Welcome back, my fellow creatives! It’s been a whirlwind of a week with my university’s literature festival, where I got to present on the diverse representation Outsider Hero in film and the joy of finding humor in everyday experiences. Let’s take a break from academia now to fly away with Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto.
What does a reader experience in those opening pages, and what does a writer learn? Let’s find out!
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I hope you enjoy this sip from Crown of Feathers with me! If there are any stories you would like to recommend for sipping on this podcast, let me know in the comments below! I’d also welcome reading any indie authors’ own stories.
Read on, share on, and write on, my friends!
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How about ‘The Glass Room’ by Simon Mawer …possibly my favourite of all. I hope you and yours are well. Regards, The Old Fool
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Many thanks, Friend. There are some struggles here, but we’re taking it one day at a time and giving thanks for the little blessings. Hope your health and family are both strong and well!
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I think it’s wonderful that there is so much literature out there for young adults.
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Isn’t it? And I love the vastness of it all. Plenty of new worlds to explore and enjoy. 🙂
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Hi Jean, Perceptive and extertaining as usual. I hesitated commenting because I did not want to appear a misery guts as I could not warm to the book. I felt it was just ticking one trope after another. But then it is merely your job to be entertaining and informative, not to sell the book!
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Ha! That’s a totally fair assessment, my friend. The troubled loner girls who can do more and are therefore more special than other girls–oh yes, this ticks a lot of boxes. I do dig the idea of riding a phoenix, though, and sibling conflict definitely resonates. 🙂 That’s why I like just sharing first impressions of books. We each have our own “boxes” we tick to know whether or not we’ll enjoy a story!
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I love listening to these, Jean, and I think I might well enjoy this book… but it’ll have to wait its turn. You are so right about the gorgeous cover too.
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Indeed! The painting of that phoenix is just GORGEOUS. I can’t not look at it! xxxxxxx
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I love listening to these. Really do. I have to say it’s a fabulous cover. Really hope your smiling 😊xxx
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I find the moments, my friend. I hope you are, too!
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