Sarah loves crafting deep characters and heartfelt romances set against rich historical backdrops. She is a two-time “Best of State” Gold Medal winner for fiction and a three-time Whitney Award winner. Eden is a USA Today best-selling author of witty and charming historical romances, including 2020’s Foreword Reviews INDIE Awards Gold Winner for Romance, Forget Me Not, and 2020 Holt Medallion finalist, Healing Hearts. But he can’t play the tough guy indefinitely. What Erin finds even more shocking than Kelly’s indecent proposal is how much she enjoys submitting to his every command. But she finds herself drawn to him anyway, even when he shows up at her door, not eager to take no for an answer. She’s seen firsthand, via her mess of a sister, what chaos guys like him can bring into a woman’s life. Kelly Robak is the type of guy that Erin has sworn she’d never get involved with. Needing to move closer to her dysfunctional family, she takes a dangerous job at Larkhaven Psychiatric Hospital, where she quickly learns that she needs protection-and she meets the strong, over-confident coworker who’s more than willing to provide it. Purchasing Info: Author’s Website, Publisher’s Website, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, KoboĪ dangerous infatuation with a rough and ready man…Įrin Coffey has been a nurse for years, but nothing’s prepared her for the physical and emotional demands of her new position. But when their nation instigates a terrible war, Emilie and Annette come together to help the rebellion unearth the truth before it's too late. Emilie and Annette swap lives-Annette attends finishing school as a noble lady to be trained in the ways of divination, while Emilie enrolls to be a physician's assistant, using her natural magical talent to save lives. So when a strange noble girl offers Annette the chance of a lifetime, she accepts. Annette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained in magic. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work. From the author of the Mask of Shadows duology comes this fast-paced YA fantasy, where two young women must trade lives, work together to stay alive, and end a war caused by magic and greed Emilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. While texts like The Hunger Games are super straightforward about the history, Fever King was not as upfront. In all honesty, it took me a while to wrap my head around the history of story. Lehrer is the most powerful witching, who survived the catastrophe that transformed America over a hundred years ago. His magic is so special, he is to be trained with the most elite witchings and has private tutoring sessions with Lehrer. Early on, Noam is infected with the virus and turns into a witching (a survivor of the virus with magical powers). We follow Noam, a teenage boy, as he navigates the world among refugees, a virus, and a very tense political climate. The setting is futuristic in America that is no longer the country we all know. Today I’m sharing another one of my wins!įever King, by Victoria Lee, is a YA political novel about trust, love, and change. In the past I have reviewed books I’ve won from Goodreads giveaways ( see Dating a Quarterback Secret #3). I feel truly touched that authors and agents have reached out to me for book reviews, so be prepared for a lot of great new texts appearing on this little blog in the near future. I really feel like my TBR pile has exploded in the last few weeks. As she is being led to the gallows, Quasimodo swings down by the bell rope of Notre Dame and carries her off to the cathedral under the law of sanctuary. It saves him, and she captures his heart.Įsmeralda is later charged with the attempted murder of Phoebus, whom Frollo attempted to kill in jealousy, and is sentenced to death by hanging. Esmeralda, seeing his thirst, offers him water. Quasimodo is sentenced to be whipped and tied down in the heat. He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but the hunchback is suddenly captured by Phoebus and his guards who save Esmeralda. Frollo is torn between his lust and the rules of the church. Quasimodo, the deformed bell-ringer of Notre Dame, is introduced by his crowning as Pope of Fools.Įsmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy with a kind and generous heart, captures the hearts of many men, including that of a Captain Phoebus, but especially those of Quasimodo and his adoptive father, Claude Frollo, the Archdeacon of Notre Dame. The story dates back to Epiphany (6 January), 1482 in Paris, France, the day of the ‘Feast of Fools’ in Paris. Book shows some wear to spine and minor foxing on fly pages and to edges. Author: Victor Hugo, Jessie Haynes (trans), Bernard Lamotte (illus)Ĭondition: Hardcover, with slipcase. A country is conquered by another nation, and the naïve, untested crown prince must reclaim the throne. The Heroic Legend of Arslan tells a familiar story. Last year, Hiromu Arakawa, mangaka of the much-beloved Fullmetal Alchemist, began adapting Tanaka’s novels into manga form. fantasy author we all know, and no, this won’t be the last time I reference A Song of Ice and Fire aka Game of Thrones. He began writing them in the 1980s, and, as far as I know, has yet to conclude the series. It turns out The Heroic Legend of Arslan is a series of Japanese fantasy novels written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It was sometimes confusing and random, but we didn’t know any better back then!įast forward 20 years later. Time has blunted the details, but I remember thinking it was an interesting story even though we weren’t getting the full picture. Among them was a 6-part anime OAV called The Heroic Legend of Arslan released by the now-defunct Central Park Media. A lot of the manga was adult in nature (in all manner of ways) and many anime series were traditional fantasy tales reminiscent of a D&D dungeon crawl. Back in the early 1990s, we didn’t have the biggest selection of manga and anime in the U.S. The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Volumes 1-3 Yoshiki Tanaka (original story) & Hiromu Arakawa (manga adaptation)Īllow me to date myself for a minute. There are always tons of troubles and dangerous situations Anita has to overcome, and I like to see how she escapes death this time. They are certainly not literary prize winners, and you can't really identify yourself with the main character (if you are as gun happy as Anita, you do have a problem), but the story is engrossing and fast-moving. This puts a strain on her fragile balancing act, the love triangle with vampire Jean-Claude and alpha were Richard. In order to keep safe she has to hide in the notorious Circus of the Damned, where the daytime hiding place of the vamps is. It's just a matter of time until someone takes his chance. She has a price of about half a million above her head. But now someone is hiring professionals to kill her. What I do know is that I had a great time reading The Killing Dance. There are different camps in the ongoing discussion whether the books get better later on, or complete crap. The Killing Dance is the sixth book in the controversial Anita Blake series. |