Jumping back into the world of Shadowhunters is very cathartic for me. I love this world and these characters as if they were more than words on a page and in many ways, it feels like a sort of reunion even though she introduces new characters. The stories of their predecessors or their progeny (dependingContinue reading “Book Review: Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare”
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Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Sofia Visconti
When I received the opportunity to review this book on Booksirens.com, I was excited. I previously knew very little about lucid dreaming, though reading this introductory book, I realized that I have, in fact, experienced it before. This book is a quick and great superficial start for someone just starting to explore lucid dreaming. HavingContinue reading “Book Review: Lucid Dreaming by Sofia Visconti”
Book Review: Celtic Mythology & History by History Brought Alive
History is not everyone’s cup of tea, and while I struggle to relate, I can appreciate that if you don’t love it (like I do), it can be challenging to read about it, study it or even think about it. The issue is, history is so important. It tells us where we’ve come from. ItContinue reading “Book Review: Celtic Mythology & History by History Brought Alive”
Book Review: Raven Goddess (Going Deeper with the Morrigan) by Morgan Daimler
This is the second book by Morgan Daimler on The Morrigan that I have read, and once again it was an absolute pleasure. I have been reading a lot of non-fiction lately, which I normally find daunting because I use reading as my primary means of escape from this planet we live on. Occasionally though,Continue reading “Book Review: Raven Goddess (Going Deeper with the Morrigan) by Morgan Daimler”
Book Review: The Morrigan (Meeting the Great Queens) by Morgan Daimler
I came across Daimler’s book while I was researching the Irish Goddess of War and Prophecy, The Morrigan, for the fantasy novel I am writing. As an author, my personal belief is that while a certain amount of creative liberty should be permitted if not at least expected in fiction, I want to be theContinue reading “Book Review: The Morrigan (Meeting the Great Queens) by Morgan Daimler”
Book Review: The Fairy Bible by Teresa Moorey
I came across this little book while doing some research for my current WIP. There is such a thing as creative license when you write fiction, especially fantasy, but for me, I want to write fantasy stories with respect to the cultures of those people that I include or perhaps bring focused attention to, inContinue reading “Book Review: The Fairy Bible by Teresa Moorey”
Book Review: Equanimity by John Elliott-White
I was recently sent a copy of this book by the author and asked to give a review. I have read multiple books in the self-help/self-improvement genre and the premise of this book, to combine what we know of neuropsychology and the wisdom of the Ancients was very intriguing to me. I love philosophy. IContinue reading “Book Review: Equanimity by John Elliott-White”
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”
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