Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
February 18, 2013
JL Bryan is a full-time indie author living and writing in Georgia. His novel Jenny Pox and the subsequent series, The Paranormals, have received praise throughout indie circles as well as over 250 reviews on Amazon. His latest book, Fairyvision, the fifth book in the Songs of Magic series, is due out this month. Read my interview and be sure to check out the Songs…
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
January 23, 2013
This is not a list of best selling books for teens; a walk down the YA isle at Target could provide that. Instead, this list includes books that are great both in their craft and in their importance. Here you will find novels with heart and depth. This is a list of books that will impact the…
Field Under : Book Reviews, For Readers
Tags : blankets, books for teens, books of magic, craig thompson, ender's game, fiction books, great fiction, jenny pox, JL Bryan, john green, looking for alaska, Neil Gaiman, orson scott card, paper towns, sherman alexie, speak, stardust, stephen chbosky, the absolutely true diary of a part time indian, the perks of being a wallflower, young adult fiction
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
December 20, 2012
Christmas is just a few days away, or perhaps you are reading this after a post-holiday Google search. In 2011 millions of Americans received an eReader for Christmas, and I have no doubt that 2012 will be the same. If you are one of those lucky, new eReader owners, here is some advice from a Kindle owner since 2009.
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
September 22, 2012
You know they say… You can’t judge a book by its cover. That’s usually true, but we do anyway. I think that a good cover can attract a reader, but the real impact is a bad cover. As shallow as I feel admitting this, I won’t buy an indie book with a hot mess cover….
Field Under : Design, For Readers, For Writers
Tags : blake northcott, book covers, Exiled, fairyland, jenny pox, JL Bryan, john green, looking for alaska, mr merrick, songs of magic, vs. reality
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
June 7, 2012
★★★★★ My review of Fairyland, the 4th Songs of Magic book by JL Bryan. I got a sneak peek of this book before release and did some proofing for JL Bryan. This book is amazing, check it out on Kindle! Note- My birthday joke was poorly planned. I didn’t realize when I recorded it that…
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
May 23, 2012
As I wrapped up edits for my latest novel, Olympia Heights: The Weight of the World, and finalized the proof on the paperback of Kissing Corpses, I was met with some great news. You’ve heard me rave about JL Bryan’s Fairy series and Blake Northcott’s Vs. Reality series. It seems that both of these awesome…
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
April 2, 2012
JL Bryan- ★★★★★ Last week I read Fairystruck, the third Songs of Magic book by JL Bryan. Look for the fourth book this summer!
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
December 7, 2011
★★★★★ After reading Fairy Metal Thunder, I was totally up for some more JL Bryan. When a fellow TCR Derby Girl, Molly Mongoose, said “have you heard of Jenny Pox?” the night before Thanksgiving, I decided to dive right in. It tore through it as fast as possible with grad school, derby, and surrendering NaNoWriMo….
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
December 4, 2011
I’ve popped up at a few web sites this week, so I thought I’d catch y’all up on my various internet appearances. I have 3 big ones today. Check them out! Fairy Metal Thunder Review Embed You may have seen my review for Fairy Metal Thunder. If not, you can follow that link and watch…
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
November 23, 2011
Thanksgiving is here. Last year I posted a list of things I am thankful for as a New Year’s Eve recap on my Facebook notes. This year I decided I had best do it on my blog for Thanksgiving. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the things I am thankful for this year. JL…
Posted by Amy Leigh Strickland
November 8, 2011
by JL Bryan ★★★★★ I’ve been working on reading more Indie books, which is hard because I still have so many classic books to read and so many school books to read… my reading list is like my Netflix queu (I’m adding titles at a rate faster than I can consume them). I did get…