Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” – Hippocrates In this third and final story in the Waiting for Forever series by Jamie Mayfield, we rejoin the story directly after Brian, Mike, Alex and Leo rescued Jamie from Steven O'Dell. Jamie has been beaten severely and has... Continue Reading →
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ― William Shakespeare What is a boy to do when he realizes that he is gay while growing up in Jefferson, Wisconsin? Jefferson is a city where it... Continue Reading →
“A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.” ― William Shakespeare What is a boy to do when he realizes that he is gay while growing up in Jefferson, Wisconsin? Jefferson is a city where it... Continue Reading →
"If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature." -- John Burroughs I was very pleasantly surprised by this little gem of a book. Well, it’s not little at... Continue Reading →
"If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends and nature; and the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature." -- John Burroughs I was very pleasantly surprised by this little gem of a book. Well, it’s not little at... Continue Reading →
We here at The Novel Approach are welcoming a very special guest reviewer to the blog today, and we couldn't be more excited to have her here with us! Please allow me to introduce you to Savannah. Savannah just so happens to be the daughter of our very own Jackie, so you can see where... Continue Reading →
We here at The Novel Approach are welcoming a very special guest reviewer to the blog today, and we couldn't be more excited to have her here with us! Please allow me to introduce you to Savannah. Savannah just so happens to be the daughter of our very own Jackie, so you can see where... Continue Reading →
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies. But it takes a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - JK Rowling. Sometimes the most heroic thing a man can do is to follow his conscience, especially in the face of opposition from those he’s come to call... Continue Reading →
It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies. But it takes a great deal more to stand up to your friends. - JK Rowling. Sometimes the most heroic thing a man can do is to follow his conscience, especially in the face of opposition from those he’s come to call... Continue Reading →
There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. – Bram Stoker I haven’t decided yet whether it’s a brave move to introduce yet another vampire tale to the already brimming paranormal fiction pool, or if the Twilight and Vampire Diaries furor has finally died down enough that the market... Continue Reading →
There are such beings as vampires, some of us have evidence that they exist. – Bram Stoker I haven’t decided yet whether it’s a brave move to introduce yet another vampire tale to the already brimming paranormal fiction pool, or if the Twilight and Vampire Diaries furor has finally died down enough that the market... Continue Reading →
It's a week of reviews coming up, as Bruce and I gear up for the Hop Against Homophobia & Transphobia on May 17th. You'll want to watch for that because there's going to be a giveaway along with the post topic we've chosen to discuss, something near and dear to both our hearts. Meanwhile, here... Continue Reading →
It's a week of reviews coming up, as Bruce and I gear up for the Hop Against Homophobia & Transphobia on May 17th. You'll want to watch for that because there's going to be a giveaway along with the post topic we've chosen to discuss, something near and dear to both our hearts. Meanwhile, here... Continue Reading →
Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with. – Brodi Ashton Renwald Mallorian wants nothing more than to be a Hero. He’s read all the books, after all, so what more could he need? Oh, right. He needs someone to hire him so he can get practical experience;... Continue Reading →
Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with. – Brodi Ashton Renwald Mallorian wants nothing more than to be a Hero. He’s read all the books, after all, so what more could he need? Oh, right. He needs someone to hire him so he can get practical experience;... Continue Reading →
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent – Victor Hugo Lucas Tate knows everything there is to know about what it means to be bullied, for everything from the way he looks to the way he loves his music. Lucas is the boy who has learned to... Continue Reading →
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent – Victor Hugo Lucas Tate knows everything there is to know about what it means to be bullied, for everything from the way he looks to the way he loves his music. Lucas is the boy who has learned to... Continue Reading →
Every fairytale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws. – Alice Hoffman Welcome to a contemporary fantasy, where fiction becomes fact, and the pages of borrowed imagination become the amorphous fabric that veils the arcane realms from the sight of mundane mortals. If, that is, you’d classify Athens, Iowa and its residents... Continue Reading →
Every fairytale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws. – Alice Hoffman Welcome to a contemporary fantasy, where fiction becomes fact, and the pages of borrowed imagination become the amorphous fabric that veils the arcane realms from the sight of mundane mortals. If, that is, you’d classify Athens, Iowa and its residents... Continue Reading →
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. – Jonathan Swift I’m going to admit that before I started reading this book, I girded my loins, big time. Like, with titanium girding and everything. I was pretty sure after I’d read the blurb that I... Continue Reading →
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another. – Jonathan Swift I’m going to admit that before I started reading this book, I girded my loins, big time. Like, with titanium girding and everything. I was pretty sure after I’d read the blurb that I... Continue Reading →
Darkness dwells within even the best of us. In the worst of us, darkness not only dwells but reins. – Dean Koontz There’s nothing quite like a book about sexual abuse and its emotional and psychological and physical devastation to hammer home the difference between realistic fiction and the sort of books that portray non-consensual,... Continue Reading →
Darkness dwells within even the best of us. In the worst of us, darkness not only dwells but reins. – Dean Koontz There’s nothing quite like a book about sexual abuse and its emotional and psychological and physical devastation to hammer home the difference between realistic fiction and the sort of books that portray non-consensual,... Continue Reading →
The room at Beauchamps’s Introduction House in which I was ensconced, and which the Madame had so generously offered for my purposes, was uncomfortably warm. I’d removed my frock coat in an effort to alleviate some of my discomfort, though in the interest of at least a modicum of social propriety, I’d kept my waistcoat... Continue Reading →
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