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SFINCS Review: Silence is Silver by Andrew Watson

Published on December 16, 2024December 15, 2024 by CelesteLeave a comment

Today’s review is about SILENCE IS SILVER by Andrew Watson. It’s a prequel novella to the Shadowbinders trilogy. However, it reads as a standalone. In a society where its citizens learn to tolerate pain, Bas is no different. But a series of events cause him to question his place amongst these people.

This review is brought to you by my participation in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”, is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. It’s a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and it highlights greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). I am part of Team Behind the Musings. You can find out more about us here.

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Dating and Dragons by Kristy Boyce

Published on December 12, 2024December 8, 2024 by Celeste6 Comments

Today’s review is about DATING AND DRAGONS by Kristy Boyce. It’s a standalone Young Adult contemporary romance. Quinn moves in the middle of the school year, which makes it hard to make new friends. But she finds a group of D&D players and quickly finds herself falling for Logan, one of their group members. Unfortunately, one of their strict rules prohibits dating within the D&D group.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Romance
Publish Date: December 31, 2024
Print Length: 336

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WWW Wednesday: December 11, 2024

Published on December 11, 2024December 8, 2024 by Celeste7 Comments

I’m back with another WWW Wednesday! WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H.G. Parry

Published on December 9, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste17 Comments

Today’s review is about THE SCHOLAR AND THE LAST FAERIE DOOR by H.G. Parry. This standalone historical fantasy occurs during the post-WWI Jazz Age. Clover, a commoner, works her way into magic school to undo the faerie curse on her older brother. But she and her newfound group of friends get up to some forbidden experiments.

Author: H.G. Parry
Series: None
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Redhook
Publish Date: October 22, 2024
Print Length: 464

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Sundays In Bed With…A Fire Endless

Published on December 8, 2024December 8, 2024 by Celeste10 Comments

Well, I’m back from my travels to Central Europe! We went to Vienna (Austria), Brno (Czech Republic), Budapest (Hungary), and Bratislava (Slovakia) to check out the various Christmas markets. It’s something we wanted to do for a while and we finally did it! It was a lot of fun and so nice to just take trains everywhere. We also did other touristy stuff like a museum here and there. The highlight for me was The Nutcracker in Budapest; gorgeous sets and absolutely stunning opera house!

Anyway, we arrived in the D.C. area yesterday around 2:30 pm and let me tell you, Global Entry is so worth it. I was so glad not to have to stand in the immigration line for 1.5 hours (sometimes longer). At least in the D.C. area, immigration can take a long time. So if you travel internationally fairly frequently, Global Entry saves so much time. Then we stayed awake and hopped over to two separate holiday parties last night. Let’s just say sleep was most welcome last night!

On to the Sundays in Bed With… meme. It’s hosted by Midnight Book Girl, dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning. Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!

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