Senate exercising its constitutional duty to give the president its advice and consent? Does even Hayes know what he is talking about? Where does one even start? The GOP killed 100,000 for a Supreme Court seat? Is he saying that many people have died since Barrett’s nomination? How does the GOP plan to kill thousands more? And how does Hayes link these deaths to the U.S.

“The thing I find most notable about ACB's answers today is that the GOP traded a hundred thousand American lives for her seat on the court, and there are thousands of Americans walking around healthy right now who will be sick and dead by year's end.” Later, on Tuesday, host Chris Hayes, who promoted an absurd conspiracy theory last week alleging the White House had doctored a video to make it appear as if it was recorded on the South Lawn, had this to say of the effort to confirm Barrett to the Supreme Court: p1VmbdYoBx- Zerlina Maxwell October 13, 2020 Middle-grade and young teen readers may enjoy this book very much, but I do not expect crossover appeal.Sorry but this has been on my mind all day. Conflict piles on conflict, with fighting and escape, capture and bargaining, chariot racing and magic. The plot has holes, but readers might not notice because the pace of the story flies. And why doesn’t Nic transport himself and his loved ones away from danger more often, since it is a skill he possesses? The romance is awkward, as is much of the dialog. The rules for the magic are inconsistent. We only know what they want by what the humans say they want. Although the gods are allegedly involved in the conflict, they are frustratingly absent from the story. He admits, “…every choice I made seemed to be the wrong one,” which can get frustrating for a reader after a while. All Nic wants is his freedom and safety for his mother, sister and girlfriend.

Nic may also have the key that will open the temple that hides the Malice, so all the powerful men of Rome are seeking Nic to get to the Malice. Our hero, Nic, has the first totem, stolen from Caesar’s tomb in the first book. Radulf seeks the Malice to destroy Rome, and Valerius wants it to protect Rome. The Praetors, who serve the goddess Diana, seek the Malice of Mars, a totem of magical power, which, together with two other pieces of magic, will allow Diana to overthrow the other gods. This is book two in the Mark of the Thief series, which takes place in ancient Rome.

Malice by Griffin Hayes