A shorter list this month, but only if you count the second entry as one book – which I am for the purposes of this post. 1) The Searcher by Tana French This book scratched a big ol’ itch for me. Beautifully written, twisty, great character development, and a thriller/murder-detective mystery to round it out. […]
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Blade Song
One of my favorite creative writing exercises came from my first composition class of college. The idea was to write a two-three page sketch based on a single moment in time. The way I remember, we were told the timeframe should be no more than 30 seconds, and it should be written in present tense […]
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Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth – What’s not to love about Roth’s foray into adult fantasy/science fiction? Anti-hero? Check. Interdimensional travel? Check. Magic and science merge in this gem, and I consumed it over just a couple days. If you enjoyed Roth’s Divergent series and are looking for good, smash-up-the-world action with complicated characters, you’ll […]
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