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Lone Player

by Julia Rosemary Turk / 5 Stars

Honestly, one of my favorite reads this year!

Wow. This book. Where do I even begin?

A brutal, strict society. Where the number one concern is population control. A society where if you can't contribute, you're put to death. Homeless people are given three months to turn their lives around, or their lives are ended. People with chronic illnesses are sacrificed for the greater good. And every new year, there is the draw. At birth, each person is given two card tattoos, and after reaching 18, their involvement is mandatory in the draw. A standard deck of cards, 54 options including 2 jokers, two cards are drawn, and every citizen with matching cards is found and exterminated. It's only fair, and the only way a just society can exist.

There is no longer discussions of ethics. When a system works, morality cannot take higher precedence.

Yet we follow two teens amidst their own battles. They are connected by a single person they'd do anything for - Margot. Ren's sister, and Eddie's best friend. Margot lives in hiding, for if anyone were to find out about her chronic lymes disease, she'd be killed. In classes, they keep quiet, they don't stand out, and they try to think of a future where Margot can live, and not have to hide.

Each of them has a different way to achieve this - Ren applies to become a Chaser. One of the police force, an elite citizen who is the law, and carries out all orders seamlessly. For their participation, each Chaser is granted immunity, and can extend that immunity to their family. Immunity that leaves them free from the draw. Margot would hate Ren if she found out he'd become a Chaser for her, but at least she'll live.

Eddie's family expects her to be a Chaser. To sacrifice for them, and keep them safe. But Eddie can't bring herself to do that. She wants to be a healer, to find a cure for Lymes and a way to give Margot her strength back. Through Margot's father, Asa, she has a way into the underground resistance, if they'll just give her a chance.

This is so brilliantly written, asks hard questions right off the bat. Set in such a harsh society, the stakes are even higher as our characters are forced to find out what kind of person they want to be. When one step out of line can cost your life, or that of your family, what choices are you willing to make? Do you have any choice at all? What actions can you live with, and can you survive the person they will shape you to be?

Also, I just want to take a second and talk about the publisher. I found Lost Island Press through an ARC opportunity for Nightshade Academy (by Mel Torrefranca, also highly recommend!) and I have been blown away by everything I've read from them. And plan to read all the other titles in their small - but growing - catalog. They're a new, just starting independent publisher, and I think they'll have many big things to come in the future! Keep an eye on them, I don't think you'll be disappointed. ;)

I am so excited, the second book, Cut Deck just came out, and I can't wait to read it!

[grandmaster-anne]

Court Circular | 23rd February 2023

Buckingham Palace

The King and The Queen Consort this afternoon held a Reception at Clarence House to celebrate Literature and the Second Anniversary of Her Majesty’s “Reading Room”. The Queen Consort later re-opened Boston Manor, Boston Manor Road, Brentford, marking its Four Hundredth Anniversary, and was received by Ms. Rosemary Prescott (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London). Her Majesty afterwards visited the Jimmy Choo Academy, Boston Manor Road, Brentford. The Prince of Wales, on behalf of The King, held an Investiture at Buckingham Palace this morning.

Kensington Palace

The Prince of Wales, Patron, the Passage, this afternoon opened Bentley House and Passage House, King’s Scholars Passage, London SW1. The Princess of Wales, Patron, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, this morning received Mr Ian Hewitt (Chairman) at Windsor Castle. Her Royal Highness, Colonel, Irish Guards, this afternoon received Major General Christopher Ghika (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) and Lieutenant Colonel James Aldridge (Commanding Officer).

St James’s Palace

The Earl of Wessex this morning visited Ed Gartland Youth Centre, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. The Earl and Countess of Wessex this afternoon attended a Luncheon at the Palm Hotel, Grace Bay Beach, Princess Drive, Providenciales. The Countess of Wessex this morning visited Blue Haven Marina, Leeward Settlement, Providenciales. Her Royal Highness afterwards attended the Turks and Caicos Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Meeting at the Palm Hotel, Grace Bay Beach. The Earl and Countess of Wessex later departed Providenciales International Airport for Nassau, Bahamas. His Royal Highness, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, and Her Royal Highness, Global Ambassador, this evening attended a Reception at the Breezes Hotel, West Bay Street, Nassau, for young people who have achieved the Gold Standard in the Award. The Earl of Wessex, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation, and The Countess of Wessex, Global Ambassador, afterwards attended a Dinner at Lyford Cay Club, 1 Lyford Cay Drive, New Providence.

St James’s Palace

The Princess Royal, President, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences, this morning attended a Global Leadership Seminar at Coutts and Company, 440 Strand, London WC2. Her Royal Highness, Patron, Voluntary Service Overseas, this afternoon received Mr. Samuel Younger upon relinquishing his appointment as Chairman and Ms. Julia Lalla-Maharajh upon assuming the appointment. The Princess Royal, President, British Olympic Association, later attended an Executive Board Meeting at 101 New Cavendish Street, London W1.

St James’s Palace

The Duke of Kent, Fellow, the Royal Society, this evening presented the Royal Medals at the Society’s Premier Awards Reception at 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, and was received by Mr Gareth Neame (Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London).

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Noticias de series de la semana: En marcha otro spin-off de 'Juego de Tronos'

No son cuatro spin-offs, sino cinco

George R.R. Martin ha confirmado en su blog que Bryan Cogman, guionista habitual de la serie original, está escribiendo un quinto spin-off de Game of Thrones. Cogman, que llegó en la primera temporada como ayudante de Weiss y Benioff, está al frente de episodios como 'The Laws of Gods and Men', 'Stormborn' y 'Kissed by Fire'. Recordemos que si alguno de los spin-offs recibiera encargo de serie, no comenzaría su producción hasta al menos un año después del final de Juego de Tronos. [Fuente]

Veep y Better Call Saul no llegan a los próximos Emmy

Parece ser que la séptima y última temporada de Veep y la cuarta de Better Call Saul no podrán participar en la próxima edición de los premios Emmy. Saul no pretende aparecer en nuestras pantallas hasta septiembre de 2018 y, aunque Julia Louis-Dreyfus vuelve al trabajo en octubre, no veremos a Selina Meyer asomarse a HBO a tiempo. Deberían estrenarse antes del 31 de mayo para ser consideradas. [Fuente]

Accidente tras grabar Riverdale

KJ Apa (Archie) ha tenido un accidente de coche después de trabajar más de catorce horas. Al parecer, se habría quedado dormido al volante en un viaje de cuarenta y cinco minutos hasta su casa pasada la medianoche. El hospital local al que fue llevado le dejó marchar, ya que no sufría heridas graves, pero el coche quedó inutilizable -y la parte del copiloto destrozada- tras chocar con un poste. Cole Sprouse (Jughead), que tenía intención de viajar en ese coche pero cambió de idea en el último momento, ha pedido a la producción un transporte para el equipo que trabaja hasta tarde. El estudio ha declarado en un comunicado que las jornadas de trabajo no son siempre iguales y que los actores tienen permitido pedir un taxi o pasar la noche en un hotel. De todas maneras, SAG-AFTRA, el sindicato de actores, analizará la seguridad del set de la serie. [Fuente]

Parón en For the People

Con dos episodios ya grabados, se ha decidido paralizar la producción de For the People para mejorar los guiones y adaptarse al nuevo ritmo derivado del cambio de actrices protagonistas. [Fuente]

Renovaciones de series

HBO ha renovado The Deuce por una segunda temporada

Netflix ha renovado BoJack Horseman por una quinta temporada

Global ha renovado Private Eyes por una tercera temporada

BBC One ha encargado la adaptación de 'Career of Evil', tercera novela sobre Cormoran Strike

Incorporaciones y fichajes de series

Sean Penn (Mystic River, Milk) protagonizará The First, escrita y producida por Beau Willimon (House of Cards), sobre la primera  misión humana a Marte. Se desconocen detalles de su personaje.

Mark Bonnar (Catastrophe, Shetland) será Neil Sommer, un científico que conecta personalmente con Laura (Katherine Parkinson), en la tercera temporada de Humans.

Russell Tovey (Quantico, Looking) será el superhéroe gay conocido como The Ray en el crossover de DC. Además, le pondrá voz en la serie animada Freedom Fighters: The Ray de CW Seed.

Emma Kenney (Shameless) se une como regular al revival de Roseanne. Será Harris, hija de Darlene (Sara Gilbert) y David (Johnny Galecki).

Rebecca Mader (Zelena) volverá durante varios episodios de la séptima temporada de Once Upon A Time.

Sam Waterston (The Newsroom, Grace and Frankie) volverá a ser Jack McCoy, papel de Law & Order, en la decimonovena temporada de Law & Order: SVU.

Karin Konoval (The Planet of the Apes) volverá a The X-Files en su undécima temporada interpretando un nuevo papel. Su Mrs. Peacock, del episodio titulado 'Home', es de sobra conocida por los fans.

Matthew Broderick (Ladyhawke, Inspector Gadget) será el narrador del especial A Christmas Story.

Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther), David Gyasi (Man in an Orange Shirt, Cloud Atlas), Karla Crome (Misfits, Under the Dome) y Tamzin Merchant (Supergirl, Salem) se unen a Carnival Row. Serán la matriarca de la familia que dirige la ciudad, un adinerado fauno viviendo en un barrio de humanos, un hada que se ve obligada a prostituirse y una joven de familia aristocrática.

Hiroyuki Sanada (Helix, Extant) se une como recurrente a la segunda temporada de Westworld. Se desconocen detalles.

David Lim (Quantico), que entró como recurrente en SWAT, ha sido ascendido a regular antes del estreno. Interpreta a Victor Tan.

Tamlyn Tomita (Teen Wolf, Berlin Station) ha sido ascendida a regular antes del estreno de The Good Doctor. Interpreta a Allegra Aoki, presidenta de la fundación que controla al hospital St. Bonaventure.

Michael Maize (Mr. Robot, National Treasure: Book of Secrets) será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de Gotham como Grady, miembro de la banda de Merton (Michael Buscemi).

Michael Maize (Mr. Robot, National Treasure: Book of Secrets) y Debi Mazar (Younger, Entourage) serán recurrentes en Happy! como un traficante de armas y una madre vengativa y calculadora.

Larenz Tate (Tate) ha sido ascendido a regular de cara a la quinta temporada de Power.

Daniel Cosgrove (Billions, Days of Our Lives) será recurrente en You como Ron, agente de la condicional, vecino de Joe (Penn Badgley) y padrastro de Paco (Luca Padovan).

Troy Doherty y Leo Oliva se unen como recurrentes a la quinta temporada de The Last Ship. Serán Clayton Swain, cadete y protegido de Tom Chandler (Eric Dane), y Peña, miembro del equipo de Octavio.

Alex Meneses (Telenovela) será recurrente en la cuarta temporada de Jane the Virgin como Katherine, dueña de The Cortes Hotel Conglomerate y posible inversora del hotel de Rafael y Petra.

Erik Palladino (NCIS: LA, 666 Park Avenue) será recurrente en la segunda temporada de Six como el comandante Hughes.

Sam Taylor Buck, Daniel Mays (Line of Duty, Born to Kill), Sian Brooke (Sherlock, Doctor Foster), Amma Ris (Chewing Gum), Ilan Galkoff (Wizards vs. Aliens) y Alfie Taylor serán el Anticristo, sus padres y los amigos que le ayudan a reprimir sus impulsos en Good Omens.

Pósters de series

        Nuevas series

La primera serie original de HBO España será Patria, la adaptación de la novela de Fernando Aramburu (2016) sobre el conflicto vasco y sus consecuencias. Escrita y producida por Aitor Gabilondo (El príncipe, El comisario).

ITV encarga el drama familiar Butterfly, escrita por Tony Marchant (The Secret Agent, Public Enemies), sobre una niña de 11 años que nació en el cuerpo de un niño y toma la enorme decisión de mostrarse al mundo tal y como es no sólo dentro de casa. Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies, Marcella) interpretará a la madre de la niña.

Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black) escribirá y protagonizará una comedia aún sin título en Netflix. Creada por Lyonne, Amy Poehler y Leslye Headland, trata sobre una joven llamada Nadia en su viaje como invitada de honor en una fiesta aparentemente ineludible de la noche de Nueva York. Ocho episodios.

CBS ha dado luz verde directa a trece episodios de FBI, sobre el funcionamiento interno de su oficina de Nueva York, escrita por Craig Turk (The Good Wife, Private Practice) y producida por Dick Wolf (de las franquicias Law & Order y Chicago).

HBO Europa encarga su primera serie escandinava. Gosta (8 episodios), escrita y dirigida por el director sueco Lukas Moodysson, habla sobre un psicólogo infantil de 28 años que consigue trabajo en un pequeño pueblo y trata de aplicar sus teorías de amabilidad universal con resultados sorprendentes.

Showtime ha adquirido los derechos del thriller The President is Missing, novela escrita por el expresidente Bill Clinton y James Patterson que saldrá a la venta en junio de 2018.

Diane Kruger protagonizará y producirá una miniserie sobre Hedy Lamarr, actriz austriaca que inventó el espectro ensanchado (base de funcionamiento del Wi-Fi o el Bluetooth).

The CW desarrolla la adaptación de The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, companion series de Riverdale protagonizada por la bruja Sabrina Spellman con un tono oscuro al estilo The Exorcist o Rosemary's Baby. Dirige Lee Toland Krieger (Riverdale, The Age of Adaline) y escribe Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Riverdale, Glee, Big Love).

Fechas de series

The Last Post llega a BBC One el 1 de octubre

Porridge llega a BBC One el 6 de octubre

La segunda temporada de Zapped se estrena en Dave el 12 de octubre

The Punisher llega a Netflix el 13 de octubre

Syfy retrasa una semana, hasta el 6 de diciembre, el estreno de Happy!

Tráilers de series

The Last Man on Earth - Temporada 4

Jack Ryan

The Punisher

Ghost Wars

The Last Post

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“You’re everlasting.” He chokes on the words. “You have wrecked me. Shattered me, even. But no matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to rid myself of your persistence.”

“You have ruined me beyond repair.” He holds me as close as he can. “And even still, I will choose you endlessly.”

— Lone Player

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“And I just wish the gulls would go ahead and take me,” I weep. “I wish the gulls would just tear me apart. I hate myself because I know that I would choose you again if I had to. I wouldn’t even have to think about it. I would choose you again and again and again.”

“Eddie-“

I raise my voice because I don’t want him to finish that sentence. “You can’t tell me I did the right thing. You can’t tell me I shouldn’t cry for him, or that he got what he deserved. Because none of it is true.”

“Eddie.”

“I did everything wrong and I did every wrong thing. I did all of it because I’m too selfish to live in a world without you in it. Because I’m too selfish to hate you as I should.” I lower my voice again, and I press my forehead against his chest. I pause my words and close my eyes and pray for the sea to sweep me away. “You’re all I have left.”

— Lone Player

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And even if she wants me to stay in her yesterdays, Eddie is the only tomorrow I have left.

— Lone Player

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I would rather face a lifetime of unanswered questions than a lifetime without Eddie.

There is no one else I hate like her. But there is no one else I need like her either.

— Lone Player