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Faye Hollidaye

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in Parkersburg, WV, The United States

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Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Thriller

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Faye is a writer, reader, and blogger who was born and raised in West Virginia; she began her writing career at an early age and is currently living in West Virginia.

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Average rating: 4.77 · 22 ratings · 12 reviews · 10 distinct works

	Susie: A Short Novella 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar (Merely Mortal Books Book 3) by Faye Hollidaye (Goodreads Author), Dakota J. Miller (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rise 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Way (A Merely Mortal Book) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vihar: A Merely Mortal Short Story from the Tebawa (Merely Mortal Books) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieces (Merely Mortal Series, Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Heart and Soul Laid Bare: A Short Works Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	John Wayne really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Cow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Monsters Control the Narrative: An American Memoir 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Curses We Keep by Dakota J. Miller

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How I discovered this book:I was part of this author's circle of Twitter buds and others who helped this debut novel become what it is today... The author spent MONTHS on sifting through feedback, making numerous edits, and struggling with editors who wouldn't respond or provide top-gu Read more of this blog post »

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Rifles for Watie

by Harold Keith

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The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

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A Wicked Hunger

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This nonfiction book is very well done, but I highly disagree with it being children’s literature or young-adult fiction. As a 13-year-old, I may have read it — but I was generally much more mature and interested in literature than the great majority ...more
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Faye Hollidaye is on page 203 of 320 of The 57 Bus: Okay… this book is mighty “heavy” — it’s nearly made me cry a few times now. Js The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Faye Hollidaye made a comment on Dakota J. Miller’s review of Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar (Merely Mortal Books Book 3) " I am soooo glad you found the romantic elements an enhancement instead of a deterrent! Thank you for your clear thoughts and your compliments here! ❤️ "
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Faye Hollidaye liked Dakota J. Miller's review of Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar (Merely Mortal Books Book 3): "As a collaborator on Moon Goddess, I contributed roughly one-third of the story ideas, but even those sections were thoughtfully expanded and refined by the incredibly talented Faye Hollidaye. She reached out to me last year after reading some of my " Read more of this review »
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Faye Hollidaye and 2 other people liked Dakota J. Miller's review of Alone Together: "I don’t normally pick up books like this. Nothing against the author or the genre — it just isn’t what I usually reach for. But I’m so glad I did. It’s been a long time since a novel had me counting down the minutes until the end of my workday just s" Read more of this review »
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“What is your name, so that I may condemn you as well?" -- Kara”
― Faye Hollidaye, The Other Way

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“One does not accept a name. The ancestors choose our names for us. We do not have a choice of accepting — we are named and then are thus known as what we are named. There is no choice involved." -- Regra”
― Faye Hollidaye, The Other Way

tags: character-quotes, controlling-others, fate, power-of-names

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“You should get used to things like this -- you'll be around it for millennia." -- Hilar Siwar”
― Faye Hollidaye, Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar

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“You should get used to things like this -- you'll be around it for millennia." -- Hilar Siwar”
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“Large progress is made by small changes.” -- Cahilar”
― Faye Hollidaye, The Other Way

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