#WritingtheSensesChallenge & #FantasyWIPJanuary Day 22 and a Book Review!

It's time for another book review and I have to say this addition to the blog is helping me stay on track with my reading. I'm eating books up! :D I'm enjoying some more than others but so far, I've been able to give all but one, I think, four stars since I started being more dedicated in writing reviews on the books I read. Read on to see the review and the challenge responses for yesterday.

Review of "Runaway Wallflower" by Bianca Blythe

Runaway Wallflower by Bianca Blythe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was an interesting tale. The heroine has an interesting personality and drive. The hero has chosen an equally interesting career path. Considering the time period, I love how this was woven into the story. I've never read a historical romance about American colonials going back to England. The reactions of the /ton/ seemed to me to be spot on, as well as the way they perceived the outcome of the American Revolution. The interaction between the hero and heroine wasn't so unique but I think it was well done on the part of the author. Would I read it again and again? Probably not. But I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about characters who go against the flow and reading historical romance. It was fun.

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Some books are harder to review than others. This one was a true flight of fancy, so to speak.

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#writingthesenseschallenge Day 22: Sights Refined

This week calls for refining those details I put down into words last week. The picture is coming together and I want to make it the most vivid mind image I can. Details make the work, indeed! But how I write the details matters.

Zec hesitated too long and she offered, “If you’re feeling better now, there’s another place I like to go.” There was no request for him to continue, no urging to bare his soul.
He stared at her a long time before he stood. She smiled again, unbothered by his steady gaze, and chattered on. “This path isn’t quite as slippery as the one we took to get here. If you’re worried, just let me know.” It galled him to show such weakness to younger person but he gritted his teeth and tagged along. It wasn’t her fault he couldn’t swim.
Zec was forced to admit one thing, though. Liha was quite possibly the prettiest being he’d ever seen. She was certainly the brightest. Her golden hair, skin, and eyes shone like the suns. As Tsifi’Ra and Mit’Ra bathed her in their brilliance, she beamed it back into the world around her. He’d never met many people but she was unlike any other Genzetti of his acquaintance.
Together they followed the path into lush cover. “These are achich trees,” she chattered. “During Dishi, the leaves fade to gray-white. When the winds shake the branches, the downpour of leaves look like an ice storm.” The spindly bows edged the verges, so close the light dimmed to golden green.
“And these are orbana.” She pointed at shrubs dotted with dainty white blossoms nestled at the feet of the achich. The blooms seemed to light the path with a soft glow making the place feel even more mystical. And everywhere was the music of water — from laughing streamlets to roaring falls. Zec had never experienced anything so strange or beautiful in all his sun-cycles. Liha truly fit well in this place, no matter her heritage.
The verdant tunnel opened into a brightly lit clearing loosely paved with more of the wide, flat stones. A deeper stream whispered and flowed through the center. She pointed him toward a simple bridge. Upon closer inspection, the craftsmanship amazed Zec. Shiny green-black absin stones arched gently from one bank to the other. Teardrop-shaped finials topped four short posts carved with abundant floral filigree. A square gazebo topped with a sweeping roof awaited them on the far side. Golden tassels danced in the breeze at each of the up-turned corners. A wind-catcher sang under one eave while a light-catcher winked at him from the opposite. Liha beckoned Zec to follow her in and he stood in the center. What he should do now, he wasn’t sure. There was only one bench and it lay along the wall closest to the water.

As you can see, I made changes even after I made the header photo. LOL The editing continues...

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#fantasywipjanuary Day 22 - Who is your favorite secondary character and why?

Now...they asked why Master Tor is my favorite secondary character. The Genzetti is integrity personified. He's faithful and loyal and he takes his jobs seriously. He's a man of his word. He's been hurt, broken-hearted, knocked down...and still doesn't give up. And because of all this, he's a beautiful person to me.