Dark Fantasy & Horror Author
Tell us a little about yourself & your background I am a lover of experiences. I want to try everything once. Writing allows me to experience many amazing situations, people, and places. Worlds unknown to me and lives I can only live through story. I’ve always been a writer, from stories and poems to journalism…
★★★★★ 4 & a half out of 5, this was marvellous! Key Aspects... Wondrous MusicFantasyHaunting ImageryDragonsKick-ass Characters [Disclaimer: I received an ARC copy of LLL] Lyres, Legends & Lullabies is a one-of-a-kind collection of 30 score compositions combined with extracts of fiction. But what to say about R. L. Davennor's debut book? I think I…
Prudence, as I'm sure you know by now, is the main character of The Bloody Maiden. She is an incredibly angry, troubled, & depressed woman who is simply... sick of life. Life has not been kind to her - she had a difficult childhood & at the beginning of Maiden, is working in The Wanderer's…
★★★★ 3 & a half out of five, this was a good'un! Key Aspects... Gothic MoorsNature MagicSuspicious StrangersKidnappingOld Legends Well what can I say about The Near Witch? This has been my first introduction to VE Schwab... I've considered buying her books for a long time but prioritised others over hers as YA is not…
Tell us a little about yourself & your background I have been performing since I was three years old, and I suppose I’ve been a storyteller ever since. I grew up in North Carolina studying theatre, went to college for Musical Theatre/Shakespeare studies, and moved to Orlando, Florida in 2012! Since I got here, my…
Tell us a little about yourself & your background When I was little my parents would tell me stories every night. My mom would read to me (Anne of Green Gables and Tom Sawyer were our favourites) and my dad would make up new tales. They both work in theatre, so I guess stories were…
★★★★★ 5 out of 5 again! Could this series BE any better? Key Aspects... Mysterious MagicAn Amazingly Weird & Wonderful CityOld FriendsNew PowersWanderlust! Oh my, oh my, oh my... if you read my blog post on Monday you'll be aware of how much I have fallen in love with Windswept by Kaitlin Bellamy. Well... luckily…
★★★★★ 5 out of 5, a crazy perfect score! Key Aspects... Travelling Magic FolkDiverse Interesting CulturesInsane World BuildingPowerful GodsAdorably Wonderful Characters I have yet to ever give a book 5 stars in a book review or on Goodreads, take that as a sign that there is literally nothing I could suggest to improve this book.…
★★★★ 4 out of 5, I was super impressed! Key Aspects... RobberyMagicFound FamilyDark PastsGangs Wow oh wow! This was my first dive into Leigh Bardugo & I was totally blown away. I picked it up at the bookshop because #bookstagram was crazy obsessed with it & I needed to know what the fuss was all…
Ever since becoming a serious writer and embarking on the long hard road that is world building a fantasy world, I have been unable to read a novel only as a reader, instead my mind is focused on the aspects of planning that have gone into the work. Although I am usually quite impressed with…
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