Family bonds in pop-culture and fiction are some of the best parts of reading, TV, and movie watching (I’m thinking Supernatural, mostly) but found family, also known as family of choice, is more endearing, exciting, and fun to read, reminding…
Book Review: Aurora Burning by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
I didn’t know my Star Trek loving heart was waiting for The Aurora Cycle books until I read the first one. It’s been four long years since we were treated to Chris Pine as Captain Kirk and I was craving…
YALLWest 2020: 5 Ways to Embrace Sucking at Writing
While quarantine may have us all holed up in our homes, YALLWEST continued to make staying home a little brighter with its panel, “Suckage is a Part of Writing.” As an aspiring author myself, who experiences writing mental breakdowns on…
Book Review: Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff have done it again. Just like with their incredible Illuminae series, they have created another high-concept, heart-pounding, wild ride of a novel in Aurora Rising. This book has it all: the camaraderie of a dysfunctional…
Review: OBSIDIO by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Welcome to the blog tour for Obsidio! Today is the day – the final book in the Illuminae Files by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. Check out our review and enter to win a copy of your own: When…
Read of the Week: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
It’s a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. …