I am incredibly surprised by how much I… did not enjoy this book.
So, The Crown of Gilded Bones is book three of Jennifer L. Armentrout's very popular romantic fantasy series, Blood and Ash, and I am sorely disappointed because of how much I loved the first two books, From Blood and Ash and A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire.
Being a writer and working mum, I don't often …
As a self-confessed geek and nerd, one of my favourite pastimes has always been splurging on electronics.
Despite that, I don’t do it often, because watching those savings grow makes me far happier than seeing it go the other way.
So where that got me to was a 7–8 year old Kindle Paperwhite that has served me well, but suffers from extreme lag and short battery life. I’m talking, like, losing …
It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged, which means it’s high time for a self-appreciation clap-myself-on-the-back post.
Right after I completed Bride Behind the Mask, I felt so amazingly confident and optimistic about my writing ability that I thought I could finish drafting the standalone sequel within the next year, even with a baby coming along.
Alas, I’d terribly underestimated just how troublesome and fatigue-inducing a baby was. …
Following all those stressful travel arrangements, my flights got cancelled twice (not even a surprise during this pandemic), meaning I had to once again sit in front of the computer and snipe whatever hotel quarantine spots I could to match alternative flights — a most difficult mission when spots for quarantine in New Zealand are already booked out all the way to the end of May 2021.
The flights themselves …
When I made the decision to move to Australia 8 years ago, never had I imagined that one day it might be almost impossible to return home to New Zealand — a mere Tasman Sea away, Australia's friendly neighbour, where my family is based, where I'm a citizen of, and where I now need to return to urgently due to special circumstances.
Let's start with all the hurdles I have …
