Word Confusion: Cher, Chéri vs Chère, Cherie
A Word Confusion post for self-editing writers using terms of endearment, especially the cher, chère, chéri, and chérie in Louisiana.
Author: Kathy Davie
Book Review: Louise Penny’s How the Light Gets In
Hostile forces are lining up against Chief Inspector Armand Gamache in Quebec, and he must save the reputation of the Sûreté, those he holds dear, and himself?
Book Review: John Sandford’s Naked Prey
Two people found hanging naked from a tree – a black man and a white woman. A lynching? But Lucas Davenport begins to discover there is worse to come.
Word Confusion: Epigram vs Epigraph vs Epitaph vs Epithet
Epigrams and epigraphs are both inscribed but for different purposes while epithets can be a plus or a minus. As for those epitaphs, they’re usually epigrams in this Word Confusion.
Book Review: Tamora Pierce’s Sandry’s Book
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Sandry’s Bookby Tamora PierceIt is part of the , series and is a fantasy in Paperback edition on June 24, 2006 and has 252 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Alanna: The First Adventure, In the Hand of the Goddess, Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Lioness Rampant, Wild Magic, Trickster’s Choice, Trickster’s Queen, Wolf-Speaker, Emperor Mage, Realms of the Gods, First Test, Page, Squire, Lady Knight, Terrier, Bloodhound, Mastiff, Daja’s Book, Tris’s Book, Briar’s Book, Magic Steps, Street Magic, Cold Fire, Shatterglass, The Will of the Empress, Melting Stones, Battle Magic, Tempests and SlaughterFirst in the Circle of Magic fantasy series for young middle-grade readers and the first in the overall Emelan series. It introduces us to the four young people making up this circle of magic. Sandry’s Book was a 2000 nominee for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature and took the 1998 Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children’s Literature Honor. My Take I do […]
Book Review: S.M. Stirling’ s The Sunrise Lands
A generation has passed since The Change and Oregon has finally achieved a degree of peace. But a new threat has risen, The Prophet presides over the CUT.
Book Review: Darynda Jones’ Seventh Grave and No Body
Charley’s in for it with twelve beasts from Hell on her tail, her father’s disappearance, an ex-BFF haunting her, a rash of suicides, and that drop-dead sexy fiancé.
Book Review: Lorelei James’ Unwound
Ronin has been fights, hoping to dull the pain of losing Amery. This latest one endangers his health. And Shiori? She’s eating crow and offering up jobs.
Book Review: Abigail Roux’s Ball & Chain
Sidewinder – Ty and Zane, Nick, and Kelly – come home to find Deuce is getting married. On an island in Scotland where bodies start dropping and boats start sinking.
Properly Punctuated: Apostrophe, ‘
The trick with apostrophes is to always remember that it either possesses or replaces a character. It is almost NEVER used to pluralize in this Properly Punctuated tip from KD Did It.