Archive for July, 2011

Mockingjay Discussion

As per usual, this discussion post contains SPOILERS. I will be posting spoiler free reviews on all the Hunger Games books later on, but for now… I have a bone to pick with how Mockingjay ended… and really, that’s what blogs are for. So, most of the book was decent. Fighting for freedom, Katniss vs […]

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The appeal of Dystopia

I’ve been putting it off forever (don’t ask me why, I have no excuse), but today I finally started reading The Hunger Games. Of course, it was brilliant and I’m already half way through Catching Fire. Which is also heart-stoppingly crazy. Seriously, why didn’t I read these books before? Anyways, this has gotten me thinking […]

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Industrial Magic- Kelley Armstrong

Synopsis: In the aftermath of her mother’s murder, Paige broke with the elite, ultraconservative American Coven of Witches. Now her goal is to start a new Coven for a new generation. But while Paige pitches her vision to uptight thirty-something witches in business suits, a more urgent matter commands her attention. Someone is murdering the […]

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Michael Young on Writing

Michael Young was kind enough to answer a few questions about his writing process and his new book ‘The Last Archangel’. Here. We. Go. ReaWrite– Do you remember how the idea for The Last Archangel came to you? How long did you spend working out the details before you started writing? Michael– The Last Archangel […]

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The Last Archangel- Michael Young

Synopsis: Xandir has been exiled to earth until the end of time. But when his cherub trainee disappears, Xandir makes a deal with rogue angels and giants that could restore life to the mortal woman he loves and end his assignment as a destroying angel in exchange for helping them bring about the end of […]

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Dark Lover- J.R. Ward

Synopsis: In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. […]

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Author Interview- Sarah Miller

ReaWrite– If you could try any profession (besides a writer), what would you choose? Sarah-Trapeze artist, maybe? ReaWrite– What are you doing when your not writing? Sarah– Telling myself I should be writing. ReaWrite– What does your writing space look like? Clean with no distractions or cluttered with things that inspire you? Sarah– Tidy, yet […]

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Hunger- Michael Grant

Synopsis: Food ran out weeks ago. Everyone is starving, but no one wants to figure out a solution. And each day, more and more kids are evolving, developing supernatural abilities that set them apart from the kids without powers. Tension rises and chaos is descending upon the town. It’s the normal kids against the mutants. […]

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