Starlog

  • What is the biggest obstacle in writing a sequel?

     Mini interview today! I’m super excited to have Julie Reece hanging out with us! Julie is the author of one of my favorite Viking-god-like books, CRUX [Click here to read my review] And let’s just take a few minutes to sigh over the cover love! [ahhhhhhhh]   And more recently she authored the hit Beauty and the… Read more

  • Get your Dragons on! A review of Talon by Julie Kagawa

    Wow! I am not sure what I expected out of this novel, but for some reason I found this to be a huge surprise. Talon is told from three different points of view. 1: a teenage soldier, part of a secret order whose sole goal is to destroy every dragon before they can take over… Read more

  • Review of International Adult Thriller “Sun Storm” by Asa Larsson

    This book was awarded Sweden’s “Best First Crime Novel” award. This is not really my genre, but I picked it up because my WIP at the time, had turned into a murder mystery, and I wanted to see how another author handled a murder investigation. In this book, a prominent, famous religious leader is murdered, and… Read more

  • Top 6 Mistakes People Make Self Publishing a Book!

    I have to admit, I am a bit of a snob when it comes to buying books. I check to see if it is self-published. If it is, I pay a lot more attention to what is said in the reviews than I normally would. Even then, I might think twice before I purchase. But… Read more

  • Get your alien on! A review of Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

    I think this is my favorite book in the Lux series so far. In this book, human Katy has been abducted by a sinister organization and alien Deamon has to save her. Origin ups the ante in so many unspeakable ways. This is not the cute, fun story that Obsidian was. There is some serious… Read more

  • An article worth reblogging! The Enneagram for character development by Joanna Roddy

    This is a fantastic article. All creds to Joanna Roddy. Make sure to check out all the bloggish awesomeness at Project Mayhem. *** The Enneagram for character development by Joanna Roddy I have to confess, I put little stock in personality tests. They seem too generic, like magazine horoscopes that, with a little finagling, could apply to… Read more