Posts made in February, 2016
Books Read in February 2016
I didn’t read as much as usual in February, because Life got in the way. Here’s what I did have time for… Long Lankin by Lindsay Barraclough — YA horror. I read this back in 2014 (see my original review here), and wanted to re-read it before starting the sequel. I loved it just as much as I did two years ago, and am sure I’ll re-read again at some point. A huge favourite. The Mark of Cain by Lindsay Barraclough — YA horror, prequel/sequel to Long Lankin. I wanted to love The Mark of Cain, but it didn’t impress me quite as much as Long Lankin — though it would be hard...
When I Got Scared of Writing + Review of BIG MAGIC by Elizabeth Gilbert
I don’t usually write personal posts about my writing. But I’ve been thinking a lot about something recently and wanted to share, because I think the issue I’ve been having is one a lot of people run into. I’ve reached an odd place in my writing. For the first time ever, I’ve finished a manuscript and don’t have a new one to move onto. This has never happened before; I’ve always had a new story brewing at the back of my mind, ready to grab my attention the moment I finish a current project. It might not sound like a big deal, but I’ve been finding it scary. Bad thoughts have been leaking into the empty space where that...
Review: THE WANDERERS by Kate Ormand
Flo lives an eccentric life—she travels with a popular circus in which the main acts star orphaned children with secret shape-shifting abilities. Once Flo turns sixteen, she must perform, but she’s not ready. While practicing jumping a flaming hurdle in a clearing beside the circus, she spots a dark figure in the trees and fears he saw her shift. The news sends the circus into a panic. In Flo’s world, shifters are unknown to humans with the exception of a secret organization—the EOS, referred to as “hunters.” Hunters capture and kill. They send some shifters to labs for observation and testing—testing they don’t often survive—and deem others...
Glimpse
Inspired by Alfred Noyes’ poem 'The Highwayman', Glimpse is a ghost story, a love story, and a story of overcoming trauma.
Read more...
About Kendra Leighton
I’m a YA writer and chocolatier. Glimpse, my debut novel, was inspired by Alfred Noyes' poem 'The Highwayman'. It was published in 2014.Read more...
