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After I read this book, I returned it to the library and my kids asked about the author (they recognized JK Rowling). So I started ttelling them about After I read this book, I returned it to the library and my kids asked about the author (they recognized JK Rowling).

So I started ttelling them about the book and it came to me that my favorite character was Krystal Weedon and my least favorite was Fats. Krystal was put into such a desperate situation from how she was raised.

Through no fault of her own, she was left to raise her baby brother and try to keep her mother from using heroin and losing the family. Plus, she had to go to school and deal with the death of Barry Fairbrother, her mentor and only ally. Fats, on the other hand, was a manipulative and calculating jerk. He took advantage of everyone's weaknesses and exploited them for his own enjoyment. I thought this was a great read! How (not) to read The Casual Vacancy:1. DON'T read it just because it's written by JK Rowling.2.

DON'T expect it to be like Harry Potter - i.e, magic stuff. (Read the blurb, nimrod)3. DON'T expect a murder mystery - it isn't one.4. DON'T read it if you are not comfortable with the fact that the woman who might have moulded your childhood, is writing about drugs, teen sex, prostitution, rape etc. this book isn't for you.5.

DON'T compare this with her previous works, for the love of God!When it How (not) to read The Casual Vacancy:1. DON'T read it just because it's written by JK Rowling.2. DON'T expect it to be like Harry Potter - i.e, magic stuff.

(Read the blurb, nimrod)3. DON'T expect a murder mystery - it isn't one.4. DON'T read it if you are not comfortable with the fact that the woman who might have moulded your childhood, is writing about drugs, teen sex, prostitution, rape etc. this book isn't for you.5. DON'T compare this with her previous works, for the love of God!When it was announced that Jo Rowling was coming out with a new book, comparisons with the Harry Potter series were inevitable. No matter how many times, and in how many interviews, Jo insisted over and over again that 'THIS IS NOT A HARRY POTTER BOOK NOR IS IT ANYTHING LIKE IT', a small part inside every fan, desperate for another book in the series (understandably), hoped for it anyway.(And so, when they were invariably proved wrong, there was backlash.

Half the negative reviews on Goodreads are because it's 'not a Harry Potter book', which just pisses me off, so let's not go there)The Casual Vacancy is as steeped in reality as the Harry Potter books are removed from it. There's nothing fantastical about the story - it's simple and plain, told by holding nothing back.The characterization in this book is simply mind-blowing.

Each and every one of the characters is so very real (I know this word's been thrown around a lot, but seriously, there's no other way to describe them) and has such depth! Through the course of the book, they are all ripped apart, dissected with unflinching honesty and laid bare for the readers to see.

There are very few likable characters in the book, whom we can root for and hope that things work out for them eventually, but all of them end up earning our sympathies in the end.People have said that the characters in this book are not relatable at all. Which one of us hasn't felt like a victim of the circumstances - hopeless, unloved, desperate, bullied, frustrated, at the end of our tether - at some point in our lives? We are all in the pages of this book. It's just that our stories are different.

I think Jo has expertly managed to capture and show the best and the worst of human behaviour in the book; the worst being the inability to see beyond ourselves and our petty problems, while the best being our capability to change ourselves.Having said that, the biggest strength of the book is also, unfortunately, its biggest weakness. The setting up of the characters and their lives just takes too long. The plot, if you can call it that, begins to move ahead only after about 300 pages or so. Which was probably the reason why it took me this long to finish the book - I was plodding along until I was so caught up that I couldn't put the book down.The final few pages of the book were brilliant and typically Jo - sad, yet beautiful and touching at the same time.

I don't understand why people say the ending was abrupt. For me, there was absolute and complete closure which left me smiling and feeling content long after I finished reading (Always a sign of a good book!).I would like to reiterate that 'The Casual Vacancy' will not be for everybody. Some of you will probably give up after the first hundred pages, others will crawl along because it's Jo, and in the hope that she might pull a rabbit out of her hat at the end and surprise you with something 'magic-ky' (she doesn't).

Quite a few of you will hate it, but that's probably because this not your genre and you only picked up this book because of Jo, so, in that case, it's not her, it's you.With this book, Jo has proved beyond a doubt that she can WRITE no matter what the genre is, that she still has that magical ability to tap into some part of us, connect with us and make us care, despite ourselves. However, unlike the Harry Potter books, this book will probably not be changing any lives any time soon (it certainly didn't change mine), but I'm glad to have read it, nonetheless. WARNING: CAPSLOCK ABUSE. BE WARNED.Accio new-JK-Rowling-book!.nothing happens.I'm a muggle.whimpers.DO YOU SEE WHAT THIS MEANS???

MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE!!.BAWLS.That's alright. SIRIUS DID HIS WAITING! TWELVE YEARS OF IT! IN AZKABAN!.few minutes later.ARE YOU HAPPY, JK ROWLING? DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO MY LIFE? ARE YOU WATCHING? ARE YOU WATCHING ME FALL APART, JK ROWLING?

DO YOU ENJOY SEEING ME LIKE THIS?! YOU HEARTLESS WITCH, WARNING: CAPSLOCK ABUSE. BE WARNED.Accio new-JK-Rowling-book!.nothing happens.I'm a muggle.whimpers.DO YOU SEE WHAT THIS MEANS??? MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE!!.BAWLS.That's alright.

SIRIUS DID HIS WAITING! TWELVE YEARS OF IT! IN AZKABAN!.few minutes later.ARE YOU HAPPY, JK ROWLING? DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO MY LIFE?

Il Seggio Vacante Ebooks

ARE YOU WATCHING? ARE YOU WATCHING ME FALL APART, JK ROWLING? DO YOU ENJOY SEEING ME LIKE THIS?!

YOU HEARTLESS WITCH, YOU!I love you. Please forgive me. The Casual Vacancy = Mind Blowing.There is a quote in J.K. Rowling's newly released book, The Casual Vacancy, that sums up the tone of this novel perfectly.' The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were, lying about it, trying to be somebody else. Honesty was Fats' currency, his weapon and defense.

It frightened people when you were honest; it shocked them. Other people, Fats had discovered, were mired in embarrassment andThe Casual Vacancy = Mind Blowing.There is a quote in J.K. Rowling's newly released book, The Casual Vacancy, that sums up the tone of this novel perfectly.' The mistake ninety-nine percent of humanity made, as far as Fats could see, was being ashamed of what they were, lying about it, trying to be somebody else. Honesty was Fats' currency, his weapon and defense.

It frightened people when you were honest; it shocked them. Other people, Fats had discovered, were mired in embarrassment and pretense, terrified that their truths might leak out, but Fats was attracted by rawness, by everything that was ugly but honest, by the dirty things about which the likes of his father felt humiliated and disgusted. Fats thought a lot about messiahs and pariahs; about men labeled mad or criminal; noble misfits shunned by the sleepy masses.'

Rowling's departure from the world of children's fantasy takes us in an entirely different direction - truth. This book focuses on the truths that exist between people in a community and, more importantly, the lies that tear them apart.The book starts with the death of Barry Fairbrother, a parish council member and much loved bloke about town. This leaves behind a casual vacancy - a much-sought-after spot on the town council.

Barry's death shakes the town of Pagford to the foundation from the council to teens on his rowing team. Everyone has been affected.

After his death Barry becomes the most omnipresent, oft-spoken-of-but-never-seen dead character since Rebecca haunted Manderley. Barry is a cause and a catalyst for everything that happens in this book.This book has been much maligned in reviews. I have read a number that decry it as boring, laughable, and a waste of time. This made the defiant part of me rise up - everyone hates it, so I have to like it. Strike that, I have to love it.

For the record it's not a waste of time. Not one second. I have spent the last week reading it and I feel nothing but pleasure, and aching, gut-wrenching sorrow in tandem. To call this novel boring is a slap in Rowling's face. This novel is heartfelt and exciting. At first it's a heavily character driven romp, but then the story sweeps you off your feet and you just can't look away.

Rowling touches on so many factors of the human condition within the pages. Emotions range from sorrow to laughter, passion to pain, and all of the spectra in between.I'm not sure what book the readers who claim it was boring were reading but, trust me, this wasn't it.My theory is that the people who gave up are the fans that she acquired who are not readers - those who read the books because they are 'the in-thing' so they could talk about it with their peers. Their contempt for this book makes me think they are jaded, that they feel duped for buying this (or any) book when 'It's not Harry Potter!' .It's really their loss for giving up. They're missing an otherwise perfect literary experience.On that note, if you go in expecting Harry Potter you will be disappointed. I never thought I would say this but forget Harry Potter.

Especially while reading this book. Harry Potter ended five years ago and since then Rowling has gifted us with this unexpectedly wonderful book. To bemoan the fact that it's not another book set in that world is a second slap in her face. Rowling is a writer. Was she not supposed to write another book after finishing THE series of her career? Absolutely not.

If anything she has a hell of a lot to prove. And she proves her chops in The Casual Vacancy. Where else would you find jealousy, illegal drug usage, prostitution, teenage sex, LGBT relationships, parental abuse, neglect, cutting, hope, pedophilia, boy band obsession, social politics, power struggles, rape, fear, betrayal, unrequited love, (and more f-bombs than Sam Jackson drops in the average movie). All together told in a beautiful language that makes the reader laugh, smile, and cry at unexpected turns? Sometimes within sentences of one another.Sound boring? Like I said, I don't know what book they were reading. I was completely riveted.

And I sobbed at the end. Another truth.Sadly, there is no mention of magic, or Hogwarts, or wizards, witches, and house elves. It didn't need that - it has it's own unique brand of magic. It doesn't mention Muggles either, but it does delve heavily into their lives and the way they interact with one another.I am very impressed by Rowling's first adult book. It's literary, it's rough, it's blisteringly poignant. I will miss every single character.5 out of 5 stars. Brava, Rowling.

You have made magic out of the extraordinary ordinary. Brava.- review courtesy of. '12I have to start by saying, that if you're expecting a (murder-)mystery novel; a plot submerged in conspiracies and political maneuverings, you will be sorely disappointed. If you're hoping to be transported to another magical adventure, you'll receive an even greater plummet back down to earth.Look. If you're going to read this just because it has JK Rowling's name splattered on there, I strongly advise you to sit back, take a look at your computer screen, and read that book 28 Sept. '12I have to start by saying, that if you're expecting a (murder-)mystery novel; a plot submerged in conspiracies and political maneuverings, you will be sorely disappointed.

If you're hoping to be transported to another magical adventure, you'll receive an even greater plummet back down to earth.Look. If you're going to read this just because it has JK Rowling's name splattered on there, I strongly advise you to sit back, take a look at your computer screen, and read that book description.

Does it sound like something you would enjoy? Does it attract you, in the least bit, at all? Or does it sound utterly boring you would rather do something more productive like watch Desperate Housewives back-to-back?The Casual Vacancy is everything the title and book cover promises it to be - plain, straightforward, something so commonplace and ordinary that you wouldn't even notice it's there. This book doesn't try to impress anybody, I think looking at the drab red and white cover would tell you that much, but it will elicit some sort of reaction depending on how you interpret things.The Casual Vacancy reminds me a lot of the Australian drama film, which is a great, thought-provoking film, I must add. Not because the plot is in any way similar, but rather that they provoke the same general reaction out of their audiences. Some parts are gritty, vile, and just plain offensive.I've heard a few friends, read a few reviews, that mentioned how Rowling just seemed to arbitrarily slop down a bunch of cuss-words and sex scenes simply to get it across to her readers that this is not Harry Potter, yo! But I could not disagree more.I think we have it all in our heads that Rowling is somehow pressured into differentiating this adult book of hers from her popular children's series, that we're assuming too much of her.

Although it does seem sometimes that she's playing a game of how many penis jokes can I slip into my adult-novel, the real and horrible fact is that in the real world out there, people do cuss - some much, much more than others. Teenagers do have unabashed sex - sometimes in public places, if you think the sex scenes here are simply there for the sake of shock value, wait until you meet my having-sex-in-the-mosque friends! and there are horrible, violent, incompetent parents out there.Truthfully, I quite enjoyed the way Rowling gave distinct voices to her characters. Some needed their mouths washed, some needed to grow a pair, some needed to be slapped across the face. It is a pity that her portrayal of real people is being watered down to her attempting to assure us this is an adult novel.There is almost no theme that this book does not touch.

There are unhappy marriages, failed relationships, dysfunctional families. There are issues of depression and cutting, bullying, teenage delinquency - in short, this is a book about life. This book is a drama.

A slow-paced, character-driven drama; an in-depth look, if you will, at the lives of multiple people. There is no main character in The Casual Vacancy. Instead, we look into the lives of a number of residents of Pagford, we make our own decisions on their personalities, which is one great strength of this novel, and we get to see reflections of our own society - perhaps our own selves - in the inhabitants of Pagford.I have to admit, that contemporary fiction is not my genre. I find them dull, I find them boring, I find them - more often than not - shallow and poorly developed; poor, romanticized attempts of uncovering human nature and the world we live in.But the way JK Rowling handled her characters is well-rounded and completely believable. I know only too well, the same type of gossiping, drama-mongering women who secretly crave to be in the limelight. I know only too well the hypocrisies and selfishness of people who do not even ever mean to be hurtful.Perhaps, the main reason I got through this novel and enjoyed it, is because I simply find character studies fascinating - and that is, in large, what The Casual Vacancy is about. That said, I have no doubt that you will utterly loathe a majority - if not all - of these flawed, only too-real characters.

It seems as if there was not a single inhabitant of Pagford with redeemable characteristics. And yet, you do get to sympathize with a few, every now and then.The only character whose perspective we didn't get to really experience was perhaps the one who was most affected by Barry's death - his widow - whom, by the way other characters interact with her, I have come to despise. It may be a shock, but it isn't the physically abusive father who I hated the most, nor the good-for-nothing druggie mother alright, maybe it comes to a tie - it was Mary, Barry's useless, whinging, annoying widow.Cut her some slack, I hear you say; her husband just died.It's a good thing we never got to see into her head, because I'm sure I would have found more reason to hate her.

Her entire sadness and mourning is based upon selfish, egotistical reasons. She has no respect for her husband's efforts, nor the selfless work he so evidently found important. She also just walks around moping, breaking down every two seconds, doing things and making decisions that her husband would have no doubt disproved of.Anyway. The head-jumping may be daunting at first, and yes, some people will be highly turned off by this. I myself think that if it had been handled any other way, the continuous flow of the world would have been interrupted; like a sudden cut-to-black scene instead of a camera constantly filming events as they transpire, following one character from another as they pass each other by.Also, Rowling sure likes her commas.

But that is a minor detail, which I myself am often guilty of - so I don't find it too off-putting. I could complain that her sentences were often winding, multiple clauses abound, sometimes causing confusion and forcing re-reads - but that is the distinct style she so often uses, which is something I have come to enjoy; and once I got going, I almost didn't notice it.But anyway. Enough about that. What about the actual story? Well, we begin with the death of Barry Potter Fairbrother.As a sidenote - it might seem, if you read the novel, that he was the only redeemable character in this entire tale; and yet the entire purpose of The Casual Vacancy was to show us how rotten and imperfect people are once we get inside their head.

It is only a blessing we never got to experience Barry's perspective, otherwise our enchantment of him, I suspect, would have been rudely awakened.Barry's death had an impact on the entire community of Pagford, for he had left an empty seat on the Parish council, and whoever takes his place may have a defining role on the future of a rehabilitation clinic and, by extension, the lives of people who depend on it.And that is all there is to it, ladies and gentlemen. No mysterious murder plots, no sudden evil lord rising from the dead. Of course, we are entertained by the everyday dramas that you will find in such a small, close-knit society. There is sabotage, teenagers courting, MILFs on the prowl. We have an abundance of little events that lead up to the final climax of The Casual Vacancy: some would say, an unnecessary scene that acts as a turning point for our characters.But in that scene, like the entire premise of the movie 2:37, we are reminded of the brutal truth of life; of how selfish and self-absorbed people are. Of how immersed we are in our own petty problems and little closed world, that we become so ignorant and shrug off the rest of the world.It is a pity that something bad had to take place before we see some semblance of change in our characters - although some characters do not change at all. And some readers, I believe, will find this to their distaste.

But for me, this is a simple fact of life. Some people need mistakes to learn from. Some people never learn at all. And JK Rowling's beautiful, if brutal, portrayal of life; of actions and consequences; of people and society, would have been just another romanticized happily-ever-after if it had ended on any other note.27 Sept. I finally have a copy of this so I'm gonna say 'screw it' to all the other books I'm currently reading and get started on this like, right now. JK Rowling, bring it!5 July '12Is it just me, or don't you prefer JK Rowling's face as a cover?I think we're part of some elaborate social psychology experiment.

The hypothesis is that us suckers will buy any book written by such a long-anticipated author, even if it had a picture of dog turd on the cover.14 June '12Not final cover art??? You mean, she won't have a picture of her own face as the front cover of her novel?? I am disappointed.17 Apr. I know we all love J.K. Rowling to bits and tiny pieces she would just die in our smothering worship.

But this book is not even out yet. HOW does it already have practically 5 stars?? Do people have access to a hidden manuscript that I am not aware of? Have people traveled back from the beautiful future just to put up their stars before everyone else?

Small town gossip, big town problemsBy no exaggeration, the entire community hinged on Barry Fairbrother. He was the glue, the tape, the old piece of string.And, they are left scrambling to hold things together when he unexpectedly passed.Why? Because the entire idyllic town is festering over a cesspool of drugs, prostitution, self harm, rape, class divisions, abuse and sexism.Told through ever changing narrators, we see just how Barry Fairbrother held their families - their community - Small town gossip, big town problemsBy no exaggeration, the entire community hinged on Barry Fairbrother. He was the glue, the tape, the old piece of string.And, they are left scrambling to hold things together when he unexpectedly passed.Why? Because the entire idyllic town is festering over a cesspool of drugs, prostitution, self harm, rape, class divisions, abuse and sexism.Told through ever changing narrators, we see just how Barry Fairbrother held their families - their community - together through his kindness and willingness to care.And without him, the whole town begins to crumble.

Will they pull everything together? Or will everything be lost forever?Whoa. This one was intense - not at all what I expected from JK Rowling.It was still good - just completely unexpected.The characters were well fleshed out and the plot was absolutely riveting. It's a bit like watching a train wreck.So many people, so many ways to uniquely ruin lives.After learning all that Barry did, I'm surprised that his aneurysm hadn't come earlier.The book did get to be a bit overwhelming - there's only so much I can take. About 3/4, the book got a bit overwhelming for me.It ends on a semi-positive note, with a hint of a hope that things will get better - which felt fairly realistic.I'm glad I read this one but I don't think I'll pick up a copy.Just as a note, if you are looking for something with the harry potter vibe.

This is not it.The teens in this book are not idyllic or innocent. They are already well versed in abuse, neglect, drugs and sex, courtesy of their upbringing.Audiobook Comments:Tom Hollander did a pretty good job of distinguishing the characters through inflections and mannerisms. With such a large cast, I think there needed to be a bit more characterization to help tell them apart.

Snapchat @miranda.readsHappy Reading! After rereading my review of The Casual Vacancy I realized it sounded sloppy and very unprofessional.

I decided to edit my entire review and start from scratch.I had such high expectations for The Casual Vacancy and I was extremely letdown. I'll admit that the only reason that I read this book is because I adore J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series. I was so excited to read a new J.K. Rowling book that I didn't care that The CasualAfter rereading my review of The Casual Vacancy I realized it sounded sloppy and very unprofessional. I decided to edit my entire review and start from scratch.I had such high expectations for The Casual Vacancy and I was extremely letdown.

I'll admit that the only reason that I read this book is because I adore J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter series. I was so excited to read a new J.K.

Rowling book that I didn't care that The Casual Vacancy was nothing like her Harry Potter series. (That's not to say that I secretly wished that The Casual Vacancy was some sort of spin off or sequel to Harry Potter.)Though J.K. Rowling's writing style is evident in The Casual Vacancy, nevertheless reading The Casual Vacancy felt like a form of torture. I lacked any emotional attachment or connection with the characters in The Casual Vacancy. The only emotions towards the characters in this book were repulsion and extreme distaste. The political structure of this book was portrayed in a manner that was unappealing and tedious.I felt like The Casual Vacancy unnecessarily dirty and vulgar.

I believe that J.K. Rowling was trying to differentiate from her children's books by adding rape, pedophilia, sex scenes, and adult content.

How many times can you drop the f-bomb before it becomes irritating?It is truly alarming how 5 star reviews I have seen that were written by people who have never even read The Casual Vacancy. It truly defeats the purpose of Goodreads to review and rate a book you have never even read.I wish I had a better experience reading The Casual Vacancy. The Casual Vacancy was very dull and I struggled to read a few chapters. One day I hope I will attempt to finish The Casual Vacancy but for now I'm marking it as DNF. Listen, people.

I'm not extremely excited for this book because it's not fantasy. And I don't mean Harry Potter's continuation. Please, as much as I loved HP, I don't need to read about his kids because I cannot get myself to give a damn. The end is the end. I can't see how she can continue that series.Rowling has said that this book is completely different from what HP had given us.

It's dark, dreary, a bit personal, and is solely for adults. And even though I love, love, love HP, I didn't Listen, people. I'm not extremely excited for this book because it's not fantasy.

And I don't mean Harry Potter's continuation. Please, as much as I loved HP, I don't need to read about his kids because I cannot get myself to give a damn. The end is the end. I can't see how she can continue that series.Rowling has said that this book is completely different from what HP had given us. It's dark, dreary, a bit personal, and is solely for adults.

And even though I love, love, love HP, I didn't preorder this book or went completely crazy about being the first to grab it. In fact, I won't mind spending a few months waiting to read it.But J.K. ROWLING IS WRITING ANOTHER BOOK! WE GET TO HEAR ABOUT SOME ASPECTS OF HER PERSONAL LIFE THAT I WAS TOO LAZY TO GOOGLE/STALK MYSELF!

AND I'M SORRY FOR USING CAPLOCKS WHEN I CAN USE EXCLAMATION MARKS BUT THAT DOESN'T DO JUSTICE FOR THE FACT THAT ROWLING IS WRITING ANOTHER BOOK.

There is a gentle breeze, mornings and evenings are getting colder. This period of the year, when you ought to say goodbye to the seaside, put away the swimsuit and spend the last breath of holiday in planning and organizing before returning to work or to study, while schools are starting and the days are shortening, is probably one of the most hated. After Christmas, if you are the Grinch. Personally, I love it. I watch intently the green leaves and I can almost sense them becoming gold and red and brune.

I hear the silent song of the autumn wind, it’s coming for them, and for us, and I rejoice.Because autumn is a promise of time for things I like to do. It’s time for watching the new episodes of tv series I follow, it’s time for bread with Nutella and for hot tea, it’s time for snuggling under the covers and the light of a lamp, listening to the sound of rain and the rumble of the sky, with a new book on my lap. Oh, for Merlin’s hat A high pile of new books, ok!Do you want to know which books I’m talking about?AFTER YOU by, the long awaited sequel of Me befor you!expected pubblication: 29 set 2015– How do you move on after losing the person you loved? How do you build a life worth living?

Louisa Clark is no longer just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. After the transformative six months spent with Will Traynor, she is struggling without him.

When an extraordinary accident forces Lou to return home to her family, she can’t help but feel she’s right back where she started.Her body heals, but Lou herself knows that she needs to be kick-started back to life. Which is how she ends up in a church basement with the members of the Moving On support group, who share insights, laughter, frustrations, and terrible cookies. They will also lead her to the strong, capable Sam Fielding—the paramedic, whose business is life and death, and the one man who might be able to understand her. Then a figure from Will’s past appears and hijacks all her plans, propelling her into a very different future.For Lou Clark, life after Will Traynor means learning to fall in love again, with all the risks that brings. But here Jojo Moyes gives us two families, as real as our own, whose joys and sorrows will touch you deeply, and where both changes and surprises await.Jojo Moyes says: “I hadn’t planned to write a sequel to Me Before You. But working on the movie script, and reading the sheer volume of tweets and emails every day asking what Lou did with her life, meant that the characters never left me.

It has been such a pleasure revisiting Lou and her family, and the Traynors, and confronting them with a whole new set of issues. As ever, they have made me laugh, and cry. I hope readers feel the same way at meeting them again.”CARRY ON!

Have you ever heard of Simon Snow? THESE BOOKS AREN’T EVEN REAL, WHY YOU HAVE DONE THIS TO US, RAINBOW? for more info, go read FANGIRL by Rainbow RowellRainbow Rowell continues to break boundaries with Carry On, an epic fantasy following the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz from her beloved bestseller Fangirl.Simon Snow just wants to relax and savor his last year at the Watford School of Magicks, but no one will let him. His girlfriend broke up with him, his best friend is a pest, and his mentor keeps trying to hide him away in the mountains where maybe he’ll be safe. Simon can’t even enjoy the fact that his roommate and longtime nemesis is missing, because he can’t stop worrying about the evil git. Plus there are ghosts. And vampires.

And actual evil things trying to shut Simon down. When you’re the most powerful magician the world has ever known, you never get to relax and savor anything. Carry On is a ghost story, a love story, a mystery and a melodrama.

It has just as much kissing and talking as you’d expect from a Rainbow Rowell story — but far, far more monsters. from CAREER OF EVIL by,(aka JK Rowling) – Cormoran Strike third novel!!Expected publication: 2o oct 2015 USA; 22 oct 2015 UKWhen a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman’s severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed.

There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible – and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of themHEARTLESS by – author of the Inkworld trilogy, now writing the Mirrorworld saga.The third book of the Mirrorworld saga has been published first in Germany, this february, with the title THE GOLDEN YARN. The eng cover is not yet avalaible to see, or for better saying I can’t find it, but Cornelia answered a Goodreads Q&A in which she gave out the date of publication, it should came out in november.If you are interested, you could read, which I found really useful. But watch for the spoilers!!! The Mirrorworld saga has an entire tumblr blog dedicated to it, and Cornelia Funke, the author, keeps in touch with her readers in many ways, through the official website, facebook, goodreads if you have questions you can ask directly to her, she is very kind.news from: “ Some of you may have heard it on Facebook already: I am currently revising RECKLESS, the first book of my MirrorWorld series, including everything I learned in the past few years about this world and especially my characters.

The story won’t change much but I know Jacob, Will, Fox and Clara so much better by now that I felt I owe them these revisions. ”” I am as upset as my readers that Heartless or The Golden Yarn – as it is called in German – has not yet been published in English! As you all know it is out in Germany since February and is currently being translated into several other languages. The book has been translated into English, but my UK and US publishers asked me to make changes both to the beginning and the end of the story (both favorite passages of mine), which I don’t agree with. Both in the US and the UK the MirrorWorld series has been published from the beginning for a younger audience than I intended and I think this is still at the bottom of all this. I promise I will make sure the book will be available for my English language MirrorWorlders very soon. After all Jacob, Fox and I miss you behind the Mirrors!

So please keep your fingers crossed that we all travel very soon together again. The Baba Yaga is waiting:)”“Sunday, 7 June, 2015More news on HeartlessFor all of you who are waiting for The Golden Yarn or Heartless, as it is so far called in English (not sure which title I prefer:)): I decided to publish an electronic version with my publishing company BreathingBooks in September. For the ones who love their books still on paper (I am one of them) I’ll try to also make a small but delicious print run available.

Additionally I intend to record the book myself on audio. More info on my website as soon as we decided how to make all this available. All the very best from LA, Cornelia:)”I can’t wait for these books to come out, I can’t wait to read them all! What books Autumn’s wind will bring to you?— Note: I wrote this post directly in english because the new pubblications I am interested in, are all in this language. If you notice any mistake and/or if you wish for an italian translation, please let me know.