‘Umbra Magic’ by Christina Herlyn : Review: Four and a Half Stars for an Excellent Dystopian Story Enlivened by Humour
Four and a half stars for an excellent read – with a hero I really like (despite my last few posts, this can happen
Four and a half stars for an excellent read – with a hero I really like (despite my last few posts, this can happen
< I made up an acronym while writing, to remind me of some essential points to remember when trying to write a page turner. FLASH.
On Smashwords Here I was immediately drawn into this story of Andee’s struggle against the merciless Corporation which controls this futuristic, monster ridden dystopia. The
Re-reading my favourite novel by Margaret Atwood, ‘Bodily Harm’, made me wonder, as I have done before, whether or not you have to identify strongly
‘Sylvia’s Lovers’ by Elizabeth Gaskell in one sentence: ‘Philip Hepburn worships Sylvia Robson, and finds dishonour; Sylvia Robson worships Charley Kinraid, and finds disillusionment; Charley Kinraid worships himself, and finds a wife who agrees with him and a career in the Royal Navy.’
When re-reading ‘The Tenant of Wildfell Hall’ I was struck by many things. I hope I don’t annoy the spirit of Anne Bronte by making
Complicated characters , whether heroes or villains (I’m applying the terms to both sexes) or a bit of both, are always fascinating. As I see
Mari Biella in a fascinating post on her blog comments on the many variables that can lead to a novel’s finding lasting fame or joining
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