magic | K.J. Scrim, Author

The Potter Books? Read.

Posted on March 23, 2015 Leave a Comment

Harry Potter, Books 1-7 ★★★★☆ In 1997 J.K. Rowling published the first Harry Potter book that opened her world, and our’s, to things so magically wonderful. Over the course of seven books, eight movies, action figures, and theme park rides, the Harry Potter franchise has touched every corner of the world. In 1997 my daughter […]

The Paper Magician

Posted on February 12, 2015 Leave a Comment

The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg ★★★★★ Ceony Twill dreams of being a smelter magician, yet her desires are thwarted by her assignment to the eccentric Paper Magician Emery Thanes. Her apprenticeship to a paper magician initially seems like an insult to her. After all, she was the top student in her graduating class […]

Heralds of the Crown: Poison

Posted on June 12, 2014 Leave a Comment

Heralds of the Crown: Poison by Ashley Hodges Bazer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Heralds of the Crown grabs you from the first chapter and keeps you reading until the last page where you say, “When can I get the next book?” Ashley Hodges Bazer has written a fabulous story of a woman, Marcella, […]

28 Days of Writing

Posted on February 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Many of my friends (who are gluttons for punishment) participated in NaNoWriMo back in November (that’s National Novel Writing Month for those of you who are smart enough not to be writers). I, as smart a person as I am (and not smart enough to not be a writer), chose not to participate. November has […]

I’m Writing a Book….

Posted on July 25, 2013 2 Comments

It’s true. I am still on the skeleton of the book, but I am writing it. I have read hundreds and hundreds of books over the years (maybe even pushing that thousand plus mark), and I decided it was time. At the end of every well written book I get that “post-book depression.” I […]