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I didn't get around to a lot of reading this month. I know, #ShameOnMe. My semester finished up at the beginning of the month so I spent a little bit of time unwinding and clearing any remaining brain fog left in my noggin. Plus, I spent a lot of time with Jessi planning our joint … Continue reading May Reads
I've been called a lover of apps. Mozzarella sticks, nachos, onion rings... wait. Not those kinds of apps. What I actually mean are applications, useful bits of tech that make my writing process smoother and a little more enjoyable. I'll start this off by saying that none of these apps are sponsored, I'm just a … Continue reading Useful Apps for Writers
I spend most of my Mondays at work, usually 10 to 5, but because I work in a BBQ restaurant, not a lot of people want ribs for lunch (JM Tuckerman is, of course, the exception. She wants ribs all the time). So Mondays tend to be pretty slow at work, and my managers don't … Continue reading Monday Reads
I'm pretty open when it comes to my depression and how it affects my writing. Mainly that I find myself unable to write pretty often. I talked a little bit about how this past semester was a rough one on this blog before, but yesterday I vented a little on my Twitter about how I decided to … Continue reading On Starting Up Again
An endearing tale of a girl who meets her best friend in the Nevada desert, who just so happens to be a dragon. The Dragon Waking by Grayson Towler is a heartwarming tale of friendship, adventure and a splash of magic. For thirteen-year-old Rose Gallagher, having a friend who is really a dragon and can perform … Continue reading Review: The Dragon Waking ★★★★☆
Magic abilities, a traveling performance troupe and a monstrous secret that could kill everyone sounds like the perfect recipe for a great story. That's exactly what Amanda Hocking's Freeks delivers! Welcome to Gideon Davorin’s Traveling Sideshow, where necromancy, magical visions, and pyrokinesis are more than just part of the act… Mara has always longed for a … Continue reading Review: Freeks ★★★★☆
*sings aggressively* Spring semester is over! Well, I just need to wait for feedback from my mentor, but I've submitted all of my work and I'm ready to relax! This past semester has been really rough. I went through a lot of lows. I spent a lot of time fighting my depression and it took … Continue reading Free for the Summer!
Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give blew up the book community when it released in February 2017, and for good reasons. The Hate U Give is an intense look into the lives of black kids living in a racist society that's trying to keep them down. It was not only an incredibly well written story that had … Continue reading Review: The Hate U Give ★★★★★
I've got so many emotions about this one guys, I was a wreck reading it from start to finish. I loved Windwitch, and it definitely lived up to the high bar Truthwitch set up. Sometimes our enemies are also our only allies… After an explosion destroys his ship, the world believes Prince Merik, Windwitch, is dead. Scarred … Continue reading Review: Windwitch ★★★★☆
If there's anything I love in my YA books, it's feels and queer pirates. And The Edge of the Abyss threw my feelings through the mouth of a vicious Reckoner, chopped it up and spit it back out to have Emily Skrutskie stomp on it. The point I'm trying to make is that The Edge of the Abyss … Continue reading Review: The Edge of the Abyss ★★★★★