I rediscovered a love of reading with Harry Potter when I was 22 (I’m 26 now). How did you fall in love with reading? How about writing? I’m the author of YA novels DARK DAYS – a near-future dystopian action-romance – and shape-shifter circus book THE WANDERERS! I also write children’s books under the name Kate Louise. I love Freddie-cuddles and walks, binge-watching Netflix shows, collecting Funko Pop! figures, and filling my bookshelves with lots and lots of books. Hello! I’m Kate and I live in the UK with my family, my partner, and my furry assistant, Freddie. Hello! Care to tell us a little about yourself and your books? I’m so very excited to do another segment of Behind The Lens today. See, I usually feature book bloggers, bookstagrammers, or bookblrs here but this one is going to be different as I’m featuring an author! Please kindly welcome Kate Ormand on the blog!īehind The Lens: Kate Ormand, Author of The Wanderers
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And only Rhona, whoever she is now, can save them. For the machines are inching closer to exterminating humans for good. Trapped in the shadow of the life she once knew, the reincarnated Rhona must find her place among old friends and newfound enemies-and quickly. Now Rhona awakens to find herself transported to a new body, complete with her DNA, her personality, even her memories. To end the fighting, they decided to end the human race.Ī potent symbol of the resistance, Rhona Long has served on the front lines of the conflict since the first Machinations began-until she is killed during a rescue mission gone wrong. They were simply following a command: to stop the endless wars that have plagued the world throughout history. The machines have risen, but not out of malice. The machines have risen, but not out of malice. Perfect for fans of Robopocalypse, this action-packed science-fiction debut introduces a chilling future and an unforgettable heroine with a powerful role to play in the battle for humanity’s survival. Perfect for fans of Robopocalypse, this action-packed science-fiction debut introduces a chilling future and an unforgettable heroine with a powerful role to play in the battle for humanity’s survival. MACHINATIONS by Hayley Stone a Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller book ISBN-B018CHA0ZM ISBN13-9780399594373 with cover, excerpt, author notes, review link. (Indeed, there is no one left to travel with her!) Kacey’s emotional journey starts with an epic trip with her fearless best friend from childhood, Sasha, played by Catherine Cohen (“What We Do in The Shadows”), a comedic force who owns every room she’s in. The series stars Chelsea Frei (“Dollface”) as Kacey, whose discovery of the joys of solo travel causes her to eschew the marriage and kids route all of her friends have taken in their 30s. The pilot is directed by Becca Gleason (“Summer ‘03”). Newman also executive produces along with Susanna Fogel (“The Flight Attendant”) and Blair Breard (“Scenes from a Marriage”). The series is written by Kristin Newman (“Only Murders in the Building”) and based on her best-selling memoir of the same name. From culture clash to vacation romances, this internationally set dramedy is a globetrotting journey of self-discovery that will inspire the wanderlust inside everyone. “While You Were Breeding” follows Kacey, single for the first time in her 30s, as she escapes her fast-paced life in Los Angeles to see the world. Disney has announced that it has ordered a series of a brand new young adult wanderlust dramedy “While You Were Breeding,” which is based on the memoir from Kristin Newman (“Only Murders in the Building”). Through tragedy, betrayal, and victory, this glorious adventure thrills and satisfies with cold violence, terrifying monsters, roaring crowds, and bloody honor." ― Publishers Weekly (starred review) Her brutal world is populated with a fascinating array of characters who often meet dismal and bloody fates. " Kristoff again graces his story with hilarious asides, vicious competition, and a protagonist as relentless as she is fearless. But as conspiracies unfold within the collegium walls, and the body count rises, Mia will be forced to choose between loyalty and revenge, and uncover a secret that could change the very face of her world. Upon the sands of the arena, Mia finds new allies, bitter rivals, and more questions about her strange affinity for the shadows. When it’s announced that Scaeva and Duomo will be making a rare public appearance at the conclusion of the grand games in Godsgrave, Mia defies the Church and sells herself to a gladiatorial collegium for a chance to finally end them. And after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia begins to suspect the motives of the Red Church itself. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending Consul Scaeva and Cardinal Duomo, or avenging her familia. Assassin Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church ministry think she’s far from earned it. There's Mr Tracy Tupman, a chubby, middle-aged man who loves pretty ladies Augustus Snodgrass, who fancies himself a poet, although we never see any of his poetry and Nathaniel Winkle, a young man who wants to give the impression that he's a terrific sportsman, although his bluffing often endangers lives. He and three followers decide to journey to remote towns from London to record their observations. Mr Pickwick is the kindly, middle-aged leader of a gentlemen's club that bears his name. Since this book was just shy of 900 pages, there's so much to say, which I'll try to condense. This is my choice in the 2017 Back to the Classics challenge for a nineteenth century classic. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour & literary invention. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers–-a comic masterpiece that catapulted its 24-year-old author to immediate fame. The evolving relationships between Olivia and her found family shine, and themes of freedom, the self, and belonging are well depicted. Olivia unravels the ominous secrets of both her family and the house, where ghouls lurk around every corner and the dilapidated garden gate calls to her. However, instead of the big, welcoming family she imagined, the opulent yet run-down Gallant only holds Matthew, her irritable cousin, and kindly caretakers Hannah and Edgar. When she receives a letter from her uncle, Arthur Prior, inviting her to live at his manor, Olivia leaps at the chance. Olivia uses sign language, taught to her by a now-departed matron (although nobody else signs) treasures the journal belonging to the mother she doesn’t remember and can see ghouls. Instead, she’s isolated at Merilance School for Independent Girls, with its strict matrons, shunned by students who ostracize and torment her for being mute. Olivia Prior has always hoped for a place to belong and a family that cares for her. Seeking a place to call home, Olivia uncovers long-buried secrets after arriving at Gallant. Also, for a couple of years I would get up before the baby at 5am (I know, they slept late!) and write for an hour or so. Nap time was ‘head down for quick burst of writing time’. When writing my first book I would often just go out to the car and sit in the passenger seat with my laptop to get away from everyone. The full-time writing is only a recent thing, since September 2018: for 9 years I was a full-time childcare provider from my home, together with my husband. I write full time, and work part time as a musician with an early years story and music group. I live in Gloucestershire with my husband and two kids aged 7 and 9. Melanie is also a mum of two - and spent her career up until recently working with children, so I was really interested to hear how she has found juggling the bizarre career of author with the all-consuming challenge of being a mum… It’s a haunting, addictive tale of new motherhood gone wrong (is it any wonder it appeals to me so much?!). I’m very excited to be featuring a debut author in my ‘mums who write’ series this month! Melanie Golding’s novel Little Darlings was released on May 2nd, and there’s been a real buzz around it, both here and in America, with the film rights already optioned. Published by Knopf in 2014, it tells the story of a small band of actors and musicians 20 years after a flu pandemic has wiped out 99% of the Earth's population. The post-apocalyptic novel has grown popular enough to warrant its own genre, and one could argue that Station Eleven fits well within that category. "I wanted to write a love letter to the world we find ourselves in." - Emily St. "Survival is insufficient." -from Station Eleven "I kept putting the book down, looking around me, and thinking, 'Everything is a miracle'" (National Public Radio). "It's hard to imagine a novel more perfectly suited, in both form and content, to this literary moment" ( The New Yorker). "Think of Cormac McCarthy seesawing with Joan Didion. "Possibly the most captivating and thought-provoking post-apocalyptic novel you will ever read" ( The Independent London). A woman moves between the settlements of the altered world with a small troupe of actors and musicians until they encounter a violent prophet who threatens the tiny band's existence. "Equal parts page-turner and poem" ( Entertainment Weekly), the novel is set 20 years after a devastating flu pandemic destroys civilization as we know it. 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