I’m back at Carrot Ranch, joining in the short fiction challenge. Thank you for having me :) Thanks Charli Mills at Carrot Ranch for organizing and for for this week’s prompt! Nutty Aunts I used to have ten aunts. Now unfortunately only two are still alive. Although I was fond of all of them, IContinue reading “Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction: Nutty Aunts”
Author Archives: LucciaGray
Flash! Friday Contest and King Sisyphus
I’m back again! I’ve taken part in most Flash Friday Contests since last summer, but this is my first one this year! What do Flash Friday Contest and King Sisyphus have in common? Basically the recurrent and repetitive nature of the challenge they face. So, is that a good thing or not? Isn’t everything weContinue reading “Flash! Friday Contest and King Sisyphus”
Book Launch! Don’t Forget to Breathe by Cathrina Constantine
Today it’s my pleasure to take part in another Book Launch. I’d like to introduce you to Cathrina Constantine’s new novel Don’t Forget to Breathe. Blurb for Don’t Forget to Breathe by Cathrina Constantin: Sixteen-year-old Leocadia arrives home from school to find her mom’s bloody body. Unaware that the killer still lingers, she rushes toContinue reading “Book Launch! Don’t Forget to Breathe by Cathrina Constantine”
Insecure Writer’s Support Group: First Wednesday of the Month Blog Hop
Why is writing a second novel more challenging than a first novel? I have to begin by reminding myself of the things I’ve learned about writing a first novel and self-publishing… the hard way When I started writing my first novel and in July 2013, I never imagined there would be so much more than writing involvedContinue reading “Insecure Writer’s Support Group: First Wednesday of the Month Blog Hop”
How to find time to write a novel, with help from Stephen King
I prefer reading to writing. That’s only natural. It’s easier and more enjoyable to read. Someone else has done all the hard work and you just lap it up and enjoy. No wonder my favourite moment of the day is curling up on my armchair with my kindle, preferably by the fireplace, with a cupContinue reading “How to find time to write a novel, with help from Stephen King”
Book Review: Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston
Unequal Affections is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. It’s also one of the most beautiful, engrossing, and haunting books I’ve read. It’s clever, original, and enthralling. You all know how much I love novels both set in and written in the 19th century, and you also know I’m especially fond of character-driven novels, well,Continue reading “Book Review: Unequal Affections by Lara S. Ormiston”
Book Review: The 20’s Girl, the ghost, and all that jazz, by June Kearns
I really loved this novel. It draws you in from page one with the setting, writing style, love story, and hint of humour. It was easy for me to love it, because it has all the elements I enjoy as a reader. Firstly, I’m especially attracted to historical novels, and it is set in theContinue reading “Book Review: The 20’s Girl, the ghost, and all that jazz, by June Kearns”
Book Review: How to Climb the Eiffel Tower by Elizabeth Hein
How to Climb the Eiffel Tower is the type of novel that makes you feel alternately sad and optimistic, as well as angry and hopeful. Overall it’s a celebration of life, of courage, and of second chances. At the beginning of the novel, Lara Blaine is an unlikeable loner. We soon learn thatContinue reading “Book Review: How to Climb the Eiffel Tower by Elizabeth Hein”
Book Review: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan
A Well-Researched, Character-Driven, Victorian Romance I loved this novel for two reasons: the main characters are original and believable and the plot is well-researched and engrossing. Minnie is adorable, and there is so much more to her than first meets the eye. She is very intelligent, cognitively as well as emotionally. She is beautiful, but scarred, physically andContinue reading “Book Review: The Duchess War by Courtney Milan”
Book Review. Cleaver Square: A Plot-driven Detective Novel
Review of Cleaver Square by Sean and Daniel Campbell for Rosie’s Book Review Team. Cleaver Square is a well-plotted detective novel. I enjoyed travelling around London with Detective Morton, I also liked the detailed police procedural and scientific information, including autopsy reports and legal issues. At times it was like watching an entertaining crimeContinue reading “Book Review. Cleaver Square: A Plot-driven Detective Novel”
