Okay - what's your first thought when reading that title? Mine was literally, "Write a five start book." I expected this to be yet another step-by-step guarantee on how to write a novel and make money and get a movie deal and have everyone in the industry crawling to your virtual doorstep and begging to … Continue reading Critical Thinking: The 5 Factors That Earn 5-Star Book Reviews | WritersDigest.com
Book Review: A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess (DNF/5)
YA Fiction, Fantasy DNF. I tried hard to like the book between the beautiful covers, but it failed. The blurb on the front claims that A Shadow Bright and Burning has "vivid characters, terrifying monsters, and world building as deep and dark as the ocean." I disagree with that entire statement. The characters were boring, … Continue reading Book Review: A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess (DNF/5)
Things I’m Tired of Seeing in YA Fiction
It's List Time! Things I'm tired of seeing in YA fiction: Dumb Adults I hate it when a twelve-year-old find the missing piece to the puzzle that an adult should have found. Adults were once teenagers, too. They broke rules and knew about drugs and sex. Adult Villains Obsessed with the Teenage Protagonist I can't stand … Continue reading Things I’m Tired of Seeing in YA Fiction
Beatrice B. Morgan 