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All the best books are character-driven. You can have an original plot, but if the reader doesn’t care if your protagonist lives or dies then chances are they won’t get to the end of your book. Most importantly protagonists have to be interesting but not clichéd and this is something Jess Caleb has definitely got right.
Writing in this ever-popular genre takes something a little different to stand out and Caleb has penned an imaginative plot with plenty of unexpected twists and turns along the way.
An intriguing and consistently enjoyable read A Nomad in Spellbinding Southeast Asia proves a persuasive contemporary fantasy from the start. Where an engaging narrative and memorable characters combine to keep us on the edge of our seats as Claudia finds herself drawn ever deeper in a mystery that includes a buckskin guardian angel and magical weasel!
One of the problems with Contemporary Fantasy is that because it’s set in our present time or a world that mostly looks like ours the supernatural elements can feel overly contrived but by tapping into her experiences as a Digital Nomad Caleb manages to obviate this by drawing on the mystical intrigue of her setting.
With just the right tonal flourishes to bring her characters to life, Caleb is well suited to the genre and with backstories for Claudia, Linh and Njôl now established the scene seems set for exciting new globetrotting adventures!
An enjoyable debut with a clutch of superb characters, A Nomad in Spellbinding Southeast Asia is certainly recommended.
Beginning with the marriage of Erc of Dalriada to his first wife Marca at the age of fifteen and covering the period up until his death in 474AD, Strittmatter gives us a rousing historical novel and a fine example of what can happen when good writing and extensive research come together.
With its fascinating look at veterinary surgery, ‘The Bone Vet’ offers an accessible guide for both professionals and laymen seeking an understanding of the challenges and realities of animal skeletal and connective tissue issues and corrections.
With the continued growing popularity of the short story, many good collections are released each year and yet sadly the majority go unnoticed by mainstream readers.
What makes a memoir so alluring? After all, they are not generally stuffed full with action, suspense, romance or mystery, which provide the highs and lows or other literature.
A child’s imagination is a wonderful thing. The suspension of disbelief comes easy to them. As we get older we think in terms of our willingness to suspend our critical faculties and believe something surreal whilst sacrificing realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.
Whether it be a spine-tingling ghost story, the sighting of a UFO, stories of Gods and Deities, or the fascination of the occult, most of us are curious in one way or another about the supernatural.
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