“Everyone has terrible parts inside them, even if they pretend otherwise. You’re just honest about it,” Baker, The Keeper of Night. The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker follows Ren Scarborough, who is expected to obey the harsh rules of the reapers society. The reapers do not like her because of her mysterious Shinigami […]
Read more“You withhold and withhold and withhold until that mental dam breaks and all those bad urges come spilling out, often causing harm in the process.” The House Across The Lake by Riley Sager follows Casey Fletcher, a widowed actress who is trying to stay out of the public eye and some bad press. She’s gone […]
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When I start writing a new young adult fantasy novel, it often begins with a complicated idea in my head. It also begins with a confusing magic system that I have to work out by thinking it through, and or writing it down in my drafting notebook. That idea makes sense to me, but then […]
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I love reading books on the writing craft. I always learn something that I wouldn’t have otherwise known or realized about writing. Writing craft books are also great for motivation on becoming a better writer and for motivating me to write more. After reading a book about storytelling, I find my writing always changes for […]
Read more“May you always have a star to wish on, Abriella, and a reason to believe,” Lexi Ryan These Hollow Vows These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan follows Arbiella, Brie, who wants to avoid making deals with the fae. However, when her sister is captured by the cruel king of the Unseelie Court, she will do […]
Read moreIn 2020 I discovered Skyrim music and ambience videos on YouTube. During the beginnings of Covid, I started writing my eighth book, A DANCE OF BEASTS AND PIANOS. I wrote that book listening only to the Skyrim soundtrack. I also wrote the first draft in three months which was the shortest amount of time I’ve […]
Read more“Sometimes, even when you start with the last page and you think you know everything, a book finds a way to surprise you,” Henry, Book Lovers Book Lovers by Emily Henry tells the story of Nora Stephens, a book lover and literary agent from New York City whose focus in life is on her work […]
Read moreThere are so many authors I haven’t read yet, but I want to get into their work. I’ve heard so much about these authors through the online book community. I’ve watched a lot of Booktube and I’ve been on Bookstagram for a few years now. I have yet to get into BookTok, but I’ve seen […]
Read more“I open my eyes and press my hands deep into the mud. Light blooms at my palms. I am the sun. I am wildfire,” Clipstone, Lakesedge. Lakesedge follows the main character Violeta, also known as Leta, on a journey to keep her brother, Arien, safe at all costs. He has forbidden magic that is coveted […]
Read moreCompanion to Woven in Moonlight (I suggest reading Woven in Moonlight first) Written in Starlight follows Catalina Quiroga, a condesa who doesn’t have a country. She is trying to get her throne back after being banished to the dangerous jungle. She has to learn how to survive on her own, however, she runs into an […]
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