Infinity – Chronicles of Nick # 1 Author: Sherrilyn Kenyon Length: ~ 464 pages Genre: Urban Fantasy Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: At fourteen, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends. . .until the night when his best friends … Read More
I’m Not Dead, I Just Haven’t Been Blogging. Here’s Why:
So this blog pettered on the edge of a precipice at the beginning of July and fell to what could’ve been it’s death. Thankfully it survived the fall, and is now being revived back to life. The reason why there has been absolute blog silence for over a month? I am currently 13 weeks pregnant. Enough said. I am ecstatic … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #15 – Gears of Wonderland
So we’re two days late, but not a dollar short. Here’s Book Review #15. 😀 Peacock Flock Book Review #15 Gears of Wonderland Author: Jason G. Anderson Length: ~ 216 pages Genre: Fantasy Steampunk Heat level: Clean Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Review: We were quite impressed with this from the beginning. We thought the cover was well done and … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #14 – Justice Deck of Lies #1
Peacock Flock Book Review #14 Justice Author: Jade Varden Length: ~ 327 pages (Kindle Edition) Genre: YA suspense Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Review: First book in the Deck of Lies series. This book was a 4-4.5 until we got to the end. We read it very quickly and quite liked the characters. … Read More
My favourite literary character = Anne
Day 5 Author Blog Challenge This one’s all about literary characters, which one’s my favourite and with which one can I most relate? My favourite character was hard to narrow down but I think it’s got to be Anne Shirley. I’m so similar to her in so many ways (see here). Although I didn’t get into nearly as many scrapes … Read More
What You Read Will Always Affect Your Writing
Day 4 Author Blog Challenge. How does what I read affect what I write? What do I consistently pick up and what do I leave on the shelf? How would my writing change if I read other genres? Books have been in my hand since I was a small child. Some of my earliest memories are listening to my parents … Read More
Authors That Are Easily Rereadable for 5+ Times and Writers? Get Yourself Some Writer Friends
Day 3 Author Blog Challenge. Prompt for today? Writers I admire and writers who are mentors to me. That’s a toughie. And I mean a huge toughie. Picking writers I admire is liking picking out the best chocolate in a box full of godiva chocolates. How to gauge it then? I guess I have to go with books I reread. … Read More
And It’s Go Time
I’ve done it. I’ve finally bitten the bullet and decided to really make a go of both my blogs and my writing. So for the next month it’s all writing, all the time. Hip-hip-hooray for that! (Except for FDL. You know — food, dishes, laundry. Wouldn’t want to be hunted down for not feeding my son for a month. :P) … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #13 – Switched
Peacock Flock Book Review #13 Switched Author: Amanda Hocking Length: ~ 293 pages Genre: Fantasy Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Review: We wanted to see what all the hype was about. After reading a number of negative reviews online we passed on this book for awhile. But after getting a good review from … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #11 – The Last Enchantment
Peacock Flock Book Review #11 The Last Enchantment Author: Meg Alexander Length: ~ 298 pages Genre: Historical Romance Heat level: Clean Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Book Summary: To prevent her niece, Caroline, from marrying the notorious Duke of Salterne, Aurelia Carrington took the girl away to Brighton. As a means of escape, it was a … Read More