Author: Julie S.

Rosemary and Rue Review

Rosemary and Rue Review

 Julie’s Review: I have a whole bunch of mixed feelings about Rosemary and Rue, so let me just share them all with you. Firstly, being a fae book, there’s always the business of courts and queens and people being snobby. The majority of the book does not take place in a faery court, and I’m […]

Posted September 7, 2015 by Julie S. in Reviews / 4 Comments
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Unwind Review

Unwind Review

 Julie’s Review: Unwind caught me by surprise and blew me away. Seriously, it tackles a very sensitive topic head-on (abortion) and creates a scary world where unwanted children can be “storked” (abandoned on someone’s doorstep) and can later be “unwound” rather than aborted. Unwinding is taking someone apart organ by organ to use for transplants […]

Posted August 31, 2015 by Julie S. in Reviews / 7 Comments
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America’s Reading Habits [Infographic]

Did you know that August 9th was National Book Lover’s Day? Did you also know that we didn’t do a post about it? I meant to, honest, and then time ran away from me like it always does. But then I came across this awesome infographic about how Americans read and thought I’d share it […]

Posted August 25, 2015 by Julie S. in General / 17 Comments
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Guest Post: When Characters Outgrow Their Roles by Christine Amsden

Guest Post: When Characters Outgrow Their Roles by Christine Amsden Some characters arrive on a blaze of inspiration. They bowl you over, shout their secrets into your mind, and won’t shut up until you’ve written their story. Such was the case with Cassie Scot, the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers who became the heroine in […]

Posted August 24, 2015 by Julie S. in Author Appearances, Blog Tours / 6 Comments
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Book Cover Twins [Infographic]

Book covers are something that often rub me the wrong way. So many books these days look the same, some to the extent that it becomes difficult to recognize a specific book or distinguish it from another. Why do so many book cover artists insist on using the same stock photos? Are there not enough […]

Posted August 19, 2015 by Julie S. in Bookish Rants / 8 Comments
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