Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

The Graveyard Book is a deliciously dark tale about a little boy who grows up in a graveyard. Raised and accepted by the spooky residents, Bod, short for Nobody, is only truly safe within the confines of the graveyard on the hill, where the normal rules for the living hardly apply.This book made me uglyContinue reading “Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman”

Book Review: Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck & Bite Me by Christopher Moore

“I will slap the gloom off of you, rat shagger,” Jody said with a smile that was just a few degrees below being warm. -pg.280 You Suck, Christopher Moore Over the past several days I read Christopher Moore’s A Love Story Trilogy. These are not the first books I have read by Moore and theyContinue reading “Book Review: Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck & Bite Me by Christopher Moore”

Book Review: Crank by Ellen Hopkins

I would never have walked into a bookstore and bought this book. It wouldn’t matter how well-reviewed or marketed it was. The sole reason I wouldn’t have bought it would be that it isn’t in the genre that I am typically drawn to.If you are like me, and never really venture outside your reading comfortContinue reading “Book Review: Crank by Ellen Hopkins”

A Dream of Distant Shores by Alicia Doyle

In October I participated in another of NYC Midnight’s writing competitions. The challenge was to write a rhyming short story, of no longer than 650 words. My genre was historical fiction. I had to include the feeling “inspired” and the word “trust”. I am excited to share my rhyming short story, “A Dream of DistantContinue reading “A Dream of Distant Shores by Alicia Doyle”

Book Review: The Winter King by C.L. Wilson

I love the Fantasy genre. I love the escape from the daily doldrums (and my own mind) that fantasy provides and if you ask me there just isn’t enough magic in the world. I recently read C.L. Wilson’s The Winter King, a fantasy romance, where we have warring kingdoms, magic, and objects of great powerContinue reading “Book Review: The Winter King by C.L. Wilson”

Book Review: The Children of Danu by L.M. Riviere

I received a free copy of this book from BookSirens.com.I anxiously awaited this third book in the Innisfail Cycle series. Having read the first two more than a year ago, it took me a bit to get re-acquainted with the world, characters, and story but very quickly I was able to fall back in step.IContinue reading “Book Review: The Children of Danu by L.M. Riviere”