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 […]
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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: The Last Fallen Star
Riley Oh is super-excited that her sister Hattie is about to turn thirteen which means she will be fully initiated into the Gom clan, a Korean gifted clan of healing witches. Hattie will therefore be able to work her magic unsupervised as a fully fledged witch. Although Riley is only a month away from her […]
Book Review: A Storm of Sisters
I really enjoyed A Pinch of Magic by Michelle Harrison which I read in the summer, so when I saw another in the series, I happily bought it. I didn’t realise it was book 4, but it’s a standalone adventure so it didn’t matter that I had missed books 2 and 3. This time, Betty, […]
Book Review: A Pinch of Magic
Quick Aside: I have added a new page to my website to display my books. If you’d like to check it out, please go here or access via the menu. I’d appreciate any feedback and/or suggestions. Thank you so much! Betty, her elder sister Fliss and younger sister Charlie live on the isle of Crowstone, […]
Book Review: Green Ember series
“My place beside you, my blood for yours, til the Green Ember rises, or the end of the world” Recently I read The Green Ember by S. D. Smith, an epic middle grade fantasy adventure, full of noble sword-wielding rabbits, superb character arcs, high stakes, and an exciting story. I loved it so much I […]
New Release: The Land of Fake Believe
While on a family vacation to a theme park, Taylan gets into trouble with her parents for telling her little sister that the Happily Ever After (HEA) fairy-tale characters they meet are not really who they say they are. Furious at being reprimanded for upsetting her sister, Taylan drags her brother Colby with her to […]
Book Review: The Monster in the Lake
I really enjoyed the first book in the series, The Dragon in the Library, and The Monster in the Lake is a good follow-up adventure for Kit, wizard-in-training, and her friends Josh and Alito, This time something is afoot in the local park, where the three friends discover they can talk to animals (the animals, […]
Book Review: Misfit’s Magic
*** News on The Lucky Diamond *** Before getting to the book review, I had some very exciting news this week, with my middle grade children’s fantasy, The Lucky Diamond, announced as a semi-finalist for Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (#BBNYA2022). This is not a genre specific competition which made it extra special. […]
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