![]() Many of the women who were there that day died with the children. There were only nine survivors of the fire that ended the standoff. One Black British survivor of the cult, Livingstone Fagan, has written several books on his continuing analysis of Branch Davidian theology. ![]() You can find more diverse perspectives in podcasts (though not about Waco, I really loved Glynn Washington’s podcast about Heaven’s Gate) and TikTok (though remember what I said about the militia content - thehistory_hub, youcancallmepatches, and trustmecultpodcast are all interesting TikTok accounts that discuss cults). While there were people of color within the compound, the diversity of authors writing about Waco is frankly lacking. The full Waco report was not available until 2000. I tried to focus this list on books published in the last 20 years since more information has come out since the initial round of books about Waco. ![]() Today there is a Branch Davidian church at the site of the siege, though they don’t claim association with Koresh. It is very clear that what happened at Waco didn’t end at Waco. ![]() ![]() Waco and an earlier siege at Ruby Ridge in Idaho fueled the fire of the sovereign citizen movement, and both events were cited as inspiration by Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This novel - the introduction to a book series that is coming or has already happened? - is really nothing special. ![]() ![]() I have to give credit to the producers of the series "Killing Eve" that they found in this mediocre novel the basis for a better than average tv show. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction. The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.Įve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. ![]() ![]() ![]() You know it’s going down and it’s super steamy, but you’re not quite getting a full play-by-play. I gave this one three eggplants out of five on my steam scale-it is open door but also not super graphic. We also got to see a little more from the Ren Faire towards the end of the book, which was just what I needed. And I loved that they really cared about each other on a friendship level, and stood up for the other when needed. ![]() ![]() The tension and build-up between the two was perfect. Never mind they’re just friends, or there is a nine-year age gap between them, the more time they spend together the more they start to catch real feelings for each other. ![]() But then her casual acquaintance, Mitch Malone, ropes her into being his fake girlfriend for a family event. She was just waiting until her daughter went off to college. I mean who doesn’t love a smokin’ hot ray of sunshine in a kilt?! This story had friends-to-lovers, fake dating, forced proximity.and so much delicious, swoony tension between the two main characters.Īpril Parker has been planning to get out of much-too-small Willow Creek for the last twelve years. But by the first chapter of this book I was completely hooked and tore through it with abandon, not able to get enough. I was nervous about reading this book because while I absolutely adored the first one in the Well Met series, I was luke-warm on the second (I just didn’t vibe with the characters). A huge thank you to Berkley for gifting me a review copy of Well Matched by Jen DeLuca. ![]() ![]() ![]() They duel, and Ardolph fatally stabs the Marchese. One year later, the Marchese encounters Ardolph in the streets of Venice. After Laurina elopes, Leonardo disappears from Venice without explanation, leaving only Victoria and her father in the palazzo. Ardolph, who takes pleasure in destroying the reputations of virtuous women and breaking up their marriages, appeals to Laurina's vanity and he seduces her away from her husband. They live in happiness until the Marchese's friend, Count Ardolph, visits from Germany. Victoria, her brother Leonardo, and her parents reside in a palazzo in Venice, Italy. Victoria de Loredani is the beautiful, spoiled daughter of the Marchese di Loredani and his wife, Laurina. At the time of publication, the novel was heavily criticised for its provocative subject matter, especially its religious and racial themes. Zofloya was published in three parts, and later collected into a single volume. Zofloya or, The Moor: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century, often shortened to Zofloya, is an 1806 English Gothic novel by Charlotte Dacre under the nom de plume Rosa Matilda. ![]() |