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Sam Heughan’s Instagram Story, Nov. 7th, 2021

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The Multi-Hyphen Method

Extract: Just because we can do more, doesn’t mean we should. The metric of success used to be ‘busy’. It still is, in some ways. The ideal worker has to look like they are doing the most in order to be congratulated. I recognise this because I worked in this sort of environment for years. We feel as though every single moment of time needs to be filled to the brim in order to get the most out of every second of every day. However, being busy all the time is certainly not allowing us to be creative.

Being busy is still something that people like to brag about. Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer told Bloomberg News that she used to work 130-hour work weeks. Most ‘successful’ people profiled in Stylist magazine get up at 6 a.m. and often work into the evening. Apple CEO Tim Cook told Time magazine once that he begins his day at 3:45 a.m. It seems odd that working insane hours is still something to brag about, that it’s still seen in some way as equalling success. However, slowly this is changing.

Human beings aren’t meant to always be on. I love this quote: ‘There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long so do not expect yourself to do so.’ It reminds us that we are organisms that need to rest and grow. 

[kingbookcollector]

Parity restored. I didn’t realise that there was a UK edition of Gwendy’s Button Box until yesterday. Stephen King & Richard Chizmar.

US & UK Stephen King first editions.

[childrenofdune]

hodderbooks Our 50th anniversary edition Dune was so popular, we commissioned artist Sean O'Connell to rejacket the sequel too. And what a pair they make!

[pinchetel]

Young Gifted and Deadly

A man is murdered on aboard a train at Lisbon’s Gare do Oriente, this is no ordinary homicide. He seemingly beat himself to death against the window of a carriage packed with horrified commuters.

 An unusual murder calls for an equally unconventional detective to lead the investigation. Step forward Inspector Reis, one of a handful of ‘gifted’ officers attached to the Portuguese Judicial Police.

 In this her first crime novel Patricia Marques has created both an intriguing premise and a central character with the depth to helm a long running series.

 Marques gives us a world divided between the ‘regular’ majority and a ‘gifted’ few able to read minds or move objects without touching them. Reis is a telepath able to read the minds of others, a useful skill in a cop you might think.

 The reality is rather different, Reis is locked in a constant struggle with her ‘gift’, which seems more like a curse when she can’t switch off the din of other people’s thoughts. It also makes her relationships with her colleagues less than straightforward.

 This is an assured debut that delivers both as a brilliantly original crime story, and as a book with some thoughtful things to say about difference and prejudice.

The Colours of Death

Patricia Marques

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[scarfinadrawer]

"These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume. The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his own deliciousness And in the taste confounds the appetite. Therefore love moderately; long love doth so; Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow." -Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare . . Tbh never been a fan of the Shakespearean Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. I love some of the content it has influenced like the 2007 anime Romeo × Juliet. I've always been a Macbeth fan because let's be honest, Lady Macbeth is ICONIC. Anyway, this book in particular has been more fun than I had thought. . . . #bookstagram #thesevioletdelights #chloegong #fantasybooks #hodderbooks #historicalfiction #books #bookrecommendations #bookstagramindia #aesthetic #romeoandjuliet #williamshakespeare https://www.instagram.com/p/CW77m7jhMAr/?utm_medium=tumblr

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#Repost #grahammctavish via Instagram: “・ ・ ・ Que dia ótimo no #usherhall Edimburgo. Vocês trouxeram uma atmosfera tão maravilhosa !! Obrigado a todos que vieram nos ajudar a celebrar nosso novo livro, o Almanaque Clanlands! Espero que você goste. Enormes desculpas por não termos podido parar e conversar depois, mas tínhamos que conseguir outra entrevista para a imprensa junto com meu bastão brilhante! Obrigado pelos presentes maravilhosos e atenciosos. Estou sinceramente tocado pelo carinho e alegria que todos vocês trazem a estes encontros. Vejo vocês em Londres amanhã no teatro Royal Drury lane !!! #faneproductions #hodderbooks #samheughan #clanlandsalmanac ・・・ What a great day at @usherhall Edinburgh. You guys brought such a wonderful atmosphere!! Thankyou to everyone who came along to help us celebrate our new book the Clanlands almanac! I hope you enjoy it. Huge apologies that we weren’t able to stop and talkafterwards but we had to get to another press interview along with my shinty stick! Thankyou for the wonderful, thoughtful gifts. I am sincerely touched by the affection and joy that you all bring to these gatherings. See you in London tomorrow at the theatre Royal Drury lane!!! @faneproductions @hodderbooks @samheughan #clanlandsalmanac https://www.instagram.com/p/CV_DlT9AMdh/?utm_medium=tumblr

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OUR VIOLENT ENDS REVIEW

Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I am not kidding when I say this is the best book of the year that I have read. If you thought These Violent Delights was amazing then Our Violent Ends will blow you away. Chloe Gong has fully cemented herself as one of my favourite authors ever and I will buy absolutely anything she writes.

This books picks up pretty much from where the first book ended and takes you on a whirlwind ride of monsters, politics, romance, betrayal and so much more. Each aspect was perfectly balanced with one another to create a phenomenal book.

I'd first like to start off with the politics and the intrigue surrounding that. The book delved a lot deeper into the Communists vs Nationalists (which involved many a plot twist!) as well as the rising tensions and conflicts between the Scarlets and White Flowers; as well as tying it in with the monsters. I loved the spying and the betrayal! The amount of betrayal in this book shot me in the heart every other page, it was expertly done and created so much tension and depth to the plot.

As for the romance, we had various romantic sub-plots (all of which were infused with action, weapons and violence.) RomaJuliette will forever be a favourite ship of mine, there was so much tension and many beautiful quotes between them, though as this is an arc I cannot share any. Those who have read book one will also know another romance that was involved in the cliffhanger of book one and while I will say that one scene left me super disappointed with how it turned out, though under the circumstances I guess it makes sense, it was redeemed majorly throughout the rest of the book.

The number of plot twists in this book was crazy, my nerves were turned up all the way during the last 100 pages. Many tears were involved, too. This book has a lot of well written action which has you on the edge of your seat in fear for the characters, I was so unsure as to how each scene would end and some of them ended in my jaw dropping.

The ending of this book was so beautifully done and I wouldn't have it any other way. So a warning for potential readers: prepare yourself for the last 100 pages. I mean it. You. Are. Not. Ready.

Finally, I would also like to say that the epilogue does set up for Foul Lady Fortune (which I will sell my soul for an arc of.)

Overall, this was an incredible book which I will without a doubt reread many times over. - 5* (and all the other stars in the universe.)