Word Confusion: Whither vs Wither vs Writhe
Whither shall ye self-editing writer wander through your writhing words afore they wither in this Word Confusion from KD Did It.
Author: Kathy Davie
Book Review: Shannon Hale’s Austenland
Jane Hayes is obsessed with Colin Firth’s portrayal of Mr Darcy from Price and Prejudice, and when she is gifted a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined.
Book Review: Orson Scott Card’s Shadows in Flight
A derelict Formic colony ship offers Bean and his three children the chance explore their own genetic anomaly and the mysterious disease that killed the ship’s colony.
Book Review: Orson Scott Card’s Shadow of the Giant
Bean, strategist and general in the terrible wars that followed Ender’s defeat of the alien empire, and his wife, Petra, yearn for a safe place to build a family. Yet no such place exists on Earth, a world riddled with Bean’s enemies from the past. Once again he must follow in Ender’s footsteps and look to the stars.
Book Review: Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
An astonishingly rich re-creation of the land of Oz, this book retells the story of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, who wasn’t so wicked after all. Taking readers past the yellow brick road and into a phantasmagoric world rich with imagination and allegory, Gregory Maguire just might change the reputation of one of the most sinister characters in literature.
Book Review: Julie Kagawa’s The Immortal Rules
Dying, Allie Sekemoto becomes one of the monsters and must flee her city, pass as human when joining up with a ragged group of pilgrims, as she seeks a cure.
Word Confusion: Destain vs Disdain vs Distain vs Distrain
If I can’t destain my clothes, whaddya think my chances are of having the government distrain them? For, lo, I would not distain nor disdain not having to deal with dem stains!
Book Review: Cat Adams’ Blood Song
After an on-the-job attack turning her into an abomination, bodyguard Celia Graves does her best to stay alive with the help of a few loyal friends-a sexy mage, a powerful werewolf, and a psychic cop
Book Review: Portia Da Costa’s “No Longer Forbidden”
Only one thing drew Annie to her ten-year high school reunion: Nicholas Laurence, her former math teacher. As soon as their eyes meet, she knows their forbidden desire is as strong as ever. Only this time, there are no rules keeping them apart…
Book Review: Andrea Cremer’s Nightshade
Calla Tor has always known her destiny, but when she violates her masters’ laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known.