I have great pleasure in sharing my interview with Francesca Tyer, author of The Firestone. Francesca talks about filling notebooks, her love of planning, and playing the violin. Over to Francesca… Tell us a little about yourself. (How did you get started writing? What do you do when you’re not writing?) I’ve been writing for… Continue reading Author Interview with Francesca Tyer @ftyer_ #YA
Tag: YA
#BookReview Fable by Adrienne Young @adriennebooks @wednesdaybooks #YA #FridayReads
Title: Fable Author: Adrienne Young Category: YA Fantasy Publisher: Wednesday Books My Rating: 5 Star Book Blurb: Filled with all of the action, emotion, and lyrical writing that brought readers to Sky in the Deep, New York Times bestselling author Adrienne Young returns with Fable, the first book in this new captivating duology. Welcome to a world made dangerous… Continue reading #BookReview Fable by Adrienne Young @adriennebooks @wednesdaybooks #YA #FridayReads
Book Research and Seeking Out Vampires in Whitby #YA #WritersLife
Editing has begun on my latest YA novel, Blood Born, and after spending a week in Whitby immersing myself in the town where the book is set, I have my red pen at the ready, and I’m raring to go. There’s something magical about standing in the same spot your character stands and exploring the… Continue reading Book Research and Seeking Out Vampires in Whitby #YA #WritersLife
Release Day! The Phantom’s Curse is OUT TODAY #YA #Fantasy #NewRelease
I've managed to celebrate a birthday in lockdown, and now it's time to celebrate my latest book release! The Phantom's Curse is out TODAY in hardback, paperback, and eBook (also arriving soon in audio). Book Blurb: An old evil threatens to rise from the depths of the warded city... Sixteen-year-old Marianne lives a simple life… Continue reading Release Day! The Phantom’s Curse is OUT TODAY #YA #Fantasy #NewRelease
Joe and Nelly by @kim88110 #WWII #TuesdayBookBlog #MiddleGrade #Ghosts
Connecting with other writers, and sharing their work, is something I love to do here on my site. It is one of the reasons I started blogging and reviewing back in 2013. One of my weekly tasks is to run the Writing Studio Thread on the Lightbox Originals Facebook Group. If you’d like to join… Continue reading Joe and Nelly by @kim88110 #WWII #TuesdayBookBlog #MiddleGrade #Ghosts
Coming Soon! #YA The Phantom’s Curse #TuesdayBookBlog #Fantasy
**COMING SOON** I’m entering that exciting period of anticipation that every author has before a book launch. In a few weeks my thirteenth novel will be published by BHC Press, and taking into account the lockdown restrictions I’ll be celebrating with a mug of tea or two at home with my three children. The Phantom’s… Continue reading Coming Soon! #YA The Phantom’s Curse #TuesdayBookBlog #Fantasy
#BookReview Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young #YA #Viking #TuesdayBookBlog #MythLegend
Title: Sky in the Deep Author: Adrienne Young Category: YA Myth and Legends My Rating: 5 Star Book Blurb: OND ELDR. BREATHE FIRE. Raised to be a warrior, seventeen-year-old Eelyn fights alongside her Aska clansmen in an ancient, rivalry against the Riki clan. Her life is brutal but simple: fight and survive. Until the day… Continue reading #BookReview Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young #YA #Viking #TuesdayBookBlog #MythLegend
#BookReview Slayer by Kiersten White #YA #Buffy
Title: Slayer Author: Kiersten White Category: YA Fantasy My Rating: 4 Star Book Blurb: Into every generation a Slayer is born… Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens… Continue reading #BookReview Slayer by Kiersten White #YA #Buffy
#BookReview Seafire by Natalie C.Parker #YA #Pirates
Title: Seafire Author: Natalie C Parker Category: YA/Pirate Fiction My Rating: 4 Star Book Blurb: Caledonia’s family were murdered by ruthless warlord Aric Athair. Now captain of a crew of girls who have lost everything too, she has one mission: to take down Athair’s fleet. But when a rogue boy from Athair’s crew saves the… Continue reading #BookReview Seafire by Natalie C.Parker #YA #Pirates
#BookReview Sinner by @bchorpenning #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT #Vampires
Title: Sinner: Sinners & Saints Book 1 Author: Blakely Chorpenning Category: NA/Mature YA 16+/Paranormal My Rating: 5 Star Book Blurb: "The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." ~Oscar Wilde SINNER IS A GRITTY, CAMPY RIDE THROUGH THE HEART OF OBSESSIVE… Continue reading #BookReview Sinner by @bchorpenning #TuesdayBookBlog #RBRT #Vampires