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Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto

On My Mind: Plots & Subplots

On My Mind: Plots & Subplots

Posted on 15/01/202115/01/2021 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

If you check out a trailer of a new movie or the blurb of a book, you’ll often see a focus on one part of the story, the main plot. Read More

Posted in On My Mind Tagged character development, plot, subplot, themes, toolbox, writing, writing tips 1 Comment

Review: Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

Posted on 12/01/202112/01/2021 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an ARC of Seven Devils. Below is my honest opinion about the book. When Laura Lam announced she was collaborating with Elizabeth May Read More

Posted in Reviews Tagged Elizabeth May, Laura Lam, Pantomime, science-fiction, Seven Devils Leave a comment
Reading Challenge 2021

Reading Challenge 2021

Posted on 08/01/202107/01/2021 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

2020 was supposed to be the year of the chonk, but 2020 had different plans. While I did read a record number of books (100+?!), it wasn’t really a chonky Read More

Posted in Books Tagged chonk, Reading Challenge 2 Comments
Best Reads of 2020

Best Reads of 2020

Posted on 01/01/202101/01/2021 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

This has been a strange year. I started out with a reading goal of thirty books. I ended up reading 103 books! The most I’ve ever read in a year. Read More

Posted in Books Tagged Elizabeth May, Gods of Jade and Shadow, Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Karen M McManus, Laura Lam, Mexican Gothic, Moontangled, Seven Devils, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephanie Burgis, The Cousins, The Inheritance Games Leave a comment
Booktour: A Sparrow Alone by Mim Eichmann

Booktour: A Sparrow Alone by Mim Eichmann

Posted on 28/12/202028/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Thanks to TheWriteReads and the author for the review copy as part of the book tour. All opinions are my own. I want to start with content warnings for rape, Read More

Posted in Books, Reviews Tagged A Sparrow Alone, coming-of-age, Historical, Mim Eichmann 1 Comment
Devil's Deal Is Available Again!

Devil’s Deal Is Available Again!

Posted on 25/12/202025/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

A little later than I had hoped, but Devil’s Deal is out now! I’m really proud of what it is now. David Taylor helped me to polish this gem even Read More

Posted in Books Tagged Devil's Deal, Infernal Contracts, Lunis Aquaria, Tales of Lunis Aquaria Leave a comment
Content Warnings: Where to place them

Content Warnings: Where to place them

Posted on 18/12/202018/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

A few weeks ago, I posted a question about content warnings on Twitter. I see talk about them more and more in the bookish community while others don’t mention them Read More

Posted in On My Mind Tagged content triggers, content warnings, spoiler, trigger warning 1 Comment

Review: Wrapped Up In You by Talia Hibbert

Posted on 15/12/202014/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

There’s something about Scotland during Christmas. Maybe because the first Katie Fforde I read also featured the Scotland Highlands during Christmas. Or maybe just because I really want to see Read More

Posted in Reviews Tagged Christmas, Kobo, Kobo Original, romance, Schotland, Talia Hibbert, Wrapped Up In You Leave a comment
Trying Out Kobo Plus

Trying Out Kobo Plus

Posted on 11/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

I got a month of free Kobo Plus when I purchased my new Kobo Clara HD. With their free trial month, I now have two months of unlimited free reading Read More

Posted in Books Tagged Aliette de Bodard, Benedict Patrick, Bethany Atazadeh, Jackie Lau, Kobo Clara HD, Kobo Plus, Maria V. Snyder, Paulien Cornelisse, Talia Hibbert 6 Comments
Devil's Deal And The Future Of Infernal Contracts

Devil’s Deal And The Future Of Infernal Contracts

Posted on 04/12/202004/12/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

This year has been full of surprises. Most of what I had planned got chucked out of the window early on. Sounds familiar? I’m not alone, right? Well, some of Read More

Posted in Books, Work In Progress Tagged Beelzebub Bargain's, Devil's Deal, Infernal Contracts, Lucifer's Favour, Tessa Hastjarjanto 1 Comment
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