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Tethers by Jack Croxall, Book Review

The first time I read the synopsis for Jack Croxall’s Tethers, I instantly knew that it was undoubtedly a book I very much wanted to read. A YA (young adult) novel set in the wake of a Victorian winter, where teenagers Karl Scheffer and Esther Emerson stumble upon a journal full of strange passages. Upon [...]

Blog Hop: The Next Big Thing

“I’m rather embarrassed to admit, but what exactly is a blog hop?” was my first reaction when I was nominated by talented author, Jack Croxall. His debut novel, Tethers, reached the top ten historical children’s stories on Amazon upon its release and I’m currently reading it now. When I was told exactly what a blog [...]

New Book Trailer

Just a quick update to say i now have a new book trailer for The Caseworker’s Memoirs! I’m really excited to show this off – please let me know what you think. I don’t have advanced software and i have no experience in Video Design – so please be gentle. The video has been uploaded [...]

Author Interview: Jack Croxall

What!? Two Author Interviews in the space of a week! Why, yes actually. Aren’t you lucky! It gives me great pleasure to introduce Jack Croxall, author of Victorian YA debut Tethers. Tethers is the first book in a trilogy and introduces us to Karl Scheffer and Esther Emerson; two teenagers who get more than they [...]

A Lesson Well Learnt …

I had never planned to write this blog post, but my writing took me by surprise this morning and I just couldn’t resist. It may take a little waffling, but stick with me; I do have a point to make. I have been writing my latest WIP (The Caseworker’s Memoirs) for a while now, possibly [...]

The Mobile Monster Zoo by Neil Trigger, Book Review

I started The Mobile Monster Zoo with much enthusiasm, as not only is this the second novel in The Midnight Chronicles, it again featured Bethany, a witch by chance, and who is full of wit and supernatural surprises. If you remember from the first novel (The Weird Case of Mrs Etherington-Strange) Bethany meets a whole [...]

Author Interview: Tony Gilbert

I had the pleasure of interviewing author, Tony Gilbert yesterday. His debut short story, The Cloud Diary, was published in late 2012 and has some rave reviews indeed. I have read this and it is a powerful piece, told from a child’s perspective. Tony Gilbert catches the innocence of a child’s thought process brilliantly and [...]

My WIP

I am well over halfway in with my latest WIP (work in progress) and I’m now confident enough to share it with you. My brain, more often than not unreliable, always teases me with ideas, usually in the form of scenes in my head. It can be hard sometimes to know which ones have substance [...]

Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman Book Review

I am a huge fan of Philip Pullman’s work, yes most notably his His Dark Materials trilogy, but his whole YA fiction in general surpasses most Author’s attempts. He has a knack for coming up with brilliantly told, well structured and complex plots, filled with more twists and turns than you can shake your fist [...]

Candace Knoebel Wins an Award!

If you think back to September last year (if you regularly follow my blog) I interviewed American Author, Candace Knoebel about her debut Urban-Fantasy novel, Born in Flames. Well, just a few days ago, Born in Flames won the Turning the Pages ‘Book of the Year 2012’ Award! How exciting is that! Candace must be [...]