I am currently in self-imposed social media hibernation so I can complete the edit of my third book (hard deadline looming!), but I am really happy to emerge for a few minutes to announce that Revenge of Queen Rose (book 2 in The Lucky Diamond trilogy) has been selected as a finalist in the 9-12 […]
Author: Valinora Troy
Children's Fantasy Writer
Book Review: The Carrefour Curse
From the publisher: The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynasty trapped in the ruins of their once-grand, now-crumbling ancestral home.Twelve-year-old Garnet regrets that she doesn’t know her family. Her mother has done her best to keep it that way, living far from the rest of the magical Carrefour clan […]
Book Review: Winter’s Keep
I really enjoyed this imaginative fantasy story by Tamsin Mori. I picked it up from NetGalley even though it is book 3 of the trilogy and I haven’t read the other books. I am glad I did. It was also very easy to get into the world, despite knowing nothing about cloud magic or weather […]
Book Review: The Time Tider
From the publisher: Mara and her dad have lived in their van for as long as she can remember. Whatever her father does to scrape a living has kept them constantly moving and Mara has never questioned it. That is until she uncovers a collection of notes addressed to ‘the Tider’, an individual responsible for […]
Book Review: The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond
When I saw this title in Netgalley, I had to request it. Anything to do with bookshops is a must read, plus it looked magical too. Which it is! The Bookshop at the Back of Beyond is Book 3 in The House at the Edge of Magic series. Here’s what the publisher says about it: […]
Happy New Year & Classic Irish Childrens Fiction
Happy New Year! Yes, another year has arrived! Although I am not happy with how quickly 2022 came and left us (seriously, how did that happen so fast?), I am pleased with how my writing year went. My second book was published, I gave writing classes for kids, I did school visits, I was interviewed […]
Author Interview: Valinora Troy
Originally posted on Hayley Reese Chow:
Author interview time! Thanks so much to my twitter friend and fellow indie author, Valinora Troy (she/her), for participating in a Q&A! (Also as a reminder, if you’re interested in being featured in one of these author interviews, please feel free to reach out via email/social media/or carrier pigeon!)…
Book Review: Emba Oak & the Terrible Tomorrows
Emba lives in a cave with Fred, the Wise Hermit of Witcherly Wood. Fred is the guardian and interpreter of the Tome of Terrible Tomorrows, a book of obscure prophecies, as well as the only mother Emba has ever known. When Emba sees a dragon that no one else does, Fred decides come clean about […]
Book Review: Sky Born
This week, TOTP and Knitted TOTP take a look as SkyBorn by Sinead O’Hart. From the blurb: The circus has seen better days, but for Bastjan it’s home. He will do anything he can to save it, even if it means participating in a death-defying new act. But when that fails to draw in the […]
Book Review: The Sleeping Stones
From the publisher: Gruff and his new friend Matylda live on a small island off the Welsh coast, where legends are beginning to stir. Islanders find themselves irresistibly drawn to the Sleeping Stones, a line of rocks like stepping stones out to sea, and Gruff and Mat soon realise they must risk everything to save […]
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