Secondhand Charm Author: Julie Berry Length: ~ 352 pages Genre: Fantasy Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: In a secluded village, magic sparkles on the edges of the forest. There, a young girl named Evie possesses unusually strong powers as a healer. A gypsy’s charms—no more than trinkets when worn by others—are remarkably potent when Evie … 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
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 #10 – Wild Orchid
Peacock Flock Book Review #10 Wild Orchid Author: Cameron Dokey Length: ~ 199 pages Genre: Fantasy (Fairy-tale retelling) Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: Wielding a sword as deftly as an embroidery needle, Mulan is unlike any other girl in China. When the emperor summons a great army, each family must send … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #9 – Golden
Peacock Flock Book Review #9 Golden Author: Cameron Dokey Length: ~ 179 pages Genre: Fantasy (Fairy-tale retelling) Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: Before Rapunzel’s birth, her mother made a dangerous deal with the sorceress Melisande: If she could not love newborn Rapunzel just as she appeared, she would surrender the child … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #8 – Snow
** Sorry this is a couple of days late, I was the Maid of Honour for my sister’s wedding this past weekend. Y’all know how that goes sometimes. Cheers. I mean, the uh peacock flock had to chow down on some wedding cake, so (cough, cough) they couldn’t write the review. 😛 Peacock Flock Book Review #8 Snow Author: Tracy Lynn … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #7 – Beauty Sleep
Peacock Flock Book Review #7 Beauty Sleep Author: Cameron Dokey Length: ~ 186 pages Genre: Fantasy (Fairy-tale retelling) Heat level: Clean Stars: 2.5 Somewhere Between Stars Book Summary: The Princess Aurore has had an unusual childhood. Cursed at birth, Aurore is fated to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and sleep for one hundred years — until a prince … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #6 – Before Midnight
Peacock Flock Book Review #6 Before Midnight Author: Cameron Dokey Length: ~ 193 pages Genre: Fantasy (Fairy-tale retelling) Heat level: Clean Stars: 5 Fantabulous Purple Stars Book Summary: Etienne de Brabant is brokenhearted. His wife has died in childbirth, leaving him alone with an infant daughter he cannot bear to name. But before he abandons her … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #5 – Belle
Peacock Flock Book Review #5 Belle Author: Cameron Dokey Length: ~ 204 pages Genre: Fantasy (Fairy-tale retelling) Heat level: Clean Stars: 3 Enjoyable Purple Stars Book Summary: Belle is convinced she has the wrong name, as she lacks her sisters’ awe-inspiring beauty. So she withdraws from society, devoting her time to wood carving. Secretly, Belle longs to find the fabled Heartwood … Read More
Book Reviews – Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales, Fairy Tales
With the – I can barely read the words on the screen, blinks lasting more than 3 seconds – hours I’ve been keeping to get everything happening for Leap Into Chapter One On Leap Day and to send out my query letters yesterday, yeah I didn’t read a book this week. (or rather the Peacock Flock neglected their reading duties … Read More
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