Catching Shadows

@catchingshadows
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SF and Fantasy fan. Writer of meta and fic. I occasionally snark about writing. I boost about #autism, #writing, #books and #shinythings

I still haven't come up with a pen name yet.

WordPresshttps://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/
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Writing Tumblrhttps://shadow-words.tumblr.com/
Catching ShadowsMar 11

Book Review: Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer A nameless war mech goes on a quest, and stumbles into a conspiracy #booksky #bookreview #sciencefiction

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Book Review: Ode to the Half-Broken by Suzanne Palmer

It’s the post-apocalypse and a nameless military mech wakes up in a tub after a malware attack, missing it’s leg. Our nameless Protagonist embarks on a quest to regain its leg and hire …

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Catching ShadowsFeb 24

_Book Review: Daindreth's Assassin_ In which an assassin falls for her mark
#bookreview #elisabethwheatley #daindrethsassassin #book

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Book Review: Daindreth’s Assassin by Elisabeth Wheatley

After being extremely entertained by Elisabeth Wheatley’s “Book Goblin” videos, and her commentary on various romantic tropes and historical fantasy, I finally decided to read her books. The book I…

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Catching ShadowsFeb 22
_Lord of the Black Mountain 16/?_ On Royal Road! Nemar Jhan arrives in Navaelin--various discussions are had. https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/62335/lord-of-the-black-mountain/chapter/3081281/sixteen?notification=True #fantasy #blackmountain #webnovel #royalroad 💙📚
Sixteen - Lord of the Black Mountain

The Sewen countryside was flatter and more open, forested hills giving way to fields and farms. Houses and barns were marked by elaborate geometric patterns: (...)

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Catching ShadowsFeb 20

Book Review: The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt. A "spicy" romance featuring "fake marriage," "coerced marriage," and also mutual "how dare X be so sexy." #bookreview #romantasy #fantasy

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Book Review: The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) by Tiffany Hunt

In The Dark Lord’s Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes), we have one (1) lady named Arabella who has done some time imprisoned in a tower due to her father being extremely terrible. We have…

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Catching ShadowsFeb 18

Lord of the Black Mountain: In which a prince attempts to save his sister from marriage to a necromancer, only to be the one married to him. #fantasy #books #iamwriting #blackmountain

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Lord of the Black Mountain

Nemar Jhan, Lord Warden of the Assembly of Five had agreed to a marriage alliance with the kingdom of Sewen. Unfortunately his future bride Teren Kelfin had not–Nemar Jhan being not of the fa…

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Catching ShadowsFeb 11

Book Review: Overgrowth by Mira Grant Alien invasion as family reunion where Earth is a picnic basket. #horror #bookreview

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Book Review: Overgrowth by Mira Grant

Stasia Miller has been very up front about being an advanced scout for an alien invasion since she was a child. (Or at least, since the time she disappeared in the woods and may or may not have bee…

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Catching ShadowsJan 15

Book Review: Run Aground by H. Birchwood, Key Dyson & Raymond Roach in which Rich and Liam get kidnapped by rich mercenary/warlord. #bookreview #books

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Book Review: Run Aground by H Birchwood & Key Dyson & Raymond Roach

The Tales from the Michigan Fleet series takes a darker turn in Run Aground, when Rich and friends with benefits and perks Liam disappear after attending a landside hoverboard tournament. Given his…

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Catching ShadowsJan 9

Book Review: Brides in the Dark by Jacob Steven Mohr A fairy tale examining the selkie folktale. #fantasy #booksky #bookreview

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Book Review: Brides in the Dark by Jacob Steven Mohr

Brides in the Dark is a “modern fairy tale” that plays on a much older category of folktale: the Swanmay/Selkie/Other shapeshifter who must marry whoever stole the skin that enables the…

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Catching ShadowsJan 8
Currently working on overhauling my writing blog: https://catchingshadows672971735.wordpress.com/
#writing #bookreviews #books I've gotten some chapters written for Lord of the Black Mountain. Sorry about being less than active, I needed to reset WordPress's JetPack feature. (Still can't get things to go on my Facebook Page. Which is annoying.)
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A Wicked Convergence of Circumstances

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Catching ShadowsNov 11
Currently on mobile. Having a general bad time due to stressy current events and also headache. Sorry for mostly auto posts. Bluesky, Tumblr and my WordPress blog are my main haunts. However, #iamwriting sometimes writing longhand can help with stalled writing ✍️