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Book Review: The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door by H. G. Parry The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door: Redhook (2024) 464 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description Camford, 1920. Gilded and glittering, England's secret magical academy...Read More

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Book Review: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer The Wishing Game: Ballantine Books (2023) 304 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked...Read More

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Blending Cultures in Fantasy Writing: From Pickled Plums to Dragon Perches

Posted on August 8, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

When I started writing fantasy, I expected the usual challenges: stubborn characters, tricky plot holes, and the occasional three-hour research spiral on how long it takes to cross a desert by camel. What I didn’t expect was the tug-of-war between...Read More

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Book Review: Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

Posted on August 1, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand Golden Girl: Little, Brown and Company (2021) 384 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of 13 beach novels and mother of three nearly...Read More

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Book Review: Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker

Posted on July 25, 2025August 15, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker Haunt Sweet Home: Tor.com (2024) 176 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description When aimless twenty-something Mara lands a job as the night-shift production assistant on her cousin’s ghost hunting/home makeover reality TV show Haunt Sweet...Read More

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Book Review: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones The Buffalo Hunter Hunter: S&S/Saga Press (2025) (448) Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is...Read More

Where the Words Went

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

I had a plan. Not a rigid schedule, but a rhythm. Word days, business days, my Friday blog posts. It's what I could manage, balancing my writing goals against a full-time job and family obligations. Then a personal tragedy hit,...Read More

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Book Review: Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore Oona Out of Order: Flatiron Books (2020) 329 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight...Read More

A Note from Future Me

Posted on June 13, 2025June 14, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Hey Past Me. Guess what? You did it. You finished Ink and Waves. The Elemental Artist series is complete. Four books. Four! (Plus that gorgeous prequel short story.) Take a moment. Breathe it in. I know, it’s hard to believe...Read More

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Book Review: Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen Waypoint Kangaroo: Curtis C. Chen (2024) 394 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description Kangaroo isn't your typical spy. Sure, he has extensive agency training, access to bleeding-edge technology, and a ready supply of quips...Read More

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Book Review: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher Thornhedge: Tor Books (2023) (128) Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org Book Description There's a princess trapped in a tower. This isn't her story. Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the...Read More

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Book Review: Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Jami Fairleigh

Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale Cassandra in Reverse: Avon Books (2023) | Harlequin Audio (2023) 368 Pages Amazon | Bookshop.org | Audible | Libro.fm Book Description Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit. She likes what she likes...Read More