Tag: ya fantasy
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Book Review: The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly Barnhill
When it comes to book recommendations, I always take them with a grain of salt. What might be magical and wonderful for one, might be lame and boring for another. So, when someone recommended The Girl Who Drank The Moon, I was hesitatingly hopeful. And, it was wonderful. Sweet, yet profound. Childlike, yet complex. After…
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Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Three weeks, three books in a trilogy. Mark this moment because it will probably not happen again anytime soon. That said, reading and reviewing a series from the beginning to the end is really satisfying, so I might have to try this again. We’ll see. The Story The Queen of Nothing brings the story of…
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Book Review: Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
Beautiful prose, an amazing story, fascinating characters, Strange the Dreamer delivered an experience above and beyond my expectations. When a fellow writer, who also loves all the pretty words, gushes about a book, you know you have to go read it. A huge thank you to Candace for recommending it, you can go check out…
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Book Review: The Fork, The Witch, and The Worm, by Christopher Paolini
The full title of this book is as follows (this is important later, so pay attention): The Fork, The Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaesia, volume 1: Eragon Pretentious much? Not only does this title promise that there will be more of these, but from differing characters as well. This book is a tiny…
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Stonebearer’s Apprentice is Here!
I’m so dumbfounded that this book actually got finished, got through editing, and got onto the virtual shelves, that I’m not quite sure how I arrived here at today. This book was a team effort. My family and production team have been so supportive in these last months as all the last pieces of this…
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Stonebearer’s Apprentice Ebook Now Available for Preorder!
It’s official! The ebook of Stonebearer’s Apprentice, the second book in the Shadow Barrier Trilogy, is now available to preorder. Squee! Putting the finishing touches on this project couldn’t have come at a more dramatic time. Important decisions about final edits, cover text, and marketing had to happen in the cracks left between the extra…
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It’s ALIVE! Stonebearer’s Betrayal is back and better than ever
Back in October 2019, the ebook of Stonebearer’s Betrayal was removed from Amazon and hasn’t been available. While it was gone, the Stonebearer Saga brand underwent a huge renovation to renew and refresh its image in the marketplace. The biggest part of this was commissioning a fresh new cover that better represented my vision of…
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Reflections on 2019
No. I’m not writing a goals post. I refuse. Not even the most persuasive chocolate bearing sweet-talker can talk me into one. So there. Ha. Why? No one wants to read a goals post. Yes, I totally have a few (hundred) goals that I’m making plans to make happen, but waxing all poetic about it…
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Movie Review: Frozen II
Would you look at that! I actually made it to a movie while it was still in the theaters. As a Christmas treat, my family went to see Frozen 2. I think I was probably more excited about it than my kids. I LOVED everything about Frozen and had high hopes for the sequel. The…