Author George R. R. Martin is famous for killing off beloved characters in his popular Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire book series. I’ve often wondered however, how he feels about the writer saying, “kill all your darlings.” I think writer Lisa Cron best describes what happens to a reader when a…
Book Review: Deep (Stage Dive, #4) by: Kylie Scott I was happy to see this book made the New York Times Best Seller list. Even though this is not my favorite book from the Stage Dive series, the series as a whole deserves to be there. I gave this book three out of five stars…
Book Review: The Goldfinch by: Donna Tartt I give the Pulitzer Prize winning Goldfinch three out of five stars for its beautiful language and speckles of both dark and light emotions I think anyone can relate to. The trick is, you need to care about Theodore Decker, or take an interest in the plot to experience…
Book Review: Prince of Thorns (Broken Empire #1) By: Mark Lawrence I give this book five out of five stars for its gritty dark exploration of grief, the uniqueness of the protagonist Jorge, a quality narrative, and a story that refused to leave my thoughts until it was finished. I eagerly look forward to reading…
Book Review: Unbroken by: Laura Hillendbrand My review of this book is based on the writing of Hillenbrand and how she put forth Louis Zamperini’s heroic story. She was given a gold mine of material to work with, but in my opinion, this is not her best work. I give the book three out of…
Book Review of Faking It (Loosing It book #2) by: Cora Carmack I give it three out of five stars for funny moments and happy endings. What I liked about the book: 1) The mismatched romance. It was fun how two people find each other when in the past they might have written each other…
Book Review of The Serpent and The Pearl, By: Kate Quinn I give this book five out of five stars for immersing me in the 14th Century Vatican, exposing me to stunning characters, mesmerizing me with mystery and intrigue, and making me hungry like a culinary trained foodie. If you haven’t read a work by…
Book Review: Time Bound by: Rysa Walker I gave this book four out of five stars. Everybody says this is Ryas Walkers debut novel, but the complexity of her plot intermixed with layers of character conflict make me wonder. Its no shock Timebound has received so much acclaim, Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award for Young Adult Fiction…
Book Review: The Longing (Age of Faith #5), by: Tamara Leigh This is my favorite book in the Age of Faith Series. Days after completing the read I find myself dwelling on it and what a wonderful story it is. I might even read it again someday, and for this reason I give it five…
Blood Song (Raven’s Shadow #1) by: Anthony Ryan I give this book five out of five stars; I will read this book again someday. It’s engaging, with a beautiful balance of character and story driven action. I did not want to put this book down and the minute I had to I was calculating the…