For years, my Aunty has been saying how I told her this story about a mouse when I was little (7 or 8) and that she wrote it down and would one day find it and give it to me. That day was today. Or, yesterday I suppose. Anyway she dropped off the story, and after …
Author: Jayde Holmes
Review – Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey
Review #3 Beacon 23 Hugh Howey Published April 12 2015 Stars: 5 Last year, the Silo series blew me away. Great characters, great world building, and a really chilling looking into the human condition. Common themes in Howey’s works are - to put it in his own words - about “overcoming odds and of …
Review – Transpecial by Jennifer R. Povey
Review #2 Transpecial Jennifer R. Povey Published April 2013 Stars: 3 As soon as I heard about this book I had to get it. First Contact complicated by the alien’s body language making humans fly into an instinctual blind rage? An autistic savant gifted with languages being the only person able to both remain …
Review – All The Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Review #1 All The Birds in the Sky By Charlie Jane Anders Stars: 4 Ah, a fantasy set in the real world. Been a while since I read a work of low fantasy, and All the Birds in the Sky is a wonderful, whimsical, original take on the genre. The thing that really makes …
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Book Bingo 2016
As I said in my last post, I'm going to do the 2016 Bookish Bingo challenge from The Girly Geek Blog. You can find the challenge here: http://the-girlygeek.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/2016bbchallenge.html I'm not going to make it my mission to fill the card, but I will be trying for at least one bingo. I've just finished All the Birds in …
What I Read Last Year
Title says it all really. To give you all a chance to know what books I’m into – and to give me a chance to talk about some awesome books – I’m making this post. To encourage myself to read more widely, I decided to challenge myself with a book bingo card last year. I …
I Made a Blog
Hello. My name is Lauren Holmes, and I've decided to start a blog. Why? Well I have an interest in science fiction and dreams of being a writer. I thought this would be a great way to connect with other fans of the genre. Now why should you read my blog? That I am still …
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