Caraugh M. O’Brien Gaia Stone is a teenage midwife. And those two words, teenage and midwife, encapsulate many of her struggles in the Birthmarked Trilogy. TEENAGE. It’s a coming-of-age story. Gaia loses parental guidance, challenges a dystopian system, considers romance, and struggles with how her birthmarked face has come to define her. MIDWIFE. This series … Continue reading
Last time I wrote about camel humps, aka story arcs. In my spiritual life, I have been into the Book of Jonah lately. And boy, it has a funky story arc! What kinda camel he be riding? If all you heard about Jonah is that he got swallowed by a whale (or big ol’ fish), … Continue reading
An update on my contracted epic fantasy novel, Waking Beauty: this past weekend I got the recommendations for areas to edit back from my awesome publisher, Steve Laube of Enclave Publishing. And now, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, children of all ages, we are going to perform a show-stopping literary magic act. Turn … Continue reading
BEST. RESCUE. SCENE. EVER.
If you have no other reason to read Cress, this scene would justify it. A damsel in distress is held prisoner by a crazed wolf-man, a hero rushes through the hallway shouting her name, and then—
I laughed so hard I fell over.
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If that isn’t the most clever marketing phrase to promote Marissa Meyer’s cyborg Cinderella series, which began with Cinder. And I will freely help promote it, for this sci fi fairy tale universe is rapidly becoming one of my favorites. It’s a metallic jambalaya, a mechanic’s box of spare parts from fairy tales. And watching … Continue reading
For a buck, you can buy a Coke, or a great book by Enclave authors! And still have a cent left over for the bubble gum machine. See the $0.99 deals here. Enclave is the publisher that will be publishing my first book and epic fantasy, Waking Beauty, this spring. Black Friday Books: Failstate Hero, … Continue reading
The Lunar Chronicles, Book 1 Marissa Meyer Sci fi/Fairy tale Whether you take to Marissa Meyer’s book Cinder depends in part on how well you can tolerate a few loose wires sticking out of your Disney princesses. I found this story about a cyborg Cinderella rather amenable. But then, I am a sci fi geek, … Continue reading
Brandon Mull Middle Reader Fantasy Lots of kids go on vacation and visit nature preserves for endangered species. But only Kendra and Seth visit one for endangered mythological creatures. At first it looks like Kendra and Seth are in for 3 weeks of strict rules when their parents leave them with Grandpa Sorenson. Until they … Continue reading
Series: The Selection Kiera Cass YA There’s a lot to like about this last installment of Kiera Cass’s The Selection series. To bring you up to speed, America Singer is in a reality-show style contest to wed Prince Maxon. But each of them has other romantic entanglements. And then there are the political rebellions, terrorist … Continue reading
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