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The back cover summaries of books provide just a mere insight into how editors (or the authors themselves) regard the stories they’re about to deliver. As in the case of movie trailers, there seems to be a pre-established pattern when creating an impactful description: tempting keywords, a relatable major crisis and a set of thought-provoking questions. Under such circumstances, the reader has no choice but to snatch as many books as possible, in hope of finding some sort of remedy throughout the pages. But do the descriptions always stick to their promise of putting forward a meaningful journey? Or do they have the tendency to mislead the readers and encourage them to expect something else? If we were to talk about Sharon Gosling’s The Diamond Thief , the main engaging elements would be a skilled burglar who steals for her circus owner, and some cursed diamonds. The action takes place in a Victorian London and it mostly focuses on Rémy Brunel, the trapeze artist who draws in huge c...

“Her trademark was stellar, and so was her beauty.” The biggest mistake you could do when you pick up Kevin Hollingsworth’s latest prose poetry book, Stellar , is to end up skimming through the collection of poems and be left with the impression that love is nothing more than a delusional mirage. Take the time to grasp the meaning of each piece and you’ll surely find yourself jotting down some memorable and encouraging verses. They could either be in a personal notebook (which functions as a sanctuary) or on colorful post-its, spread around your room, constantly reminding you to both share and seek out love. The “flick-through” decision will urge you to believe that the author prefers to mostly linger over presentations of women’s somewhat typically luring movements. In reality, there’s much more than that. Love, the main topic which is meticulously explored, is displayed as a tender feminine touch. It could come in the form of a Desire , bold Confidence , uplifting Inspiration o...

*Spoilers will be discussed* Keep going only if you watched the movie The Marvel Cinematic Universe has just opened its gates (already?!), after that one heck of a bumpy ride we experienced in Avengers: Infinity War . Surely, a few slight adjustments are necessary in order to keep up with the main characters and their perplexing size-changing process. If you were to ask for my opinion, adaptability and patience would be the main pillars to which you have to hold on. And brace yourselves since you’re about to witness some modern Alice in Wonderland magic through baffling tech rather than straightforward labels with Eat me or Drink me . But don’t fret, this world brought at a smaller, sillier scale will make your heart bigger and merrier. I’m just going to cut to the chase, after I had left the theatre, I kept repeating to myself that I loved Ant-Man and the Wasp to bits. While my sister and my cousin were considering a movie marathon (so as to re-embrace the good old days of M...

Publish your passions, your way. Create a unique and beautiful blog. This is how Blogger welcomes all of its newbies. Little did the platform know that a new creator, Gabriel (unconventionally known as Jab), would actually stick to those greeting words and put forward some truly promising content. Inspiration and heartfelt determination helped him create in a matter of seconds the top-notch Romanian Retro Corner . While you read the introductory post ( http://retrojab.blogspot.com/2018/07/hello-world-welcome-to-jabs-romanian.html ), make sure you vividly picture the mentioned retro electronics. Visualize a corner, start placing each object you read about... and before you know it, the corner suddenly becomes an entire big room. Another area features Jab regularly glancing at his beloved collection and feeling a sudden rush of nostalgia and happiness. Here’s my warmest welcome to him, to the blogging community! May his corner inspire other readers to treasure the underestimated pa...