Category: book review
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Accidental Witch: Teen Angst with an Urban Fantasy Twist
The second in my series to support authors local to me … “I never meant to become a witch. But when someone you love dies, logic and reason die with them.” –Accidental Witch by Lydia Sherrer Sebastian Blackwell: teen, rebel, outcast, witch. He doesn’t know he’s a witch at first, but when his parents die…
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The Wrath of Lords: More Than Just Killing the Ogre
The first in my series to support authors local to me … In an effort to support authors who are local to me, I have decided to review a series of books by writers who are in my area, I have met in person or I am connected to them through social media. Recently, I…
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About Writing by Gareth L. Powell: Practical and Unique
I read Gareth L. Powell’s About Writing: A Field Guide for Aspiring Authors. Twice. The second time, I took notes. Maybe you should, too. Powell is a bestselling speculative fiction author from the UK. He has twice won the BSFA Award for Best Novel, and has been a finalist for both the Locus Awards in…
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The Prequels of the Maze Runner
My Reading: Past, Present and Future 09.19.18 Past: The Kill Zone (audio) by James Dashner Past: The Fever Code (audio) by James Dashner I read the Maze Runner series (The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure) a couple of years ago, and finally I got around to listening to the two prequels…
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Fine-Tuning Your Creativity
I am reading Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff VanderMeer, and I can tell I’m going to love it. It’s beautifully illustrated and written specifically for writers of the fantasy and science fiction genre (although anyone can benefit from the concepts presented in it). In the meantime, here…
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 08.09.19
Past: The Emperor’s Soul (audio) by Brandon Sanderson Well, I am no longer a Sanderson virgin. I’ve completed my reading of his short novel, The Emperor’s Soul, and I’m ready to explore more by this writer. This is a standalone story with an interesting twist at the end. Ready to jump into the Mistborn series.…
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Revisiting Stephen King’s On Writing
It’s time to get this book back out and read it again …
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 07.17.18
Past: Only Human (ebook) by Sylvain Neuvel I suppose politics are an inherent theme in science fiction. Current global politics rears its controversial head in several SF novels published in 2018, one of which is Only Human. * OH is the third and seemingly final book in The Themis Files series. Neuvel wraps up his…
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My Reading: Past, Present and Future 07.05.18
Here’s what I’ve been reading: Past: We Are Mars (ebook) Cheryl Lawson Once the pride of Earth’s governments and science community, Rubicon, the first colony on Mars, heads into decline. But who is trying to sabotage the isolated members of this once thriving outpost? Lawson proves herself as an excellent storyteller. In some areas of the…
Andrew M. Friday 