I had a great time talking with podcaster and author, Jamie Davis, host of Books and Authors Fantasy Podcast. The podcast is dated June 21, 2019 and you can listen to it here: fantasy-focus.com or search through your usual podcast app for Fantasy Focus. If you’re a lover of fantasy I highly recommend following the link and also checking out some of the other articles and interviews posted. Jamie and I talked about several things, most related to Missing Wings, including: its construction, character verses plot driven narratives, and my timeline for completing book 2. Jamie and also had fun talking shop about writing and our opinions on authors who don’t feel they have enough time to read and also write.  

Hello-in case you didn’t hear my big news: Missing Wings is published. I’m having a virtual release party on facebook here: Missing Wings Release Party, and some of my author friends will be there to help me celebrate. We’ll have prize drawings, giveaways, and fun all done on the event thread. Everyone interested is welcome-and feel free to share and bring your book loving friends!

The Kindle version of Missing Wings is available: Kindle Version Missing Wings

I anticipate the paperback version will be available to order by the Release Party 8/30/2018.

If you are on Goodreads, enter the Missing Wings Giveaway here: Missing Wings Giveaway.

 

Book Review: The Big Sheep by: Robert Kroese

I give this five out of five stars for an excellent array of characters, laugh out loud humor, the twisting tale to a hidden outcome, and the exploration of the moral dilemma’s that come with advances in our knowledge of the human genome.

What I liked most:

• The characters, I can’t help it I have a thing for anything with a nod to Sherlock Holmes. I adored the antics between the eccentric savant and his well-grounded assistant. I’m happy Kroese is considering a sequel to this story. The world established in the story is well constructed and the characters can easily support many future humorous intrigues.
• Kroese’s talent for composing a narrative that incorporates a wonderful array of humor endures in The Big Sheep. My favorite laugh out loud moment includes a subject interview that was lacking Dr.Pepper and Circus Peanuts. I also enjoyed the shameless number of puns surrounding Mary, the missing 300 pound sheep. This is a great read if you prefer books that make you laugh.
• There’s some sharp insight about intellectual property and how it applies to a fictional character. The concepts of human cloning, agelessness, advanced gene therapy, and mind alteration were tangible in the world building of the story. These added a fantastic layer of creepiness as I tried to guess at the final outcome. Several aspects of the plot sucked me in and made the read hard to put down and something I was eager to pick back up.

An advanced review copy was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review of this book. You can find out more about the author Robert Kroese and his other works on his website HERE.