I'm really excited to be chatting with Becky Moynihan this month. Becky's debut novel, Reactive, is out this week. I was lucky enough to receive an advanced copy and I'm already hooked! Reactive is the first book in Becky's Elite Trials series, a young adult dystopian romance series. An easy one to start off with!…
The Alteruvium Expanse – a universe where anything and everything can and will happen. This collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories was created by a group of authors based on a common writing prompt. The story had to be set in a system with two suns and refer to a person, corporation or…
Rebecca Ethington is the internationally bestselling author of The Imdalind Series, a seven-book paranormal fantasy romance series that has more 5-star reviews than you can shake a stick at. Her post-apocalyptic urban fantasy series, Through Glass, is also highly rated and on my summer reading list! Rebecca was kind enough to chat to me about…
This month I'm interviewing B.W. Morris, a dystopian superhero author and comic-book geek. It was a pleasure to chat to B.W. about his books, writing process and what he's planning to write next... Enjoy! An easy one to start off with! Which part of the world do you hail from and have you always lived…
Last weekend I walked 106km around the Isle of Wight. Yup, you read it right: 106km. In the interests of full disclosure, I did the hike over two days, unlike many people who walked straight through the night. So, why did I sign up for this crazy challenge? Well, firstly I’m blaming (in the nicest…
I've had the pleasure of reading a couple of Advanced Review Copies of upcoming books this year, and the one that's stuck with me most is Atlas Fallen, Jessica Pierce's debut novel. It's hands down one of my favourite books of the year so far and I'm now impatiently waiting for Jessica to get book…
This month I'm interviewing post-apocalyptic author, Ann Denton. Ann's Timebend series is about a shapeshifter spy caught up in a post apocalyptic war – pretty cool! The second books in the series, Burn, has just launched and Ann and I chat about her inspiration for the stories, her favourite books and her plotting process (which…
In my latest author interview, I'm chatting to Clare Littlemore, a fellow Brit and author of dystopian fiction. I'm currently reading Flow, the first book in Clare's new series and am really enjoying it. The second book in the series, Break, launches on the 20th January. Hi Clare! Let’s start with an easy question. Which…
There are popular fairy tales we all know and love, those by Hans Christian Andersen, or the Grimm brothers. Beautiful tales of love, romance, and fighting adversity. There are also traditional fairy tales with more than a smattering of blood, death, and heartbreak, but still, they grab our attention and seep into our hearts. And…
At the beginning of the year, I set myself a target of reading 30 books in 2017. I even had a list of which books I was going to read that was divided into three sections: dystopian fiction, 'other' fiction and non-fiction. In total, I've ended up reading 40 books this year (including one I…