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Daemon Voices : On Stories and Storytelling by Philip, Mason, Simon PullmanIn over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great story tellers meditates on story telling. Warm, funny, generous, entertaining and, above all, deeply considered, they offer thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including the origin and composition of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story tellers who have meant the most to Philip. The art of story telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the
In over 30 essays, written over 20 years, one of the world's great story-tellers meditates on story-telling.Warm, funny, generous, entertaining and, above all, deeply considered, they offer thoughts on a wide variety of topics, including the origin and composition of Philip's own stories, the craft of writing and the story-tellers who have meant the most to Philip.
The art of story-telling is everywhere present in the essays themselves, in the instantly engaging tone, the vivid imagery and striking phrases, the resonant anecdotes, the humour and learnedness. Together, they are greater than the sum of their parts: a single, sustained engagement with story and story-telling.
,Binding: Hardback,
Pagination: 496 pages
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★★★★★ 4
I'm a Total Goner
Format: Kindle
🦇 The Fiancée Farce Book Review 🦇
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
❝ She was a total goner. Whatever magic Tansy was made of, Gemma wanted to drown in it, revel in the honeyed heat burning her up from the inside out. It was better than the finest bourbon she’d ever had the pleasure of sipping. ❞
🦇 After losing her parents and a traumatic romantic experience as a teen, Tansy Adams focuses all her time and energy on her late father's bookstore. To dodge questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a best-selling romance book. She never expected that real-life Gemma would step into her life, play along, and announce they were engaged, imploding that white lie into a full-on farce. Gemma van Dalen, the outcast of her wealthy family, needs a spouse to inherit Van Dalen Publishing; her grandmother's legacy. In exchange for Tansy's hand in marriage, Gemma offers to save Tansy's beloved bookstore before it's sold off. Can their marriage of convenience work, or will Gemma's scheming family get between them?
❝ "As for feeling like you’ve failed, well, failure is an inescapable part of life. But failing doesn’t make you a failure. And I’m sorry your father made you feel like the two were synonymous. You are more than your achievements, Gemma. You are brilliant, and ambitious, and you are good, do you hear me? And what you do or do not achieve in this life has no bearing on your value.” ❞
💜 Oh. My. Goddess. That's right: goddess, because that's exactly what these two cunning, sassy women are. Alexandria Bellefleur has taken the generally predictable "marriage of convenience" trope and turned it into an emotional, powerful story about finding the love you don't realize you deserve. Both Tansy and Gemma are full of so much pain, their family trees full of broken branches (and in Gemma's case, poisonous barbs). For them to find love and family in one another so unexpectedly (for them, at least, because, come on, that's what we're here for), so flawlessly...it's not only swoon-worthy and sweet, but a relief. It's the insane, instant, undeniable chemistry between Tansy and Gemma that empowers their every interaction from the start, but unlike other marriage-of-convenience stories, smut doesn't drive their relationship. What starts off as a business relationship blossoms from a friendship to a true partnership. Gemma is sweet and giving as she navigates her first real relationship, while Tansy comes out of her shell to defend Gemma when no one else has. These goddesses support one another, even when the relationship is only a farce, until it all becomes real. The character development between them both is a flawless example of how empowering love--and having someone by your side--can really be.
🦇 As much as I loved every interaction between Gemma and Tansy, it's difficult to love everything that happens outside of their sweet sapphic bubble. The toxic men--namely Tucker, Gemma's cousin, who manipulated teenage Tansy and shared underage nudes of her--seem unrealistically cruel. Tansy's step-mother goes from a social ladder-climbing step-Bridzilla to suddenly sympathetic. None of the secondary characters have real layers, making them no more than pawns to the story's plot progression. Because of that, none of the conflicts or twists are surprising. The boardroom scene/resolution seemed beyond unrealistic, regardless of how sweet the gesture was. You may need to expand your suspension of disbelief and focus on the sapphic sweetness for this one.
🦇 Recommended for fans of Stars Collide, Cleat Cute, and Love at First Set. This heartwarming sapphic romance is full of feels; a stunning addition to any shelf.
✨ The Vibes ✨
🩷 Fake Dating
🩷 Marriage of Convenience
🩷 Bi MCs (Bi4Bi)
🩷 Sapphic Romance
🩷 Mental Health Rep
🩷 Opposites Attract
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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2024
★★★★★ 5
The BANTER 😍
Format: Kindle
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The perfect witty, banter-laden escape, even if predictable for me, which isn’t even that part of the comfort and fun?
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2025
★★★★★ 3
okay
Format: Kindle
I’m honestly not sure how i finished this book. i considered dnf-ing multiple times due to boredom, and then did that cycle like 5 times??? So here are your stars, i guess.
The plot is bonkers, and somehow was still sooooooo boring to me. Every single twist was painfully obvious, and the chemistry between Tansy and Gemma was saccharine in a very cloying way. The best way i can think to describe this book is having a trope wheel in front of you, spin it 5 times, and write that down.
I didn’t hate my reading experience, but i also didn’t *enjoy* it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Another Fantastic Story From Alexandria Bellefleur
Format: Kindle
Love this author so much that I THOUGHT I had pre-ordered this book. Now I'm late to the party, but realizing that this book had been released made my day yesterday. Less than 24 hours later, I've finished the book and I miss it already.
In my opinion, Bellefleur is damn good at writing romances that feel like they could be real. That's not to say they aren't swoonworthy - they definitely are - but she finds the romance in the everyday instead of relying on overly flowery declarations and grand gestures. Okay, fine, there are some grand gestures, but it's the combination with the little things that make her love stories so great.
A couple quick additional things I will say about Bellefleur's writing at this story:
- She stays true to her characters. They change and grow, but they do so in a way that fits them or aligns with the influence of their partner. I also appreciate the fact that her characters don't talk and act the same way from book to book. Each character feels like someone new to get to know.
- The spicy scenes are - *chef's kiss* - practically perfect. A good amount of scenes with a good amount of words dedicated to each without any cringeworthy metaphors.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2023
★★★★★ 4
Cute!
Format: Kindle
This was really cute but once I got to around 60-70% I felt like the story dragged and it took me much longer to finish this than was necessary. Also idk if it was me, but for some reason the way the characters talked at times reminded me of a Historical Romance novel and it had me ???
Still a good time and I'm glad I read it :)
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2023
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