Writing and reviews with an environmental, science fiction, and fantasy touch
The Ship Asunder appealed to me when I read the NetGalley description. Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity of an ARC. Another addition to my Non-Fiction Adventure. The Ship Asunder: A Maritime History in Eleven Vessels
A swan family! How opportune that KL Caley has picked this picture for the writephoto this week. It enables me to give a little taste of my holiday in the form of a non-fiction piece for a change. It’s just
The Raven Boys went on my to-read list at the end of 2014, after I’d been blown away by the Scorpio Races. Judging from the Waterstones receipt inside my paperback copy, I decided to buy it in 2019. I thought
Open, this week’s #writephoto flash fiction from New2Writing.com was done in a hurry. I had the idea quickly enough, but I was preparing to go on holiday. Checking I had everything, then realising I did not have either phone number
Jada Johnson, International Girl Detective sounded like a promising MG read. And it is! I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me an ARC. Jada Johnson, International Girl Detective: The Case of the Emperor’s Scepter by Carris
Patricia Josephine is launching A Quick Death – tomorrow!! I’m so glad I got this post in time to use this wonderfully macabre banner! You may remember Patricia stumped me for a bit during my Zanzibar’s Rings launch tour by
Door – a pretty picture for this week’s #writephoto prompt from KL Caley at New2writing.com. It gave me a very simple idea, but far too simple, really. I did another book stall at a craft fair on Saturday. It went
The Locked Room is the fourteenth of the Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway series. Since I’ve read all the predecessors, in order, there doesn’t really seem much point in my reviewing it to tell you it’s brilliant and just as good
The question is about highs and lows for the Insecure Writers Support Group post this month. An interesting idea, but I thought of the answer quickly enough. So – this month’s question is on Highs and Lows It’s the best
Revenge of the Space-Surfing Butt Monkeys by C.D. Gallant-King is out today! What? Yes… it’s quite a title, isn’t it. And the cover – isn’t exactly shy, either! Watch out for my review in the next few months–after all, it
‘Den’ the keyword for #writephoto this week, is my first flash for a while. I took some time off through April (and maybe before) to get my brain sorted out a bit. Well, to supervise the guinea pigs during the
Project Hail Mary is probably the best science fiction book I’ve read. Er, what? Yes. I got it from the library before Christmas and didn’t get around to it in time for the Goodreads Space Opera group book of the
Theatre of Marvels is a new publication, and I’m grateful to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance of an ARC. The premise appealed to me, but I struggled to read it for various reasons, many of which you already
Otherlands is a non-fiction work by Thomas Halliday, describing the worlds we have left behind us, according to the fossil and geological record. I received a copy from the publisher via Netgalley, for which I am very grateful. And it
You Go First was picked as the Book of the Month for GMGR in February. When Stars are Scattered filled the March choice. As I’m now organising the Book of the Month, I thought I’d better read them. Both were