What’s up with TDS?
The short answer to the title question is, “Important stuff.” However, I was never one for simplicity. (Actually, I am, but that’s beside the point.) The point is (wait, aren’t statements in parenthesis technically barred from the main text?) that I need a subject for a spotlight, and you need to know what’s going on […]
Five Once a Stratton Quirks
While writing my current works-in-progress, Once a Stratton, I’ve noticed a few things that just don’t add up … or are simply not supposed to be there. I decided, instead of calling them ‘errors,’ to call them ‘quirks.’ It’s my sneaky way of getting you to read about me being stupid without even knowing it. […]
The Dos and Don’ts of Naming Characters
We’ve all struggled with it. Character naming. There’s nothing quite so tortuous as this monster (except perhaps book-titling, but that’s not what we’re talking about today). You want your character to have the perfect, original pre nomen to go with their perfect, original personality … but what is that? Now, since this is obviously […]
Mercer Street by John A. Heldt
Title: Mercer Street Author: John A. Heldt Series: American Journey, #2 Genre: Time Travel Romance (Science Fiction) Era: contemporary and 1938 (pre-WW2) Setting: United States (Princeton, New Jersey) Publisher: John A. Heldt Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3/5 stars (1 star removed for content)
May 2017 Dares
Whoa. It’s … it’s May already? But … but … I wasn’t finished with April yet! *sobs* I WANT MORE APRIL!!! I want to spend more time working on Once a Stratton. I want to have more time to work on IvIn and TDS. I don’t want more of this weather, though. Rain, rain, rain. […]
10 Books That Make Me Cry
I don’t cry a lot. And when I do, I’m usually not crying about one thing so much as a bunch of things. But yes, some books do make me cry … or at least make my eyes water. And these are my top ten. Not in any particular order because, to be honest, who […]
April 2017 Mini Reviews
Well, it’s time for another round of mini reviews! 😀 Amazing Grace by Faith Blum 3/5 stars I was really looking forward to this book, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. First, the timeline was confusing. There were flashbacks (which, to me, are usually a no-no), and it started before […]
Why You Should Read a Variety of Genres
Most of my reviews are of historical fiction … more specifically, Christian historical romance novels. I primarily read this genre for the following reasons: I love historical settings. To me, the past is a completely different world that actually existed. There were no “good old days”? Think again! I love romance. I don’t know why, […]
Moanings of a Brain Dead Teen
Yesterday was Easter, and now we have a very light week of school as my dad’s on vacation (#homeschoolcool). And let me tell you, I need it. My mind is a lot of spinning cogs and gears, all whirling a hundred miles a minute. When you throw in algebra mixed with shapes, ancient languages mixed with […]
Flowers, Part 6
That’s right! The final part of Flowers has finally arrived. Are you excited? Crying? Regurgitating? Biting your nails? Rolling your eyes and returning to your Reader/Inbox so to read better posts? Are you not even reading this? Well, I’m sure you’ve having one of those emotions at this current moment in your life. Treasure this moment! […]
Only Children Chase Sawdust by Willowy Whisper
Title: Only Children Chase Sawdust Author: Willowy Whisper Genre: Christian Historical Adventure Era: Pioneer-era (maybe early 1800s? Mid-1800s?) Setting: United States Publisher: Willowy Whisper Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 4/5 Only Children Chase Sawdust by Willowy Whisper Their whole life turned to sawdust and blew away . . . Please don’t leave me, […]
Emmeline by Sarah Holman
Title: Emmeline Author: Sarah Holman Series: Vintage Jane Austen (multi-author series) Genre: Christian Historical Fiction (light romance/classic retelling) Era: early 1930s (Great Depression) Setting: a small town in Pennsylvania (United States) Publisher: Sarah Holman Source: from author (in exchange for honest review) Overall Rating: 3/5 stars Emmeline by Sarah Holman What if Jane Austen’s Emma lived […]
