YA Fiction, Fantasy Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all. Adelina Amouteru’s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White … Continue reading Book Review: The Rose Society by Marie Lu (4/5)
Book Review: Nightshade (Nightshade #1) by Andrea Cremer (DNF/5)
YA Fiction, Fantasy I picked up this book because I loved Cremer's The Inventor's Secret series. Nightshade felt like it was written by a different author - it's so different from The Inventor's Secret. The sentence structure, the scene structure - everything was different, and in my opinion, worse. I read a little more than … Continue reading Book Review: Nightshade (Nightshade #1) by Andrea Cremer (DNF/5)
Getting Writing Advice
Getting writing advice is like getting diet advice; everyone and their uncle’s got a magic solution, or has heard some “expert” talk about this or that. Don’t drink milk, drink milk, coffee causes cancer, coffee is good for the heart – it’s an endless cycle of contradicting advice from “experts.” Don't use adverbs; don't use … Continue reading Getting Writing Advice
Beatrice B. Morgan 