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The Spring (Isaac the Fortunate) by A. Ka – Book Review

I rather enjoyed A. Ka’s first instalment, The Winter. It was an intriguing little novella that merged 16th century history with fantasy, and was successful too. I was really interested to see where the author would take us with this follow on, and to see if the great personality and Voice the author has built up […]

The Failing Highstreet

In my opinion, the UK highstreet is failing, and failing with such force. Before we know it, our leading bookshops will have disintegrated to mere ash. I’m not sure where they have gone wrong. Sure, it has a lot to do with the economy and Amazon plays a huge part too, but with many shops […]

Not of our Sky by Sharon Sant – Book Review

I’ve had this book since Christmas and I couldn’t wait to get stuck into the final instalment of The Sky Song trilogy. I was almost savouring it as it was the final Sharon Sant novel I’d had left to read, but having loved her previous novels, I knew I couldn’t leave it alone for too long. […]

Love and Equality #SameSexMarriage

Sometimes, I think it is absolutely necessary to stand up and speak your mind. It is important to have a voice and I’m lucky enough to have been born and live in a place where freedom of speech is legal. If some of you didn’t know, then I’m from England, or perhaps more often known […]

New Trailer for Dianne Gray’s The Everything Theory

I had a completely different blog post planned for today, but after seeing this this morning, I felt it was definitely worth a mention. I can’t believe that it was in October of 2012 that I read and reviewed the most original and adventurous novel I’d had the pleasure of reading in such a long […]

From the Embers by Candace Knoebel – Book Review

Young-adult fantasy novels are a difficult market to enter. It’s an area inundated with thousands of news books published each year. Despite this, American author Candace Knoebel’s final instalment in her Born in Flames trilogy was one book high up on my 2014 wishlist. I couldn’t wait to see where the author’s creative imagination would take […]

Author Interview: Shannon A Thompson

I had the chance to interview American author, Shannon A Thompson last year, where she talked about her exciting and original young adult series. During the interview, we talked about writing in two perspectives and fitting in writing whilst still at college. Since then, Shannon has gone on to being an Amazon bestselling author, graduating […]

Here Lies Love Delayed

I’ve been putting off writing this post. You could probably say that I’ve been sticking my head firmly in the sand, instead of admitting that I may have been optimistic with the April release date for my upcoming NA novel ‘Here Lies Love’.  I was actually hoping that I was ahead of where I thought […]

Author Interview: Aubry Kae Andersen

Has it really been four months since my last interview? Doesn’t time just fly by! Despite the time, I was really excited about getting the chance to talk to and question Aubry Kae Andersen, who is an American author who goes under the pen name of A. Ka (Aubry Kae Andersen – get it.) I […]

Guest Post: Characterization in 5 Easy Steps with No Baking Required by M.C. Moulton

Characterization in 5 Easy Steps with No Baking Required by M.C. Moulton  I’m going to be honest here, when it comes to writing fiction characterization is the single most important thing there is. Plot, structure, syntax, locations; everything else takes second seat to characterization. Don’t believe me? Think of the last time you saw a […]