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December 11, 2019
Seven Encouraging Quotes
Some lovely inspirational quotes from Joan Hall over at Story Empire today >>>
Hey, SE Readers. Joan with you today. The year is winding down and I’m still recovering from NaNoWriMo. More about that to come, but I will say I’m celebrating! Now back to the things at han…
Source: Seven Encouraging Quotes
December 10, 2019
#BookReview: Born in a Treacherous Time by Jacqui Murray
Hi everyone. Today, I have a review for you from fellow author, Jacqui Murray. I came across book one in The Crossroads Trilogy after seeing a book-launch post on Mae Clair’s blog. The introduction to that book recommended that I read this book first, instead … so, I did. I’m now set up to read Survival of the Fittest, which I’m looking forward to. Here’s my review:
About the Book:
‘The book’s plot is similar in key ways to … Jean M. Auel’s The Clan of the Cave Bear–Kirkus Reviews
Born in the harsh world of East Africa 1.8 million years ago, where hunger, death, and predation are a normal part of daily life, Lucy and her band of early humans struggle to survive. It is a time in history when they are relentlessly annihilated by predators, nature, their own people, and the next iteration of man. To make it worse, Lucy’s band hates her. She is their leader’s new mate and they don’t understand her odd actions, don’t like her strange looks, and don’t trust her past. To survive, she cobbles together an unusual alliance with an orphaned child, a beleaguered protodog who’s lost his pack, and a man who was supposed to be dead.
Born in a Treacherous Time is prehistoric fiction written in the spirit of Jean Auel. Lucy is tenacious and inventive no matter the danger, unrelenting in her stubbornness to provide a future for her child, with a foresight you wouldn’t think existed in earliest man. You’ll close this book understanding why man not only survived our wild beginnings but thrived, ultimately to become who we are today.
This is a spin-off of To Hunt a Sub’s Lucy (the ancient female who mentored the female protagonist).
“Murray’s lean prose is steeped in the characters’ brutal worldview,Fictig her story on timeless human concerns of survival, acceptance, and fear of the unknown. Even if readers have a general sense of where the plot is going, they’ll still find the specific twists and revelations to be highly entertaining throughout. A well-executed tale of early man.”
My Review:
I picked up Born in a Treacherous Time after coming across book 1 in the Crossroads Trilogy, which recommended I read this book first. This is the first time I’ve read this sort of fiction, and the author did a great job with her research and portrayal as far as I can see.
A few spelling errors presented themselves in the text, which pulled me out of the read somewhat … things such as site instead of sight, knap instead nap (for sleeping), fascial instead of facial, etc.
Other than the above mentioned errors, I found this to be a well formatted and entertaining read. So much so that I read this novel in one sitting, and I am all set up and ready to move onto book 1 of The Crossroads Trilogy now.
I give this a solid four stars and look forward to more from this author.
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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
Purchase Links:
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CTCR944/
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Born-Treacherous-Time-Humanity-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B07CTCR944/
You can find Jacqui Murray on Twitter: @AskATechTeacher
Oh, Baubles #TuesdayBookShare @harmony_kent
My latest book gets some love today over at Joan Hall’s place >>>
Happy Tuesday, Readers! It’s the Christmas Season, and I’m delighted to welcme back friend and fellow author Harmony Kent here today talking about her brand-new release, Oh Baubles. I l…
Book Review Tuesday: Serang @Virgilante, If Darkness Takes Us @bsmithnovelist, My Baby Wrote Me a Letter @JacqBiggar
Some great book reviews from Mae Clair today … I have 2 of these on y ereader waiting for me >>>
Hello, and welcome to my first Book Review Tuesday of December! Bear with me, because I plan to share several books I read in November today and next week. After that, Christmas Eve and New Year…
December 9, 2019
Writing Betwixt #inspiration #creativity
Check out this interesting post from Mae Clair over at Story Empire today … what inspires your creativity? >>>
Hello, SE friends! Welcome to the first Mae Day of December. As we transition into a new month and approach the end of the year, I thought it an ideal time to talk about “betwixt moments.” Think of…
December 7, 2019
My First #BookReview for Oh Baubles!
Hi everyone.
I hadnt planned on posting today, but I just saw this awesome-sauce review of Oh Baubles from D L (Denise) Finn and had to share! I’m doing my happy dance right now 
December 6, 2019
Friday Fun
Hi everyone. TGI it’s Friday!!! I don’t know about you, but I’m well ready for the weekend.
Yesterday, I had a lengthy hospital appointment to chat with my orthopaedic consultant. The upshot of the epic clinic time is that I am now on a waiting list for a full hip replacement. Which, due to the pain I am in and the limits to my already limited mobility, is good news. I’m not looking forward to it, but it seems to be my only option at this stage. The waiting list could be anything from 3 to 6 months. I’ll keep you all informed.
Anyhooo … the funny bit comes from yesterday when hubby and I were getting ready to leave the house for the hospital … (apologies to my Story Empire buddies who have seen this already, lol) …
Me: Alexa, turn off music … (it all goes quiet) …
husband (pretending to be Alexa): why? …
me: because we’re going out …
husband (still pretending to be Alexa): can I come with you? …
me: no
Honestly, we can be a silly pair at times!
And in other BIG news … drum roll please …
Oh Baubles went on sale today!!!
While I’m mega excited, I’m also terrified. I always am, no matter how many books I publish, lol.
If you’d like to take a look, here’s the universal link to the book: http://mybook.to/OhBaubles
Author Essentials Part 4: The Budget
A useful post about budgeting as a writer from P H Solomon over on Story Empire today >>>
Good morning and Merry Christmas, Story Empire readers! PH here again today with another author essentials post. Previous topics covered domain name creation, email address usage and establishing y…
December 4, 2019
The “classic” trilogy
Check out this interesting post on Classic Trilogies by Craig Boyack over at Story Empire >>>
Hi gang! Craig with you again today. I’m in the middle of writing a trilogy, so take this info with a grain of salt. I’ve done my homework, and I want to share some of that here today. …
Source: The “classic” trilogy
December 3, 2019
Amazon Paperback now ships in Canada
Hi everyone. I got an email from Amazon to advise that they now ship from within Canada. Here is a copy of the email:
This is great news all around. I have gone onto my dashboard and set all my Canada paperback print prices now, and some of the ones Amazon had put in auotmatically were somewhat high and needed lowering significantly, so I would urge you to do the same as soon as you can.
Hope you all find this helpful!
See you soon
