NOTE: I am not affiliated with Audible in any way. I just like the service. I promised to share some of my thoughts on Audible, so here they are: Last week I wrote that Audible has become my new best friend, and it’s true. I love the fact that I can listen to a book …
A close friend recently asked me how I manage to be a writer. This is a very vague question, but when I asked her to elaborate, I found it was really a question about time management. I’ll paraphrase it as, “How do you have time to attempt to launch a writing career, given everything that’s …
NOTE: As per usual, I will include as few spoilers as I can manage in this post. If you think you might like to read this book and haven’t yet, you’re safe here. Let’s get right to it. Here’s the (awesome) cover. And here’s the synopsis. Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit; he’s leaving Earth. …
NOTE: This is not a full review of Carve the Mark, it is only a response to the general perception that the book is somehow racist. If you want my actual review, see my previous post. OTHER NOTE: This post will contain many spoilers. If you haven’t read the book, and plan on doing so, …
NOTE: I’ve included as few spoilers as I can. In the interest of doing this, I will be writing a separate post regarding the fallacious accusations that Carve the Mark is racist. Perhaps the most anticipated YA book of 2017, Carve the Mark reminds us why we were swept away by Veronica Roth’s first novel, Divergent. Before I get …