Fantasy books certainly don't need any mythical creatures thrown into the mix, but doesn't it make it that bit more fun? My first published book with mythical creatures was Unicorns Rule. And, you guessed it, was about unicorns! It followed characters that I had invented back when I was in primary school, but I changed the story since then to make it (what I considered) better. When writing my unicorn character, I was carefully to keep to older myths and legends. None of that pooping rainbow rubbish! As always, I imagined what I would have wanted to read when I was younger. I design the books for a younger me, knowing that if I would have liked it, then there will be other children who enjoyed it too. The levellan, a very localised mythical creature, formed the basis for a story I wrote and serialised for my class in Lockdown. Check local stories to see if there is a creature you could use in your book. Other mythical creatures include the Nemean Lion (my own take on the lion ...
"Beginning Time" by Claire Davon
Book Review
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This was quite a
fast-paced story which I appreciated. There was no chance to get tired during
the book! The plot was quite thrilling and I wanted to read on to see what was
going to happen next.
The description of The
Event was quite evocative and I found the short post-Event part very
intriguing. Although I didn’t really gel with any of the characters, Fiona and
Sonder were developed reasonably well, especially through the strange
relationship between them.
I found it quite
confusing in parts, and it took me a while at the beginning to understand what
was happening. This, I think, helped the reader stand in Fiona’s shoes and
share in some of her feelings. Cleverly done!
There were a couple of
formatting errors but nothing that a fine toothed comb wouldn’t solve!
Blurb (from Goodreads)
Fiona Jensen was an ordinary woman leading a normal life…until she discovered she could manipulate time and space. This discovery throws her into the path of time travelers — and into the arms of her dream man. Will love find its way through space and time, and will it save the world?
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