A – M of My Book Reviews.

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My I Love Books A-Z of my Book Reviews on my blog. While I was up in Edinburgh my  wise owl of a brother suggested that it would be a good idea to have an awesome A – Z list.  Yes this is a terrific idea, but it’s taken me ages to compile! Thanks Donald!!! Siblings huh! Only kidding, I appreciate your input. To date I’ve done 125 reviews, (I’m losing count,) if you include my Goodreads reviews too. Well, I never, somehow I didn’t realise that I’d written that many. Maybe I have a twin who has written reviews too?  Gosh, she’s been busy. I  feel quite faint. My twin is hyper, or maybe she has a special magic wand to conjure up reviews. Pass me the smelling salts. I should have done an A-Z right at the beginning, that twin of mine is hyperactive, but she isn’t very organised! Ack.

So my wise old owl tip for new bloggers is don’t delay, do an A-Z of your reviews right at the beginning, it saves you a lot of time and hassle in the long run…..

Do to the ever-growing number of reviews…. I have now split the list into two sections authors surnames: A – M, which you’ll find in this blog post, and an N-Z.

The N- Z List can now be found here: Reviews N – Z

Some of the reviews featured below I wrote a long time ago when this blogging/reviewing lark was new to me and some I’ve written not too long ago. There are a range of genres to choose from, broadly ranging from YA, to Historical Fiction, Crime, Asian Literature, Paranormal, Magic, Literary Fiction, and Science Fiction.

The list includes my rating, from 3 to 5 stars –  please bear in mind that I don’t read and rate books that I don’t enjoy – Life is too short for that!  So please don’t bombard me with requests to do reviews. I just tend to choose what I want to read, I’m a bit of a fussy old owl that way. Unless you’re willing to pay me a ton of money then I would be more than happy to oblige! As well as this I’ve added type of genre, star rating, etc…

At the end of the list there are a few special interest books too.

Also I’m on Goodreads. There you will find books that I’ve rated/reviewed some of which do not feature  on this blog, yet, so do take a look at my Goodreads account too: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20419289-marje-mallon

Please do let me know if any of the links don’t work, …..

My Reviews On Kyrosmagica:

Annette Rochelle Aben. A Haiku Perspective. 4.5 stars. Genre: Poetry https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/05/24/book-review-a-haiku-perspective-2018-annette-rochelle-aben/

Dan Alatorre. The Box Under The Bed Anthology. Genre: Horror/Scary. 4 stars. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/12/09/my-abrsc-review-of-the-box-under-the-bed-anthology/

Dan Alatorre. Rogue Elements Book 2 The Gamma Sequence Genre: Medical Thriller. 5 stars. : https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2019/11/23/review-rogue-elements-book-2-the-gamma-sequence-by-dan-alatorre/

Dan Alatorre. Dark Visions Anthology. 5 stars. Genre: Horror/Ghost stories.https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/10/15/bookreview-of-horror-anthology-dark-visions-compiled-and-edited-by-dan-alatorre/

Isabel Allende. Daughter of Fortune. 4.5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction.  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/06/09/my-review-of-daughter-of-fortune-by-isabel-allende/

Richard. M Ankers. The Eternals. 4 stars. Genre: Romance, Adventure, Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/08/19/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-eternals-by-richard-m-ankers/

Jay Asher. Thirteen Reasons Why. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Realistic Fiction, Teen, Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/07/22/my-review-of-thirteen-reasons-why/

Sarah Ayoub. The Yearbook Commitee. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance. The Yearbook Committee

Judith Barrow. Living In The Shadows. 4 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/02/11/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-living-in-the-shadows/

Alex Bell. Frozen Charlotte. 4.5 stars. Genre: Horror, YA, Paranormal. Read in the #redeyereadalong by Stripes Publishing in October 2015: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/10/05/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-frozen-charlotte-by-alex-bell/

Ritu Bhathal. Poetic Rituals. 4 stars. Genre: Poetry. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/10/26/my-review-of-poetic-rituals-by-ritu-bhathal/

Ritu Bhathal. Marriage Unarranged. 5 stars. Genre: Romance, Cultural. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/02/09/book-review-marriage-unarranged-ritu-bhathal-arc-review/

Tom Becker. Dark Room. 4.5 stars. Genre: Horror, YA. Read in the #redeyereadalong by Stripes Publishing in October 2015: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/10/29/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-dark-room-by-tom-becker/

Robin Benway. Emmy & Oliver. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/05/10/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-emmy-oliver/

Sacha Black. 13 Steps to Evil – How to Craft Superbad Villains. 5 stars. Genre: Writing Resource. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/06/01/my-review-of-13-steps-to-evil-how-to-craft-superbad-villians-by-sacha-black/

Sacha De Black. Keepers. 4.5 stars. Genre: YA, Fantasy. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/04/30/ya-fantasy-book-review-keepers-by-sacha-de-black/

Martha Brockenbrough. The Game of Love and Death. 4.5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction. YA. Fantasy. Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/03/13/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-game-of-love-and-death/

Jessie Burton. The Miniaturist. 4 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction.  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/01/12/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-miniaturist-by-jessie-burton/

Jackie Carreira. Sleeping Through War. 5 stars. Genre: Literary FictionL https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/07/27/book-review-sleeping-through-war-by-jackie-carreira-literary-fiction-historical-womens/

Jackie Carreira. The Seventh Train. 5 stars. Genre: Literary Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/08/15/book-review-the-seventh-train-by-jackie-carriera-book-review/

Gail Carriger. Soulless. 4 stars. Genre: Fantasy, steampunk, historical fiction, Werewolf, Vampire, Mystery.  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/10/18/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-soulless-by-gail-carriger/

Lizzie Chantree. Ninja School Mum. 4 stars. Genre: Romance, Chick Lit. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/01/07/abrsc-review-of-ninja-school-mum/

Lizzie Chantree. If You Love Me I’m Yours. 4.5 stars. Genre: Romance. Chick Lit.  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/07/05/blog-tour-and-review-if-you-love-me-im-yours-lizzie-chantree-rrbc-abrsc/

Lizzie Chantre. Networking For Writers. 5 stars. Genre: Non fiction, Networking, Marketing https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/11/08/networking-for-writers-by-lizzie-chantree-book-review-nonfiction-networking-writers/

Lizzie Chantree. Ssh. It’s our secret. 5 stars. Genre: Romance

https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2021/05/11/review-of-shh-its-our-secret-lizzie_chantree-romance-review/

Lizzie Chantree. Little Ice Cream Shop by The Sea. Genre: Romance. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3860775073/

Colleen Chesebro. The Heart Stone Chronicles. The Swamp Fairy. 5 stars. Genre: Magical, Fairies, Adventure, YA, Middle Grade. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/01/15/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-heart-stone-chronicles-book-1-the-swamp-fairy-by-colleen-chesebro/

Colleen Chesebro: Fairies, Myths and Magic: A Summer Celebration: 5 stars. Genre: Magical., Fairies, Myths, short stories, poetry: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/06/26/abrsc-review-fairies-myths-magic-a-summer-celebration-colleen-chesebro/

Simon Cheshire. Flesh and Blood. 3.75 stars. Genre: YA, Horror. Read in the #redeyereadalong by Stripes Publishing in October 2015. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/10/16/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-flesh-and-blood-by-simon-cheshire/

Simon P. Clark. Not Yet Dark. 5 stars: YA, Fantasy, Paranormal. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/10/13/bookreview-not-yet-dark-by-simon-p-clark/

Cat Clarke. The Lost and The Found. 5 stars. Genre: YA, Contemporary, Mystery. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/09/08/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-lost-and-the-found-cat-Clarke/

Mari Collier. Earthbound. 5 stars. Genre: Scifi, Western. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2022/02/26/mjs-book-reviews-earthbound-chronicles-of-the-maca-1/

Jim Crace. Harvest. 4 stars. Genre: Fiction/Historical Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/05/26/my-review-of-harvest-by-jim-crace/

James J Cudney. Academic Curveball. 4 stars. Genre: Murder Mystery http://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/03/08/book-review-academic-curveball-by-james-j-cudney-murder-mystery/

James J Cudney: Watching Glass Shatter. 5 stars. Genre: Mystery, Drama, Family.  (Perceptions of Glass #1) #Book #Review #Mystery #Fiction: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/09/10/book-review-watching-glass-shatter-by-james-cudney-perceptions-of-glass-1-book-review-mystery-fiction/

James Cudney Didi Oviatt: Weathering Old Souls. 5 stars. Genre: Metaphysical, Mystery. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2021/05/18/may-18-weathering-old-souls-jamescudney4-didi_oviatt-nextchapterpub-review-giveaway-blogtour-metaphysical-spiritual-historical-fiction/

James J Cudney: Father Figure. 5 stars. Genre: Family, Drama

https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2022/02/17/mjs-book-reviews-father-figure-by-jamescudney4-book-review-contemporary-romance-suspense/

Graeme Cumming. Ravens Gathering. 4 stars. Genre: Thriller, Mystery.https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/04/21/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-ravens-gathering/

Richard Dee. Andorra Pett and The Ooort Cloud Cafe. 5 stars.  Genre: Sci Fi https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2019/03/30/bookreview-andorra-pett-and-the-oort-cloud-cafe-mystery-scifi/

Richard Dee. The Lost Princess #sci-fi #novella #prequel 5 stars.  Genre: Sci-Fi:  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2019/06/29/the-lost-princess-richard-dee-arc-bookreview-indieauthor-betaread/

Richard Dee. The Sensaurum and The Lexis. 5 stars. Genre: Steampunk. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2021/05/20/book-review-the-sensaurum-and-the-lexis-by-richard-dee-richarddockett1-book-review-steampunk/

Richard Dee. The Sky’m #fantasy Genre: Fantasy 5 stars https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2021/08/14/the-skym-by-richarddockett1-fantasy-book-review-recommended-read/

Richard Dee. The hitman and The Thief. Genre: Sci Fi Adventure Murder 5 stars https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/10/07/book-review-the-hitman-and-the-thief-by-richard-dee-mystery-sci-fi-adventure-murder-fiction-book-5star-review/

Richard Dee. We Are Saul. Genre: Scifi 5 stars.

https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2022/02/15/book-review-we-are-saul-by-richard-dee-richarddockett1-book-review-scifi/

Jane Dougherty. Abomination. 4 stars: Genre: Post-Apocalyptic YA. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/11/05/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-abomination-by-jane-dougherty/

Camilla Downs. Words of Alchemy. 5 stars. Genre: Poetry https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/05/08/book-review-words-of-alchemy-by-camilla-downs-freeverse-poetry-nature-family-relationships-love/

Kat Ellis. Blackfin Sky. 3.75 stars. Genre: YA, Mystery, Fantasy, Paranormal. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/09/05/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-blackfin-sky-by-kat-ellis/

Tan Twan Eng. The Gift Of Rain. 5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction/Asian Literature. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/04/13/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-gift-of-rain-by-tan-twan-eng/

Anne Frank. The Diary of A Young Girl. 4 stars. Genre: Non-Fiction, History, WW2, Holocaust, Autobiography. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/09/09/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-anne-franks-diary/

Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling. The Cuckoo’s Calling. Cormoran Strike #1.   4 stars. Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Crime. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/05/11/my-review-of-the-cuckoos-calling/

Sally Green. Half Bad. 3.75 stars. Genre: Fantasy, YA, Paranormal, Witches.  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/07/15/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-half-bad-by-sally-green/

Eric Halpenny. Conflict. 4.5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction. Short Story. WW1: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/06/17/rrbc-rwisa-review-conflict-by-eric-halpenny/

Jenny Han. To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. 5 Stars. Genre: Contemporary, YA, Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/08/18/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before/

Pauline C Harris. Puppet. 3 stars. Genre: YA, Fantasy, Fairytale Retelling. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/10/24/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-puppet-by-pauline-c-harris/

Matt Haig. Echo Boy. The latter part of this review contains spoilers. BE WARNED!!!! 4.75 stars. Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Dystopia. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/05/21/my-review-of-matt-haigs-echo-boy-for-net-galley-2/

Ruth Hatfield. The Book of Storms Trilogy, Book 1: The Book of Storms. 4 stars. Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/11/10/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-book-of-storms-by-ruth-hatfield/

Ruth Hatfield. The Book of Storms Trilogy, Book 2: The Colour of Darkness. Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/01/05/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-colour-of-darkness-by-ruth-hatfield/

Ruth Hatfield. The Book of Storms Trilogy, Book 3: The Book of Shadows: Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2017/01/07/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-book-of-shadows-by-ruth-hatfield/

Rachel Hawkins. Rebel Belle. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/07/24/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-rebel-belle-by-rachel-Hawkins/

Emma Healey. Elizabeth is Missing. 4 stars. Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Memory Loss, Aging:  https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/07/24/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-elizabeth-is-missing-by-emma-healey/

Ronovan Hester. P. S. Bartlett. Amber Wake: Gabriel Falling. 4.5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction, Pirate. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/06/04/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-amber-wakes/

Joe Hill. Horns. 4.5 stars. Genre: Horror, Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/11/12/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-horns-by-joe-hill/

Linda G. Hill 4 stars. Genre: Paranormal Romance https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/08/25/kyrosmagica-book-reviews-the-magicians-curse-by-linda-g-hill-paranormal-romance/

Colleen Hoover. Maybe Someday. 4.5 stars. Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/03/11/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-maybe-someday-by-colleen-hoover/

Anthony Horowitz. The House of Silk. A Sherlock Holmes Novel. 4.5 stars. Genre: Mystery, Crime, Fiction, Detective. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/02/09/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-house-of-silk-by-anthony-horowitz/

Katie Hutton The Gypsy Bride. 5 stars. Genre: Historical Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2020/09/29/book-review-the-gypsy-bride-by-katie-hutton/

Kazuo Ishiguro. The Buried Giant. 4 stars. Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/05/11/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-buried-giant-by-kazuo-ishiguro/

Jonas Jonasson. The Hundred Year Old Man That Climbed Out Of A Window And Disappeared. 5 Stars. Genre: Fiction, Humour, Contemporary, Scandinavian Literature. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/01/19/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared/

Helen Jones. Oak and Mist, Book 1 in The Ambeth Chronicles. 4 stars. Genre: Fantasy, YA. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/05/23/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-oak-and-mist/

Maureen Johnson. The Name of The Star. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Mystery, Paranormal. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/04/14/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-name-of-the-star-by-maureen-Johnson/

Hiromi Kawakami. Strange Weather in Toyko. 5 stars. Genre: Asian, Japanese Literature.https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/06/07/review-of-strange-weather-in-tokyo-hiromi-kawakami/

Amie Kaufman and Megan Spooner. These Broken Stars. 4 stars. Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Romance. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/02/21/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-these-broken-stars-by-amie-kaufman-and-meagan-spooner/

Stephen King. The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. 4.5 stars. Genre: Horror, Short Stories, Thriller, Mystery, Fantasy, etc… https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/12/22/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-bazaar-of-bad-dreams-by-stephen-king/

Stephen King. Revival. 4 stars. Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/07/31/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-stephen-kings-revival/

Mary Kubica. A Good Girl. 3.75 stars. Genre: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/08/15/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-a-good-girl-by-mary-kubica/

Jay Kristoff. Nevernight. 5 stars. Genre: Fantasy, YA https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/03/03/review-of-nevernight-by-jay-kristoff/

Jay Kristoff. Godsgrave. 5 stars. Genre: Fantasy, YA (but recommend older readers due to the sexual and violence content.) New Adult. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/08/18/bookreview-godsgrave-the-nevernight-chronicle-2-jay-kristoff/

Vanessa LaFaye. Summertime. 5 stars. Genre : Historical Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/02/28/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-summertime-by-vanessa-lafaye/

Geoff LePard. Dead Flies And Sherry Trifle. Genre: Humour, Coming of Age Story. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/08/05/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-dead-flies-and-sherry-trifle/

E Lockhart. We were Liars.  4.5 stars. Genre: YA, Contemporary, Mystery. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/03/15/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-we-were-liars-by-e-lockhart/

Tahereh Mafi. Shatter Me. 3.75 stars. Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Dystopia. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/05/22/review-of-shatter-me-by-tahereh-mafi/

Graham Marks. Bad Bones. 3 stars. Genre: YA, Horror.Read in the #redeyereadalong by Stripes Publishing October 2015. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/10/24/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-bad-bones-by-graham-marks/

Marcia Meara. Swamp Ghosts. 4 stars. Genre: Romance, Mystery, Thriller. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/07/04/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-swamp-ghosts-by-marcia-meara/

William Meikle. The Exiled. 4 stars. Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/06/12/review-of-the-exiled-by-william-meikle/

Madeline Miller. The Song Of Achilles. 5 stars. Genre: Historical Fiction, Mythology. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/05/16/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-song-of-achilles-by-madeline-miller/

Eimear McBride. A Girl is A Half Formed Thing.  3 stars. Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Irish Literature. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/11/24/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-a-girl-is-a-half-formed-thing-by-eimear-McBride/

Charli Mills, Sarah Brentyn and others.  4.5 stars. Genre: Flash Fiction Anthology. The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol. 1 (Congress of the Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2018/06/09/abrsc-review-the-congress-of-rough-writers-flash-fiction-anthology-vol-1-congress-of-the-rough-writers-flash-fiction-anthology/

David Mitchell. The Bone Clocks. 4.5 stars. Genre: Fiction, Fantasy, Science Fiction. Literary Fiction. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2014/12/08/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-bone-clocks-by-david-Mitchell/

Lou Morgan. Sleepless. 4 stars. Read in the #redeyereadalong by Stripes Publishing October 2015. Genre: YA, Horror. https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2015/10/09/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-sleepless-by-lou-morgan/

Jojo Moyes. Me Before You. 4.5 Stars. Genre: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary/Chick Lit: https://atomic-temporary-67364188.wpcomstaging.com/2016/02/28/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-me-before-you-by-jojo-moyes/

Hope you find this long list useful.

My Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/20419289-marje-mallon

Bye for now, I’m chilling out, feeling on top of the world!! Snooze time…..

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica xx

One Lovely Blog Award Thank You!!!!

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A Big Thank You to Charley from Books and Bakes 1 for nominating me for the One Lovely Blog Award. Congratulations on the award Charley. Do take a look at her lovely blog which is all about her love of: “books, baking, theatre, visiting places, home. books and baking,”  https://booksandbakes1.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/one-lovely-blog-award/

This time I’m going to do a Thank You post rather than participating in the award, because:

  •  I’ve been nominated for this award before !! I thought it was twice but I checked and found it was four times, including Charley’s nomination!!
  • I’m taking part in the Red Eye Readathon on Goodreads for the month of October, so I will be very busy doing bookish posts. So more on that to come, stay tuned! My theme is going to be Halloween, so there will be predominantly spooky posts on Kyrosmagica to get in the mood…… for a bit of ghoulish, scary fun, Kyrosmagica style….

So thanks Charley I really appreciate all these awards so much. Look you’re making me blush. Oh, and you have nominated some wonderful blogs which I’m now following!!! So thanks for introducing those blogs to me too.

Bye for now,

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica xx

Three Weeks to Go…

Support Suzie in what ever way you can, donate, tweet, reblog, etc, shout out about her half marathon to raise money for two worthy charities, Dementia UK, and Bolton Breast Unit.

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In a moment of madness I agreed to sign up for the Birmingham Half-Marathon in October and run 13 miles.

My physical state when I initially paid for my entrance fee in May was not exactly in brilliant condition. As someone who likes their food, along with the occasional cigarette and cocktail, my body has slowly increased in size to the point where I have easily gained 60+lbs in the last five years, and while I was fit enough to swim or run around for hours regularly in my youth, I could barely walk up the stairs a few months ago without feeling flustered and out of breath.

image A sweaty Suzie with the lovely Andrew… Gorgeous. I’m thinking of adopting it as my new look…

After a month (ok, two months) of procrastination, my friend and I decided that we would start our training, which began in July. That first…

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Writer’s Quote Wednesday and BeWow: Climb those Towers!

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This week my Writer’s Quote Wednesday post has been inspired by my visit to Portsmouth, on Saturday evening. Here’s the link to Colleen’s Blog if you want to join in with her weekly quote share: http://silverthreading.com/2015/09/23/writers-quote-wednesday-lewis-carroll/

I was attending my husband’s work party at the Spinnaker Tower on Portsmouth harbour. In fact I found it so wonderful that this week I’m also joining in with Ron’s Be Wonderful Wednesday #BeWowBlogShare:  https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/bewow-blogshare/

 

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The Spinnaker is an amazing venue to have a party, the views are absolutely fabulous. On the way up there were some tears in the lift, one of the party goers became overwhelmed with nerves, but needless to say later in the evening after a few calming glasses of wine she seemed just fine. I also suffer somewhat with a fear of heights so I know what that’s like. Anyway thank goodness we were enclosed in and not hanging off the side, or abseiling down!  That’s a party trick I wouldn’t care to participate in.  Later in the evening several of the party goers danced or walked across the Sky Walk, a large glass floor, which is 100 metres above sea level. One person even did a head stand on it, but I think that was the alcohol speaking. Needless to say no one was allowed to walk, skip,  or tap dance across it wearing high heeled stilettos!

So my quote from P.G. Wodehouse and #bewow is inspired by the heights that writers have to travel to be:

  1. Recognised.
  2. Successful.

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Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realise the heights to which he has climbed. P. G. Wodehouse.

After being in that lift it certainly makes you realise how fast you can travel up, wouldn’t P. G. Wodehouse be amazed!

Here’s the view to give you an indication of what we are aiming for:

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So my #BeWow statement would kind of go like this: Be all you can be, reach for the highest stars, let them twinkle in a blaze of glory, always remember to follow your dreams even if the path seems long and arduous, and maybe one day you might just wake up and realise you are living the dream that you have carried in your heart for a very long time.

Goodreads – About P G Wodehouse:


Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE, was a comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success during a career of more than seventy years and continues to be widely read over 40 years after his death. Despite the political and social upheavals that occurred during his life, much of which was spent in France and the United States, Wodehouse’s main canvas remained that of prewar English upper-class society, reflecting his birth, education, and youthful writing career.

An acknowledged master of English prose, Wodehouse has been admired both by contemporaries such as Hilaire Belloc, Evelyn Waugh and Rudyard Kipling and by modern writers such as Douglas Adams, Salman Rushdie and Terry Pratchett. Sean O’Casey famously called him “English literature’s performing flea”, a description that Wodehouse used as the title of a collection of his letters to a friend, Bill Townend.

Best known today for the Jeeves and Blandings Castle novels and short stories, Wodehouse was also a talented playwright and lyricist who was part author and writer of fifteen plays and of 250 lyrics for some thirty musical comedies. He worked with Cole Porter on the musical Anything Goes (1934) and frequently collaborated with Jerome Kern and Guy Bolton. He wrote the lyrics for the hit song “Bill” in Kern’s Show Boat (1927), wrote the lyrics for the Gershwin – Romberg musical Rosalie (1928), and collaborated with Rudolf Friml on a musical version of The Three Musketeers (1928).

Links:

http://www.spinnakertower.co.uk/

Hope you liked my Writer’s Quote Wednesday, and #BeWow.  Just in case you suffer from vertigo, I’ll do my best to come to your rescue!! Only kidding I’ll need rescuing too, but it’s good to dream.

Kyrosmagica to the Rescue. Bye for now.

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Writer’s Quote Wednesday – Prejudice

I’m reblogging Lance’s wonderful contribution to last week’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday. He feels very passionately about speaking out against prejudice, and discrimination as I do, so with this in mind I’m sharing this on Kyrosmagica. Please reblog and share to get this message out there. It is one world in which we live, if only we could accept differences which in my view make the world a much more interesting and exciting place to live. Embrace cultural diversity. Thanks so much. 🙂

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This is my latest contribution to Writer’s Quote Wednesday, hosted by Colleen Chesebro of silverthreading.com. This week, I also want to link it back to Ronovan’s Be Wonderful on Wednesday (#BeWoW) share. I encourage you all to follow these links to discover some stimulating posts.

Please forgive me for being a little self-indulgent this week, and also for being greedy.

I feel the need to use one of my own quotes which I feel is very appropriate to the times in which we are living, and especially in Europe. I want to combine that with my own personal life motto which I formulated when I was fifteen years old. So I am giving you two for the price of one, and the price you must pay is just to read this post, so it is almost free.

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#Blog Battle. An Exercise in Fun: Orchid Girl

This is my entry for Rachael Ritchey’s writing Blog Battle: http://rachaelritchey.com/blogbattle/

Week 28 Theme is Orchid and the genre of my short story is Paranormal Romance.

Date to Post: Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

Rules:
1.1000 words max
2.fictional tale (or true if you really want)
3.PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
4.Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related
5.Go for the entertainment value!
6.State the Genre of your story at the top of your post.
7.Post your story on Tuesday, by 11:59 PM PST
8.Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story, put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section of this page, and/or include a link to this page in your own blog post (it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post)
9.Have fun!

Orchid Girl

The heady exotic scent of the orchids reminded him of a time long ago. On that particular day he had filled his living room with a floral tribute to a past life which he celebrated each year without fail. But this time it was different, he had made special plans and now they were about to come to fruition. He waited nervously for the clock to announce that it was time for him to pick Suzie up. He could hardly contain his excitement; he set about making his house as beautiful as he could so that it would meet Suzie’s expectations. But would Suzie meet his?

He had been met with derision when he told his friends and family about his plans, a mail order bride how ridiculous! A middle aged, lonely old man, exhibiting signs of desperation that’s what they’d said, or intimidated.

He greeted his bride at the airport with a shy hug. An almost perfect vision of beauty, her petite frame, and jet black hair gleamed with a glossy, playful youthfulness but her delicate features couldn’t conceal a tragic expression that seemed irreversible.

He wondered how he was to bear looking at such a sad face for the rest of his life. He prayed that he could turn the sharp downwards turn of her lips to a smile.

The journey back to his house was more or less silent apart from short bursts of conversation, in which she replied with a yes or a no.

But when she walked into the living room, she couldn’t contain her enthusiasm.
“This pretty,” she said, pointing at the orchids, a hint of a smile playing seductively on the edge of her lovely lips.

The orchids had won a tiny place in her heart, orchids always did.

As the day departed and evening began to suggest itself Alfred’s nervousness increased. It was such a long time since he had gone to bed with a woman. So many years, he did not care to count how many. He worried about his wobbly tummy, his hairy chest smattered with tiny grey hairs. Would this young woman cry and sob into his sheets, would he be the cause of a further sharp downturn of her sweet lips?

He gave her privacy to get undressed, imagined her placing a silky negligee on the bed, slipping into it, and laying her head on his pillow. He imagined her black hair fanned out on the pillow, a sharp contrast to the crisp whiteness of the sheets. He plucked one of the orchids from its stem, and took it up to her intending to pop it into her hair.

When he walked into the bedroom the humid room reminded him of a stifling greenhouse. He opened the window to let in some fresh air. He daren’t look at her, not yet, that magical moment would come later. As the fresh air drifted into the room, he turned to undress her with his gaze, but he saw his foolishness straight away.

He sat on the edge of the crisp bed, his eyes brimming with tears. He deserved this. It was always the same, she never came. He wept, picking up his wedding picture, his wife Grace stared back at him. Grace’s smiling face could match the most beautiful of sunsets. He couldn’t bear it, why did he torture himself this way? She had died without his saying goodbye. No final farewell.

Every year it was the same, on the anniversary of her death, he always bought orchids, her favourite flower and he filled their home with them. But she didn’t come. He had resorted to shock tactics, imagining a fantasy to bring her back to him one last time. His fantasy scenarios never worked, he sensed her presence in their room, but she didn’t return to him. Why would she?

He didn’t deserve her. He cried, and cried. He lifted up the tiny bottle of pills, his hands trembled as he tipped them out. Such tiny pills, he thought, so harmless looking. The water next, one big gulp and it would be all over, no more suffering. But as he turned the lid of the bottle, he thought he saw a tiny movement. The glass had moved, it was no longer on his bedside table but appeared to be hovering before him. As he looked at the glass more closely he saw the sweet semblance of his wife, a shimmering sunset glow, holding death away from him. The water tipped, evaporating as it splashed.

Alfred couldn’t believe his eyes. She had come back, his Grace, his love. “It’s you,” he said, his voice cracked, breaking with emotion.
“Yes.”
“My Gracie, I’ve missed you so much. Why have you taken so long to come back to me?”

“Hurt lay heavy in my heart, so my friend time, became my healer. Now the time is right for you to live and love again. Now I can rest forever.”

  “No, Grace, please, there’s something I must tell you.”

“There’s no need, it has taken me a long while, but I forgive you Alfred. I always knew that you didn’t mean those hurtful words.”

“I’m so sorry Grace, I was stressed. I lost my temper, shouted at you, when I shouldn’t have. I blamed myself for your heart attack.”

“You’re not to blame Alfred. My heart attack wasn’t caused by anything you said. But all this crazy fantasising is giving me a ghost of a second heart attack! Promise me this Alfred, live your life. Let your fantasies become realities. Maybe not that mail order bride, that’s preposterous, but you know what I mean.”

“I promise, Grace.”

He tucked the living orchid in the wispy suggestion of her sunlit hair. She gifted him one last sunset smile, a whispered farewell, and the sweetest hint of a lover’s kiss.

© Marjorie Mallon 2015 – aka, Kyrosmagica. All Rights Reserved.

Thanks for reading my blog battle entry I hope you enjoyed it. Do comment and let me know what you think.

Bye for now,

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica xx

 

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge #62 Start & Hot

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RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #62 Start&Hot

Isn’t this pretty? Really like this prompt photo Ron, very nice indeed. Love the orange leaves against the grey – very striking.

This week’s prompt words for Ron’s Weekly Haiku Challenge are Start and Hot, and boy did these two words give me trouble, I just wasn’t feeling it. My haiku engine wasn’t starting, it was at a dead stand still believe me. In fact  it protested like an old uncharged car battery on a freezing cold snowy day. I was stumped and practically gave up. You nearly had me throwing in the towel Ron, but I kept on at it, played with words, and fiddled about until I came up with these two haikus: Hot Rave Drug Murder and Tsunami of Tears. Not particularly cheerful haiku this week, I’m sorry to say, but at least I get full marks for being determined!!
 

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A cliff hanger start

The final chapter shocker

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It reads as:

 

A cliffhanger start the final chapter shocker.

The final chapter shocker hot rave drug murder

 

Then after muddling through that first haiku I came up with this:

 

Tsunami of Tears

 
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Start running, death calls

Hot, still sand surrenders souls

Tsunami of tears

 

 It reads as:

 

Start running death calls hot still sand surrenders souls.

 

Hot still sand surrenders souls tsunami of tears.

© Marjorie Mallon 2015 – aka, Kyrosmagica. All Rights Reserved.

Here’s the link to Ronovan Writes Challenge: https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-62-start-hot/

Hope you like this weeks haiku. I kind of looked a bit shocked like my Bitstrips cartoon character when I finally worked it out!

Do leave a comment I’d love to hear from you.

Bye for now.

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica xx

Sunshine Bloggers Award

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Thank you to Alicia for nominating me for The Sunshine Bloggers Award.

Here’s a link to her awesome blog, do check it out: http://cyborgknights.com/2015/09/11/sunshine-blogger-award/

I like to spread a little sunshine so this award seems a particularly lovely one for me to receive. So let’s bask in the last rays of an Indian Summer, and enjoy….

Wait a minute, there are rules, in a Sunshine award? Apparently so, so I’ll just put down my Caribbean rum punch for a moment and concentrate on these rules before my eyes go a bit blurry, not to worry there are only three rules:

Rules of the Award:

•Thank the person who nominated you
•Answer the questions from your nominators
•Nominate eleven other bloggers and give them eleven new questions to answer

Oh, and don’t lie back on your sun lounger Marje, at least not yet, as there are some questions too!

Here are the questions that I have been asked to answer:

  1.  What is your favorite era for a story to be set in?   If it was a historical novel it would probably be during the Tudor period, I love Henry the Eighth! He was such a devil, can’t beat Henry for doing dreadful things can you? Or WW2 that’s pretty interesting too.
  2. Favorite genre and why?  Favourite genre has to be Fantasy, as I live in a bit of a fantasy world myself I suppose, and of course I write fantasy too, so yes Fantasy has to be my number one choice. But I love most genres, there are very few exceptions.
  3. What is your favorite season and why? Easy, summer without a shadow of a doubt, love the sea, sand and the beach, so summer wins hands down. I can’t stand the winter as I suffer dreadfully in the cold, hate the dark nights and lack of sunlight. I’m sure that I am a bit prone to SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. Yes, I turn into a sad, dreary, energy devoid lump in the winter. I definitely hibernate.
  4. You have to complete a task of epic proportions, what literary sidekick would you bring along? Hermione Granger. That girl is smart, I’d like her on my Sunshine team, oh and Dr.Watson too,
  5. How many countries have you been to in your lifetime? Ah this is difficult as there are quite a few: Malaysia, Papua new Guinea, the Caribbean, Fiji, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Scotland, England.
  6. If you could learn one skill with the snap of your fingers, what would it be? To play the piano to the highest standard, I play average piano I’d love to be able to play like a concert pianist. The piano is my favourite instrument, I just love the sound of piano music so much.
  7. What book do you recommend people NOT read? I very rarely read books that I don’t like as I read book reviews, and follow lots of book bloggers so I tend to know what sounds good. Normally I don’t like a book when someone else has bought it for me! A case in point is: E L James. Fifty Shades of Grey, thought it was rubbish. Not that I’m a prude, far from it, I just didn’t rate it at all.
  8. Where would you like to see yourself 5 years from now? Successfully published, and writing some more, oh and growing this blog too, or at least updating it from time to time!
  9. You have to change your hair color for 3 months, and it can’t be the color it is now, what color would it be? I fancy myself as a blonde but I am way too dark for that! So I normally settle for red and blonde streaks to highlight my hair.
  10. If you could spend a year living anywhere in the world, where would it be? I would probably opt for Portugal, love it there. Or Singapore, the city of my birth. I love Asian food so I’d eat several years worth of spicy food in one year, and then come reluctantly come home!
  11. What is a good piece of advice you learned in your first few months of blogging?

Discover who you are through your blogging. This sounds a bit hoity-toity, but believe me it is true. I found out all sorts of things about myself through blogging. Ok, I’m not saying I found a long lost sister, or that I was adopted or anything like that. I would recommend that you focus on what you really enjoy doing and write about it on your blog. That way people reading your blog will feel your boundless enthusiasm rocking its way over the internet to them! But if its golf that you love don’t write a blow by blow account of every single hole played, just highlight the highlights! Write about the humorous aspects, or things that you feel passionate about. Don’t worry about the numbers, who is and isn’t following you, just have fun. Make friends, yes that one is extremely important, find some blogging friends. As far as the practicalities go its a good idea to get a good book out of the library, or buy one to help you set up your blog, this one has been recommended to me: WordPress in Easy Steps, by Darryl Bartlett. 

Right now it’s time to nominate some blogs for this award, I hope these bloggers accept awards, not all do, but if you don’t that’s okay just sip a little rum punch and chill instead. I won’t be offended.

My Nominees For Sunshine Blogger are:

Storyteller, traveler, life devotee, naturalist, ghostwriter, Grandmother, And a fairly good cook. http://johannamassey.com/

Letting the light in one frame at the time.  “I am a nature lover who is lucky enough to live in Queensland in one of the most beautiful spots … the Sunshine Coast.” https://getyourlenson.wordpress.com/blog/

Between Two Tides. Poems, Pictures and Stories from Entre Deux Mers, France: https://33580laborde.wordpress.com/

Terri blogs about the fun things in life, in particular leisure. http://terriwebsterschrandt.com/

Yen from Malaysia enjoys the simple things in life and blogs about them at At Little Calico’s Journal: https://xiaohuamaobiji.wordpress.com/

Musings and Memories, Words and Wisdom from Ritu : https://butismileanyway.wordpress.com/

Wife, parent, and home school mum sharing advice, experiences, laughter and fellow writing blog battler: https://anniehow.wordpress.com/

Eclectic and Multilingual blogger with a great love of reading and writing: https://solveigwerner.wordpress.com/

Thoughts about home schooling, health and fitness, being an expat, kids and life in general: https://amommasview.wordpress.com/

Stacey talks books, writing and the journey to publication: https://stacecampbell.wordpress.com/

This is really a sunny blog, lots of wonderful photos on here to light up your day: https://west517photos.wordpress.com/

My Questions:

  1. Have you ever had Christmas in Australia? Or if you haven’t, do you think you would like your Turkey on the beach?
  2. What is your favourite ice cream?
  3. Do you like comic books? Did you have a favourite as a child?
  4. Are there any unusual customs or idiosyncrasies in your family?
  5. Do you ever read in the bath? Or in any other strange places?
  6. If you could have an unusual pet what would it be and why?
  7. Have you ever been snorkelling? Deep sea fishing? Scuba Diving? Sailing? In a Beach volleyball team? Shell collecting? Fishing?…. etc….
  8. Do you have a favourite season or time of the year?
  9. Are you good at keeping secrets? Or are you a bit of a gossip?
  10. What is your favourite book? Genre?
  11. Do you like to collect anything? Or have you done so in the past?

Bye for now. Time to Chill…. Oh, where has the sun gone? That’s okay I’m chillin’ in my Crystal hangout.

Marje @ Kyrosmagica. xx

Writer’s Quote Wednesday: Michael Morpurgo.

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This week I’m thrilled to be joining in Colleen’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday.
Here’s the link to find out how to join in this open community of quote enthusiasts: http://silverthreading.com/2015/09/16/writers-quote-wednesday-george-carlin/
My contribution for Colleen’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday is this gem of pure wonderment from Michael Morpurgo.

Encouraging young people to believe in themselves and find their own voice, whether it is through drama, writing or art is so important in giving young people a sense of self-worth.   Michael Morpurgo.

I absolutely believe this is true, and the photograph below, (which I’ve edited with Michael Morpugo’s quote,) is taken from my youngest daughter’s art work when she was still at primary school.

It is nice to keep a copy of these little artistic endeavours on my blog as they bring back memories of when the girls were little, that seems such a long time ago now! Both of my daughters are pretty arty, my eldest enjoys writing, art, and drama, and my youngest writing, dance and photography (which I would include too in the quote!) Being creative seems to run in our family! In fact my grandfather and my uncle had a photography business in Edinburgh.

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Here’s a trio of Georgina’s artwork from primary school, the one on the left and right remind me of batik, The middle one is very colourful and exotic too! Batik is a technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to whole cloth, or cloth made using this technique. It is found in various countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Nigeria. More about Batik on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik

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The photo below is one of my eldest daughter’s artwork pieces that she did when she was studying GCSE Art.
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Author’s Bio – Goodreads

Michael Morpurgo is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the war, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up ‘Farms for City Children’ with his wife. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were awarded an MBE for services to youth. He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books.

http://www.michaelmorpurgo.com
I hope you like the quote from Michael Morpurgo that I have featured for Writer’s Quote Wednesday this week, and the magical artwork too!

If you are artistic or creative and would like to be featured on this blog, I will be posting artistic, photographic, writing, poetry, creative, and dramatic pieces, (written accounts for the drama please!) by youngsters in the age group 11-18. So do get in touch if you are interested in featuring, leave a comment below.

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica xx

Camera Lucida: The Colour of Life

 

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This is my photo for Julia’s Camera Lucida this week. The theme this week is The Colour of Life. If you’d like to join in or check out Julia’s awesome owl post here’s the link: https://myredpage.wordpress.com/2015/09/14/camera-lucida-the-colour-of-life/

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My photo of Alice’s card filled hair is a bit of a steal really as it is a photograph of my daughter Natasha’s artwork when she was studying GCSE Art but it seemed to fit the theme very well, as it is so colourful and vibrant. This week I will be doing some posts about celebrating and encouraging the artistic endeavours of young people.  Life is full of challenges and possibilities pick an Alice fantasy card and see where time will take you. I Love the wackiness of Alice in Wonderland, our lives should be full of exuberant, eccentric moments and this painting sums it up for me.

 

Hope you liked my post. If you’d like to share any of your children’s art work/photography in the comments below please do.

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Marje @ Kyrosmagica. xx