Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
Sirens is the fourth of the Magical Menageries series, edited by Rhonda Parrish. Trust me to start this set with the last one, Equus which I read eight years ago, and I’m working backwards for a change. I’ll have the
The Wanderers fits into my A to Z Challenge today, as my usual Saturday book review, plus a few of my book illustrations that fit today’s theme. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler. My interests are
King of Swords fits into my A to Z Challenge today, as my usual Saturday book review, plus one of my book illustrations, which fits today’s theme. I’m Jemima Pett, author, blogger, illustrator and guinea pig wrangler. My interests are
The Explorer and Other Stories came to me in a storybundle, either of fantasy by foreign authors or of fantasy anthologies (I suspect the former). I very rarely hit something I don’t like in my storybundle, and this is a
Air is the third in Rhonda Parrish’s Elemental Anthologies collection. I’ve read them completely out of order, of course. But at least I paid for them! Air: Sylphs, Spirits and Swan Maidens ed. by Rhonda Parrish Whimsical, Inquisitive, Quick-Witted Air
I’m fairly sure I got Forgotten Lore as a freebie from Rhonda Parrish’s website or mailing list last year (although it seems to have been 22 on my Goodreads list!). I’ve been looking forward to reading it. Forgotten Lore Blanket
Magic at Midnight is a novella length fantasy from Ronel Janse Van Vuuren aka Ronel the Mythmaker. If you’ve read any of Ronel’s work, you’ll know she’s a master-storyteller. This is no exception. I loved it! Magic at Midnight by
Untethered is a recent anthology from Rhonda Parrish. She is prolific with these, and every author should check out her website to see if their writing might have suited past calls, and what the current call for submission is (Women
The Ocean at the End of the Lane kicks off my 2022 ‘read’ list. Just as well, since it’s been on my TBR since April 2015. So it’s also my first entry on the Alphabet Soup and my Mount TBR
Giftmas was invented by Rhonda Parrish, who each year convenes a blog ‘tour’ to raise money for the Edmonton (Alberta) food bank. I joined in last year, and also sent a package to my local food bank. This year I’m
Giftmas was invented by Rhonda Parrish, who each year convenes a blog ‘tour’ to raise money for the Edmonton (Alberta) food bank. What is this Giftmas Exquisite Corpse / blog hop story game? We are writing a story in relays,
Cauldron’s Bubble is the first book in the Netherfeld Trilogy by Amber Elby. I got all three as a box set from the publishers via NetGalley, and I’m very grateful to them all. The premise, as indicated in the blurb,
Encrypted is the first of a pair of fantasy adventures by Lindsay Buroker. Set in the same universe as the Emperor’s Edge series, this is heavily endowed with cryptography and clean romance. I got both Encrypted books in a Storybundle,
The Crow of Nine-World is no longer on this blog, since he’s in one of my flash fiction collections–Critters and Crises, probably. Although there are two stories about him… I wonder what the other one is called? Oh yes. Anyway,
Trouble with Tattle-Tails is a delightful book. I couldn’t resist it when the publishers and Netgalley offered it. I read it on my iPad, for the full effect of the colour illustrations. It also gave me a T for my