Tag: fiction
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the dusk guard
The duskhaze. That was what they called it. The fog that rolled in from the hills some nights and sent everyone to sleep. When the sun rose, so too did the citizens of Glothe. Under the shroud of retreating mists, they picked themselves up off the street or wherever they landed and carried on with…
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at the stroke of midnight
It smelt like every other library, though it was certainly different after dark. The perfume from the books was stronger at night, sweeter and more pungent, made all the more noticeable by the lingering whiff of coffee. Mila stumbled behind the others, torch in hand. Andrik led their little group through the shelves, all the while…
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what you need to know about gardens of war & wasteland: the ruptured sky
So I’ve finished my novel. Now what? While I sit and wait for feedback from my beta readers, I’ve put together a comprehensive guide to the world of Whyt’hallen and everything you need to know about the upcoming Gardens of War & Wasteland Book I: The Ruptured Sky.
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the dreambound tree
Memories define our sense of place. Friends and family do too.And sometimes, perhaps, a bit of magic . By the time I was thirteen, I knew I was too old to be sleeping in Mum’s bed. But that didn’t stop me crawling in beside her on that two-inch thick fold-out mattress every second night when…
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the carpet cleaner
Robert liked his job. Well, most of the time. He didn’t like going to uni student share houses to leech booze and dried vomit off every plush surface the day before a rental inspection; and he didn’t like going to Ms McTavish’s place because she had ten cats and let them pee on the carpet…
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the raven cycle
Never had I been so invested in a group of teenagers until I met Blue and her Raven Boys. Ah, Maggie Stiefvater and The Raven Cycle. Where do I begin without obscenely gushing all over the place? This series has raised the bar for YA fiction and given me a love for the genre which…
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the darkest part of the forest
Holly Black takes something so ordinary, so relatable to the modern adolescent, and juxtaposes it against the profoundly extraordinary. After a dismal run of DNF and one-star reads, Holly Black‘s The Darkest Part of the Forest was a pure delight. I have to confess, ten years ago, I never would have picked up this book:…
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heart of mist
Heart of Mist fills the classic fantasy epic with a cast of wonderfully gritty characters and themes relevant to the modern-day reader. I was fortunate enough to have received an ARC of Helen Scheuerer‘s debut novel Heart of Mist, the first installment of her upcoming YA fantasy series, The Oremere Chronicles. Having read the prequel…
Jessica A. McMinn 