Showing posts with label must-read. Show all posts
Showing posts with label must-read. Show all posts

Sunday

New VLOG for Faerie Fans and The Faerie Ring Dance's Author to Connect

Good advice!
Do you know a child who likes fairies?  The Faerie Ring Dance is sure to bring a smile, a laugh, and even spontaneous cavorting to kids - young and grown.

To connect with people who know at least a little bit about faery folk, the author is vlogging - month by month - the Faerie Project, for faerie fans.  She is paper sculpting faery dresses, winding wands with jewelled gems, and adding faery dust to just about every project so far.  One dress and one extra project each month for a full year of Faerie Project magic.

Links and vlog posts

For information about the project and some terrific, ideas for a fairy birthday party or celebration go here: The Faerie Project.

Saturday

15 Facts about The Vampire DeAngeliuson - New Cyber-Punk, Vampire Trilogy:

The Legend of Stygian Downs is book II in the trilogy:The Vampire 
DeAngeliuson.


  1. Jessica is a vampire.
  2. Jessica was once expelled from school.
  3. Jessica does not care for her Father's celebrity lifestyle.  She prefers home life, reading, school, and her friends.
  4. More than just a few undeads work for the Postal Service.
  5. A vampire bite's cellular drain doesn't necessarily kill.
  6. Jessica has long, dark hair.
  7. Jessica gets good grades.
  8. Trolls lurk in the Underworld's In Between.
  9. Jessica likes the look of gargoyles, which Theopolis finds creepy.
  10. Jessica's hometown newspaper is called, The Tide.
  11. The author of this trilogy never forgets to italicize The Tide, yet often doesn't italicize the titles of her own books. (?!)
  12. Jessica was raised by her father (a notorious vampire in his younger days) and their House Manager, Mattressa.
  13. Jessica's mother was a mortal.
  14. (Spoiler Alert!) Book III in the series begins with Jessica married to a mortal whom she met in book two.
  15. In a Rock-Paper-Scissors game of Underworlders, Vampire beats Witch, anyday! (according to vampires of the Underworld Castle.)

Monday

Fae-tality Publishing's Suggestions for Summer Reading Lists

Filling out fields for a Kindle E-Book Reading List for Kids, it became apparent that many e-books for children are either classic literature, such as The Wizard of Oz and Just So's Fables, or they are priced over $9.  Fae-tality Publishing has three must-read titles to add to summer reading lists, but they have yet to be categorized for readership according to the Amazon.com age groups.

Every age can love these books, however, book groups for everyone aren't on the list - which would be terrific for books like Harry Potter and Farenheit 451.  For this post and list offer purposes, Fae-tality Publishing has deciphered age groups by title. Parents and young readers can add these e-books to their e-readers at a value, plus, they are truly as much fun to read as the imaginative children's classics. These books are in the most popular genre for kids books - the fantasy genre - and with vampires, faeries, and a whole host of Underworld nair-do-wells and mal-contents, the summer could be quite fun.  So, if we must classify - and we must - for the book clubbers' lists, then here goes:

According to Amazon.com Reader Age Group Classifications:  Baby - 3, 4 - 8, 9 - 12, Teen

The Faerie Ring Dance - loved by 4-8 and 9-12 - however 9 out of 10 babies (would surely) agree, "A great read!"
The Quill Pen Killer - Best for ages 6 - 13 (Oops! Not even a category!)
The Legend of Stygian Downs - ('Tiny bit scary which is better defined as 'getting the creeps' in one part) So for this reason, best suited for ages 7 - Teen, although if you're having a back yard camp-out or party, reading this book saves one the energy of trying to give kids the creeps -  half the fun - and it is about vampires, afterall.  This read is not for Twilight series substitution, however. It isn't nearly Vampire Academy YA. It's a clean, teen read with a side of silly - no melodrama without canned cheese - intentionally.  It doesn't make fun of Twilight or Vampire Academy books and movies, instead its less of a drain, A positive, type O, chipper even.  Fun.  Can vampires be fun? Sort of.  Anyway, kids might get the creeps, but it is much lighter fare than YA.