So, today, we're paying a little love to the idea journal as a means of working out characters.
Character Writing, Brainstorm
2022 Book Review: Saving Max
Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten A Mystery/Thriller, 2010 by Mira, 393 Pages What I Didn’t Like: This book came out in 2010. Yellow pages were GONE by then. iPhones didn’t flip (they never did). Everyone knew about GPS and Google was commonplace. Those inconsistencies drove me right out of the book every time they... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys by Rachel Jonas, Nikki Thorne New Adult Romance, 2020 Published independently What I Didn’t Like: This didn’t apply for me personally but MAKE SURE TO CHECK TRIGGER WARNINGS. This book does have a few darker themes throughout, violence and bullying, so as with most romance check before you read. This doesn’t take away... Continue Reading →
September Wrap Up
11 Books 3,231 Pages107 Pages per day (high-five that unofficial goal) SIDE NOTE I don’t have official reading per day/month goals. I have a year long goal (104 books) which breaks down to 2 per week. Sometimes I’m ahead. Sometimes I’m behind. Also, in a perfect world I’d read about 100 pages a day (preference) but... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: A Wish Too Dark and Kind
A Wish Too Dark and Kind by ML Blackbird A Horror, 2021 by Little Blackbird LLC, 370 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Too many characters are introduced too quickly. I got confused early and never fully sorted out who was who, honestly.Not horror. Horror familiar characters but not horror. I actually think if you go... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: Bitter Frost
I actually was reading from the original cover and formatting, but I liked this one enough to share it. Bitter Frost by Kailin Gow YA Fantasy, 2010 by Sparklesoup, 235 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Weird pacing. There are parts we fast-forward through, parts that drag, and parts that are perfect. I wanted more balance.This... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: New Traditions
New Traditions by Deborah King A Romance, Independently Published in 2022, 268 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some of my least favorite tropes do pop up in this one, including the cliche ending, but that’s a personal thing.A few grammatical or spelling errors. Nothing huge and nothing that kept me from enjoying the book.This is... Continue Reading →
Checking In – Week One
We’re one week into the month where I decided to throw the schedule, the goals, and the plans out the window completely and just get back to writing what feels right when I feel like writing. https://tabathashipleybooks.com/2022/09/30/october-plans/ Let’s see how that’s going. I really have thrown out the schedule. I have this document on my... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: Marshmallows
Marshmallows by Louise Willingham A Contemporary Romance, 2022 by Lost Boys Press, 146 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Warning if you need it: this is meant to accompany Not Quite Out. The characters and previous events are not recapped for you. I wanted Will and Dan to trust each other not to break. I’d like to... Continue Reading →
2022 Book Review: Eyes on the Road
Eyes on the Road by Kerri Davidson and Mark Gelinas YA Contemporary, 2021 by Kerri Davidson Books, 263 Pages What I Didn’t Like: Some scenes I would’ve liked to see. We fast forward through some things that I would’ve wanted added, but overall I get why they weren’t included. Teens making poor choices. Not a deal... Continue Reading →