By: Cait Marie For me, characters make or break a book/series. I absolutely love seeing them grow and develop into something so much more than they once were. Kristy over at Caffeinated Fae has created a weekly prompt post called Fae Friday, and last week's prompt was all about this! So, here's how it works if you... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Bookish Activities
By: Manuela Soares Hello, again readers, and happy July and Independence weekend to our US readers! This week's Friday Favorites is all about things you can do with a book club or even just some friends. I've been in one virtual book club for several years now, and there are always fun activities going on.... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Book Of The Month Books
By: Christopher Bartlett Recently, I got tempted into rejoining Book Of The Month (full disclosure that is my personal referral link for those wanting to join or curious about it). They got me to rejoin with a free book, which tells you it wasn’t that difficult, especially since I had had such a good experience... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Moms
By: Manuela Soares With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, it seemed like a great time to write about some of my favorite literary mothers. Additionally, some of the other writers here chimed in with their favorite literary mothers, so keep scrolling and check out this week's Friday Favs! Molly Weasley - Harry Potter Series... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Series
By: Manuela Soares Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling This series is one that I grew up with, Sorcerer's Stone was published in the U.S. when I was in fifth grade, and I was captivated by the world when my teacher at the time read it to the class. Ever since, it was a part of... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Fiction Climaxes
By: Christopher Bartlett Almost everyone has those favorite pieces of fiction where once the climax starts, no matter how late it is or how tired they are, they just can’t stop till it resolves. In some cases, resulting in hours of lost sleep as they turn page after page. Followed by a day of limping... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Top 5 Books To Read In The New Year
By: Destiny Constantin Hello, Functionally Fictional readers! I hope you are having a fabulous Friday. This is my first time writing a Friday Favorites article, so I hope you enjoy reading it. This past week, I have been working on creating new content for my blog, Destiny's Magical Creations. I have also been making plans... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Non-Gun Weapons in Fiction
By: Christopher Bartlett When most people think of a personal weapon in a movie, television show, or book, it is usually a gun or some type of laser weapon. Today, though, we will look at those that don’t fall in that category. The most common after the gun/laser is probably the longsword/broadsword/bastard sword. We see... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Thriller/Suspense, Horror, and Mystery Books
By: Mariah Brown I am obsessed with the genre of suspense, horror, and mystery books. I thought I would do a Friday Favorite's post on my favorite books in these genres. I am going to discuss my top 6 books in these genres. The first book that every got me into these type of genres... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Side Characters
By: Stephanie Wyatt I know, I know. Side characters aren’t compelling enough to be main characters; that’s why they aren’t main characters. Hear me out though. Haven’t you ever had a side character in a book that you just felt like you could be roommates with them? Couldn’t you just picture taking them to Wal-Mart... Continue Reading →
