I literally need 6:30-8:30AM every morning before I am truly functional. How about you?
Week by Numbers.
This is my first week by numbers since July (oops), so there’s a few numbers to catch up on!
- 2, YA books published.
- Take One at Mulholland High, YA contemporary.
- Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek, re-release, YA contemporary.
- 1, weekly foodie newsletter I’ve started. (Click here if you’d like to sign up).
- 48,370, words into Confessions 2 (sequel to the above book).
- 69,622, words for the complete sequel Take Two at Mulholland High that I finished in August (guys, I wrote A LOT this year).
- 1, (potential) job in radio that I’m waiting on.
- 2, new pairs of glasses ordered (the last time I got new glasses was apparently 2015, oops).
- 3, offered full Thanksgiving dinners. I accepted one last weekend, and one on Thanksgiving.
- 1, international trip that Hubs is on (to Saudi for work, and the first travel since we went to Oman in early February).
- 14, holes in our back yard (an estimate), from Poppy.
Author Livestream.
Hey there! Did you miss our book release chat yesterday? Well, now you can watch it! A great conversation with my publisher and editors about the re-release of Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek (have you preordered a copy?). Thank you so much Savy for hosting.
Room 702, playlist.
Checking off one of those ancient boxes on my (never ending) to do list, I give you, The Winchester house music playlist. I picture this as the music that plays in the lobby. I would love to hear your suggestions!
Review: Books with alternate realities.
The Space Between Worlds
Although I haven’t done much with my Sliding Doors-ish project (working title Counterfactual), I do keep an eye out for books that count as research towards my future draft. The reality is that for authors attempting the fairly incredible feat of simultaneous worlds at the same time, the struggle is real. Fortunately, for her debut novel, Ms. Johnson does a spectacular job that is creative and seamless. This might be one of the few books this year I literally couldn’t put down. Highly recommended, and I’m desperately hoping someone will option this for adaptation to screen.
The Midnight Library
As soon as I read the premise, this book was on my list. And while I didn’t love the protagonist, the concept was perfectly delivered. While this wasn’t my first date with Matt Haig (read the post here, I was less than impressed with a previous outing), I think he’s come a long way with the topic, and The Midnight Library is one I would recommend to others. While not perfect, the novel does raise lots of ‘could I have been any one other than me?’ questions. Recommended.
Sunday Sentence.
Honestly, I can’t say I’m enjoying this book (it’s our next pick for book club but it’s just wildly overwritten). However, I did like this sentence.
The Line series, new covers.
With my upcoming rerelease of Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek, I thought it was well past time to get new covers up for The Line series. While I don’t expect a lot of sales, nor did I put a ton of money (obviously) into these, I wanted something that was more cohesive as a series, and a step up from the rather antiquated previous covers. At some point, I would love to revisit these books to edit and release them, but for now, my hope is that they might find a few new readers.
Reviews: Recent royal reading.
Majesty
This was the follow up of American Royals, which I really enjoyed last year. The sequel was not quite at the same level, and the ending a bit abrupt, but overall, in 2020, it was a fun bit of escapist fiction that I had fun reading. (And yes, if there are any further books in the series, I will continue reading them.) Also, was I rooting for a completely different pairing in the book? I was.
The Guinevere Deception
Wow, I really enjoyed this book! Given my Queen Juliette’s connection to Arthur and Excalibur, I’ve always been interested in the legend. Ms. White comes at the well known myth with complete originality, excellent use of magic and world building, diverse characters, and a plot that was an absolute page turner.
The Camelot Betrayal
Unfortunately, the second book in the series was a bit all over the place. While I really wanted to see more interaction between Guinevere and Arthur (for various reasons), the author chose to keep Guinevere on a number of frustrating side quests which seemed clunky and distracting. As much as I want to see what happens next (the book ends on a very abrupt cliffhanger), I’m not sure I would be in a rush to pick the next in the series up.
Have you read anything memorable recently?
Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek – cover reveal!
Along with the re-release of my book, Confessions of a Teenage Band Geek, comes a NEW COVER (and a release date)! There will be some other activations in the next few weeks, so feel free to follow me on Instagram to make sure you are up to date. What do you think of the depiction of the book’s characters Julia, Denny, and Liberty and their new uniforms? Let me know!
Sunday Sentence.
Really enjoying this book so far, and almost finished!
