I got to say, I hate the holidays. I always think I'll have more time, to write, to read, to do stuff in general and it never fails to backfire. I should know this by now, but I keep forgetting every year. This time, I feel like it's taken me particularly long to get back... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Power of Body Language By Joe Navarro
Very unusual from what I usually read, this isn't fiction at all. Joe Navarro is a former FBI specialist, who knows how to read people. I was recommended this book by a colleague who said I'd probably find it interesting (which I did, not gonna lie), and I got it since it was on Audible.... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Force by Don Winslow
The most fast-paced, real-life, hard-hitting, brutally honest police thriller you'll ever read. Denny Malone is a cop in New York, and a damn good one at that. He runs the streets. Takes care of those he needs to take care of. Comes down on those who don't play by his rules, and he comes down... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo, December and Finishing a Book
We're well into December, I know I'm late, but I wanted to wrap up how I did for NaNoWriMo and what I'm focusing on now that it's all over. First of all, I didn't "win". To win NaNoWriMo, you have to write 50.000 words, which for some reason is a novel to them. Well, I... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Lady of the Lake by Andrzej Sapkowski
There we have it. The Witcher series is over. Finito. Done. And I feel empty, but in a good way. I don't know how much I should say about the plot. Ciri's part of the adventure is remains in focus, with Geralt, his companions, Yennefer and everyone else trying to catch up. There's a lot... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Dark Tides by John J. Questore
Dark Tides is a horror anthology, and a special on at that. Put together and edited by John J. Questore, it's a charity anthology, dedicated to those affected by the Virginia Beach shooting, 31 May, 2019. It's a work to be admired. I was excited about the book as soon as I heard about the... Continue Reading →
NaNoWriMo Update & Doing New Things!
Let's just rip the band-aid off quickly, shall we? I haven't written nearly enough for my NaNoWriMo project this year. Considering it's already the 14th, and I've barely scratched the bottom of 12.000 words, I'm not hopeful about "winning". Last year, I did it all in a week, and though I wasn't planning on doing... Continue Reading →
Book Review: The Tower of the Swallow by Andrzej Sapkowski
We're back at it, reading our favorite fantasy series in ages, and it just gets better and better. It's all coming together now. Ciri has moved on from where we've left her in the last book (quite much so, actually) and a lot of her story is being told in hindsight to someone else, as... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
Finally made my way through another King book, and let me just say this: It's better than 'Carrie'. I really like King. It's difficult to say why. He has a way of making every word count, and though that's not to say he has an incredible tendency to ramble on for pages upon pages, he... Continue Reading →
Book review: Once Upon A Death by Dzintra Sullivan
I went into this not knowing what to expect at all, and boy was I surprised. The plot is simple, Kaah, also known as The Reaper, also known as Death is retiring. And he's going to need a place to settle down. Accompanied by his trusty goblin sidekick, Kaah does the best he can trying... Continue Reading →