by Chrystalla Thoma | Jan 2, 2014 | Book reviews
A new year has begun. I’m editing episode 3 in Boreal and John Grey season 2 – and I thought I’ve never shared with you books I like. Like, if you enjoy my books, you may also enjoy the books I enjoy. At least, that was the thought leading to this...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Nov 10, 2012 | Book reviews
As you may have noticed in your perusal of my humble blog, I have now added a new page called “Favorite Books”. There I will be listing… my favorite books, yes, exactly. 😀 And Incoming Alert is one of them. I honestly loved this book so much. The...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Nov 2, 2012 | Book reviews
I do not deny that my heart has greatly desired this! (LOTR, folks). Precious! I’ve been hearing about this book for some months now – a writers’ guide to food and drink in fantasy and steampunk, something I sorely need for my writing, and also...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Jul 1, 2010 | Book reviews
I had read that Skyler White uses a very rich language that some people love and some hate. In general I love poetic language and so I thought this book could be the one for me. Not sure now. The protagonist, Olivia, is a fallen angel/vampire. She speaks in the first...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Feb 19, 2010 | Book reviews
It’s a novel by Audrey Niffenegger, and was made into a movie late last year. Didn’t go to see the movie – maybe I will get the chance at some point to see if it does the book justice. I had heard about the book before buying and reading it. Mostly...
by Chrystalla Thoma | Jan 20, 2010 | Book reviews
I am reading this wonderful high fantasy book. I admit humbly that the only reason I picked it up while waiting for my husband at the bookshop was the cover. The assassin portrayed on it reminded me of the young Darth Vader from the new episodes of Star Wars. It is...