Lissa

The First Milestone!

The blog has reached 1000 views! *runs in tiny circles* As celebration, tomorrow I will offer a FREE download for a limited time only: a late 19th century paranormal short story called “Don’t Even Peep”. It will be published alongside the Tina Storm: Demon Hunter short stories later this year. This is your chance toContinue reading “The First Milestone!”

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty

Day Twenty: A book you would recommend to an ignorant/racist/closed minded person Animal Farm by George Orwell. Apart from the fact that I don’t believe ignorant people read, I would recommend Animal Farm because it is a great study into the power struggles and metaphorical history of Europe. I’m not sure this book would doContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Twenty”

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Nineteen

Day Nineteen: A book that changed your mind about a particular subject (non-fiction). The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Philosophy. I took a Philosophies of Modernity class in my final year of University. It was a poor decision: I didn’t enjoy any of it. I took it because I really enjoyed modernity from a sociological perspective,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Nineteen”

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen

Day Eighteen: A book you can’t find on shelves anymore that you love. Hunter’s Moon by Garry Kilworth. A book about foxes? Yes, please. As I mentioned in my Day Nine review, “I grew up in the only place in the world, bar Antarctica, where foxes do not live.” I love these animals so much,Continue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eighteen”

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen

Day Seventeen: A book turned movie and completely desecrated. The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. Note – also called ‘Northern Lights’ outside of the US. There are so many books out there that when turned into a movie are considerably crap. In fact, the only films I have ever seen that I liked better thanContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Seventeen”