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YA Book Review: City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
Obviously I’m going through my book journal from 2012. City of Bones is a young-adult classic. I read this back in it’s ‘hay-day’, before it got turned into a movie and then a Netflix TV show (neither of which performed well). Here’s what I thought of the book: I borrowed this book from a friend,… Read more
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Top 10 Gift Ideas for Girls who Love Books
Do you know a girl who loves books? I do. In fact, I am one. So today I’m going to give you my top 10 gift ideas for girls who love books. This is all stuff that I’ve found on my online “window shopping” that I totally crave. Hopefully, you’ll find something on this list… Read more
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Weekly Writing Prompt
Using the image of the cabin below, imagine a character who is living in it. Or who stumbles upon it in the night. Or who is terrified of it. Write a scene regarding how that character feels when they approach this place in the cool, dark night. Read more
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365K Words in a Year Update #9
I’m taking a pause in my NaNo-ing as I’ve just realized I’ve reached 100,000 Words in my 365,000 words in a year goal! Whoo-hooo! *Insert Party Here* I’m so supremely pumped about this! I think I might have to reward myself with a little something for reaching this huge milestone! Here’s a look at my… Read more
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They’ve Arrived!
I love getting the first copies of my books! Today I got the first printed edition of Twisted Currents, which looks amazing with its vibrant cover. I arrived home to this box, and was stoked to open it. It didn’t let me down. Next step, dropping copies at the book store. JEH Read more
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Top Young Adult Dystopian Novels
If you read the news, then you probably know that everyone is fretting about the impending destruction of the earth. There’s the recent Brexit vote, Donald Trump’s win, the never-ending war in Syria, Terrorism. If you’re a Doom Thinker, then you probably like dystopian novels. I’ve read my fair share of Young Adult end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it books,… Read more
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