Blurb When fifteen-year-old Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme’s mother, Ariane – so why can’t she? But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’sContinueContinue reading “Esme’s Wish – Elizabeth Foster [Book Review]”
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Blogtober Day Eleven: Witches
Day One: Spooky TBR / Day Two: October Releases / Day Three: Bookish Autumn Bucket List / Day Four: Perfect Cosy Reading Nook / Day Five: Top 5 Disney Villains / Day Six: Strong Woman Horror Trope / Day Seven: Reading Snacks / Day Eight: 5 Autumn Reads ContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day Eleven: Witches”
Blogtober Day 8: Five Autumn Reads
Day One: Spooky TBR / Day Two: October Releases / Day Three: Bookish Autumn Bucket List / Day Four: Perfect Cosy Reading Nook / Day Five: Top 5 Disney Villains / Day Six: Strong Woman Horror Trope / Day Seven: Reading Snacks Challenge List – Anniek’s Library I loveContinueContinue reading “Blogtober Day 8: Five Autumn Reads”
PROMPT #1: The Egg, Part 2 (Fantasy)
Part One Vetta lay before the fire, stretched out with her great head on her huge paws, looking every bit the house cat, if she weren’t ten times larger. Shadows flickered across her black and orange stripes, as Kas held up the egg. Eggs liked heat. So they kept this one as close to itContinueContinue reading “PROMPT #1: The Egg, Part 2 (Fantasy)”
PROMPT #1: The Egg (Fantasy)
Prompt taken from website Self Publishing School. More details on why I’m doing writing prompts can be found on this post. Write about a character who finds an odd-looking egg in the forest. When they take it home, they never could have predicted what was inside it. Characters: Kas (human) and Vette (witch turned tiger). Hunters forContinueContinue reading “PROMPT #1: The Egg (Fantasy)”
Spin The Dawn – Elizabeth Lim [Books]
Firstly, look at that cover. It is absolutely stunning, and I spent ages just looking at both before and after reading Spin The Dawn. This novel is the story of Maia, a young woman who wants to become the best tailor in the land. However, standing in the way is the fact she is a woman,ContinueContinue reading “Spin The Dawn – Elizabeth Lim [Books]”
The Queen of The Tearling – Erika Johansen [Books]
Dear friends, One thing I want you to understand, is I will never disguise my feelings about a book on this blog. I will, however, always try to find the good in something. But if I say I liked a book, I liked it. If I gush about how great it is, I absolutely lovedContinueContinue reading “The Queen of The Tearling – Erika Johansen [Books]”
The Near Witch – V.E. Schwab [Books]
I only recently started reading Victoria Schwab’s novels. I started with City of Ghosts, then read A Darker Shade of Magic, shortly before going to an author event in Waterstones, Cardiff, where I picked up the next two Shades of Magic books and The Near Witch, money being the only thing stopping me from pickingContinueContinue reading “The Near Witch – V.E. Schwab [Books]”
Twisted Tales: Mirror, Mirror – Jen Calonita [Books]
Twisted Tales is a series of books presenting different twists on various well-known Disney stories, and Mirror, Mirror is the sixth in the series, following on from novels about Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Mulan. Five of the previous novels were written by Liz Braswell, with Reflection, the Mulan story, writtenContinueContinue reading “Twisted Tales: Mirror, Mirror – Jen Calonita [Books]”
Publication Updates
So seeing as this blog is supposed to be as much about my writing as it is about other’s, I thought I’d just drop a quick note to confirm my latest publication updates. Details of my short stories can always be found on the About & Publications page, but I know maybe not everyone visits thatContinueContinue reading “Publication Updates”
Unwrapping Words 