Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
The prompt from this week’s writing group was historical fiction set a 1,000 or more years into the future. Mine is based off of a mocumentary style historical fiction that someone in the future mistakes for actually history and then runs with making it even more ridiculous. This was a lot of fun to write.
The writing prompt for this story was an unsolved mystery. We all drew mysteries from a hat and I got the Flannan Lighthouse Mystery. Here is the short blurb: In 1900, thre lighthouse keepers disappeared from their post at the Flannan Island Lighthouse. The ship sent to relieve the men could tell something was very
Title: Over the Woodward WallAuthor: A. Deborah BakerPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: Tor.com I don’t get to the library as often as I would like but having a library card means that I can use the app associated with my local library. I think I found this book in the Trending Audiobook section. Honestly, I selected this
Title: One Italian SummerAuthor: Rebecca SerlePublication Date: 2022Publishing House: Atria Books I picked this book up through Book of the Month. I wanted a lighter summer read. I did get a summer read but it wasn’t as light as I wanted. Goodreads Synopsis: When Katy’s mother dies, she is left reeling. Carol wasn’t just Katy’s
Title: The Wind from FaerieAuthor: William Justus Publication Date: 2019Publishing House: Authors 4 Authors Publishing Cooperative I wanted an easy book to listen to on the plane during our last trip and picked this audiobook from the library. Synopsis: Kellan can only dream of a life without servitude, a life beyond the woods. And magic? That’s
Title: Meet Me at the MuseumAuthor: Anne YoungsonPublication Date: 2018Publishing House: Flatiron Books I have a pen pal that suggested this book and I am so glad that she did because I loved it! I borrowed this book as a digital download audiobook from my local library. Goodreads Synopsis: When Tina Hopgood writes a letter
Title: Little Fires EverywhereAuthor: Celeste NgPublication Date: 2017Publishing House: Penguin Books This book has been on the to-read list for a while. I got it from Book of the Month but never got around to reading it. Recently I’ve been in a reading slump and I wanted a new book but nothing too long. I
Title: Dragon BloodAuthor: Patricia BriggsPublication Date: 2003Publishing House: Berkley Publishing Group Sometimes between heavy books you need something a bit lighter and easier to read. After finishing learning about the life of George Washington I decided my brain needed a break. This is a book that has sat on my to-read shelf for a couple
Title: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRueAuthor: V.E. SchwabPublication Date: 2020Publishing House: Tor Books I actually finished this book before New Years but with the holidays and traveling I didn’t have time to post it last week. I hope you enjoy this review as much as I enjoyed this book! Synopsis from Goodreads France, 1714:
Title: Ninth HouseAuthor: Leigh BardugoPublication Date: 2019Publishing House: Flatiron Books I’ve wanted to read this book for a while. I loved Bardugo’s Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom. Synopsis from Goodreads Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped
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