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Nightmare Abbey Author Thomas Love Peacock Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Gothic  novella, Romance novella, Satire Published November 1818,  T. Hookham Jr. and  Baldwin, Craddock & Joy Nightmare Abbey. Dilapidated mansion in England’s Lincolnshire County; a former monastery whose state of sad disrepair reflects the plight of its residents, the deeply dysfunctional Glowry family. The house is not far from the sea, being separated therefrom by a tract of low-lying fenland dotted with windmills. There is nothing unrealistic about an early nineteenth century English family living in what once had been an abbey; many English religious houses became secular residences following King Henry VIII’s dissolution of England’s Roman Catholic monasteries in the sixteenth century. The abbey’s address reveals something about the Glowry family’s problematic social status—they are products of social upheavals that were still considered ...

The Indigo Spell

The Indigo Spell (Bloodlines) The Novel starts with Sydney beginning by her history/magic teacher and asked a personal question. Ms. Terwiliger then drags her out to the middle of the desert so she can perform a spell, which she can't do herself because it has to be done by a virgin. Sydney is still resistant to learning magic, but does the spell anyway. Changing the subject, Sydney ends up telling him about Ms. Terwiliger and the desert spell, and the fact that she is supposed to find one neighborhood in L.A. At the wedding, Sydney is shocked by the strength of Ian's revulsion to the Moroi, who doesn't even want to shake hands with any Moroi. Sydney is the put on the spot when Adrian asks her to dance in a show of fostering good relations. She accepts, and Sonya and Rose comment on how good they look together, troubling Sydney. That leads to romantic interludes, including one that leaves her with a hickey. Sydney keeps telling herself to forget about them, and is in c...

Novel Review: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Title                             : Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix Author                         : J.K. Rowling Publisher                     : Bloomsbury (UK) Arthur.A.Levine /Scholastic (US) Rain coast (Canada 1998-2010) Year of publication     : 21 juni2003 Genre                          : Fantasy Pages                          : 766 (UK) 870 (US) ...

Novel Review: Your Name

English Title: Your Name — “your name.” Japanese Title: 君の名は。 – Kimi no Na wa. Author: Makoto Shinkai (Your Name), Arata Kanoh (Another Side) Illustrator: Masayoshi Tanaka and Hiyori Asahikawa (Another Side) Translator: Taylor Engel Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance Original Run: June 2016 English Run: May 2017 Japanese Publisher: Kadokawa English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press) Volumes in Japanese: 1 (Completed) (plus side-story volume) Volumes in English: 1 (Completed) (plus side-story volume)

Deception Point by Dan Brown

Hello! Now I will tell you about a great novel from Dan Brown. Dan Brown is an American writer who born at June 22 nd 1964. The book what I want to tell you is the third book from Dan Brown in 2001. The genre of the novel is mysterious thriller. The novel tells about an election that happen in America, Zachary Henrey, The current president competes with Sedgewick Sexton. Sedgewick Sexton have a daughter, her name is Rachel Sexton. Rachel Sexton is work in NRO (National Renaissance Organization), an institute under president command. NRO is led by William Pickering, a charismatic person that loyal to president.  At the time, Sedgewick Sexton is win against Zachary in unofficial election, he “use” NASA as scapegoat of bad live quality, he tells the fact about how worse NASA is. But Zachary is n’t powerless , such a great coincidence, NASA found a Meteorite under Antarctic ice, so Zachary sends some scientist (5 different scientists) including Rachel Sexton to examine the meteor...

Love Story Review

Book Response Form Book title                      : Love Story Author                          : Karen Kingsbury Publisher                      :   Howard Books Date published             : 2017                           Number of pages          : 368 Genre                           : Inspirational Why did you de...

Novel Review : The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian

Title :     The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian   Author : C.S. Lewis   Publisher : Geoffrey Bles   Year of publication : 1950   Town of publication : London, United Kingdom   Synopsis of the story : Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie sit at a railway station waiting for the train that will whisk them away to school. When they were waiting, a magical situation happened. A magic bring them to a strange island, a beauty salty beach. Peter figures out that they returned to Narnia, and found the old castle of Cair Paravel from back when they were kings dan queens. They find their old treasure room where their king and queen swag remains. Next morning, they rescue a dwarf from being drowned by a couple of soldiers. The dwarf thanks to them and tells them he fight for King Caspian, a Telmarine. Caspian was the son of the king, but after the king’s death, his uncle, Miraz, ruled a regent since Caspian was too...

Novel Review : About a boy by Nick Hornby

About a Boy Title : About a boy Author : Nick Hornby Pages : 278 First published : 1998 Genre : Adult fiction, contemporary, humor. About the author : Nick Hornby is born on the 17 th of April, 1957 in Redhill,Surrey,England. He is an English novelist and essayist. Nick Hornby is best known for the novel about A boy and High Fidelity. Nick Hornby taught English and he worked as a journalist before he began to write books. In 1998, he divorced from his wife Virginia Bovell. Nick Hornby lives in Maidenhead, England. Characters :   Main characters Marcus Brewer : Marcus is a teenager. His mom and dad are divorced and his mom is depressed. Marcus dresses weirdly and also his hair is also weird. He sings out loud and he does not notice. That is why Marcus is being bullied. Will Freeman : will is a single adult and the opposite of Marcus. he is scare of having a family and feel like don’t want to have his own family. He is also had no...

Novel Analysis : The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson

Novel Analysis  Book Title : The Amityville Horror Author        : Jay Anson Publisher    : Simon and Schuster Date published : August 1st,2005      Number of pages : 256 pages Genre (Type of book) : Horror ,Paranormal,Thriller   Author’s Background :        Jay Anson (November 4, 1921 – March 12, 1980) was an American author whose most famous work was The Amityville Horror. After the runaway success of that novel, he wrote 666, which also dealt with a haunted house. He died in 1980.        His work, The Amityville Horror, was sold as "a true story", and it was based on the reported experiences of George Lutz and Kathleen Lutz at 112 Ocean Avenue in December 1975. (source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja y_Anson ) Plot : Introduction     George and Kathleen Lutz bought a house for what was consi...