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A VISION OF FIRE by Gillian Anderson & Jeff Rovin

 

A Vision of Fire by Gillian Anderson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

We all know Gillian Anderson is an awesome actor, but how many of us know she's also a great writer? Well, after reading this intriguing book, I can confidently say she knows how to weave an interesting tale that easily hooked me in.

The world is at a tipping point. The threat of nuclear war between India and Pakistan is real. Peace talks don't seem to help. And now young people from different parts of the world are speaking in unfamilia...

THE BEAUTIFUL ONES by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis: the haphazard manifestations of her powers have long made her the subject of gossip - malicious neighbours even call her the Witch of Oldhouse.
But Nina's life is about to chang...

CREEPSHOW: The Taker by Elley Cooper

 

Creepshow: The Taker by Elley Cooper
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I love Creepshow, so when I found out about this book, I HAD to buy a copy...

And I was SO VERY disappointed.

OMG, where do I begin with this? Do I start by mentioning that neither of these stories had any Creepshow vibes? Do I mention how they were obviously trying to be Goosebumps and failed miserably? Or maybe I should just say that neither of these stories was even remotely creepy, freaky or scary?! They were so dull. So... ugh.

The fi...

May Yay!

Hey!
How are you today? Hope your week is going well.
I'm feeling good at the moment because I tackled the final read-thru of Destiny  and it went well.
Just to jog your memory, this is when I put the finished novel on my Paperwhite, sit down on the couch and read the story from start to finish. This is my last chance to find anything that sounds off, needs to be deleted, and also when any rep words stand out. It's not as much work as the previous drafts, but involves being very nitpicky and then ma...

May's Revision Continues...

Hey! What's new? How's everything going?

Here in Sydney, winter's decided to start early and most days, I'm finding it hard to stay warm. I'm also not happy about the winter season being here already. This happens to be the only season I don't like or enjoy. So, yeah. I'm trying not to let it get to me. And that's kinda easy to do when you throw yourself into revision.

Yep. That's right! This week I got stuck into Destiny's third draft and finished it yesterday. Yay.

Here's how it went: Monday: 58...

MY COUSIN RACHEL by Daphne du Maurier

 

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've been meaning to get stuck into this book for a while, and when I mentioned it to hubby the other day, he recommended I make it my next read. So, I did!

Philip Ashley was raised by his much older cousin, Ambrose and looks up to him. Ambrose is a little spiky, sickly in the winter and doesn't seem to like women much. So when he tells Philip he's met someone abroad and marries her, Philip is concerned. But that's nothing compared to w...

THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin

 

The Passage by Justin Cronin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Okay, I'm calling it quits @ 35%.

Firstly, I want to say that the first 33% (288 pages) of this book deserves 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 because it was utterly brilliant. It hooked me in, kept me glued to the page, and I was excited about what looked to be an epic story.

After that, it lost me.

This is a book I've had on my Paperwhite for ages. So, the other night, I decided to check it out... and before I realised what was going on, I'd finished the first (super long...

KITTY ROCKS THE HOUSE by Carrie Vaughn

 

Kitty Rocks the House by Carrie Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's been WAY too long since I read the 10th book in this very awesome series, so I've decided to finish it this year.

Kitty always manages to find trouble, and always has too much on her plate. But this time, she's about to reach breaking point...

I loved this! No matter how much time goes by between books, reading the next one always feels like catching up with old friends. And this installment was full of chaos, surprises, pack drama...

May's Revision Begins...

[image error] Hey! How are you today, and how's your week going? I spent mine doing a bit of revision.
Yep. It was definitely time to get stuck into my 2021 Revision Plans. Well, technically I started last month by completing the edit of Wall of Dolls, but this month I'm starting on the many first drafts I've been neglecting for several years. And I started with my 2020 NaNoWriMo novel.
The first draft word count for Destiny was 65,560. It was a story that started out with a small and simple idea about a creepy...

THE RETURN by Rachel Harrison

 

Her best friend disappeared. A stranger came back.
Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return-except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone. She feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back.
She's right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she's been or what happened to her.
Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn....