Magic Burns Book #2 of Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Published: April 2008Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 272 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) Summary As a mercenary who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen her share of occupational hazards. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb […]
Review of Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
Magic Bites Book #1 of the Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews Published: April 2007Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 272 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) Summary When the magic is up, rogue mages cast spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then […]
Review of Hunt the Moon by Karen Chance
Hunt the Moon Book #5 of the Cassandra Palmer Seriesby Karen ChancePublished: June 2011Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 432 (paperback)Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) Summary Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you’d think would buy a girl a little time off. But when your job is being Pythia – the […]
“Don’t Describe Your Novel to Death”
Writing description in fiction, how much is too much? I can already see the objects being thrown at me as I begin to talk about description in fiction. My critique group has had a “fun” time trying to kick me of my habit of too much description. It is […]
What to Expect from This Blog
I’m new to the blogging world. I just started a Twitter account, too. http://twitter.com/#!/JenniferBielman I have read too much and have learned too many great tips on writing to not share my knowledge with the rest of the world. After graduating from the University of Redlands, I had this need to read for […]