The Wicked King by Holly BlackMy rating: 4 of 5 starsTrigger warnings: Bullying, death, manipulation, violenceTropes: Enemies to loversRating: 4 StarsThe second of the series, The Wicked King was a bit of a better read than the first book, in my opinion. This story embarks on the new and developing nature of Jude Duarte’s relationship …
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Book Review – Her Body and Other Parties
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria MachadoMy rating: 2 of 5 starsHer Body and Other Parties left me with some conflicted feelings and the arduous task of appropriately reviewing it. There were some stories that resonated, and some that completely missed the mark. Unfortunately, this ended up as a DNF for me. This …
Book Review – We Were Mothers
We Were Mothers by Katie SiseMy rating: 4 of 5 stars’We Were Mothers’ was a dramatic break from my usual reading, and I opened her pages with no expectations. I was blown away by the realness that Katie Sise wrote into her characters. Somehow, it was as if every relatable housewife/mom/mother/sister/friend had been rolled into …
Book Review – The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles by Madeline MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 starsAnother beautiful read, authored by the immensely talented Madeline Miller. I found that I did not like this novel quite as much as I enjoyed ‘Circe,’ but this more than filled my quota for mythological retellings for the time being. Upon first glance, you …
Writing Druids in Fiction
First and foremost, I feel there must be made the extreme clarification that the druids that I write of in my fiction are simply the best interpretation I have made of the druids of the past. I have then applied this interpretation to the fantastical world that I have created. In this world, they face …
Charlotte S. Meyer 