Dragon’s Blood by Leah E. Welker Genre: young adult high fantasy (with a portal and some romance, so… I’m not actually sure which subgenre it belongs in! But it’s definitely young adult fantasy) Overall rating: 4/5 Literary Value: 4.5/5 Dragon’s Blood isn’t a...
Eivend's Song by Grace MacPherson https://authorgracemacpherson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Eivends-Song.mp3 I wrote this song for a character in The Lily and the Lyre, the sequel to The Star and the Sword. It appears in that manuscript (although that’s...
Illuvian Children's Prayer by Grace MacPherson https://authorgracemacpherson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Childrens-Song.mp3 This song is the traditional children’s bedtime prayer in my fictional country Illuvia, which is the setting for my...
Innovative Places to Write Right now I’m in the midst of a lot of travel (first to Minnesota and then to Phoenix, so it’s all over the place!). Anyway, I thought I’d share some of the most exotic places I’ve written (and the looks I’ve gotten while doing so!). • On a...
A Soul as Cold as Frost, by Jennifer Kropf Genre: Christian YA Fantasy Overall Rating: 4/5 Literary Value: 4/5 A Soul as Cold as Frost was beautifully written, with delightfully quirky turns of phrase that helped to create an immersive story world. But at several...
