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#bookreview: Earth Unaware and Earth Afire (First Formic Wars) #endersgame #enderverse

Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



I'm pretty much a fangirl of the Enderverse, so I was quite excited to jump into Earth Unaware.

I mean.. the Formic Wars? Mazer Rackham? Of course I want to know what happened!



Victor Delgado is a mechanical prodigy working out in the Kuiper belt with his free-mining family. Lem Jukes, heir to the Jukes Corporation wealth, is out in Deep Space testing the new mining equipment and trying to prove (or establish?) his worth to his fathe...

#bookreview: How the Rhino Got His Skin

How the Rhino Got His Skin by Henry L. Herz

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



How the Rhino Got his Skin is a retelling of Rudyard Kipling's short story of the same name.

Rewritten in simple, lyrical English, the book is filled with beautiful illustrations to entrance the young kids.

Included in the book is the original short story, which may help to transition young readers from picture books to non-illustrated stories.




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I first met Henry on twitter. He was promoting Nimpentoad...

Hey, I posted on Medium!

Today I'm on medium talking about being a 29 year old virgin.



If you missed my first medium post on writing (which was posted here first), check it out here.

#fireplace: don't despise the little things

I had a strange dream on Tuesday night.

I’m not sure what to make of it (at least what I remember of it), but the main takeaway that’s sticking in my brain right now are the words don’t despise the little things. It had some weird connection to Corinthians (in my dream at least) but I don’t remember what. Maybe I’ll have to go read Corinthians to find out. I don’t even know if it’s 1st or 2nd Corinthians. Google suggests “Start Small, End Big” - Zechariah 4:10 and 2 Corinthians 3: 4-6 as well...

#bookreview: Maybe I Will

Maybe I Will by Laurie Gray

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Life couldn't be better for Sandy. Cassie and Troy are the best friends that one could ever hope for, and Sandy's parents are understanding and supportive. Nailing the role of Peter Pan at the school musical and the new iPhone makes life even better. And then tragedy strikes.



One night at Cassie's house, Sandy is sexually abused by Cassie's boyfriend, Aaron. In a matter of seconds, Sandy is traumatised and life takes a downward spiral. Sa...

#bookreview: Shade's Children by Garth Nix

Shade's Children by Garth Nix

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



Evil Overlords have taken over the world and no one is allowed to live above the age of fourteen. All fourteen year-olds celebrate their Sad Day and are taken off to the Meat Factory. Anyone who tries to escape is hunted down by mutant creatures - Ferrets by night and Myrmidons by day.



Shade is the only adult left on earth - and he himself isn't fully human. His goal is to protect the children and to find away to destroy the Overlords....

#review: Short + Sweet #Theatre Penang 2013

I'd wanted to write this the night before, right after watching the show, but I was tired, and then I was lazy. So anyway, there's still one more run Saturday night (not sure if they have a matinee? There might be) so I figured I might as well just do the review now, in case there's anyone who's still figuring out whether or not to catch the final show.



Okay. So mini introduction - short and sweet theatre is a showcase of 10-minute plays. Plays will be judged for a variety of things (doesn...

#bookreview: Render by Stephanie Fleshman (@stephaniecfl)

Render by Stephanie Fleshman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



That I read this book in (almost) one sitting says much about it. I'd picked up Render as part of the Novel Publicity book tour with the idea that "if I have the time, I'll do the review, if not I'll just read it later." But one long afternoon waiting for my passport to be done, I loaded it onto my iPad and was pretty much enthralled for the rest of the day.



Koldan Holdt's world is turned upside down when his grandfather dies unexpecte...

#guestpost by @stephaniecfl: The 5 guys you'll meet in YA fiction

[image error] Please enjoy this guest post by Stephanie

Fleshman, author of the enticing Paranormal YA, Render. Then read on to

learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $550 in

Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of the book.

 





The 5 Guys You'll Meet in YA Fiction:

A Guest Post by Stephanie Fleshman
 

According to GalleyCat, YA eBook revenues increased 120.9% last year. The great news

is whatever YA male character types keep you reading, i...

#fireplace: Is your laziness stronger than your passion?

2 Thessalonians 3:6-15

It's funny, how after finally having time to myself after eight months, I immediately turn into a huge lump of lard that just wants to laze in bed and read books. (Fact: I've read 10 books since leaving KPMG on 22 August. That's ten books in two weeks.) What happened to all the grandiose plans of *ahem* helping the worship team, starting a creative arts team, editing that book, writing and blogging consistently?



It's coming. I promise. I just need this to run its co...