Life Lessons Learned from Fantasy Tag

I have been tagged! And tagged with the best kind of tag, one that involves STORIES AND FANTASY. Only my favorite things of ever! As I mentioned last week, February is Fantasy Month thanks to our brilliant Jenelle Schmidt. To celebrate this fun month, she created the Life Lessons Learned from Fantasy Tag. And my dearest Deborah O'Carroll has tagged me for this awesome thing! Obviously I couldn’t pass that up. Fantasy is only my breath and blood!   Rules 1.) Link back to Jenelle's Blog 2.) Use the “February is Fantasy Month” image above 3.) Tell us 5-10 lessons…

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The Assassin’s Daughter Launch Day! (+ a Giveaway)

Happy Valentine’s Day! And a very happy one it is indeed because… Jameson C. Smith’s novel The Assassin’s Daughter is available today!!!   About the book For most of her life, Katira has trained to take on the role of assassin. While it’s far from the life she would have chosen, the law known as the Inheritance Proclamation dictates that she must follow in her father’s profession. At seventeen, she’ll be expected to use her training on a real assignment any day. When new information about an old fugitive brings questions about Kat’s past to light, she must make a…

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The Assassin’s Daughter Cover Reveal!

Have I got something scrumptious for you guys today! One of the dearest bloggers ever, Jameson C. Smith, is very soon to be releasing her first published novel!!! I AM EXCITED. Are you excited? YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED. Today I get the absolute pleasure to reveal the cover to this very soon coming book! Heeeere… Weeeeeeee…. Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! Psych! Not yet. Almost there. Maybe. Not really. Or are you? ……….. ……….. ……….. Keep scrolling. Annnnnd…. TADAH! THE BOOK For most of her life, Katira has trained to take on the role of assassin. While it’s far from the life she would…

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2016: The Year of Books

Happy Day after Christmas! I hope you all had an absolutely wonderful Christmas. Can you believe in just a few days we’ll be welcoming in 2017??? BECAUSE I CANNOT. WHERE DID 2016 GO???? WHERE DID TIME GO???? WHERE DID MY SANITY GO??????? (Oh yeah, I lost it during NaNo and it still hasn’t returned…) 2016 was…well, it was an interesting year. A lot of highs, but also some really awful lows. It was a year of growth and faith and change. But it was also a year of BOOKS. Which is funny because I actually didn’t read very many books…

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A Day in the Life of a Bookshop Keeper

  Yesterday (October 9th) was my one year anniversary of having my first job—a bookshop keeper. A.K.A the best job EVER. Last year I blogged about how I got the job, if you’re feeling like nosy little dragons. But today I’ve got something extra special planned. In celebration of my anniversary and upon the suggestion of the brilliant Deborah (thank you, Deborah!), I am going to share what it’s like to work in a secondhand bookshop. I shall give you a tour of the adorable place, take you through some of my bookshop duties, and give few little bookshop-life snippets.…

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Interview with Kirsten Fichter

Guess whaaat? Remember how last week I got to show you the gorgeous cover to Kirsten Fichter’s new novella The Rose and the Balloon? Well, today I get to interrogate interview Kirsten herself! And we get all sorts of juicy looks at her writing process and story. *rubs hands together gleefully*   Kirsten Fichter is a twenty-something Christian writer who is trying to find the balance between being one of six kids, a church pianist, a college student, a movie buff, a disaster in the kitchen, and a writing INFP. If you know what the secret is to balancing all…

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What Tolkien Means to Me

One day, when I was a wee thing of 10 years old, my mom and brother were settling in to watch a new movie called Fellowship of the Ring. I asked if I may join, and they decided it would be all right as long as I closed my eyes during a few parts. Happily, I flopped next to them, ready to watch. And thus began the journey of my life. I had always liked fantasy-esque things. Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland and fairytale Disney movies were my loves. But as a story full of battles and magic rings…

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The Rose and the Balloon Cover Reveal!

What is thisss? Two posts in one week? I know, it’s a miracle! But this week is chock-full of delightful bookish news that needs to be screamed and flailed over. Monday I got to share that wonderful interview with C.B. Cook about her new book Twinepathy. And TODAY, I have the thrill of revealing the cover for a novella my dear friend Kirsten Fichter (a.k.a Kiri Liz) is soon to be releasing! And did I mention this is a Beauty and the Beast retelling? *cue the squealing* Oh, you thought you were going to get to see the cover right…

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Interview with C.B. Cook

I have something special for you guys today! Author C.B. Cook has just released her novel, Twinepathy. And I’ve had the wonderful honor of interviewing her and getting some delicious peeks on her writing and this new book. Are you excited? BECAUSE I’M EXCITED.   THE AUTHOR C.B. Cook is just a girl trying to find out where her Kingis guiding her, while writing the stories of the people she creates,the worlds she wants to live in, and the adventures she dreamsabout. Also known as a mysterious creature called an "author".She's a Christian and a home school graduate dedicated tochanging…

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Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag {2016}

So apparently 2016 is halfway over and EXCUSE ME HOW DID THIS HAPPEN I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS. Shouldn’t it be like February still? Or at least March? Or NOT JULY?? Ahem. Since 2016 is being all rude and halfway over now (actually halfway plus a little over a week over but DETAILS), I’m joining in on the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag. Because BOOKS. And MID-YEAR. AND FREAKING OUT. Humongous thanks to my girl Deborah @ The Page Dreamer for passing this my way. Basically the point of this is to answer questions about the books you’ve read…

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