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Book Review: A Forgery of Fate
by Elizabeth Lim publisher’s synopsis A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints the future and a cursed dragon lord, bound by love and deception in a plot to bring down the gods. Truyan Saigas didn’t choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost…
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Book Review: Quarter Labyrinth
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis EVERY FOUR YEARS, THE LABYRINTH AWAKENS. It shifts location, resets its deadly puzzles, and demands a new game. The rich pay for clues to find it and keys to get in, while the poor fight for entrance. This year, the first to reach the center wins control over the renowned trade…
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For Those *Not* Attending Realm Makers
I attended my first Realm Makers conference in 2019, and have attended every year since then until now. There are a couple of factors why I’m not attending this year, but they essentially boil down to: it just didn’t work this year. And as publishers, authors, venders, and attendees have been posting that they’re Realm…
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Learn Your Weaknesses
I wrote my first full-length novel my sophomore year of high school. While my family was gracious and kind in their critique of it (because, let’s be honest, it was a very weak story), they couldn’t help but tease me about the number of times my characters bite their lips. I used the “find and…
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Book Review: Rogue Secreto
by Victoria McCombs publisher’s synopsis Marsella has the unique ability to steal secrets with one glance. She keeps her identity hidden, while going under the name Rogue Secreto. The emperor hires her to read secrets of his enemies, all without realizing this masked figure who can bring empires to heel is his beloved daughter. He…
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Remembering the Journey
I love reading the acknowledgements of a book. It’s a peak into all the people who helped the author through the ups and downs of writing and helped make the book actually happen. It’s a reminder that books aren’t written alone. So one of the things I do whenever I finish a draft of a…
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Book Review: The Ivory City
by Emily Bain Murphy publisher’s synopsis Grace and Lillie are cousins and have been best friends since birth, despite Grace’s inferior social status. When Lillie invites Grace to the biggest event of the century—the legendary World’s Fair, also known as “The Ivory City”—Grace doesn’t hesitate. Then: a murder. A young woman at the fair is…
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Keeping Moving Forward
Part of Newton’s First Law of Motion is that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. And while I feel confident in saying that Newton did not have writing in mind when he wrote his law, I think the principal can still apply. The easiest way to…
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Book Review: What Comes of Attending the Commoner’s Ball
by Elisabeth Aimee Brown publisher’s synopsis If there’s one rule Hester learned during her country upbringing, it’s never accept a gift; that’s how the Folk get you. Although she’s left her farm behind, she can’t leave her superstitions, even if no one else in the capital city seems to care. Hardworking but hungry, she’s looking for…
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