Hey All!!! Well I've got a review for Jen Minkmans The Space in between.
First off I want to thank Jen for giving me the opportunity to review her book but this book is quite fascinating. Upon opening the book I was easily sucked into the book and lead by these amazing characters. It was very full and well rounded and I am very impressed. For now Trisha Signing off. :)
Monday, 15 December 2014
Thursday, 11 December 2014
The ring of ice
The Ring of Ice around Feyland has been shattered.
The original Dark Fey, known in the mortal world, in the Land Beyond the Crystal River, as a bloodsucker, an undead, a vampire...Queen Neriti has entered, bringing with her the darkness of the human world.
The world of magic will collide with the human world.
Empress of Feyland, Breena Malloy, half-fey and half-human, will once again be forced to fight a war she is against...only this time, it will take place not only in Feyland, but also in the Land Beyond the Crystal River, otherwise known as the human world.
Her love, King Kian of Feyland will fight besides her, along with her loyal Prince of Wolves, Logan.
New allies will be formed, and new enemies revealed. Can the denizens of Feyland and Empress Breena trust the vampires and gifted humans on the trail of Queen Neriti? Jaegar Greystone, an ancient vampire with the beautiful Kalina Calloway, a human girl with vampire powers?
Or are they part of Queen Neriti's evil plan for revenge against all?
Ring of Ice is a new series based on the characters from the Bitter Frost Series and from The PULSE Vampire Series.
For age 16 and up.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Deadgirl interview.
Hey all well I recently got the chance to interview author of Dead girl B.C.Johnson and this is what she had to say.
1. Where did you get the idea for your book?
My older brother Bill and I have always been working on this sort of “supernatural horror” type
universe, something we just started chatting about in the swimming pool as kids and just never stopped
building. At this point the whole universe pretty much just floats around in our brains like gumbo, but
we do plan on doing something with it at some point. Deadgirl is sort of the first major stab at the
universe.
What Lucy becomes in Deadgirl is a new monster idea I had during those talks. What if a person was
supposed to die but just . . . didn’t?
2. How long did it take you to write it?
I’m not the fastest writer on the Earth, and by that I mean I’m super, duper slow. When I’m writing I
pound out the words like a mad man, but I’ll go months in between projects, or I’ll get stuck and have to
come back weeks later. I’m a “fits and starts” kind of writer, in general.
I started Deadgirl during the 2008 NaNo, but I didn’t finish the manuscript until late 2009. Most of my
books take about a year-and-a-half, generally. That’s not counting the abandoned books, of which there
are many. When I fall out of love with an idea, I fall hard and smash my face and never want to see it
again.
3.What is your writing process like? Do you storyboard?
Every book ends up using a different process, so I guess I just use whatever feels right for the book. I
wrote Deadgirl in one linear shot without any storyboarding – I knew the ending, I knew the characters,
and I just ran as fast as I could toward it.
The Deadgirl sequel, which is finished and winging toward the publisher within the next few weeks,
involved a ton of outlining. I even broke it down by acts, chapters, and scenes before I wrote a single
word. The story was more complex, and the world was getting bigger, and it was really important to
keep track of everything.
Other books I’ve done some mixture. I almost always write linearly, though – beginning to end. I’ve
never been good about jumping around through the timeline. Some writers love it, but I kind of want to
hear the story as I write it.
4.Should we all be on the look out for anymore books after this one?
Definitely! Unless the publishers hate the sequel (pleasenopleasenopleaseno) I’m hoping that will be out
within the next year, but there’s nothing official. Just desperate hope, which is where I tend to live. I
have a short story in the second annual Curiosity Quills Anthology, which is out at the end of November I
believe.
After that I have a few manuscripts finished, and we’ll see where those take us. I do think the Deadgirl
series will be four books – I’ve already got the third book written almost entirely in my head, I just have
to pour it onto a keyboard.
5.How long have you been writing?
I’ve been dabbling since I was seven, but I don’t count that. I’ve been seriously writing since I was 19, so
10 years? Geez, 10 years. Well now I feel old.
6.Do you draw inspiration from any others?
Everyone and everything. Movies, TV, books, video games – I find the more I consume, the more I write,
and the better my writing gets. You can’t not help learning by exposure. You’ll absorb lessons about
storytelling by accident if nothing else.
7.Do you have any advice for young writers?
Kinda nicking off what I said earlier, but read. Read everything, in every genre that you love or want to
learn about. Pay attention to the exact moment when you started digging a character and take notes.
Pay attention to when the book gets boring, and write down why. When you’re reading a book that you
don’t want to stop, and it leaves you reading all night, try to figure out why (and more importantly how)
it’s doing that. Is there constant tension? That works for some people. Is there a good ebb and flow of
action, moments where the characters are allowed to relax? Some people prefer that, the “day in the
life” approach. Know what you want to write and do it on purpose, that’s the key.
Learn to read like a writer. Try to predict what’s going to happen next, and see if you’re happy or
disappointed when you’re proved right. If the writer pulls of a spectacular twist that blows your mind,
start looking back at the train tracks the writer laid earlier in the book to make certain he’d hit you with
the train in that exact spot.
And last but not least, write. Write when it’s great, write when it sucks, write when you’re tired, write
when you had a bad day, write when you just recovered from a stab wound (but don’t write while
receiving a stab wound), write on your birthday.
Look back a year ago – wouldn’t it be awesome if you’d started writing a book that day? So do it now,
and next year you’ll be like “Past-Me! You kick a$$!”
1. Where did you get the idea for your book?
My older brother Bill and I have always been working on this sort of “supernatural horror” type
universe, something we just started chatting about in the swimming pool as kids and just never stopped
building. At this point the whole universe pretty much just floats around in our brains like gumbo, but
we do plan on doing something with it at some point. Deadgirl is sort of the first major stab at the
universe.
What Lucy becomes in Deadgirl is a new monster idea I had during those talks. What if a person was
supposed to die but just . . . didn’t?
2. How long did it take you to write it?
I’m not the fastest writer on the Earth, and by that I mean I’m super, duper slow. When I’m writing I
pound out the words like a mad man, but I’ll go months in between projects, or I’ll get stuck and have to
come back weeks later. I’m a “fits and starts” kind of writer, in general.
I started Deadgirl during the 2008 NaNo, but I didn’t finish the manuscript until late 2009. Most of my
books take about a year-and-a-half, generally. That’s not counting the abandoned books, of which there
are many. When I fall out of love with an idea, I fall hard and smash my face and never want to see it
again.
3.What is your writing process like? Do you storyboard?
Every book ends up using a different process, so I guess I just use whatever feels right for the book. I
wrote Deadgirl in one linear shot without any storyboarding – I knew the ending, I knew the characters,
and I just ran as fast as I could toward it.
The Deadgirl sequel, which is finished and winging toward the publisher within the next few weeks,
involved a ton of outlining. I even broke it down by acts, chapters, and scenes before I wrote a single
word. The story was more complex, and the world was getting bigger, and it was really important to
keep track of everything.
Other books I’ve done some mixture. I almost always write linearly, though – beginning to end. I’ve
never been good about jumping around through the timeline. Some writers love it, but I kind of want to
hear the story as I write it.
4.Should we all be on the look out for anymore books after this one?
Definitely! Unless the publishers hate the sequel (pleasenopleasenopleaseno) I’m hoping that will be out
within the next year, but there’s nothing official. Just desperate hope, which is where I tend to live. I
have a short story in the second annual Curiosity Quills Anthology, which is out at the end of November I
believe.
After that I have a few manuscripts finished, and we’ll see where those take us. I do think the Deadgirl
series will be four books – I’ve already got the third book written almost entirely in my head, I just have
to pour it onto a keyboard.
5.How long have you been writing?
I’ve been dabbling since I was seven, but I don’t count that. I’ve been seriously writing since I was 19, so
10 years? Geez, 10 years. Well now I feel old.
6.Do you draw inspiration from any others?
Everyone and everything. Movies, TV, books, video games – I find the more I consume, the more I write,
and the better my writing gets. You can’t not help learning by exposure. You’ll absorb lessons about
storytelling by accident if nothing else.
7.Do you have any advice for young writers?
Kinda nicking off what I said earlier, but read. Read everything, in every genre that you love or want to
learn about. Pay attention to the exact moment when you started digging a character and take notes.
Pay attention to when the book gets boring, and write down why. When you’re reading a book that you
don’t want to stop, and it leaves you reading all night, try to figure out why (and more importantly how)
it’s doing that. Is there constant tension? That works for some people. Is there a good ebb and flow of
action, moments where the characters are allowed to relax? Some people prefer that, the “day in the
life” approach. Know what you want to write and do it on purpose, that’s the key.
Learn to read like a writer. Try to predict what’s going to happen next, and see if you’re happy or
disappointed when you’re proved right. If the writer pulls of a spectacular twist that blows your mind,
start looking back at the train tracks the writer laid earlier in the book to make certain he’d hit you with
the train in that exact spot.
And last but not least, write. Write when it’s great, write when it sucks, write when you’re tired, write
when you had a bad day, write when you just recovered from a stab wound (but don’t write while
receiving a stab wound), write on your birthday.
Look back a year ago – wouldn’t it be awesome if you’d started writing a book that day? So do it now,
and next year you’ll be like “Past-Me! You kick a$$!”
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Hey all well I've been able to be apart of the cover reveal for Arrows of Darkness the second book in the world of Arcas series.
Arrows of Darkness by B.I. Woolet
(World of Arcas #2)
Publication date: Spring 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
(World of Arcas #2)
Publication date: Spring 2015
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult
Synopsis:
Jackson returns to Arcas expecting to find peace—a peace greatly lacking within his own home. But when a violent archer takes over as Lord of the White Palace, the future of the ancient kingdoms is shaken.
While Rigel, Otava, and Merope work together to rescue the six sisters trapped at the White Palace, Sephdar returns from shadowy crusades to find White Wings’ army leaderless. The new self-proclaimed ruler has a plan for the Seven Sisters and a plan for The Bridge to Earth. But when his ambitious arrows pierce the peaceful kingdoms, an unlikely force confronts the dark lord and the future of the crowns is changed forever.
In absence of the seven sisters, Jackson returns to find that dark creatures have overtaken the beautiful Starling Forest, destroying everything in their path. Jackson and Nekkar narrowly escape together, but Nekkar blames the Son of Earth for releasing the present darkness in Arcas. The rocky, new friendship strengthens as they journey through dangerous lands toward the Free Realms. Can their loyalties survive when the beautiful Princess Andromeda interrupts their quest and the darkness of war batters their souls?
Hold to your axe and hold to your lass as you join Jackson to combat the darkness spreading through the world of Arcas. But remember, the most powerful arrows do not pierce the body but the soul.
AUTHOR BIO:
B. I. Woolet (Benji & Ila Woolet) is the author of the World of Arcas book series. They enjoy creating lyrical and literary arts, playing music together, and exploring nature. They are happily married and live in Indiana with their children.
They are currently working on the second installment of the World of Arcas series titled “Arrows of Darkness” due for release in spring of 2015.
They are currently working on the second installment of the World of Arcas series titled “Arrows of Darkness” due for release in spring of 2015.
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Dead Beautiful ByYvonne Woon
Hey All!!
Well I read this beauty awhile back and it was fabulous. The characters were string and the story line was complex..it was definitely one of the best NetGalley reads I've reviewed Highly recommending. sadly I don't have an excerpt for this post but I'll have it up on my facebook as soon as possible.
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Well I read this beauty awhile back and it was fabulous. The characters were string and the story line was complex..it was definitely one of the best NetGalley reads I've reviewed Highly recommending. sadly I don't have an excerpt for this post but I'll have it up on my facebook as soon as possible.
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Donna of the Dead by Alison Kemper
Hey all well today I have a review for a book that I read a while back ago. Donna of the Dead by Allison Kemper. Below I will have the excerpt.
Donna Pierce might hear voices, but that doesn’t mean she’s crazy. Probably.
The voices do serve their purpose, though—whenever Donna hears them, she knows she’s in danger. So when they start yelling at the top of their proverbial lungs, it’s no surprise she and her best friend, Deke, end up narrowly escaping a zombie horde. Alone without their families, they take refuge at their high school with the super-helpful nerds, the bossy head cheerleader, and—best of all?—Liam, hottie extraordinaire and Donna’s long-time crush. When Liam is around, it’s easy to forget about the moaning zombies, her dad’s plight to reach them, and how weird Deke is suddenly acting toward her.
But as the teens’ numbers dwindle and their escape plans fall apart, Donna has to listen to the secrets those voices in her head have been hiding. It seems not all the zombies are shuffling idiots, and the half-undead aren’t really down with kids like Donna…
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Saturday, 8 November 2014
Here and Now by Ann Brashares
Hey ALL!!! Well this one is a YA Romance that involves time travel. Below is the Excerpt for this book.
Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.
Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.
But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.
I am not a romance loving person but this had a fairy good storyline. To me this book had only hints of romance so if your like me an don't like romance in your books this is a good book for you.
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Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.
This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.
Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.
But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.
I am not a romance loving person but this had a fairy good storyline. To me this book had only hints of romance so if your like me an don't like romance in your books this is a good book for you.
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