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Posts by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Participating In Camp NaNo

Participating In Camp NaNo

Posted on 10/07/202010/07/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

A third of the month has already passed but I still want to talk about my participation in Camp Nano. For those who don’t know, it’s an off-season equivalent of Read More

Posted in Work In Progress Tagged Camp Nano, Devil's Deal, Infernal Contracts 1 Comment

ARC Review: Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders by Aliette de Bodard

Posted on 07/07/202030/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders is a standalone novella in the Dominion of the Fallen series. You don’t have to have read the other books to enjoy this one. I’ve Read More

Posted in Reviews Tagged Aliette de Bodard, Dominion of the Fallen, fantasy, Mystery, Of Dragons Feasts and Murders, Vietnamese Leave a comment
Best Reads of 2020 (so far)

Best Reads of 2020 (so far)

Posted on 03/07/202003/07/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

We’re halfway through the year (even if it might not seem like it) so it’s time to review the goals I set at the beginning of the year. I set Read More

Posted in Books Tagged Aliette de Bodard, Gods of Jade and Shadow, Mexican Gothic, Moontangled, Of Dragons Feasts and Murders, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Stephanie Burgis Leave a comment
Spotlight: The Angel Of Evil by Kenneth B. Andersen

Spotlight: The Angel Of Evil by Kenneth B. Andersen

Posted on 02/07/202028/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

This post contains affiliate links. Click here for the full disclosure. Welcome to the blog tour of Kenneth B. Andersen’s four book in the Great Devil War series, The Angel Read More

Posted in Books Tagged fantasy, Kenneth B. Andersen, The Angel of Evil, The Devil's Apprentice, The Great Devil War, YA Leave a comment
Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Review: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Posted on 30/06/202030/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

I just finished reading Gods of Jade and Shadow when Mexican Gothic was added to Netgalley. I requested it, thinking I won’t be approved, but I was! So thank you Read More

Posted in Reviews Tagged gothic, horror, mexican, Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2 Comments
Visual Novel: An Interactive Approach To Storytelling

Visual Novel: An Interactive Approach To Storytelling

Posted on 26/06/202027/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Today, I want to talk about something lighter. I could’ve picked another heavy subject with everything going on in the book world but I won’t. Let’s talk stories. I game Read More

Posted in Narrative Tagged Clannad, games, Narrative design, The Nonary Games, Visual novel Leave a comment
#BlackoutBestsellerList - My Picks And More Recommendations

#BlackoutBestsellerList – My Picks And More Recommendations

Posted on 19/06/202019/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Amistad Books started a great initiative to elevate black voices in the publishing world with the hashtag #BlackoutBestsellerList. See their tweet below. https://twitter.com/AmistadBooks/status/1272151946082881538 You still have one day to participate Read More

Posted in Books 2 Comments

Review: Killian’s Dead by Josie Jaffrey

Posted on 16/06/202008/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Killian’s Dead is a short 60-page story released as a prelude to Josie Jaffrey’s new series, Seekers. Reviewing a short story is pretty hard especially when you don’t want to Read More

Posted in Reviews Tagged Josie Jaffrey, Killian's Dead, May Day, Pararnormal, Seekers, urban fantasy Leave a comment
A WIP Update

A WIP Update

Posted on 12/06/202012/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

This might be a first for me, a Work In Progress update where I talk about things going on and about the book I’m actively working on now without a Read More

Posted in Work In Progress Tagged Devil's Deal, Infernal Contracts, Lunis Aquaria, Tales of Lunis Aquaria, writing process 2 Comments
Diversity in Publishing

Diversity in Publishing

Posted on 05/06/202005/06/2020 by Tessa Hastjarjanto

I’ve been wanting to write this post for a couple of weeks, after an incident on Reddit that baffled me. But now it seems more urgent to address this and Read More

Posted in On My Mind Tagged diversity, LGBTQ, personal experience, PoC, publishing 5 Comments
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