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Krutoi Bereg
The "Krutoi Bereg" (Steep Shore) settlement is situated in the Leninskii District of the Republic of Crimea, 8.5 kilometres west of Zyuk Cape and east of so-called "Korovya bukhta" (Cow Bay) on the relatively even ground of a small cape with an area of approximately 50,000 square metres. It is bordered to the North, East and West by the Sea of Azov. On its western and eastern edge the rocky coast-line is high and steep and in the North there is a sheer drop into a small bay (Map, Topography, Orthophoto).
The site was discovered at the beginning of the 1980s and excavation work began there in 1985 and continued without interruption until 1988, led by I.M.Bezruchenko [Bezruchenko 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988]. Two trenches were sunk: one in the western part of the cape very close to the steep cliffs over a total area of 150 m², which was investigated in 1985 (the "Western Trench"), while the second, in the north-eastern part of the cape and covering a total area of approximately 1,225 m² – the "Eastern Trench" – was excavated from 1985 to 1988. In 2009-2015 archaeological investigations were carried out in the central part of the fortified settlement (the "Central Trench") led by A.V.Kovalchuk, in the course of which an area of approximately 650 m² was excavated [Kovalchuk, 2015, pp. 779-781].
The site's state of preservation was satisfactory. The ancient ground surface in its central part had not really been disturbed at all – only in the area, where it joined the Eastern Trench and where two looters' pits were identified. A significant part of the site had collapsed into the sea in the East and North-East and, as a result of soil erosion, this process still continues today. The eastern part of the site has been seriously damaged (in the southern part of its northern section) by two trenches dating from the Classical era and also by pits, dug-outs, small trenches and also two large ones dating from the time of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
While the archaeological excavations were being carried out in the southern part of the cape, a large defensive wall was discovered (Walls № 1, 1a, 1b) marking off the settlement, from the western edge of the cape across to the eastern one on the steppe side, and also dwellings and outhouses to the North of it. The time during which the site existed was also established: a period of between 150 and 180 years – from the end of the 4th century BC to the middle of the 2nd century BC. Numerous and diverse buildings were excavated in the settlement: dwellings, work premises, streets), which had been re-built and re-arranged several times. Today it is possible to distinguish fairly confidently at least four building periods. We would define as such those periods when fundamental re-building was carried out within the fortified settlement. Such periods would be reflected in major changes to the general arrangement of buildings within the site (when their location and orientation were altered). These large-scale changes were usually connected with events of a catastrophic nature in the region (of a natural or anthropogenic character): they would manifest themselves in the stratigraphy by layers resulting from fire and/or destruction. Within such building periods it was also possible to single out certain phases reflected in smaller-scale re-building of various premises (blocking up of doors and windows, extensions, changes to lay-out within particular buildings and so on).
Some questions remain unanswered to this day – first and foremost those connected with the defences for the fortified settlement: had there been bastions along the defensive wall to the West and East and where the central gate leading into the settlement had stood. It has not yet proved possible to establish whether there had been a rampart and moat south of Wall № 1. Nor is the nature of the lay-out in the north-eastern parts of the settlement clear.
The lay-out of the settlement is different in the various parts of the site: this is the result, first and foremost, of two factors – the original relief of the ancient ground surface and the proximity of outcrops of the natural rock. In the western and central parts of the settlement the ancient ground surface is relatively flat and sloping only gently down towards the North and West. It is only in the eastern part of the settlement that there is any significant drop [Maslennikov, 1998, 98, Fig. 63, Fig. 1]. In the northern and north-eastern parts of the settlement the natural rock is quite near the surface and in places even protrudes above it. In view of these features of the terrain, the Rooms in the Eastern Trench have been arranged across a number of terraces (Fig. 1, 3). Walls № 15 and № 16 are retaining walls for Room 4 , while Wall № 7 is a retaining wall for Room 2 [Bezruchenko, 1985, p. 50, 57]. In section КЛ8-9, despite the poor state of preservation of the remains of buildings, it was possible to establish that all the walls discovered along the cliff to the far East of the site were retaining walls and designed to support the next terrace. To the South of this section, Walls № 29 and № 32 are the retaining ones for the large open courtyard located in the north-western part of the Eastern Trench [Bezruchenko, 1987, p. 55]. As for the features of this structure, all sections of stone fabric are similar to each other. They are all single-faced, single-layer (apart from Wall № 29, which is double-layer) and irregular, consisting of medium-sized and small un-worked pieces of limestone.
This means that in the Eastern Trench it is possible to distinguish at least five terraces. Room 17 is located on Terrace 1. Here on the edge of the cliff and because of the outcrops of the natural rock, the walls have been built straight on to the hewn rock surface which also serves as the Room's floor. The next terrace lies to the West and extends until it reaches Wall 29. Built on the latter is Room 9 and Paved Walkway 5. In the northern part of the retaining wall of that terrace is Wall № 7, east of which the building remains have collapsed to a large extent. Room 1 had also been erected on that terrace. Wall № 15 is the retaining wall for the next, third terrace, on which Room 2 is located. Wall № 16 forms the end of another terrace to the South of it with the remains of an open courtyard and Room 3. Finally, the fifth terrace is located in the north-western part of the settlement, north of retaining wall № 32. This part of the site has so far not been investigated.
In the central and western part of the settlement the ancient ground surface is a relatively even plateau, without any significant changes in level and the Rooms discovered here are arranged on one and the same level.
In the South of the settlement the terrain rises slightly, like a rampart extending West-East, separating the cape from the steppe. This bank is clearly visible both in the aerial photographs [Maslennikov, 1998, p. 99, Fig. 64, Fig.1] and also with the naked eye in the local landscape. It was already clear at the time, when the first archaeological investigations were being carried out, that this rise in the terrain was where a defensive wall had been (Wall № 1).
Wall No. 1 marks the extent of the whole settlement on the south side, along a line running West-East. The part of it already cleared extends for about 69 metres (9.5 metres in the western section, 30 metres in the eastern section and 25 metres in the central one) and its width is 1.2 -1.5 metres. In places, as many as ten rows of stones have survived (to a height of between 1.22 and 1.7 metres) but, in certain parts, the wall has been seriously damaged (reduced to a height measuring as little as 42cms). The stonework consists mainly of large and rough pieces of limestone (measuring, for example, 58 x 35 x 15cms; 49 x 50 x 16cms and 68 x 24 x 12cms) and the spaces between them are filled with medium-sized or small stones (measuring 13 x 14 x 5cms; 21 x 8 x 9cms). The stonework consists of three layers and is double-faced and irregular: in places it was bedded and neat. Small slits in it (2-4mms) have been filled in with clay. The outer surfaces of the walls are even and vertical. The top stones of the walls often protrude above the ancient ground surface, while the bases of the walls lie on a layer of dark-brown loam (buried soil) at a depth of 1.1-1.2 metres from the ground surface.
In its southern section, the course of the defensive wall forms a broken line, with parts of it pointing in different directions. This would evidently appear to be because of features of the terrain's relief or various stages in the re-building of the structure. In the section of the site already excavated, three parts of the wall orientated in different directions can be noted and three places where the wall has been shifted towards the North. For example, the extreme eastern section of the wall (Wall № 1a) follows a NW-SE line and then, near the blocked small gate, the wall shifts northwards and the stonework after that is clearly in line with the points of the compass. Thirty metres further on, near a place where re-building has occurred and the wall has been badly damaged, it shifts northwards again over 1.6 metres, while the wall as a whole (Wall № 1б) keeps to its former orientation. In the Western Trench, the section of Wall № 1 which has been cleared, had an orientation virtually identical to that of the far eastern section – namely NW-SE – and it lies to the North of the central section, which testifies to another shift of the wall's course northwards within a section not yet excavated.
Another question still to be resolved is that concerning the central gate of the fortified settlement. It would seem that the search for it needs to be concentrated in the section of the site between the Central and the Western Trench, which has not yet been excavated. A.A.Maslennikov is of the opinion that the wall was originally built in three independent parts: two at the sides and the central part shifted further north. In his view, they were not linked together and "the intervals between them served as passages leading into the settlement" [Maslennikov, 1998, p. 209]. This suggestion appears plausible but it should be noted that the central part of the gate is not of the same type as the side parts. Nor is it possible to rule out the probability that the gate is actually located in the north-eastern part of the site. It is also possible that there had at one time been a second passage within the central part of the gate, at the place where there had been major collapse and then re-building of Wall № 1 (Quadrant H2).
In 2009 a small rise (approx. 50cms) in the relief of the site south of the defensive wall was noted, which had been formed by the remains of the badly eroded rampart. The presence of something in the way of a rampart was also indicated by the old geophysical data obtained earlier [Maslennikov, 1999, p. 209].
In 2009 and 2011 trenches were dug along the outer surfaces of Wall No. 1 and these revealed that, when the defensive wall had been built, first of all a ditch approximately 2.5 metres wide had been cut out in the natural rock and then filled with earth (dark-brown loam with small inclusions of white natural clay) and immediately above that the stonework had been erected. The material from the trench consisted of fragments of amphorae from Heraklea, Sinope, Knidos and Colchis. In addition the handle of an amphora from Sinope was found bearing a stamp of astynomos Epielpes (2009, Inventory No. 72). This means that the finds made it possible to determine the time when the wall had been erected as the first quarter of the 3rd century BC.
The reinforcement of the defensive wall on the outside (from the South) with two rows of large dressed stones (measuring 45 x 69 x 20cms; 1 metre x 60cms x 60cms) took place at a somewhat later date. The level of the bases of the stones was 50cms from the level of the ancient ground surface. This additional 'armour' approximately 50cms wide survived in certain sections of the wall (Quadrants Б2, В2, Г2, Д2).
The reinforcement of the wall can probably be explained with reference to the increased military threat from the steppes. This was borne out by the discovery – south of the wall and outside the boundary of the settlement in quadrants Б1 and В1 – of a burnt layer of material approximately 20cms thick. It stretched in a narrow strip (2.2 metres wide in its western part and 50cms wide in its eastern part) along the wall W-E over a distance of 4.10 metres. The finds from the layer of yellow loam immediately underneath the burnt layer included fragments of amphorae from Sinope and Heraklea and also tableware fragments of Bosporan manufacture. Attention should be drawn in particular to stamps on amphora handles from Sinope: stamps of two manufacturers, Ariston and Kraton 250 BC (2009, Inventory Nos. 91-92) and an imprint of magistrate Eucharistos, son of Demetrios, who held office in 260-250 BC (2009, Inventory № 93). The finds taken together make it possible to date the formation of the burnt level and the reinforcement of Wall № 1 in the South to approximately the middle of the 3rd century BC. Attention should also be drawn to finds of projectiles for catapults, arrows of a Scythian type and sling stones. Evidently this part of a rural area had been effected by military-cum-political events connected with the Sarmatian conquest of Greater Scythia.
Wall No. 1 underwent several phases of re-building during the period of the settlement's existence. Traces of them have survived in the central part of the site (Quadrant A2, H2). In that section of the site the course of Wall № 1 was shifted 1.6 metres further north in relation to the main line of the wall in the east quadrants. At that point the wall made a small turn northwards and then westwards before subsequently resuming its former direction. It is interesting to note that the wall – up until the turn northwards – retained its three-layered structure, namely two rows of stones and a rubble core. This is a slightly unusual procedure if we consider the west surface of Wall № 1 in Quadrant A2 as the front surface. To all appearances, initially Wall № 1 was straight in that section, without a bend in it. After its collapse the wall was restored – not in its former position though, but slightly further north, retaining its old direction in the form of an extension built up against it from the North (Wall № 1б). The reasons for this re-building are not clear: all that seems worth noting is a layer of ash west of the place where it collapsed. To judge from the level of the bases of Walls № 1 and № 1b, the destruction of the first wall and the appearance (restoration) of the second took place in fairly rapid succession. In the adjacent quadrant, Wall № 1б had suffered major damage: all that survived were traces of its dismantling, in the form of small limestone inclusions in the brown loam.
The continuation of Wall № 1 is Wall № 1a, which protects the settlement in the South-East and extends SW-NE. It is similar in character to Wall № 1: its stonework consists of three layers and it is double-faced, irregular and bedded in places. The largest stones in it have been laid out in a neat chessboard pattern. The length of wall already excavated totals 11 metres: its width is 1.4 metres, it has survived to a height of 1.6 metres in the eastern part and one of 1.2 metres in the western part [Bezruchenko, 1988, p.85]. At one time there had been a small gated passage between Wall № 1 and Wall № 1a leading into the settlement, formed when Wall № 1 had overlapped Wall № 1a. Later, the passage had been blocked out, forming a small ridge like a redant – an open field fortification [Maslennikov, 1998, p. 210, Figs. 143-144]. On the inside of the wall – the settlement side – there had been a flight of steps leading up onto that ridge, of which three steps had survived. To judge from the level where its bottom stones had been laid out, the flight of steps had been built at the same time as the blocked passage [Bezruchenko, 1988, p.85]. A.A.Maslennikov points out that the ridge, which had emerged, served as a kind of unusual fortification for the central entrance into the fortified settlement and had supplied the "need for the flank defence of the assumed gate" [Maslennikov, 1998, p. 209]. This assumption has so far not been confirmed because no passage has been found in the immediate vicinity of the structure.
Wall № 1a was evidently erected at the same time as Wall № 1 – no later than the first third of the 3rd century BC. This is borne out by the finds discovered at the base of the stonework.
To the North of the defensive wall and parallel to it – at a distance of 20-50 cms – the remains of Wall № 69 were located. The wall was accurately orientated along an E-W line and its stonework consisted of two layers, which were double-faced and irregular and consisted mainly of large stones. To judge from the stratigraphy, the erection of this wall would have preceded the building of Wall № 1. The function of this wall is not clear: no other structures immediately adjacent to it have been identified. It is possible that Wall № 69 constitutes the remains of a former dwelling, which existed before defensive Wall № 1 was built or another wall, which had been enclosing the settlement in the South before Wall № 1 had been built.
The walls of Rooms 12-13 used as dwellings (№ 50, № 51 and № 52) in the Eastern Trench, were built right up against Wall № 1: also Wall № 71a belonging to Room 3 and Wall № 94 belonging to Room 2 in the Central Trench and Walls № 3 and №4 belonging to Room 2 in the Western Trench.
The earliest buildings in the settlement are three dug-outs discovered in the south-eastern part of the fortified settlement in 1988 [Bezruchenko, 1988, pp. 72-74]. Also erected in the settlement's first building period was Wall № 69 described above and also a large proportion of the rubbish pits dug in the layer of yellow natural clay or cut out of the natural rock.
Dug-out № 2 with an area of 1.6 x 1.7 metres was discovered under the second level of the floor in Room 11 in Eastern Trench I, in its north-eastern section, built up against an outcrop of the natural rock [Bezruchenko, 1988, p.73]. In the north-eastern corner a stove with a clay base was found, which was enclosed on all sides by vertically arranged slabs. In its in-fill, part of a human mandible was found and fragments of amphorae from Sinope, Colchis, Rhodos, Heraklea, Chios, Knidos, Chersonesos and Sinopean stamps of the astonymoi Hekataios (1988, Inventory No. 387), Aischines (1988, Inventory № 393) dating from 280-270 BC.
Dug-out № 3 was discovered north of Room № 12 in the Eastern Trench and is a pit of irregular shape measuring 3.4 x 2.8 metres with vertical walls. To the North and East of the dug-out there are two pits (№ 25 and № 27) separated from the dug-out by two metres of stonework [Bezruchenko, 1988, pp. 74-75]. The floor is provided by the natural rock. In the in-fill of the dug-out, fragments of amphorae from Sinope, Rhodos, Heraklea and Colchis were found and there was a stamp on a Sinopean handle of the magistrate Dionysios, son of Apemantos, who held his post between 240 and 230 BC (1988, Inventory № 391). A trench dating from the Classical period runs through part of Dug-out №3, which explains how some late material found its way into the in-fill.
All the dug-outs were evidently destroyed in a powerful fire. In the Eastern Trench, the structures dating from the first building period were covered over with a burnt layer [Bezruchenko, 1988, pp. 81-82], which was not recorded in the central part.
Above the burnt layer and over the whole of the settlement there was a layer of white limestone chips, which served as a levelling layer. Structures of the second building period had been erected on it – Defensive Wall № 1, outbuildings and also rooms used as dwellings, most of which were discovered in a seriously damaged state. In particular, Room 14a in the Eastern Trench dates from that period. A large part of it had later been covered over by Room 14. All that had survived of Room 14 was its south-western part (Wall № 48 and Wall № 47) concealed below a wall of Room 14 [Bezruchenko, 1987, p. 57, Fig. 2]. In the northern part of the settlement Rooms 3 and 4 date from the early period [Bezruchenko, 1985, p. 47].
In the Central Trench, two groups of Rooms can be singled out, which differ as regards their orientation. The orientation of one group deviates from the points of the compass by 15 degrees (Rooms 3, 4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 15), while the second is precisely aligned with the points of the compass (Rooms 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12).
As a result of numerous instances of re-building and the poor state of the surviving stonework, it is not always possible to state with any confidence which of the structures belonged to the initial period in the existence of the site and which to a later one. The general impression, however, is that the structures with a deviation from the points of the compass in their orientation belong to the earlier period. The base of most of the stonework lies on the layer of buried soil, and the Rooms in the southern part of the settlement are not built up against the defensive wall but have been constructed at some distance from it. Rooms 4, 10, 13, 14 and 15 in the Central Trench can confidently be classified as belonging to that period and also certain fragmentary remains of structures, such as Wall № 105, for instance.
Somewhat later, during the third building period, districts appeared made up of single-chamber houses, orientated in accordance with the points of the compass and built in lines. Their measurements were as follows (in the Eastern Trench: Room 2 measured 3.68 x 1.52 x 4.10 x 4.5 metres; Room 3 measured 25 m²; Room 6 measured 6.5 m²; in the Central Trench: Room 6 measured 3.5 x 4.5 metres; Room 8 measured 8.27 x 5.4 metres; Room 12 measured 3.56 x 2.52 x 3.4 x 2.4 metres; Room 11 measured 5.06 x 3.26 x 4.74 x 3.52 metres). In the Eastern Trench Rooms 1, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14 relate to that building period. Rooms 12-13 were built up against Defensive Wall № 1. In the northern and eastern part of the trench the walls of the houses were positioned up against outcrops of the natural rock (Room 5). Many structures had shared walls. In the Central Trench, Rooms 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 12 date from that time. They were not, however, all built at the same time: Room 2 was constructed later than Rooms 1 and 3. In the course of that period some of the structures were partly re-built. At one point in time the original passage into Room 1 in the Central Trench was blocked off (Wall № 66). In addition, in Room 14 in the Eastern Trench another floor was discovered under the uppermost one and between the two there was a burnt interlayer.
A large proportion of the Rooms were rectangular in plan, but in some of them the walls meet at an obtuse angle, making the structures involved acquire a trapezoidal shape (Room 1 in the Eastern Trench, Room 4 in the Central Trench). Some houses had two storeys (a basement or a semi-basement by way of a lower storey) and in these were found staircases leading to an upper floor. In the corners of Rooms 7 and 11 small, shallow recesses were found in the corners (30-35 cms in diameter and 7-20 cms in depth), which would evidently have been recesses designed for the pillars supporting the roof of the upper storey. The floors in most of the structures were layers of compacted clay, which sometimes contained inclusions of limestone chips and charcoal. Some floors are encountered paved with small flat slabs of limestone. The passages leading into the Rooms are small – between 70 cms and 1 metre in width and made of large limestone blocks. Sometimes there were steps leading into the rooms (Room 1, for example). In most of the buildings there were small stone recesses in the corners, providing a semi-circular or rectangular storage space closed off by vertically arranged flat stones. In Rooms 1 and 4 in the Eastern Trench small semi-circular stoves were found. In Room 6 in the Central Trench there was a round hearth and next to it a range of vessels and terracottas, indicating that rituals of a domestic cult would have been celebrated there.
In the northern part of the settlement the buildings were quite close together and most of the streets were between 1.2 and 1.5 metres wide. They were often paved with rough slabs of limestone. Judging by the finds, the buildings of that period date from between the middle and the last quarter of the 3rd century BC.
The buildings of the latest period in the life of the settlement (fourth building period – first half of the 2nd century BC) were built up against defensive Wall № 1 on its north side. This group in the Central Trench included Room 7, a drain, the heaped remains from inside a stove, Wall № 98, Paved Walkways № 1 and № 9. They had been constructed after Wall № 1 had been destroyed.
Around the middle of the 2nd century BC the inhabitants abandoned the settlement. It began gradually to collapse and fall into decline. Subsequently there was no new chapter in its existence.
Let us now examine certain categories of the finds. Thirty-four coins were found in the settlement and a large proportion of these dated from the first half or middle of the 3rd century BC [Maslennikov, 2015, p. 139]. In the main these were coins of Panticapaeum of the XLI type – № 4 and № 5 (Zograf, 1951]. Earlier coins of the late-4th century and first half of the 3rd century BC were also found with counter-stamps in the form of an eight-pointed star or a quiver-case with a gorytos and a bow [Maslennikov, 2015, p. 145].
The collection of black-gloss vessels ranges in date from 325/300 to 150/125 BC [Maslennikov, 2016, p. 53, Plate 1]. Three vessels do not fall within this range: a lekythos fragment of earlier date – end of the 5th century BC [Ibid. p. 57] and two fragments of small bowls, which – on the basis of certain features of their glaze – were assumed to date from a period no earlier than the third quarter of the 2nd century BC [Ibid. p.54]. The spread of this ceramic material over time presents the following picture: a significant number of vessels was already to be found in the settlement in the first quarter of the 3rd century BC, peaking in the second quarter of that century, and then over the course of the 2nd century BC the number of black-gloss vessels slowly decreased [Ibid., p.53, Plate 1].
Pottery with decoration in relief is represented by a fairly large number of Megarian bowls (46 fragments) encountered mainly in the upper levels of the site. A fragment of a black-gloss cup bearing a medallion worked in relief was also found in the settlement: in the field of the cup the head of Helios? was depicted surrounded by leaves (2011, Inventory № 218). These so-called "Calenian" ware cups were encountered in Greece and Egypt but such finds were rare in the North Pontic region. A vessel of this kind found in Tiramba was recorded with a depiction of Isis and Serapis separated by a staff [Finogenova, 2010, pp. 368-369] and three fragments of such a vessel in Hermonassa – one with a medallion similar to that found in Tiramba and two others with busts of Pan holding a thyrsos and a bunch of grapes [Korovina, 2002, p. 114, p. XXII, Plate 19; Finogenova, 2010, p. 375, Fig. 53]. The specimen from the "Krutoi Bereg" settlement differs from the other finds in the region on account of the superior quality of its black glaze (thicker and of a richer colour) and it was clearly part of an imported vessel. So far no parallels for it have been found. Vessels of this type have traditionally been dated to the 3rd or 2nd century BC [Pagenstecher, 1909, 95, № 182].
Transport amphorae are represented mainly by specimens from a range of exporters of that era: Sinope, Rhodos, Heraklea, Colchis, Knidos, Kos, Thasos, Chios, Chersonesos and others. The earliest amphora finds in the settlement are a neck fragment of a plump-throated amphora from Chios (3rd quarter of the 5th century BC) and the foot of an amphora from Thasos (last quarter of the 5th century BC).
During all the years when work has been underway at the settlement, a total of 268 amphorae stamps has been found, but there have been no stamps on tiles or fragments of the latter: 73% of the whole collection is from vessels produced in Sinope, 19% from Rhodos, 0.7% from unknown centres, 3% from Heraklea, and the remainder are stamps from the " Myrsileia group", Chersonesos, Colchis, Knidos and Cos.
The Sinopean stamps date from a period between the second quarter of the 3th century and the second quarter of the 2rd century BC. From the material found at the settlement it is clear that the imports from Sinope were gradually increasing. At the period between the second quarter and the middle of the 3th century BC 19% of the stamps were Sinopean ones, but this figure had increased to 32% in the third quarter of the 3rd century BC and to 34% in the last quarter of the same century. In the deliveries of Sinopean amphorae fell sharply and in the beginning of the 2nd century BC they accounted for only 15% of the total number of stamps. Subsequently imports from Rhodos began to replace those from Rhodos.
Imprints from Rhodos date from the beginning of the 3nd and the end of the 2nd century BC (Periods I – VC as classified by Finkielsztejn) and the peak of those imports is during the first quarter of the 2rd century.
Heraklean stamps are represented by four imprints of the Late Manufacturers' Group – end of the 4th century and first quarter of the 3rd century BC. The stamp of Chersonesos of astynomos Polystratos has been dated to around 280 BC.
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In order to bring this degree of safe suction to men of all sizes without giving up comfort, the Bathmate engineers chose SkinSAFE grade materials. The SkinSAFE standard was produced in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic to aid consumers much better comprehend the components located in products that are made use of directly on the skin.
Every pump in the HydroXtreme schedule is made with SkinSAFE products that provide a risk-free experience on top of a long service life out of your pump. Each pump can be made use of in the room or the shower without concern of water damage as the pumps are, you guessed it, waterproof!
Bathmate also consists of an accessory package with every pump bought straight from the Bathmate web site. This package consists of a:
Deluxe Natural Leather Storage Bag
Cleansing Brush with Sponge Head
Handball Pump to optimize power and ease-of-use
Convenience Insert Pad
Hose pipe Add-on
Pump Cleansing Spray
Safety and security Lock
Shower Strap for hands-free use
Clean Towel
The range of Bathmate HydroXtreme penis pumps
To sweeten the offer and also get men pumping, Bathmate uses cost-free worldwide delivery in addition to a 2-year warranty and generous 60-day cash back guarantee, no questions asked.
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Using a penis pump as part of your routine augmentation routine can have lasting results that continue beyond the room. Men who use a HydroXtreme pump to enhance their erections report a boost in self-confidence. Here's a review from among our clients that desired regular results from their penis pump.
" I have actually been utilizing this item for regarding 3 weeks currently as well as once I obtain made use of to the treatment of use I locate it wonderful. Significant increase in my girth already and also length likewise increased. I really feel extremely comfortable with my bundle now which implies much more self-confidence. My other half has most definitely observed the distinction. She is as delighted as I am. Fantastic support from Bathmate when as well as if required."
In general, 92.9% of HydroXtreme customers report far better erections after simply 8 weeks. If you weren't interested yet, you must recognize that 75% of HydroXtreme individuals likewise report obtaining an inch or even more in size quickly after pumping. You might have an inch or more of concealed length declining ahead out and the HydroXtreme series is below to help you understand that complete possibility.
Bathmate has actually absolutely considered every little thing when it comes to hydropumps. Whether you're just beginning your penis pump journey or you're a seasoned pump professional, there's a pump for you. It just takes 15 mins a day to begin seeing a change in the size and period of your erections.
Suppose I Do not Have the Time or Desire to Do the Exercises?
( Can I Simply Use the Bathmate and Gain 1 to 2 Inches?).
Yes, you can miss the hands-on exercises and simply use the Bathmate.
The mix of jelqing, hands-on stretching and also Bathmate is just the fastest way to obtain size.
You can use Bathmate as a standalone and also obtain strong results.
I can't make any type of warranties, but gaining.5 ″+ in your very first 6 months and also over 1 ″ in twelve month is days a week is reasonable if you are new to PE and also only utilize the Bathmate.
( you will also gain.5-1 ″ in long-term girth during this time around).
No jelqing or extending needed.
Gaining 2 inches or even more, nevertheless, generally needs a dedication to extending or size gadgets.
A lot of these testimonials are from men just using the Bathmate–.
" This lacks a Doubt– The Most Effective Point I have actually Ever Gotten in My Life" (thehappynomad).
" More than a Believer, I Want to Tell Every Person!" (Bawssbo).
" All Hail the Bathmate!" (ReyBetancourt).
" I Love Bathmate– Girls Pussy is Limited to Get involved in!" (Billy11).
" 1 Inch in 1 Year!" (DukeXXX).
" I Can not Think It! I Gained My Very First Inch From the Bathmate!!!" (Maverick69).
In 2010, as a hands-on PE expert, I used the Bathmate for 10-12 minutes, 3-4 days a week and also grew regarding.5 ″ in length (I had actually currently expanded.5 -.75 ″ from hand-operated workouts) and also almost 1 inch in girth.
You don't require the Bathmate to gain size.
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If you don't have the cash, do not buy it.
At the same time–.
You don't require to do the hands-on workouts to get substantial size if you use the Bathmate.
If I needed to choose in between manual exercises or the Bathmate, I would select Bathmate due to the fact that it does the same thing, just quicker. The immediate post-Bathmate pump will certainly can do big things for you sex life also.
These days, I just utilize the Bathmate a couple of days a week for maintenance as well as prior to sexual intercourse.
Bathmate is my # 1 suggestion for Man Enhancement because it just calls for a really small time commitment, it's incredibly enjoyable to utilize and it works long-term if you actually dedicate to using it.
Once more–.
You can acquire 1 or 2 inches.
Possibly someplace in-between.
Not 5 inches like others will certainly tell you.
Here's a routine if you are only utilizing the Bathmate–.
" A Bathmate Just Newbie Regimen (Each Day for one month)".
Bathmate Hydromax Dimension Guide.
Exactly How to Incorporate Jelqing, Extending and the Bathmate Hydropump (Large 3).
I'm going to keep this as easy as possible.
Male Improvement is not rocket science.
If you safely train as well as fatigue your penile tissue (and also allow it recoup) daily, it will certainly come to be bigger and also more powerful.
The make-up of penile cells isn't completely the same to smooth muscle mass tissue– it's just like going to the fitness center.
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Train and get sufficient remainder– you will expand.
As a rule of thumb–.
If you can not obtain a great erection (~ 90%), take the day off.
Bear in mind–.
Like the gym, your gains come when you recoup, not when you are training.
If you are a complete beginner to Man Improvement, you'll wish to make use of the initial 1 month to obtain your penile cells utilized to the training. Concentrate on that.
If you intend to incorporate Bathmate and also hand-operated workout, follow this routine–.
" Ultimate Novice Male Enhancement Routine".
Notification that you are not Jelqing/Stretching and Bathmate on the very same day.
After thirty day, you can combine the 3 on the very same day.
Simply do a bit more each week or take it to the following level by Jelqing simply before your Bathmate exercises. (6+ month experience only).
Bathmate Review After 3 months.
In this Bathmate Evaluation, the guy obtained almost a full inch in 3 months just making use of a Bathmate.
It's feasible.
I select to offer a much more conventional price quote (1 inch in 6-12 months).
What Is one of the most Essential Thing to keep in mind?
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PE is a marathon, not a sprint.
Daily uniformity is the key to growing.
Every Jelq.
Every Stretch.
Every minute in the Bathmate.
You'll expand if you train consistently (3-5 days/week) and allow appropriate recovery.
You won't if you do not.
On a final note–.
Losing weight can help you get dimension.
For each inch you lose off your waist, your prick will gauge.05 ″ to.10 ″ longer.
That's why practically all the super installed guys you see in pornography have beanpole figures.
If you have 20 or 30 extra pounds to lose, you will possibly acquire about.25 ″ to.5 ″ length.
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Is Penomet risk-free?
Yes, penis pumps are 100% safe and suggested by the clinical community for:.
Improving the top quality of erection.
Combating ED.
For enhancing girth and also penis size.
Completely blood circulation into penis tissue.
There are different medical studies sustaining the reality that penis pumps are the most effective selection for dealing with light to modest ED, as well as some researches even show the reversal of ED in different patients.
In addition to that the style the building of Penomet is of the greatest order of functional designs thus making certain a tight fit and ideal results for penis with 4 ~ 8 inches of size making use of the conventional chamber.
There is a 360o valve at the pointer which is a dual safety valve orgasm stress regulating valve which will assist you preserve the enough amount of vacuum inside the cyndrical tube.
Penomet has actually won several awards in the best product sector as well as has been included in numerous internet sites, publication and e-commerce sites.
Till the day none of the individuals have reported any kind of side effects or injuries because of use of Penomet.
There might mild discomfort initially which overtime go away as you get utilized to with the product.
Penomet testimonials.
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Penomet is preferred in the penis pump style and also has actually been included in lots of out manages.
General user score declares for Penomet and also below we have actually consisted of a few of real-life reviews as well as remarks from customers.
Joshua wrote on ahcaf:.
Whatever in this package– pump and accessories– is made of superior quality. The gaiters. The real pump. The top head nob to release the water. When I utilize it, I really feel very solid suction despite medium gaiters. I follow the regular though to keep it altering. My dimension enhanced by half an inch, and I only utilized this pump 3 times. Although I have actually not experienced other products, I very advise this purchase.
Danny added menlify as:.
If you're a very first time customer, you might kinda feel the fear concerning using. Yet, as long as you remain within limits suggested for novices, it's fine. You much better start at the lowest stress. It's okay to see no outcomes at all than over pumping it that can result in pain and pain at the end of the day. I have actually done it and still making use of penis pump these days as well as I've never experienced any discoloration or swelling or edema-type pains. I do it slowly.
Greg included his comment on GoForSize.com as:.
Penomet is the only pump I use for irreversible penis augmentation, I started my dimensions in 1 week of using this pump. It's comfortable to use it 40-60 minutes a day, you can regulate the pressure and it does not hurt in any way.
Penomet: price & where to buy it.
Penomet Official Website.
You need to get a product at official website: www.penomet.com.
Penomet can be found in 3 purchase selections.
Just how much do they cost?
Penomet Costs: $297 (save 35% from the initial cost of $457).
Has 5 gaiters with differing level of suction.
Shower strap.
Digital workout manual included.
3 years warranty.
Penomet Bonus: $197 (conserve 31% from the original price of $288).
Includes 3 gaiters.
Digital workout manual included.
3 years service warranty.
Penomet Criterion: $127 (conserve 24% from the initial rate of $169).
Comes with 70 force gaiter.
Digital exercise manual included.
3 years guarantee.
Extra info.
Extra shipping and also taking care of fee included with total invoicing.
All packaging is carried out in discreet boxes.
No visible branding or labeling is discussed on the plan.
In the billing website address will be mentioned due to new laws.
Penomet Penis Pump Testimonial.
My Peyronie's Residence "Peyronie's Item Reviews "Penomet Penis Pump.
Penomet penis pump deal with patented hydraulic technology and is water assisted penis pump, or hydro penis pump as in some cases called.
Penomet Penis Pump.
Water aided penis pumps deals with the exact same concepts as traditional air pump and also therefore might benefit men with Peyronie's condition.
Just How Does Penomet Job?
It is simplest to use Penomet when showering or lying in a tub. You fill up the Penomet gadget with water and location your flaccid penis inside the pump.
When you have actually protected the pump in place, you push the system in the direction of your body to create the stress. Water is expelled from the pump as you do so. The stress produces erection as well as the penis is created television. When done, securely remove the pump.
The even more water that is compelled from the Penomet pump, the more the penis is encouraged to broaden and also greater hydro vacuum cleaner pressure is developed. There is always a balance between water pressures so your penis can not be forced into the dangerous pressure zones.
The Gaiters.
The rubber at the end of the Penomet hydro penis pump is called gaiter. The gaiter is the patented hydraulic part of the device. It is made from exceptionally durable space age rubber as well as plays essential safety and security and practical function.
The gaiter gradually launches the pressure in time, making Penomet water assisted penis pump safe to make use of, even if you dropped off to sleep in your bathtub using it.
There are 5 different gaiters available for Penomet penis pumps, each generating different force to the penis. This enables you to alternating the force made use of, or enhance the force gradually for optimum results.
Does Penomet Benefit Guy With Peyronie's Disease?
Water helped penis pumps as Penomet work on the exact same concepts as traditional vacuum pumps and thus may profit males with Peyronie's illness.
The Penomet hydro penis pump attracts equivalent stress throughout television requiring the penis to be in as straight position as feasible while the Penomet is working. Bigger Flaccid Size
The gentle equal stress can over time help straightening out the penis, much like other grip gadgets can.
Penomet penis pump is an additional grip therapy choice for guys with Peyronie's illness. The even more alternatives there are the much better.
The Advantages Of Using Penomet Penis Pump.
Penomet hydro penis pump is developed with penis enhancement in mind and offers different benefits in that location.
With normal use gradually Penomet can aid you get penis length and also girth. It might even result in enhanced sexual endurance as well as firmer erections.
Penomet penis air pump package.
The Penomet Vacuum Pump.
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For Peyronie's clients these could be good fringe benefits, not the very least for those suffering from poor quality erection due to their condition.
However, what matters most to them is if Penomet can deal with the penile curvature … and also it could.
Like any other Peyronie's treatment, it might not function for all Peyronie's patients. Grip gadgets work best for guys with mild or moderate penis curvature.
One more essential benefit for Peyronie's people is security (the last thing you wish to do is to make your condition even worse). Penomet water aided penis pump is safe to make use of, thanks to the gaiter system that gradually releases the pressure throughout usage.
Penomet is in some way simpler to use than some typical penis vacuum pump, e.g. there is no external pumping device or tubes that run from the nozzle.
Exists Any Kind Of Health And Wellness Risk Of Using Penomet?
Penomet penis pump is generally taken into consideration secure device. Nevertheless, like for other penis air pump, it may not be suitable for guys with extreme penis curvature.
Bigger Flaccid Size It is always safest to talk to your medical professional prior to embarking on any type of Peyronie's treatment.
Scientific Assistance For Utilizing Penomet.
Penomet claim on their site that the media is sold on Penomet after Italian Scientists showed its effectiveness. They do not provide any links for us to validate those claims.
Nonetheless, Penomet goes for additional clinical research. In a media interview in 2012 they claimed:.
" We anticipate to release a medical research next year, probably in Switzerland. We are currently working out with 2 medical facilities on performing the tests. This will certainly be an entirely independent research which we will certainly pay for yet naturally we can not control the results".
Hydromax pump is a combination of vacuum erection treatment as well as water to enlarge the penis. Many men are doubtful about numerous devices that can assist resolve their erection troubles.
The need for the delicate skin of the genital areas to touch plastic or steel triggers denial. All this does is of the Hydromax hydro penis pump.
Its soft impact and exceptional outcomes( prior to as well as after) have actually guaranteed this tool is constantly preferred amongst males of any ages.
1) What is the Bathmate Hydromax penis pump?
Short Hydromax evaluation:.
Rank: # 1.
Success price: 92%.
Clients:1 300 000.
Benefits: all-natural penis enlargement, erection improvement, endurance improvement.
Maker: DX Products Ltd (UK).
Minutes outcomes: 1 inch (thirty days).
Max results: 3.5 inches (90-180 days).
Guarantee: 3 years.
Money-Back Guarantee: 60-day.
Shipping: FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING.
Costs: $129-$ 199.
Penis dimension: 3 ″- 9 ″ (Hydromax 3, 5, 7, 9).
Official website: bathmatedirect.com.
Hydromax attributes.
DX Products is the supplier of Bathmate. It has been creating these tools because the late 1990s. Today, both series for newbies and skilled customers are in demand. One of these series is Hydromax, which is 35% extra effective than the Hydro series.
The Hydromax collection consists of 5 typical dimensions (3,5,7,9 and HYDROMAX7 WIDE CHILD) to precisely match the size of the tool and the individual's penis. When selecting your dimension, you must comply with the preliminary measurements.
The Hydromax hydro penis pump is a flask constructed from clinical polycarbonate and an elastic kink constructed from soft silicone. The top of the flask finishes with a release valve, which is required to promptly launch the vacuum or regulate its pressure. For included convenience, a special polyurethane foam seal is made use of. Bigger Flaccid Size
Exactly How does Bathmate Hydromax function?
The valve action is controlled by an easy press, so the vacuum cleaner pressure can be managed with one hand by opening up or closing the shutoff.
The principle of operation is based upon the development of unfavorable pressure. In Hydromax, this is achieved by loading the flask with water and also releasing the excess water. Visit this site to read more.
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Hydromax vs. Other Penis pumps (SCORES).
# 1.
Hydromax (3,5,7,9″).
Genuine penis enlargement pump, special technology, 93% success price. Super-flow lock valve, accredited Skin Safe, 60-day money back, 2-year guarantee. Made in UK.
4.5/ 5.
[9.6] 62 evaluations.
# 2.
HydroXtreme( 5,7,9,11″).
Optimum degree of stress with handball, auto-mode for newbies. One of the most effective penis pump for risk-free penis development.
[9.2] 35 testimonials.
# 3.
The extremely first Bathmate pump, that appropriates for newbies. Affordable and effective. It appropriates for 5-7″ penis size. Easy to use.
3.5/ 5.
[8.6] 18 testimonials.
# 4.
Penomet( pressure 60-80).
It makes use of very own gaiter system to regulate the level of pressure. Made from medical materials. Can be utilized with or without water, life time service warranty.
[7.4] 12 reviews.
# 5.
AndroVacuum Platinum.
The very first as well as just FDA approved air penis pump. It's safe, efficient as well as easy to use. Aids to clear off Erectile Dysfunction.
2.5/ 5.
[6.4] 9 evaluations.
Hydro-Vacuum Technology Evaluation.
Exactly how it works?
This produces a water cushion between the valve as well as the penis that prevents pain and evenly disperses the force of the vacuum along the penis. At the moment of creating negative stress, the penis is compelled to full of blood. Because of this, the spacious bodies as well as erectile tissues broaden.
This modern technology has actually been actively used in andrology because the last century. It is called vacuum cleaner erection treatment and also is officially acknowledged as a rehab strategy in the postoperative duration.
It is also suggested as an option to falloprosthetics. These possibilities were validated in a 1995 research, Noninvasive vacuum cleaner constraint gadget in the management of erectile dysfunction.
2) Why is it worth buying it?
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Bathmate Hydromax advantages:.
Hydromax is finest matched for a man due to the following:
This is an innovative tool with raised power parameters; Hydromax power is 35% higher than the previous modification.
The use of water for adverse pressure contributes to the compression of water as well as an increased tons, which is almost invisible by the individual.
The gentleness as well as harmony of the compression pressure permit you to instantly most likely to the basic degree of training and develop at least an inch in a month.
Phthalates are not made use of in the production of tool elements, which are utilized to attain optimum adaptability of plastics, but at the same time quickly penetrate right into the blood as well as create significant disturbances in the performance of body systems.
Penis pump procedure is not associated with extraneous audios or noise.
It can be used in the shower room or in the shower (with a shower band, you can generally free your hands and surrender to the sensations).
Thanks to the dimensional grid, you can accurately choose your gadget dimension.
The development of a water layer between the bulb and also the penis ensures total safety since it protects against tissue tear and also the growth of hematomas, swelling, or other injuries.
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The benefits of Hydromax additionally consist of the stringent quality control normal of British production, as the gadget is made in the UK.
3) What outcomes can be attained?
Reputable penis pumping results( Before/After).
At first, vacuum erection therapy was a technique for getting rid of erectile dysfunction symptoms because of the reality that the minute the adverse pressure is formed. There is required blood flow to the penis, which is secured by an erectile ring. Thus, the trouble of impotence is resolved. Bigger Flaccid Size
The results kept in mind by customers 1-3 months after utilizing Hydromax:.
Improving the stability and period of erection– compelled blood flow including all areas of erectile cells.
The elasticity of capillary and also tissues increases.
It comes to be feasible to remain in bed longer.
The period of climax boosts– as boosted blood circulation enhances the contractile task of the gonads.
The size of the penis boosts to 10-20%, both in a tranquility and also in an erect state.
In just a full course– six months– of everyday training with Hydromax, you can attain a 60% increase in penis size. Click on this link to choose your pump.


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Join the Voracious Book Club this January for a His Hideous Heart readalong. Each year for my birthday, I've hosted some kind of group reading event to celebrate my birthday (which I share with Poe), and this year it's time to tackle the 2018 YA anthology His Hideous Heart.
I fully intend to read these books in my reading chair, under my Raven litograph, and snuggled in my The Raven blanket in full Poe Hoe Glory. But you can join in without all the swag, promise!
His Hideous Heart Voracious Book Club Readalong
When is it? January 3 – 30, 2021
What's the Schedule?
Week 1: "She Rode a Horse of Fire" by Kenare Blake, "It's Carnival!" by Tiffany D. Jackson, "Night-Tide" by Tessa Gratton7
Week 2: "The Glittering Death" by Caleb Roehrig, "A Drop of Stolen Ink" by Emily Lloyd-Jones, "Happy Days, Sweetheart" by Stephanie Kuehn
Week 3: "The Raven (Remix)" by amanda lovelace, "Changeling" by Marieke Nijkamp, "The Oval Filter" by Lamar Giles
Week 4: "Red" by Hillary Monahan, "Lygia" by Dahlia Adler, "The Fall of the Bank of Usher" by Fran Wilde, "The Murders of Rue Apartelle, Boracay" by Rin Chupeco
The cool thing about this collection is that it also includes the original works upon which these reimaginings are based. So you can compare if you are so inclined!
Will there be chats? Yes! We'll have weekly discussions on Saturdays (9, 16, 23, 30) for those who want to join in on Discord. They will be informal discussions about that week's short stories!
Want to join in? Join the Nerd Voraciously Discord Server!
About His Hideous Heart
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Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and how they've been brought to life in 13 unique and unforgettable ways.
Contributors include Kendare Blake (reimagining "Metzengerstein"), Rin Chupeco ("The Murders in the Rue Morge"), Lamar Giles ("The Oval Portrait"), Tessa Gratton ("Annabel Lee"), Tiffany D. Jackson ("The Cask of Amontillado"), Stephanie Kuehn ("The Tell-Tale Heart"), Emily Lloyd-Jones ("The Purloined Letter"), Hillary Monahan ("The Masque of the Red Death"), Marieke Nijkamp ("Hop-Frog"), Caleb Roehrig ("The Pit and the Pendulum"), and Fran Wilde ("The Fall of the House of Usher").
Listen to me read The Raven in 2020
The Poeathon is my favorite time of the year as I get to share my love of Edgar Allan Poe with some of my favorite people in the bookish community. I'd love it if you joined me this year to celebrate my birthday… and if you've never read Poe, these reimaginings are a great place to start!
Have you read His Hideous Heart yet or do you plan to? Are you a fan of Edgar Allan Poe? Will you join us in our readalong this January?
Let's go on another adventure together!


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Lightning sparked the fire April 6 in the swamp and it burned more than 150,000 acres (60,700 hectares), mostly in the refuge. More than 800 firefighters and support personnel are fighting the flames.
Authorities say all nearby roads have since reopened except for those inside the refuge.
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The wayward sisters, hand in hand,
Burned and bound, our stolen crown,
But what is lost, that can't be found?
4.5/5 paper planes
What's This Book About?
Genre: Alternate-historical fantasy (19th century; witches; women's suffrage movement)
Publication: 13 Oct 2020
Pages: 528 (hardcover)
Synopsis: In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box.
But when the Eastwood sisters join the suffragists of New Salem, they begin to pursue the forgotten words and ways that might turn the women's movement into the witch's movement. Stalked by shadows and sickness, hunted by forces who will not suffer a witch to vote – and perhaps not even to live – the sisters will need to delve into the oldest magics, draw new alliances, and heal the bond between them if they want to survive.
There's no such thing as witches. But there will be.
Content warnings: violence; torture during interrogation; injury and death; burning; complications in childbirth; kidnapping; memories of child and domestic abuse; memories of conversion therapy; homophobia; racism
What I Thought:
Apparently alternate-historical fiction/fantasy is a new genre I love! Once I cottoned on to how this book was an alt-hist-fic that gender-bends many famous folklorists (e.g. the Sisters Grimm, Charlotte Perrault) my level of enjoyment spiked. I love when legends familiar to us today are subtly reworked to fit the book's world – something I really liked in 'Sin Eater' by Megan Campisi too (another female-centred alt-hist-fic novel!). There were slightly reimagined fairytales dotted throughout the book, which was a real treat for me as someone who adores retellings.
The Eastwood sisters were three nuanced and distinctive leads, though I do wish that the POVs didn't change quite so often within the same chapter. While there are some amazing plot twists, this is more of a character-driven novel. James Juniper, Agnes Amaranth and Beatrice Belladona all have independent arcs that are also irrevocably tied to each other's. It's not just the leads who get nice character work – the villain's backstory exposition was excellent too.
[W]ickedness was like beauty: in the eye of the beholder.I still get chills remembering how it all pieced together!
I really enjoyed the themes of sisterhood, of collective action and subtle, everyday resistance.
[T]here are words and ways waiting among the children's verses; power passed in secret from mother to daughter, like swords disguised as sewing needles.I appreciated the support for intersectional feminism and how hurtful the lack of it is, and I was pleased that here it is recognised that Anglo-American witching is only a sliver of all the witching in the world. This sentiment was also reflected in how the primacy of the written record is challenged and the power of oral tradition is asserted.
"Children's stories! Nursery rhymes! Nothing respectable, nothing verifiable!"
"Must a thing be bound and shelved in order to matter? Some stories were never written down. Some stories were passed by whisper and song, mother to daughter to sister."
It made me happy that there were also men allied wholeheartedly with the women, reminding me that there is no justice until there is justice for all, and how important it is to all work together.
It was another really pleasant surprise to find that this book features a diverse cast along several axes. Bella is lesbian and I believe has depression, Juniper is disabled (injured leg from a fire) and I think she may be aro-ace, one of the major secondary characters is trans, and there were also many other characters of colour, including Bella's love interest Cleo, who is Black.
Harrow has a way with words, and this book is full of lush prose, sharp wit, saturated emotion and quotable lines. Overall I really enjoyed her writing style, though near the end it started to feel repetitive and slightly melodramatic. Perhaps this was a corollary of the plot picking up as we drew to a close? I just want to know what happens next!
That's all magic is, really: the space between what you have and what you need.
I'd recommend picking this up if you're looking for a character-driven, feminist, witchy historical fantasy with diverse characters and found family elements! Definitely fitting for autumnal reading.
Thank you to NetGalley and Orbit for the eARC for an honest review.


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I think imperfections are important, just as mistakes are important.
You only get to be good by making mistakes, and you only get to be real by being imperfect.
I was a bookworm, and very skinny with big, thick glasses.
I never went on dates and guys were afraid of me because I was smart. So I got contact lenses, started to dress a little better and tried not to talk about Plato with boys. It worked!
We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it.
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If you're 50, you're never going to be 50 ever again, so enjoy being 50.
If you sit through the year wishing you were younger, before you know it, it's going to be over, and you're going to be 51.
I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with someone is a rarity. That you don't fall in love as many times as you think you're going to. And then when you do, it's really special; it's really important.
I've heard it said that winning an Oscar means you live five years longer.
If that's true I want to thank the academy because my husband is younger than me.
It's pretty boring, working by yourself.
The scene happens in between the two of you, and then you don't know what it's going to be because it's a kind of combustion. So, you do take something from every actor you work with.
I always say about acting: the audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves. So if you're able to give them an experience where they feel, 'Oh, my gosh, that's me, that's my story, they know!' then you've done your job.
What gives you pleasure and joy? Let those be the things that lead you forward in life.
I was the kid who read a lot and who was academic, and who was more of an indoor person than an outdoor person. I would win the summer reading contest at the library.
I love my kids with all my heart and the last thing I want to worry about is the air they breathe.
With actors, all our ages are out there for all to see - you can't hide anything, really. And it's kind of a relief. This is my age, this is what I look like without makeup on - who cares? That youth culture - that lying about your age - it's all denial of death anyway.
You never have sex the way people do in the movies.
You don't do it on the floor, you don't do it standing up, you don't always have all your clothes off, you don't happen to have on all the sexy lingerie. You know, if anybody ever ripped my clothes, I'd kill them.
I still battle with my deeply boring diet of, essentially, yogurt and breakfast cereal and granola bars. I hate dieting. I hate having to do it to be the 'right' size. I'm hungry all the time. I think I'm a slender person, but the industry apparently doesn't. All actresses are hungry all the time, I think.
At one point, 'feminist' became a pejorative term.
How did that happen? If you're a feminist, you're basically saying you're a humanist.
My life may be a pretty crazy life at times, but its a very privileged one - being able to earn a good living doing what you love. Not many people have such an opportunity.
Men aren't asked about age. Men aren't asked about their children. Not that these things aren't important, but I do feel like it becomes reductive when a woman's life becomes, 'Talk to me about your kids and how you feel about plastic surgery.'
I read a lot, I always read. I like to be inside a story. When I started acting, even in high school, it sort of felt like that's as close as you can get to being inside a book, and I feel that way even with movies more so, because you've kind of created this imaginary world, and everybody is colluding to create it.
Either you like a person or you don't like a person.
I don't have to love somebody to work with them. I'm a professional person. But when you get the bonus of really liking someone and really connecting with them and really enjoying them, it's a fantastic thing.
There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing.
I was lucky enough to come in at the beginning of the independent film movement, and it's really shaped my life and my career.
I'm older than I was before when I was young.
I'm not supposed to communicate something that's completely unrealistic.
Sarah Palin's real quality is that she is her own best creation.
Right before I met my husband, I always felt as if the party was happening somewhere else. And once I met him and we had our children, I was like, 'This is where the party is.'
One of the things that I love about L'Oréal is that it's accessible and aspirational. Beauty doesn't have to be a mystery, and it can be available to everybody. But it's also about accessing what is most innately human, what we think is attractive.
I'm at the mercy of others because I'm not a director. I'm not a producer. I'm not a writer.
This is someone who has a very stringent morality, and believes the system works, and has been deeply, deeply disappointed, and hurt, by it. You know, so she's in a very different place in life.
I like the excitement you get at touching another human being when you're acting with them and then having a little spark and not knowing what is going to happen in between you.
When I started out, the most terrifying thing was when I had to be very, very emotional in front of lots of people. Now I've kind of learned that it is very important to keep talking all day, keep making jokes, and be connected with people, and be present. It's very important for me to be absolutely present in order to be emotional. I learned that is sort of the way I need to be.
For me, the most important thing is that I feel comfortable with the actor that I'm working with and I'm able to talk to them.
I think all of us struggle with how to keep relationship alive.
And yet it can't be static either. It's never going to be how it was when you first met because you're not in that place anymore; you're not necessarily the same people. So, that's the struggle - you're trying to make the relationship move forward with the rest of your life and make it special and meaningful. And I think it's incredibly challenging.
I love it, to have the same crew. I'm not married. I don't have children. My 17-year-old dog died. I'm kind of on my own. So I really like having the same camera guy for four years. I love looking around and seeing the hair and makeup people who have been there from the beginning.
Like Ivan [Reitman] has said, there's a lot that a life encompasses.
We want a plan for a clean energy future.
..an end to global warming...Moms know about sustainable energy. After all, mother love is an unending supply and it keeps kids healthy.
Nobody does a lot of plotting. They can't. Everybody wants to do that in life, but I think it's almost impossible. Opportunities present themselves, and you say, "Hey, is this interesting to me?" Is this something you might want to pursue? Maybe you'll get it, maybe you won't. It really does have to do with a "one foot in front of the other" kind of thing, I think.
We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars.
Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it.
Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about.
Life is full of compromises, and whether or not you're willing to negotiate.
We [with husband] try and spend time alone, which is really hard to do.
Of course, when you have kids they're like: "Why are you going out? You went out last night... you can't go out tonight!" so, you try to do that, and you try and ask somebody to please turn off the football game because you can't stand it any longer and you'd rather talk to them.You try to make time for each other where you can. You try to plan a trip away somewhere.
I'm looking for the truth. The audience doesn't come to see you, they come to see themselves.
Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny.
When the computer and tablets are all about playing games, thats not interesting to me.
It was a great circumstance when I received the script of [Chloe] and Atom [Egoyan] said he wanted me to do it. I was inclined to say 'yes' immediately.
I like that sense of family in my workplace, having the same pair of eyes to look into.
Well, you know, I mean, she was so wonderful, and she really played the role to perfection.
Loving someone is giving them the power to break your heart, but trusting them not to.
I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.
I think that when you're constructing entertainment;
thrillers, horror movies, or anything that's gonna scare, they're all based on what our natural worries are.


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Mahindra confirmed officially that the XUV300 7-seater SUV named S204.
Grown car manufacturer Mahindra and Mahindra and was a success for the brand. The XUV300 is the best selling product for the indigenous car manufacturer, which in the initial months was even the leading Mahindra driver, on the Ssangyong Tivoli. This is the success of the XUV300, and now Mahindra plans to expand the XUV300 series and start a seven-seater and all-electric version. The 7-seater SUV is known as the XUV400 and is known as the Mahindra S204. Officially, Mahindra gave the project the green light and confirmed the midterm roadmap to European media.
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Raven leaned against the wall outside his room, waiting for Missy to change her clothes.
He had insisted on her changing into something that wasn't sleep-wrinkled.
He stared at the closed door.
If I were not myself…
If I hadn't been raised with such strict expectations…
If I were free to live my life without fear, without any care for propriety…any sense of right and wrong…
What manner of man would I be?
Would Missy still love me?
Would I be happier if I did whatever I wanted whenever I wanted?
If I bent and yielded to every temptation….
I cannot imagine such a lifestyle being physically, emotionally, or spiritually rewarding. I would slowly come to hate myself. I am certain of it.
Missy would hate me too.
Even Miss Farlington would consider that alternate me to be loathsome and morally repugnant.
Panic surged through him as he realized that he hadn't told Missy what to change into.
How could I have been so negligent?
She has lived at The Institute for the past ten years. How could she know what is church appropriate apparel?
He hurried to the door and raised his fist to knock.
The door opened.
Missy stood before him – a vision in a cream-colored camp shirt and a peach-colored swing skirt. The top two buttons of her shirt were left unbuttoned to show off her pink cubic zirconia choker. Her hair was once more secured into a bun. Black strappy heels completed her look. "I'm ready! How do I look? I feel so amazingly grown up in this outfit. Do I look it?"
It took Raven a few seconds to realize that his fist was still hanging out in the air. He lowered his fist. "Indeed. You are lovely."
She blushed happily and grabbed his arm. "Let's get this done and over with, Raven, so we can stop worrying about it and we can go on and get married and have 55,000 kids."
He let out a surprised laugh. "Fifty-five thousand. I fail to see how that could be possible."
She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him.
All of his fears and doubts left him as he returned her kiss.
And, in that moment, everything was fine.
His fears and doubts trickled back into place as he drove towards The Cardboard Box. What Ifs raced throughout his mind, crashing and merging into each other until they were nothing but a muddle of words.
Missy side-glanced at him every now and then, but she kept her thoughts to herself.
Her silence, however, didn't help. It made him even more nervous and borderline anxious.
By the time he pulled into The Cardboard Box's parking lot, he had fully crossed that borderline.
Raven parked the car and sat there, staring at the large box-shaped building.
Perhaps we should save this for another day. Ambrose is waiting. I do not wish to keep him waiting. Besides, why not wait? Why not spend one more night and one more day in stressed out ignorance? As soon as we learn the truth, there is no unlearning it. If we are related, I will have to let her go. For there is no way we could continue to live together.
Yet, the thought of letting her go sickens me.
Missy put her hand on his knee. "Should we just run away?"
Yes. "No. We must do this. If not today, we will have to do it tomorrow or the next day or the next. We need to know the truth."
"Even if it hurts?"
He tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Even if it stakes both of our hearts."
"Raven. Look at me."
He obeyed.
She grinned at him.
"What? I do not understand. What are you grinning about?"
"I'm trying to put both of us into a more positive mindset. If we go into this with dour faces, something bad is going to happen. But if we do it with mad crazy big smiles on our faces—-"
Raven laughed despite himself. "Everyone in the DNA Testing Lab will assume that we are both quite mad."
She laughed. "Maybe, but that's their problem."
He released the steering wheel, unbuckled his seatbelt, and kissed her. "I love you." he whispered.
"I love you too."
He opened his eyes.
He took in all of the small details of her face. All of those small things that made her different from any other woman. All of those details that made it her face and no one else's.
She traced the bumpy lines of his braid with her finger as if there were a Braille message hidden inside of it.
"Must we go inside?" he asked.
"If you don't want to if you want to wait for another day—-"
"No. I mean, yes, I do. Yet…"
Missy sighed. "I know." She unbuckled her seatbelt. "Kiss me one more time, Raven. Just in case."
He was only too happy to oblige.