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Writing Workshop: I Was, I Am, I Will Be


It's time for Josie's Writing Workshop over at Sleep Is For The Weak again. I really love doing this because it makes me think and I love reading everyone else's interpretations too because there's always so many different ways of looking at the same prompt. This week's prompt jumped me forward a bit in Lyall… Continue reading Writing Workshop: I Was, I Am, I Will Be

Books · Fantasy · Teaser Tuesdays · Young Adult Fiction

Teaser Tuesday: City Of Hope And Despair


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday: City Of Hope And Despair

Books · Reviews

Reviews: The King of the Crags by Stephen Deas and Coldbrook (Sampler) by T.J. Lebbon


Coldbrook, T.J. Lebbon I will start with my review for T.J. Lebbon's Coldbrook which isn't actually released until 28.04.2011 (Edit: New release date has been announced of March 2012). What I have read is the 59 page sampler book that I received at Alt. Fiction 2010 and I enjoyed it so much I couldn't resist… Continue reading Reviews: The King of the Crags by Stephen Deas and Coldbrook (Sampler) by T.J. Lebbon

Books · Reviews · Young Adult Fiction

Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore


Published: 2009, Gollancz Summary: Fire is set some thirty years before the events of Cashore's previous book Graceling and occurs over the mountains in a land called the Dells. The Dells are inhabited by beautiful monster creatures, identical to the normal wildlife but all the colours under the sun - turquoise, ruby, gold, crimson -… Continue reading Review: Fire by Kristin Cashore