In 500 Words or Less, Nic Chen refuses to spend her senior year branded as the girl who cheated on her charismatic and lovable boyfriend. To redefine her reputation among her Ivy League–obsessed classmates, Nic begins writing their college admissions essays.But the more essays Nic writes for other people, the less sure she becomes of…
This post was written by Pablo Cartaya, author of Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish. I loved books and movies and TV shows as a kid. The problem I had was that so many shows had characters that looked nothing like me. It wasn’t until I went to the premier of the “Super Mario Bros” movie that…
Hello, friends! Today, I am we are proud to be interviewing stunning author and intersectional social justice advocate L.L. McKinney. McKinney is the author of the very-soon-to-be-released A Blade so Black – a badass Alice in Wonderland retelling! Get to know her and then go grab her book! A Blade So Black delivers an irresistible urban fantasy retelling…
Maaya is a teenager who can see ghosts, and she and her three friends get by on the poor streets of Sark by sealing away troublesome spirits under the direction of a deceptive, malicious wealthy man. Accompanying them is a ghost named Saber, Maaya’s long-time friend. Maaya doesn’t concern herself with world affairs, focusing only…
I’m supposed to be doing a lot more resting than I am, but one of the ways I’ve been doing that is by watching relaxing reality television shows. You’d think that those don’t necessarily go together, but Great Britain came through for me. This group of shows is delightful, because you get to get invested…
I have not finished… any of the books I was supposed to review so far this month, so here’s what I’ve been doing instead – listening to books that are NOT on my review list! A+ Time Management, Ceillie! However, all the books I’ve been listening to have been really good, so here’s my group…
August has been a month of firsts for me! I officially published my first novella and it’s been very well received so far! I’m thrilled that y’all are enjoying it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I’ve already earned out what I spent pulling it together, so I’m thrilled. Don’t forget that you can…
In Under the Midnight Sun, the eldest son of Thunderhill’s warrior-kings, Otto Johanson lives for battle but has forsaken love since the death of his partner three years ago. Still when the Midsummer festivities bring nomadic reindeer herders back to town, Otto can’t help but notice the handsome, if sullen, Lukas. Tension rises between them…
When sixteen-year-old Sylvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates in The Forest Queen, Sylvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local commoners. Her dearest friend asks her to run away to the woods with him, and soon a host of other villagers join them. Together, they form their own community…
Hey, friends! Today I’m reviewing three books that I listened to as audiobooks over the last few weeks. Audiobooks have been one of the main ways that I read books for fun nowadays, because I mostly listen while I drive or work on other things. But these books were great enough to deserve a mini…
So the month of July was an Adventure. It started off with kittens, which is very exciting! I am now a mother of three fur-children, adding another cat named Paprika to my family! He is 9 weeks old and full of energy. I was fostering his brother, Sage, for my friend Taylor who was mid-move.…
Em is confused about a lot of things: who she is, what she wants, how she’s going to pass Alchemy when she’s awful at it. The one thing she’s not confused about is how much she wants to buy her best friend (and college roommate) the best birthday present ever. Luckily the local magic supply…
Hi, friends! It’s uh, been a while. The last review I posted was The Book of M at the beginning of the month. I’ve been working on my book and all of my other life responsibilities, and this blog has fallen to the wayside a little bit. I’m trying to get myself situated and in a…
In The Book of M, One afternoon at an outdoor market in India, a man’s shadow disappears—an occurrence science cannot explain. He is only the first. The phenomenon spreads like a plague, and while those afflicted gain a strange new power, it comes at a horrible price: the loss of all their memories. Ory and…
June marks the first month where I did not have a full time job or its equivalent in part time work Not In My House since I graduated high school. It is very Weird Feeling, to be honest. But also, I feel rested for… probably the first time since then. My furchildren have been very…