Continuing a Love Affair with the Written Word
Book Review Free the Dark: Elwood Legacy Book Three by Nicola Rose 5 stars This stunning conclusion pulls no stops! The world is descending into devastating chaos. There’s a new enemy to mankind on the horizon… it’s me. I’m ready to let go of morality. It’s time to play. But how much ‘fun’ is too... Continue Reading →
Author C. M. Martens' blog series on her upcoming series debut: The Journey of the Fool This series has been marinating in my head for some weeks, ever since my appearance on KimmersBooks Podcast. The question of inspiration; of where our stories rise up from and the process in which they get written, is common,... Continue Reading →
Book Review The Will to Battle, Book 3 of Terra Ignota By Ada Palmer Speculative Fiction. Science Fiction. Philosophical Fiction. Political Science Fiction. 5 Stars Better than the last, Ada Palmer continues to create a fabulously woven world. “For Warre, consisteth not in Battell onely, or the act of fighting; but in a tract of... Continue Reading →
Week one of my first National Novel Writing Month participation is coming to a close. Definitely a great decision on my part (it happens occasionally) to jump in. I've shown up. I've gotten great word counts in, and most importantly, I've been forced to follow a rule of first drafts that I usually ignore, which... Continue Reading →
Book Review Seven Surrenders, by Ada Palmer Science Fiction; Speculative Fiction 5 Stars Book two in the Terra Ignota series, Seven Surrenders was a fantastic follow-up to Too Like the Lightning. More kernels of information about the nuances of the peaceful "utopian" culture, interlaced with interpretations of philosophies of old directly creating attitudes and behaviors... Continue Reading →
Book Review Unhinged (Splintered Series Book 2) 4 Stars Read Book 1: Splintered review Amazon abstract: Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus.... Continue Reading →
From the paperback back cover: Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of twenty-fifth century, to wander the world being useful to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a Senssayer - a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which... Continue Reading →
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