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 →
Friday Favorites: Books of 2020
All right, it's time! I finished 91 books in 2020, and now I need to narrow it down to my top ten... which is impossible, but I shall try!
Friday Favorites: Female Authors
By: Stephanie Wyatt Everyone has authors that they automatically buy their books when they first hear of a new releases--most people define those as a person’s favorite author. I used to think that way too, and then I started getting into writing my own stories so my favorite authors changed because of what I could... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Television Series
By: Mariah Brown I am doing something a bit different this time. I wanted to talk about my current favorite television series that may or may not still be on live television still. The first one I want to talk about is Rizzoli & Isles because I am currently watching it. I love crime shows... Continue Reading →
Friday Favorites: Fanfiction
By: Stephanie Wyatt Fanfiction is the answer to every reader waiting for the next book in the series, or if you want to explore the relationship that almost happened before the love interest came onto the scene. My favorite way to explain fan iction is the book Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, so if after reading... Continue Reading →