You've seen it a million times in Amazon book blurbs. "Strong female character." "The FMC is so strong." Blah blah blah. Don't get me wrong, I love a good, strong FMC. The problem is, sometimes when an author says the FMC is strong, they mean toxic. If you Google how you can tell if a…
The romantic failure of Nancy Makarova the corporate lawyer
(me - not my real name lol) Why do I write romance when I no longer believe I'll ever find it for myself? When a little girl dreams of the future, it could be anything from being a princess to an astronaut. But none dream of being multiple times and yet being single at *ahem*…
Filler words – Empty words
As she watched the sunset, she explained to him that she was sad. As far as it goes, this is a good sentence. However, it could be vastly improved. Authors, usually without realizing it, use a lot of filler words. I do it. Sometimes I catch it, others I don't. We all do our best.…
I kinda hate Kate
I kinda hate Kate Stewart. I really don't, but dammit Kate. What have you done to me? You had me picturing one ending, one happily ever after, a love that every girl dreams of, then you gleefully took it and shredded it. You completely obliterated it. Why, oh why? Before you read Kate Stewart's The…
I want to drink your blood…
There are nights my mind refuses to shut off. Often, it's memories I'd rather forget keeping me awake. Usually, reading gets my mind off of all my 'stuff.' Sometimes my brain gets a weird idea and runs with it. So, to get all the screaming and confusion out of my brain, I will try to…
Moving on vs. moving forward
Grief happens to everyone. It's something you cannot escape. At some point in your life, you will experience it. Some sooner than others. I've seen it described in a multitude of ways, and they're all true. And false. Everyone will feel some of the same things, some different. We are all our own people who…
My months
After the blog I posted the other day, and a conversation with another blogger, yesterday ended up being a day of introspection. It's been 8 years and 4 months as of tomorrow. I still deal with bouts of recurring memories, guilt, anger... All of it, really. I can go days, weeks at a time without…
The Words by Ashley Jade
Today's blog is also one I posted on my previous website. It's doing double duty as a review of The Words by Ashley Jade and my own thoughts and musings on the subject of grief. While I didn't intentionally read this book right before my own novella would be released, an important theme to this…
About Me
I posted this before on my other blog. (I was forced to give it up due to costs). I'm reposting it here with minor revisions. This was originally written about 16 months ago. April and May of every year are hard for me, as they bring up memories I would really rather not continue to…
Growly, grumpy book boyfriends
If you ask anyone who reads a lot of romance who their top 3 book boyfriends are, and they'll tell you. Or maybe they'll only be able to give you the top one. The point is, we've all got our favorites. Who's mine? Asher Bailey in Claire Kingsleys The Bailey Brothers, books 1 and 2.…
Andrea Green Books & Reviews 