“Fleurs du mal,” Eve heard herself saying, and shivered.
“What?”
“Baudelaire. We are not flowers to be plucked and shielded, Captain. We are flowers who flourish in evil.”
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The Huntress – a review
I was in awe of the writing throughout and discovered another wonderful author to follow. I could see everything unfold as we were introduced to the main players. The novel is told through the senses of three POVs – if you don’t count that brief tempting glimpse into the head of the Huntress in the Prologue. Continue reading
Black Dove, White Raven – a review
After choosing Elizabeth Wein’s Code Name Verity as my top read in 2018, I have read – well, listened to two more of her novels on Audible. I was not disappointed. After listening to The Pearl Thief, I moved on to another Elizabeth Wein novel – historical but not a mystery in the strict sense. … Continue reading
The Frame-Up – a review
Today, I intended to review a book from my backlog – six are left from March-May – but I read faster than I write. Rather than add another book to my backlog and forget its essence, here’s my thoughts fresh from my head. The Frame-Up (The Golden Arrow #1) by Meghan Scott Molin By day she … Continue reading
#IWSG – Favoured Genre
Created and hosted by the Ninja Captain himself, Alex J. Cavanaugh, theInsecure Writer’s Support Groupmonthly blog post is here again – and so am I. I’m still recovering from the A to Z month and INSECURE as I have a shrinking backlog of emails/blog posts, reviews to write, as well as the final few WRiTE CLUB rounds, … Continue reading
#WEP/IWSG June 2019 Challenge – Caged Bird
I slide ski-swift across the winter’s blanket under the Blood Wolf’s Moon. Beside me the chicken-legged hut creak-crashes through the forest. Continue reading