#BookReview Fire & Flood (Book One) by Victoria Scott #YA My Rating: 5 out of 5 I discovered this book on a rainy afternoon as I browsed my local bookshop. The beautiful cover drew me in straight away, and the blurb intrigued me, offering a story about a mysterious competition through treacherous terrain to win… Continue reading #BookReview Fire & Flood by @AuthorVScott #YA #TuesdayBookBlog
Category: Young Adult
#BookReview Cry of the Sea by D.G. Driver #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT
Book Review ‘Cry of the Sea’ by D.G. Driver #RBRT My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars When I started reading Cry of the Sea, I was expecting a high fantasy tale with strong mythical undertones leaving me with an overwhelming desire to grab my scuba gear and head for the nearest beach. What I… Continue reading #BookReview Cry of the Sea by D.G. Driver #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT
Would you BUY or PASS? #Historical #Fantasy #FridayFiveChallenge
Welcome to the ‘Friday Five Challenge.' Would you BUY or PASS if you had only a thumbnail image and five minutes to decide? Welcome to the #FridayFiveChallenge. The original idea comes from Rosie Amber, and you can join up at https://rosieamber.wordpress.com The rules are laid out at the end of this post if you fancy… Continue reading Would you BUY or PASS? #Historical #Fantasy #FridayFiveChallenge
30 Days of NaNoWriMo
Even though I was born in the spring and should cherish budding flowers and lambs-a-leaping, I do prefer the autumn months. Crisp mornings full of colour, hot chocolate stacked high with marshmallows, and, of course, Halloween. As a writer of fantasy, I am in my element around All Hallows Eve. I get to dress… Continue reading 30 Days of NaNoWriMo
#BookReview Shadows at Sunset by @TonyaRoyston #YA
Shadows at Sunset by Tonya Royston My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Shadows at Sunset is the first book in the Sunset Trilogy and introduces us to Laken Sumner and her wolf, Dakota. Laken has an ability that enables her to talk to animals. The writer's love of animals and nature is clearly… Continue reading #BookReview Shadows at Sunset by @TonyaRoyston #YA
Do You Judge a Book by its Cover?
Q. Do you judge a book by its cover? Every Friday I take part in Rosie Amber’s Friday Five Challenge. An exercise whereby you have five minutes to decide if you would BUY or PASS a book based on the cover, blurb and the reviews. The books we choose cover a wide variety of… Continue reading Do You Judge a Book by its Cover?
Author Interview – Meet Tonya Royston #YA
Today I am joined by young adult author, Tonya Royston, as she chats about her latest release, Shadows at Sunset (Book One in The Sunset Trilogy). The Fun Five: What part of the world do you come from? - The eastern United States. I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and currently live in northern Virginia… Continue reading Author Interview – Meet Tonya Royston #YA
BUY or PASS? Urban Fantasy #FridayFiveChallenge
Welcome to the ‘Friday Five Challenge.' Would you BUY or PASS if you had only a thumbnail image and five minutes to decide? Welcome to the #FridayFiveChallenge. The original idea comes from Rosie Amber, and you can join up at https://rosieamber.wordpress.com The rules are laid out at the end of this post if you fancy… Continue reading BUY or PASS? Urban Fantasy #FridayFiveChallenge
Have Fun With Your Research #amwriting
The beauty of writing fantasy is that the majority of it comes from deep within my soul. Demons, realms and objects of sorcery are all figments of my warped imagination. There are no limits to what the mind can conjure. When it comes to witchcraft and spells, or herbs and lotions, even battles and… Continue reading Have Fun With Your Research #amwriting
Book Review – Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
I chose Ink and Bone, by Rachel Caine, as one of my #FridayFiveChallenge books; you can read that post HERE – I had five minutes to decide if I wanted to BUY or PASS. Rachel Caine is the author of The Morganville Vampire Series, an incredibly popular young adult series. As an avid YA fan,… Continue reading Book Review – Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine