Review: The Mark of the Tala (The Twelve Kingdoms, #1) by Jeffe Kennedy

‘The Mark Of The Tala’ is the first of three novels set in ‘The Twelve Kingdoms’. Each book tells the story of one of three sisters. As the oldest, Ursula is heir to the throne. She has a head for politics and strategy and sleeps with her sword. Amelia is the youngest and the sweetest.ContinueContinue reading “Review: The Mark of the Tala (The Twelve Kingdoms, #1) by Jeffe Kennedy”

My Writing Process

Every writer has a process, from where they get their ideas to how they eventually encourage each spark into a story. We use different words and have a preference for different naming conventions. We write in varied genres. We deal with success differently. I think failure depresses all of us, even when we’re posting motivational quotationsContinueContinue reading “My Writing Process”

Something Like a Good Book

This is supposed to be my reading challenge update for April, but… I didn’t read the book. I chose one, made sure it was on my list, read the first chapter and then put it aside. I expected this to happen. The organisers of this event expected it to happen. That’s why there are twoContinueContinue reading “Something Like a Good Book”

Review: Heaven’s Queen by Rachel Bach

Deviana Morris is angry and with good reason. Unfortunately for her, everyone else is angry, too. Given the cataclysmic convergence of alien races pushing the galaxy toward apocalypse, it’s kind of understandable. If you haven’t read the first two books, ‘Fortune’s Pawn’ and ‘Honor’s Knight’, in the ‘Paradox’ trilogy, get busy. Rachel Bach writes goodContinueContinue reading “Review: Heaven’s Queen by Rachel Bach”

Review: The Adorned by John Tristan

  The tail end of a war can be as devastating as the first strike, or the most decisive battle. Soldiers become battle fatigued, their leaders jaded and the citizens, those who work to support the soldiers, who suffer privation so that they can continue to fight, are all but forgotten. Families robbed and leftContinueContinue reading “Review: The Adorned by John Tristan”