Tag: fiction
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Review: Neverwhere
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Being a new fan of Neil Gaiman’s work after reading Good Omens, I bought a number of his other books, Neverwhere being one of them. This is the American (not British) version, with some bonus content at the end. Read: Aug 28 – Sept 1, 2023 Book contains: violence, off-screen death,…
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Review: Emma
Emma by Jane Austen I, embarrassingly, have two copies of this book. I bought an absolutely beautiful copy (Chiltern Publishing) from The Owl and the Cat Bookery, but then I saw the entire boxed set of Jane Austen works (Arcturus) at Coles. I didn’t want to break up the set, and I don’t want to…
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My Top 10 Recommended Books – September 2023
10 Recommended Books/Book Series – as of September 2023 After carefully considering the two bookshelves of all the books I’ve read so far, I’ve compiled a list of the books I’d most recommend to others and why. Instead of ranking these books—since it’s so hard to decide—I’ve ordered them alphabetically by author last name. Clare,…
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Review: Allegiant
Divergent book 3: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Insurgent was better than I thought it would be, though not as good as the first, so I lowered my expectations for the third book and will hopefully be surprised. Read: Aug 14 – Aug 18, 2023 Book contains: violence, oppression, death, major character death I Was NOT…
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Review: Insurgent
Divergent book 2: Insurgent by Veronica Roth The second book of the Divergent series. Leading into it, the first book ended with such potential, so I’m excited to get started! Read: August 7 – August 11, 2023 Book contains: violence, manipulation, death, murder, non-graphic torture, human experimentation, mind control, depression, suicidal thoughts Darker Than the…
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10 Tips for Writing Captivating Stories
Capturing a reader’s attention is the goal for many writers. You want them to read and enjoy what you’ve written, but how do you know if you’ve succeeded until the book is out there? Beta readers are the first step, of course. They read your book while you’re still in the editing/rewriting stage, so they…
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Review: Divergent
Divergent book 1: Divergent by Veronica Roth A book I’ve been meaning to read since high school. I didn’t read it before because it was “the popular book” and I didn’t do a lot of reading back then anyway, but now I’ve finally gotten to it. Very excited to also watch the movie! Read: July…
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Books vs TV vs Movies
There isn’t really much to compare here since I love each of these things for different reasons, and not everyone will think the same—some people just don’t like reading; some just don’t like movies. But, for the sake of this argument, I’ve made a list of pros and cons of each category according to my…
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Review: The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne In high school, a classmate of mine read and made a presentation about this book. Since then, I’ve wanted to read it for myself, so I bought a copy when I saw it at Coles. Read: June 17 – July 20, 2023 Book contains: public shaming, talk of religion,…