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Book Rec: Fractured by Sarah Fine

Fractured (Guards of the Shadowlands 2) by Sarah Fine



Book blurb (from goodreads):

In the week since Lela returned to Rhode Island as Captain of the Guard with Malachi as her second in command, local news has been dominated by chilling sightings of human-like creatures running on all fours. Lela knows there’s only one explanation: the Mazikin have arrived in the land of the living.



Needing to maintain the appearance of a normal life for her foster mother, her probation officer, and her clas...

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What I'm Reading

My own book, Gates of Thread and Stone, for reasons that involve plotting the sequel. And hey, look, here it is on Goodreads if you want to add it. *winkwink*



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What I'm Writing

See above. As I was driving to pick up my sister from the airport last week, I spent a lot of time thinking about the plot of the sequel, and--pun not intended--the gate finally seemed to open because ideas and snippets of dialogue and scenes came rushing out. It was fantastic :)
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What Happens Next?

It started with cake. Cheesecake topped with raspberries, to be exact. They'd been passing the coffee shop, trailing far enough behind the girls to feign disassociation. Nick had glanced through the glass, framed from the inside with airy cream curtains, and his feet had faltered for a second. Long enough for the waitress setting out cheesecake for display to notice, for her eyes to catch Nick's gaze.



What happens next? If you're game, write a little snippet in the comments and let's see whe...

Book Rec: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke



Book blurb (from goodreads):

You stop fearing the devil when you’re holding his hand…



Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White’s sleepy, seaside town…until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet’s crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious p...

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What I'm Reading

HEXED by Michelle Krys. I loved the book and the characters. Indie is such a fun MC. You guys are going to love this book :)







What Else I've Been Up To

I'll be on a panel at the 2014 Spring Fling Writers Conference in Chicago in April. Hope to see you there! DEEP DISH PIZZA, HERE I COME. (More details once I have them to follow in a separate post.)



What's Up Wednesday is a weekly meme that helps readers and writers touch base with blog friends. If you'd like to join in, yo...

[Miss K's Reads] Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Miss K is an 11-year-old reader who wants to share her thoughts and opinions on books she's read. Please let her know what you think :)

Meet Celaena Sardothien.

Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.



In the dark, filthy salt mines of Endovier, an eighteen-year-old girl is serving a life sentence. She is a trained assassin, the best of her kind, but she made a fatal mistake: she got caught.



Young Captain Westfall offers her a deal: her freedom in return for one huge sacrifice. Celaena...

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What I'm Reading



A draft of the third book in the Guards of the Shadowlands series by Sarah Fine, and ZOMG MY BLOOD PRESSURE. If you haven't yet read book one, Sanctum, why not?! It's amazing and one of my favorite books of 2012. Book two, Fractured, comes out next month!





My review of it will be up soon, but the TL;DR version of it is basically this:







What I'm Writing



Still working on the sequel to Gates. Or rather... squinting at my notes and hoping the plot will start to make sense i...

The Next Big Thing meme... take two!

I was tagged by the inimitable Michelle Krys. I've done this meme before with a WIP because at the time, I couldn't talk about Gates. BUT NOW I CAN :D Uh. Sort of. BUT WHATEVER, LET'S DO THIS THING.



1. WHAT IS THE WORKING TITLE OF YOUR NEXT BOOK?



So yeah, can't talk about my next book because it's the sequel to Gates. So I'm just going to talk about Gates. Gates is not the title though. That's just what I call it because the actual title is long as hell. It's GATES OF THREAD AND STONE. And...

Book Rec: Gated by Amy Christine Parker

Gated by Amy Christine Parker



Book blurb (from goodreads):

Do the gates keep the unchosen out or the chosen in?



In Mandrodage Meadows, life seems perfect. The members of this isolated suburban community have thrived under Pioneer, the charismatic leader who saved them from their sad, damaged lives. Lyla Hamilton and her parents are original members of the flock. They moved here following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, looking to escape the evil in the world. Now seventeen, Lyla knows certain f...

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It's still Wednesday! lol



What I'm Reading

A horror manuscript (not mine) with a narrator who's revealed at the end to be schizophrenic. It's a cool premise with a twist that actually makes sense in the context of the story. It reminds me a bit of Ask Again Later by Chessie Zappia in terms of having a highly unreliable narrator. Now if only the writing in this ms was better... :/



What I'm Writing

Looking over my notes for Gates 2 and trying to compile them into a coherent plot. Easier said...