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Book Review: Trope Thesaurus by Jennifer Hilt

RATING Overall rating: 4.75/5★ (lost .25% for not having the Horror genre included)Writing Style: 5/5★Easy to Understand: 5/5★Actionable Steps: 5/5★Well Organized/Easy to Find Info Looking Back: 5/5★ What is this book about: This book is about…tropes! I know huge surprise there. No, but this is more than a list of tropes in different genres. This […]

Book Review: Romance Your Brand by Zoe York

Fresh Take on Romance Series and Genre Fiction in General If you’re not familiar with Zoe York she writes primarily romance novels. She uses romance throughout the book for example, but I find that you could use this advice in whatever genre you currently write in or are about to write in.Some of the things […]

Author Interview with Naomi Valkyrie

I’m so excited to be talking to Naomi Valkyrie today! I have been enjoying her sassy wit and relatable neurodivergent memes for a while. She has a new book coming out that is definitely unique!Naomi writes Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy. Her new book is a Humorous Paranormal Romance. Let’s get into the Interview! Interview […]

Book Review: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Overall rating: 4.5/5★Writing: 5/5★, There are some beautiful, haunting phrases in here!Plot: 4/5★, It’s more character-led than a plot I’d say. But it flowed really well.Characters: 4.5/5★I doubt I could ever give a novella a 5/5 for characters just because there is very little time to explore them. But this is close, mostly because the […]