“The Godfather” is a novel by Mario Puzo that was first published in 1969. It is widely considered to be a classic of modern American literature. The story is set in New York City in the mid-1940s and follows the Corleone crime family, a powerful Italian-American mafia clan led by patriarch Vito Corleone. The novel explores themes of power, family, loyalty, and betrayal, and is known for its rich, complex characters and its vivid portrayal of the criminal underworld.
My rating: 5 of 5 stars “More than anything, Joel wants to be a Rithmatist. Rithmatists have the power to infuse life into two-dimensional figures known as Chalklings. Rithmatists are humanity’s only defense against the Wild Chalklings. Having nearly overrun the territory of Nebrask, the Wild Chalklings now threaten all of the American Isles.- ADVERTISING – continue reading below – As the son of a lowly chalkmaker at Armedius Academy, Joel can only watch as Rithmatist students learn the magical art that he would do anything to practice. Then students start disappearing—kidnapped from their rooms at night, leaving trails of blood.…
“Extinction Level Event (E.L.E.): An event where all species on the planet can become extinct. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –- ADVERTISING – continue reading below – Rule#1: Be inside the gates before sunset. Eve was born inside the caves. She was taught that rule – and many others – before she could walk. It should be the easiest thing in the world for her to remember. But life is not always simple.…
Henry Drinker and Elizabeth Sandwith, both Philadelphia Quakers, were marry in January 1761. He was the child of a scrivener (an office representative) and, at age 26, a rising import-export vendor; she was the stranded girl of a trader and boat proprietor. As they sunk into wedded life, they had no suspicion that, in a little while, the world they knew would be flipped around — by political unsettling, financial blacklists and, at last, transformation. Elizabeth kept voluminous journals during these years, and she and Henry kept the many letters that they traded when isolated. In “World of Trouble,” student…
JW Robitaille’s Romancing the Crime is essentially a fresh take on a classic murder mystery, crime-solving novel, but it also includes a romance that has a strong footing within the story.
Hannah Fatier has just started her first job as an anesthesiologist at Deaconess Hospital in San Francisco, she has just bought a new home, and she is newly engaged. In short, Hannah’s life is going well. That is, until a patient under Hannah’s care dies of mysterious causes during a routine operation. Someone has framed her for the death of her patient, but who? And more importantly, why?
The Devil in Canaan Parish, by Jackie Shemwell, is an intricately detailed account of Southern Louisiana in the 1950s. The most interesting part of the novel, far and away, was the level of research that obviously went into the writing of this story.
Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You, has written several other novels that I have not yet had the pleasure of reading, but this story is “scored on my heart,” as one of her characters might say.
Outrageous: The Victoria Woodhull Saga Volume One Rise to Riches by Neal Katz is a historical fiction book that follows the early life of Victoria Woodhull.
As the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover that the world is changing. The East is pitted against the West, and they are caught in between. With so much to lose, can anybody really win?
