Wizard In Training
And so spooky season came and went and now we head downhill toward the holidays and a New Year! Last month saw me as a stressed-out ball of anxiety for most of the month because I attended the Jonathan Ball Publishers #BookTok event and I needed a costume and I didn't know what to expect... Continue Reading →
This year has been incredibly hard on all of us as the world slowly returned to a semblance of pre-pandemic normalcy and it is finally coming to an end; even though I can truly say this year went by rather quickly, it was also excruciatingly long. The one constant positive in my life (other than... Continue Reading →
Thank you to Tandem Collective for hosting the event and Blackbird Books & Pulane Mlilo Mpondo for providing me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. SPOILER WARNING: This review may contain spoilers! FormatPaperback Pages316 pagesPublishedPublished 2022 by Blackbird BooksGenreAdult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Magical Realism, Thriller, Anthology, African... Continue Reading →
"As a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, 2.3 million children have been forced to flee with their families while over 240 000 children have been forcibly deported to Russia." Information from Voices Of Children (August 5, 2022) A future torn apart by war… Adolescence lost to battle… What becomes of those who lose their... Continue Reading →
Many thanks to @booktourswithemstar for including me in this tour. Symposium of the Reaper is a horror anthology featuring 13 short stories written in distinctive styles. The book was written and sequenced to resemble the experience of listening to an album, like a rollercoaster ride of ups and downs, laughs, and shock. Traversing graveyards, comedy... Continue Reading →
One of the worst "challenges", for me, is deciding which of the many amazing books I've read in any given year and thin them down to my favourite favourites; I mean, I read eighty books last year ... Luckily, I have come up with my "Pick Of The Month" segment in my monthly WrapUps, where... Continue Reading →
SYNOPSIS The Mermaids Melt at Dawn is a whimsical collection of kindred yarns. Steeped in Cajun folklore and Greek mythology, Rok Lejeune tells the legend of Barbiche Island. On the surface, the yarns have the appearance of innocent childhood dreams, but the swamp hags and sea witches of old remind us that appearances can be... Continue Reading →
The Apprentice Of Amadan Dubh is part of the Glimpses Of Time And Magic Anthology SYNOPSIS History is quite a fascinating thing. We know the stories that have been told to us since we were children, but there are secrets… Magical secrets that are desperate to be revealed. Pompeii was a tragedy the world will... Continue Reading →
December is normally my most favourite month of the year; even though it's the busiest time for me, it's summer, it's my birthday, it's Christmas, it's holiday time, it's relax and rewind time, time we look towards for our year of work and sacrifice... Not this year, though, no, sirree! No, this year was simply... Continue Reading →
The Heart Of The Coast is part of the Glimpses Of Time And Magic Anthology SYNOPSIS History is quite a fascinating thing. We know the stories that have been told to us since we were children, but there are secrets… Magical secrets that are desperate to be revealed. Pompeii was a tragedy the world will... Continue Reading →
Mr Pink Ink 