Well, folks, it's 2015. Wherever you are, I hope your holidays of choice went swimmingly, and if they didn't, I extend my most heartfelt e-hugs. I know how the holidays can be.
My holidays went well, though with all the chaos and running around, I had to set my writing to the side in order to get through everything. Now that it's the new year, I'm picking things back up, and I hope to have my current WiP written by summer. I started writing this time last year, and it's taken me much, much longer than I anticipated to get this thing written. That's not a bad thing, though. Stuff happens. I've had to deal with computer crashes on top of the normal ups and downs of life, and now that I'm back on my feet after the end-of-year mayhem, I think having this thing finished by June or July is totally reasonable. It's not a resolution so much as a revised goal, but I guess we can go ahead and call this one of my new year's resolutions.
I don't have much else to say at the moment. I've been sick and kinda worn out, so I'm taking it easy until I'm feeling better. My plan is to get some writing--actual writing, not just editing--done tonight before I call it a day, after I make a quick trip down to the grocery store for snacks. Can't have writing without snacks, right?
'Til next time,
J.
Friday, January 2, 2015
Friday, December 12, 2014
Book Review: FAIRY TALE MURDERS, by Kelly Money
From Goodreads:
I have to be honest: I couldn't finish this book. It's not that it was terrible; rather, the style just didn't suit me. It wasn't bad, but it didn't keep me reading. Sometimes there are just books that don't click with a reader, and I find that, for me, crime and thriller novels tend to fall into this category more often than other genres. It's no fault of the story--FAIRY TALE MURDERS just wasn't the book for me.
The story itself seemed very solid, and I would recommend it to any thriller and crime fans, especially those looking for something unique. I very much enjoyed the way the author got into the killer's head, and what I did read was dark and twisted without taking it too far. From a purely objective standpoint, what I did read was easy to read and understand without being overly simplistic, and the characters I encountered all had distinct, full personalities. While the book didn't suit me, personally, this isn't a bad review--FAIRY TALE MURDERS is a book worth picking up if you are at all interested in a darker story with a direct line into the killer's mind.
I can't offer many more thoughts on this book, since I didn't make it very far, but I am glad for the chance to have read it, and I hope any thriller and crime fans out there will give it a read.
Until next time,
J.
Women are disappearing in Topeka and with each disappearance there comes another "special delivery" from a man who calls himself the Fairy Tale Murderer. Detective Kate Kingsley searches for her missing best friend, Kristen, while hot on the trail of an emerging serial killer. Is Kristen one of the killers "princesses" or is she simply the bait to lure Kate to her own Fairy Tale ending?First I must say that I received a free copy of this book at the tail end of October, for the purposes of honest review. With NaNoWriMo and my own personal responsibilities, it took me a while to get to this book, but I finally sat down to read it.
I have to be honest: I couldn't finish this book. It's not that it was terrible; rather, the style just didn't suit me. It wasn't bad, but it didn't keep me reading. Sometimes there are just books that don't click with a reader, and I find that, for me, crime and thriller novels tend to fall into this category more often than other genres. It's no fault of the story--FAIRY TALE MURDERS just wasn't the book for me.
The story itself seemed very solid, and I would recommend it to any thriller and crime fans, especially those looking for something unique. I very much enjoyed the way the author got into the killer's head, and what I did read was dark and twisted without taking it too far. From a purely objective standpoint, what I did read was easy to read and understand without being overly simplistic, and the characters I encountered all had distinct, full personalities. While the book didn't suit me, personally, this isn't a bad review--FAIRY TALE MURDERS is a book worth picking up if you are at all interested in a darker story with a direct line into the killer's mind.
I can't offer many more thoughts on this book, since I didn't make it very far, but I am glad for the chance to have read it, and I hope any thriller and crime fans out there will give it a read.
Until next time,
J.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Same Old, Same Old
It's been a bit, hasn't it? Since I left you last, I completed NaNoWriMo '14 with just over 64K new words added to the WiP. I'm still not done, but I got a huge chunk out of the way and life's pretty good. Our ML's husband even used his 3D printer to make all the local winners their own trophies. Mine's sitting on top of my desk, and I'm quite fond of it.
Other than NaNo, I really haven't been up to much over the past few weeks. The Husband Guy and I spent Thanksgiving with a couple of friends, and I've been doing much the same as I always do. The words get written, the dishes get cleaned, and I think about doing the carpets before abandoning the idea in favor of sitting around in my underwear and watching Netflix.
You know, the usual.
The one thing I haven't been doing lately is reading, which is somewhat of a frustration for me. I've been getting extremely sidetracked, and my TBR pile has sat, dusty and neglected, waiting for me to realize it's still there.
The one book I have read was given to me for free, for the purposes of honest review...which leads me to Friday's post! I'll be segueing into regular posts again, starting with Friday's review of FAIRY TALE MURDERS, by Kelly Money. If you're interested in that, stay tuned.
Until then, though, I'm going to go vacuum. And by vacuum I mean watch some more Netflix.
Toodles,
J.
Other than NaNo, I really haven't been up to much over the past few weeks. The Husband Guy and I spent Thanksgiving with a couple of friends, and I've been doing much the same as I always do. The words get written, the dishes get cleaned, and I think about doing the carpets before abandoning the idea in favor of sitting around in my underwear and watching Netflix.
You know, the usual.
The one thing I haven't been doing lately is reading, which is somewhat of a frustration for me. I've been getting extremely sidetracked, and my TBR pile has sat, dusty and neglected, waiting for me to realize it's still there.
The one book I have read was given to me for free, for the purposes of honest review...which leads me to Friday's post! I'll be segueing into regular posts again, starting with Friday's review of FAIRY TALE MURDERS, by Kelly Money. If you're interested in that, stay tuned.
Until then, though, I'm going to go vacuum. And by vacuum I mean watch some more Netflix.
Toodles,
J.
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