Is your day feeling gray? Are you feeling springtime-y and on the hunt for book covers to match your mood? Well, don’t you worry. We’ve got your back with this week’s Top Ten Tuesday: Colorful Book Covers! I’ll be the …
Rebecca
Rebecca
I am a freelance writer, graphic designer and translator, a self-professed word nerd, and all-around optimist. I was born and raised in southern California, and now enjoy living and writing in sun-drenched North Wales. I am passionate about books and literary life, and love anything to do with the written word in any language. Find out more about me at yourwordsbydesign.com.
Secrets. Lies. Betrayal. No good comes from getting involved with dangerous, power-hungry men. Fernando Granados becomes acutely aware of this fact as soon as his childhood friend, Memo Galindo, comes back into town. The two men haven’t spoken for thirty …
It’s so easy to turn it off. To ignore the news. To read a heart-wrenching headline, feel a pang of sadness, and then return to thoughts of whether you’re more in the mood for pizza or pasta for dinner. It’s …
How? How did it get to be September again? This year has been FLYING by, and it’s been filled with some pretty incredible books. September feels like the perfect time to take stock of what I’ve read over the summer …
Bruised, broken, lost. Confined to a room in the middle of nowhere with no hope of escaping on your own. Everyone around you seems to be preparing for something. Something big. Something dangerous. And there’s nothing you can do to …
Your life has been plagued with loss. The instant you start to feel better again, your heart clenches at the thought of what sadness lies in wait for you just around the corner. Kit Bianci has lived her whole life …
When it comes to art, it is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To some, a particular work of art is genius. A masterpiece. To others, it barely qualifies as art. Artists often push the …
Finally. Some time away. A relaxing trip to the Scottish Highlands, just you and your friends. It’s supposed to be fun. But there’s tension in the air, and soon you realize you’re stuck in a remote wilderness with people you …
Historical fiction has never been my first choice. If I’m reading about something even loosely based on actual historical events, I don’t want to confuse myself by muddling truth with fiction. That being said, I did make a New Year’s …
What. A. Thriller. Nicole Baart’s You Were Always Mine is a phenomenal novel. It is brimming with family tensions, heartache, and the unconditional love of a mother for her children. It grabs hold of the reader with raw emotion and …