Long Way Down Jason Reynolds Summary

I watched helplessly as my husband chose his pregnant mistress over me, then without thinking twice, he threw me in a dungeon for a crime I know nothing about. It occurred to me that I was just a perfect pawn. At the time he married me, he needed a Luna to ascend the throne, and I was just convenient. But right now that I’ve finally moved out and long gone… his crown was slipping. To regain his power, he comes crawling back, begging for forgiveness, because his new heir from his mistress is dead, and as it stands, I’m the only one who can bring back power to his hands. But unfortunately for him, I’m not the same woman he discarded years back. I don't belong to him anymore, I'm the Queen of the Lycans now!

Selamat datang di Benua Longwu, panggung bagi lima Kekaisaran megah yang diperintah oleh bakat beladiri dan sihir tinggi. Di tengah sorotan, seorang sosok akan memperoleh ketenaran dan panggung cemerlang. Di Benua ini, sumber daya melimpah untuk mereka yang menguasai dua bakat krusial: energi Mingzhu untuk beladiri yang luar biasa dan energi Nebula untuk keahlian spiritual yang memukau. Bagi yang tidak memiliki kedua bakat tersebut, kehidupan mereka seakan terhapus dan dilupakan oleh dunia. Li Wei, seorang pemuda dari kota kecil Shuimiao di Kekaisaran Terra, tampaknya hanya seorang yang tidak berbakat dalam beladiri maupun sihir. Namun, cita-citanya tinggi—menjadi seorang Sage, manusia setengah abadi. Keberuntungan tiba dalam bentuk pertemuan tak terduga dengan makhluk legendaris pada suatu malam, mengubah hidupnya selamanya. Li Wei terbangun untuk menemukan bahwa dirinya memiliki bakat luar biasa dalam dua hal yang didambakan oleh jutaan orang: seni beladiri dan sihir. Keajaiban ini bukanlah hasil dari kebetulan semata, melainkan campur tangan makhluk gaib—monster laut yang dikenal sebagai Longxu. Sekarang, Li Wei memasuki dunia Kultivator dan Magus di Benua Longwu, membawa janji dalam sebuah perserikatan rahasia yang membuatnya menjadi target para ahli yang haus kebenaran. Apakah Li Wei akan meraih impian menjadi setengah abadi seperti yang diinginkannya? Apa rahasia besar yang membuatnya menjadi buruan di Benua Longwu? Temukan jawabannya dalam kisah epik ini, "Sage Benua Longwu."

Josie has always liked Jake from high school, her high school crush is back in town and now a master chef, rekindling her feelings for Jake, Josie is determined to make him notice her. Will Jake notice her and accept her feelings for him?, does he feel the same way as she does?. Josie wants to get an answer to this questions and so her plans to finding true love begins..

I've accidentally worn a dress belonging to my deceased older sister, Gwendolyn Stokes, to a family banquet. Because of that, my husband, Thomas Torres, goes quiet with fury. He then sentences me to a punishment of kneeling in the snow for three long hours. The blizzard chills me to the bone. My son, Robin Torres, makes fun of me while hurling snowballs at me. "No matter how much you dress up, you'll always be a phony! Don't think you can go around replacing my mommy just because you've changed into her dress!" As I stare at Robin's face, which bears some resemblance with mine, I feel my heart breaking. He has no idea that I'm his actual mother. On the year Gwendolyn passed away, Thomas, who drank himself into a stupor, mistook me for her. That night, he kept moaning Gwendolyn's name and whispering sweet nothings to me. That was how I got pregnant with Robin. Thomas has forbidden me from telling anyone the truth. On the other hand, I can't bear to leave my own child alone. So, I beg Thomas repeatedly to let me stay in the Torres residence. During my stay here, Thomas gives me the cold shoulder all the time. Only when he needs to vent his desire does he seek me out. What I didn't expect is that Robin hates my guts as well. Not only does he keep pulling pranks on me from time to time, but he also curses at me. "Shameless women like you have no right to stay in my home! Once I grow up, I'll definitely kick you out!" Now, I can finally respond to him. "Oh, I don't have to wait for you to grow up at all." Tomorrow, I'll pack my things and leave. I no longer want to remain as someone else's replacement and continue living a life of humiliation. This time, I'm going to pursue a life of my own.

(De Bonnevie Series #1) Athena de Bonnevie is from the wealthy and prominent French family in Cebu. Despite being wealthy, she stays down to earth and reachable. And as she keeps going around being friendly to everyone, she meets this undeniably gorgeous best friend of her twin brother that she never knew existed. And as time passes by, she slowly unlocks the door to the secrets of this oh-so-hot guy named Ares. But by the time the news came to her that he died, her whole world tore apart. Or so she thought.

Amanda is a biracial Nigerian teenager who's still struggling to come to terms with her new life mother's death years prior after a traumatic accident that almost claimed both their lives. Upon relocation to Port-harcourt she meets Chideziri, another teen who helps her make peace with her life. Chideziri is an unlikely teen from a dysfunctional family and an abusive father. He is constantly on the run from reality, but when he meets Amanda he begins find reasons to pick the fragments even if it means facing off his demons. She belongs to the sky is a brutally honest coming of age story set in contemporary Nigerian society. It trails two teens who in trying to find themselves find each other, and discover that their spark may not be fate's design alone.

A sweet and innocent Clairah Leigh Salvador was engaged to her boyfriend of five years. Walang paglagyan ang saya nito ng mag-propose ang kasintahan sa kanya sa ika-limang anibersaryo ng kanilang relasyon. Dama niya ang sobrang pagmamahal ni Mikael sa kanya, para sa kanya ay sobrang perpekto ng relasyon nilang dalawa. Sa loob ng limang taon nila bilang magnobyo at nobya ay lagi siyang sunod-sunuran sa nais nito at masaya siyang sinusunod ang gusto ng kasintahan. Hanggang sa dalawang buwan bago ang kanilang kasal noong minsang sinurpresa niya ang kasintahan sa mismong opisina nito ay siya ang nasurpresa ng masaksihan ng dalawang mga mata niya ang pakikipagtalik nito sa mismong sekretarya. Ang rason kung bakit ito nagawa ng kanyang nobyo ay sa kadahilanang naibibigay ng sekretarya nito ang pangangailangan niya bilang lalaki na pinagkait ni Claire sa loob ng limang taon nilang pagiging magkasintahan. Her world shattered. She became the person she never thought she would be, wild and liberated. Then, she met Jerick, a womanizer who was also caught by her ex-girlfriend of three years making out with a random girl he just met inside the bar that was owned by his friend. It was supposed to be her warning to stay away from him. Not with another cheater, not with another heartbreaker but she still ended up spreading her legs wide for him and found herself moaning his name over and over again. Parehong sawi ng makilala nila ang isa’t-isa, parehong naghahanap ng kalinga at pagmamahal. Ang isang beses na pagkakamali ay naulit pa ng ilang ulit, they became fuck buddies.

In our five years of marriage, I had given in to my husband, John, for a grand total of three times. The first time was during my pregnancy. He had taken his ex-girlfriend Stacy, who had once taken three bullets for him, back home and cared for her. When I became angry, he immediately sent her away once she recovered. The second time was after childbirth, when I was ready to return to work. To repay a favor, he gave the position I had worked years for to Stacy. He said it was so I could rest well. I looked at my son, who needed me, and I conceded. The third time was during our son’s birthday. In front of the entire company, he had announced that Stacy was his wife, all so she could establish herself in the company. I gave him two choices: divorce or send her away. Without hesitation, he chose the latter and immediately sent her abroad. The fourth time was when my father suddenly had a heart attack and urgently needed surgery. He disappeared again. I searched everywhere for him to cover the hospital expenses, and I finally discovered that he had gone to the airport to pick up a pregnant Stacy, who was returning to the country. Because of that, my father missed the best chance for treatment and died. I was done giving in. I disguised the divorce agreement as our son’s medical bill and tricked him into signing it. No compensation or apology would matter. I did not wish to have him near my son or myself again.

Due to one phone call, Carl Lorde left me behind in a deserted area on the highway, even though I had been pregnant for four months. I walked to a rest area to ask for help, but in the end, I was unable to keep the baby. I broke down and called Carl, but he kept rejecting my calls. The next day, his childhood friend posted an intimate photo of them lying side by side in bed, with a caption. [With just one call, you’d come over to my side no matter what.] Everyone was waiting for me, Carl’s girlfriend, to make a joke of myself. However, I just wiped away my tears, liked the post, and commented, [Congratulations, you two are a match made in the trash dump. I hope you rot in hell together.]

A town with a strange past. A group of teenagers with secrets to hide. A world inside a box and a man who should no longer exist. Will they ever find out where they truly belong?