Book Title: Chasing Odysseus, first book in the Hero Trilogy Author: S.D. Gentill Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy/Mythology Release Date: 2011 Book Synopsis: Four young heroes in a quest against myth, magic...and betrayal. One girl, three brothers...four daring young heroes... Treachery, transformations and a deadly quest. A thrilling adventure of ancient myth, monsters, gods,… Continue reading Book Review: Chasing Odysseus by S.D. Gentill
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Book Review: Akarnae by Lynette Noni
Book Title: AKARNAE, the first book in Medoran Chronicles Author: Lynette Noni Publisher: Pantera Press Genre: Fantasy Release Date: February 1st 2015 Book Synopsis: With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes--literally. Dreading her first day at a new school, Alex is stunned when she walks through a doorway and finds herself stranded in… Continue reading Book Review: Akarnae by Lynette Noni
Book review of Division by Lee S Hawke
Book Title: Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairy Tales Author: Lee S. Hawke Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian I was gifted a copy of this book for an honest review Featuring 7 original, fairytale-inspired science fiction short stories, this collection explores the division between mind, body, technology, and humanity in Hawke’s trademark haunting style. Inside:… Continue reading Book review of Division by Lee S Hawke
Meg Brown Series by Joshua L Cejka
Last year, I met a wonderful writer online through the NaNoWriMo Facebook page. Joshua L. Cejka. Together, we have thudded over elephants, and created a character for one of my novels that he inspired, and he introduced me to his series of short stories, The Meg Brown Mystery series. So far I have read the… Continue reading Meg Brown Series by Joshua L Cejka
Pirates, and wenches and magic
I said I was going to post these every week but last week got busy with university and other disruptions, so here we go. I’m about 20,000 words in, and, am actually jumping between a couple of projects, adding in new words here and there. My cast of characters in my fairy tale murder mystery… Continue reading Pirates, and wenches and magic
National Novel Writing Month 2014
In about thirty days, I will be undertaking the craziest thing I have ever done: working on my eighth NaNoWriMo novel, a fairy tale serial killer plot, whilst finishing off a course entitled Writing the Zeitgeist and preparing Christmas decorations for my room. I am coming off of seven NaNo wins, even counting one where… Continue reading National Novel Writing Month 2014
The Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell
Title: The Forgotten Pearl Author: Belinda Murrell Genre: Children's Fiction/Historical Fiction Publisher: Penguin Random House Pages: 282 Price: $17.99 Published: 2nd February 2015 Synopsis: When Chloe visits her grandmother, she learns how close the Second World War came to destroying her family. Could the experiences of another time help Chloe to face her own problems? In… Continue reading The Forgotten Pearl by Belinda Murrell
A Literary Winter Solstice
For Winter Solstice this year, I travelled down to Sydney, with three books in tow, to catch up with Kate Forsyth and get The Puzzle Ring, The Gypsy Crown and Dancing on Knives signed at Dymocks in George Street. It was a buzz, heading down on the train, the books stashed in my bag safely,… Continue reading A Literary Winter Solstice
Revisiting Books
I admit to keeping every book I buy, especially in recent years, and there are books I regret giving away like my Enid Blyton books because finding them in their true form these days is impossible, and there are some that I cannot find anywhere like Poppy and the Outdoors Cat, I cannot recall the… Continue reading Revisiting Books
Common or Uncommon Ground: writing your own or different cultures and ethnicities through time.
To follow on from my discussions of age and gendered writing, I got to thinking about how writers of different races, cultures and ethnicities write, how they represent their cultures, races and ethnicities and how they are thought to do this or what they are supposedly expected to be able to do in terms of… Continue reading Common or Uncommon Ground: writing your own or different cultures and ethnicities through time.
