Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Old Wheel Series: The Adventures of Holloway Holmes: Book Two Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 430 Pages Category: YA Mystery Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Big Secrets trope makes for some particularly good drama and suspense in The Old Wheel. The Big Reveals, though; they are something else altogether. Time... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author C.B. Lee today, on the tour for her new Young Adult Superhero Romance, Not Your Sidekick. Welcome, C.B., let’s start by having you tell us a little bit about yourself. CBL: Hello! I'm so excited to be here today. Thank you so much for having me on your... Continue Reading →
Title: Ansel of Pryor House Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press/JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 116 Pages At a Glance: Another excellent YA historical fantasy from the author of The Twilight Gods. Reviewed By: Jennifer Blurb: Fifteen-year-old Ansel Tunnicliffe has lived a harsh life. Abandoned by his mother and his siblings to a drunk and abusive... Continue Reading →
Title: Every Inferno Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Depressed. Defiant. Possible alcoholic. These are just a few of the terms used to describe fifteen-year-old Jacob Jasper Jones. Lately, though, JJ has a new one to add to the list: detective. He’s been having strange dreams... Continue Reading →
Title: Every Inferno Author: Johanna Parkhurst Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Depressed. Defiant. Possible alcoholic. These are just a few of the terms used to describe fifteen-year-old Jacob Jasper Jones. Lately, though, JJ has a new one to add to the list: detective. He’s been having strange dreams... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
“Reality makes a crappy special effects crew.” ― Adam Savage Title: Special Effect Author: Russell J. Sanders Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 180 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: Graduating senior, theater lighting wunderkind, and closeted gay, Nick Fortunati volunteers with The Streetwise Players in the dark corners of The Laughton, a creepy old movie... Continue Reading →
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
“Never tie your happiness to the tail of someone else's kite.” ― Beth Hoffman Title: If You Really Love Me Author: Gene Gant Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 172 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: With time ticking until graduation, Ellis Carter doesn't have a plan for after high school. Since his best friend Cary... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Suki, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Suki, thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don’t we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? In your author bio, you say you lived an unconventional childhood. Would you care to expand upon that? Suki: Well, I always thought my childhood was normal until... Continue Reading →
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her. Bitter, bitter was the pain, and wilder and wilder grew her song, for she sang of the Love that is perfected by Death, of the Love that dies not in the tomb.... Continue Reading →
So the Nightingale pressed closer against the thorn, and the thorn touched her heart, and a fierce pang of pain shot through her. Bitter, bitter was the pain, and wilder and wilder grew her song, for she sang of the Love that is perfected by Death, of the Love that dies not in the tomb.... Continue Reading →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
I believe in ghosts. It's an odd thing coming from someone who's pretty much an atheist and who'd sooner worship science than a god. But I readily admit it without an ounce of self-consciousness or embarrassment. I do believe in ghosts because I've been in a situation that counted as a haunting. And as I've... Continue Reading →
“Only a man in a funny red sheet. Looking for special things inside of me, inside of me, inside of me.” – Five For Fighting (John Ondrasik) Title: The Red Sheet Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes... Continue Reading →
“Only a man in a funny red sheet. Looking for special things inside of me, inside of me, inside of me.” – Five For Fighting (John Ondrasik) Title: The Red Sheet Author: Mia Kerick Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 190 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: One October morning, high school junior Bryan Dennison wakes... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Hayden Thorne back with us today to celebrate her Young Adult masterpiece, Renfred's Masquerade, a book that made my choice for best young adult book of 2011. It's a gorgeous bit of storytelling, and Hayden has decided it's time to introduce you to Nicola, the hero of this... Continue Reading →
The Novel Approach is thrilled to have Hayden Thorne back with us today to celebrate her Young Adult masterpiece, Renfred's Masquerade, a book that made my choice for best young adult book of 2011. It's a gorgeous bit of storytelling, and Hayden has decided it's time to introduce you to Nicola, the hero of this... Continue Reading →
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King Title: Renfred’s Masquerade Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Nicola Gregori has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a brilliant clock-maker who’s famous for his wild, fantastical designs. But his father instead sends... Continue Reading →
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” ― Stephen King Title: Renfred’s Masquerade Author: Hayden Thorne Publisher: Queerteen Press Pages/Word Count: 238 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Young Nicola Gregori has always wanted to follow in the footsteps of his father, a brilliant clock-maker who’s famous for his wild, fantastical designs. But his father instead sends... Continue Reading →
“The Universe doesn’t like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.” – Lisa Unger Title: Heavyweight Author: M.B. Mulhall Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Secrets. Their weight can be crushing, but their release can change everything—and not necessarily for the better. Ian is... Continue Reading →
“The Universe doesn’t like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.” – Lisa Unger Title: Heavyweight Author: M.B. Mulhall Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Pages/Word Count: 230 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Secrets. Their weight can be crushing, but their release can change everything—and not necessarily for the better. Ian is... Continue Reading →
About My Life as a Myth and a couple of Tidbits from Upcoming Projects! First, let me say I'm so happy to be here at the wonderful Novel Approach Reviews site! The reviews and discussions are superb. I've been honored by the fabulous reception of My Life as a Myth. Reviews have been very generous... Continue Reading →
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