Just a little over a week left before it’s Halloween and the veil between the land of the dead and land of the living is at its thinnest. Why not highlight some books featuring necromancers who bring people from one side to the other? Which necromancer is your favourite? And who would you bring back Read More
Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto
Preptober? NaNoWriMo?
For those in the writing community, the busiest, most fun season is starting. Years ago, National Novel Writing Month started off in November, and recently, Preptober has been added for October. Preptober was created to help you prepare yourself and your project for NaNoWriMo in November. Authortube and author blogs fill up with videos on Read More
ARC Review: The Infinite Library and Other Stories by Victor Fernando R. Ocampo
Thank you to Isabel from Gaudy Boy for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Victor Fernando R. Ocampo is one of the authors I’ve had my eye on for a while. So when the email dropped in my inbox asking if I wanted to review his short story collection, I immediately Read More
BBNYA: The Finalists!
It doesn’t feel like months ago since I announced the semi-finalists and putting the spotlight on some of them, but here I am. Talking about the finalists for the Book Blogger Novel of the Year Award. Last year, we had ten finalists. This year, we have fifteen finalists. I blame the quality of the books. Read More
ARC Review: Scales And Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
I want to thank the author, Stephanie, for sending me ARC for an honest review. Every time Stephanie Burgis tweets something about her newest WIP I get excited but when she announced Jane Austen but with dragons, I couldn’t wait to read it. I was utterly delighted when she asked me if I wanted an Read More
New Release Spotlight: We Watch You by N S Ford
Today we have a special spotlight for you as one of our blogger friends releases her first book! Congrats, N S Ford! Her debut novel is a thriller, not a genre I usually read, but this sounds amazing. I have a thing for secrets gone wrong. Pretty Little Liars anyone? It’s out now so grab Read More
From Shortlist to Second Place
Nearly one and a half year ago, I wrote that my short story The Champion of Wintersdeep was shortlisted in the Comic-Con writing contest. I entered this story in December 2019, and on September first this year, I finally got the results of the contest. The last round was a popularity contest, and I asked Read More
Review: Seven of Infinites by Aliette de Bodard
I’m continuing my quest to read all books released by Aliette de Bodard and when my friend got a copy of Seven of Infinities, I asked if she wanted to read it together. It was actually my first buddy read ever, and really enjoyed it as we explored the mystery as we went. Seven of Read More
Filling Your Bookshelf With Joy
When we moved in, we only had old bookshelves from a friend of mine. He didn’t need them anymore and we didn’t have any. They weren’t my taste but at least I had a space for my books. Throughout the years I thought about what I wanted instead of these. Custom made shelves would’ve been Read More
Review: These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
I don’t remember when I bought These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling but I do remember why: contemporary witch teen drama, ominous signs, and colourful characters. And I wasn’t disappointed. As a fan of The Craft, The Wicca series by Cate Tiernan, and many other contemporary witch stories, I want my stakes high. It’s Read More
