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Cal’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Cal’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Happy Book Birthday, No Land For Heroes!
My first published novel is now available on amazon! No Land For Heroes - A Gaslamp and Western Fantasy began as a silly story for friends, then ended up winning a Wattpad Watty award, then sat for half the pandemic as I thought about how to rewrite it and make it better.
It's a book I wanted to get right, not only because it was my first, but because it was about something that was important to me Read more of this blog post »
It's a book I wanted to get right, not only because it was my first, but because it was about something that was important to me Read more of this blog post »
Cal’s Recent Updates
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| technically DNF. I read the novella section and liked it well enough, but the expansion didn't hold the same tension so I set it aside. Novella is worth reading, though! ...more | |
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I think I may have a new favourite book??? Everything about it was like candy to me. The interlude chapters, the codes, the hints that you only pick up on after its too late. The implication of who the antagonist is? Just. Oh my god. I want to read i ...more |
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Cat wrote: "YESSSSSSSSS have fun <3"
it was just the sample, sadly. i've placed a hold on it at my library but we'll see how quickly that happens Edit: ...more " |
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I wanted to sit and think this book over for a bit before reviewing. Let it percolate a bit, y'know? I feel like books this good deserved that time to mull them over. I'll start with the easy stuff: the prose and deliberate, exacting word choices are ...more |
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“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Ryan wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Rhiannon wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“Gilbert had cut his teeth working for international financiers in Newhaven, where he learned the trade of rubbing two coins together to produce a third. He could have chosen a life of comfort and security by staying the employee of one of the large firms, but why settle for comfort when he had a chance at luxury?
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
“Gilbert had cut his teeth working for international financiers in Newhaven, where he learned the trade of rubbing two coins together to produce a third. He could have chosen a life of comfort and security by staying the employee of one of the large firms, but why settle for comfort when he had a chance at luxury?
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
‘Settling’ only entered Gilbert’s vocabulary when it came to two things: lawsuits and land claims.”
― No Land For Heroes
“That won’t be a problem, will it, Sheriff Collins?” Isaiah asked. He grinned, his attempt at a beard made him look like he had mange. “You keep your attack dog over there with your furry friend, and I’ll be happy to pay you with a good time.” He reached down with his free hand and wiggled his belt buckle suggestively. Ryan made a face at the suggestion.
“You bring a babysitter with you?” Millie ‘the attack dog’, asked.”
― No Land For Heroes
“You bring a babysitter with you?” Millie ‘the attack dog’, asked.”
― No Land For Heroes
“Even after all these years, Fred’s words could knock the air from her. Millie grit her teeth, refusing to let him see just how deeply that had cut. Ryan wasn’t like that, she wasn’t like Fred at all.
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
“No masters,” Fred said. “No kings. Remember?”
“You don’t get to say that,” Millie snapped.”
― No Port in a Storm
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