What I'm writing, What I'm reading
Jolene stood on the familiar front step, unsure if she should knock or open the door on her own. She adjusted her bag on her shoulder, feeling ridiculous for her uncertainty. This was her house, right? Even though she had moved out four years ago, she had grown up here, still had a room here.... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Mickey7 via NetGalley. Mickey7 is scheduled for release on February 15, 2022. Mickey7 is an expendable. He is assigned to a mission looking to inhabit a new (and unknown) world. His job as an expendable is simple. Take on dangerous tasks with the full expectation of dying during... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Violeta by Isabel Allende via NetGalley. Violeta is scheduled for release on January 25, 2022. Violeta is a woman looking back over her long (100 years) life in the form of a letter to someone she loves dearly. Through her life, she experiences passion and heartbreak, poverty and... Continue Reading →
I received an advance reader’s edition of Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka from the publisher (William Morrow). Notes on an Execution is scheduled for release on January 25, 2022. Notes on an Execution follows the threads around Ansel Parker, a man who is hours away from his scheduled execution for the murders of... Continue Reading →
Write a storyWrite a lifeLife is shortLife is longLong for worthLong for loveLove yourselfLove the worldWorld of wordsWorld of actionsActions bring consequencesActions bring rewardsRewards for choicesRewards from luckLuck follows youLuck follows riskRisk your heartRisk your futureFuture built from your pastFuture built from a dreamDream despite painDream despite failureFailure can mean sadnessFailure can mean freedomFreedom to... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon via NetGalley. The Tally Stick is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. The Tally Stick starts with a car crash in 1978. An English family (Dad, Mom, and four children) had just moved to New Zealand and were taking some time... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Desolation Canyon by P.J. Tracy via NetGalley. Desolation Canyon is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. Desolation Canyon is the second book in a series that follows LAPD Detective Maggie Nolan. I have not read the first book in the series, but this doesn’t seem to have... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester via NetGalley. Such a Pretty Smile is scheduled for release on January 18, 2022. Such a Pretty Smile focuses on two women (Lila and her mother Caroline) in two different points in time. Both are experiencing sights and sounds they can’t... Continue Reading →
The boy stopped outside the circle of light cast by the old brass lantern. He looked left, right, turned and looked behind him. The street was empty, everyone tucked into bed, where he should be.He took four more steps, now fully within the yellow glow. He reached, but the handle of the umbrella was too... Continue Reading →
I received a digital advance copy of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long via NetGalley. Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves is scheduled for release on January 11, 2022. Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves is a young adult science fiction story that follows Sena, a young woman who lost both of... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 