WISHFUL THINKING

Pantomime by Laura Lam Paperback, US, 392 pages Expected publication: February 5th 2013 by Strange Chemistry My copy: NetGalley Goodreads Summary: R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of a mysterious civilisation long gone—are wonders beyond the wildest imagination. It’s a place where anything seems possible, where if you close your eyes you can believe that the magic and knowledge of the vanished Chimaera is still there. It’s a place where anyone can hide. Iphigenia Laurus, or Gene, the daughter of a noble family, is uncomfortable in corsets and crinoline, and prefers climbing trees to debutante balls. Micah Grey, a runaway living on the streets, joins the circus as an aerialist’s apprentice and soon becomes the circus’s rising star. But Gene and Micah have balancing acts of their own to perform, and a secret in their blood that could unlock the mysteries of Ellada. REVIEW: Pantomime by Laura La

Well, Happy New Year y'all. It's time for the roundup. (I say that like I do the bloody thing every year when this is the first time I ever bothered) This is a me-vs-me Q&A round, complete with random GIFS ( All of them Supernatural, because for me this is the year of Supernatural, YO) and craziness, because it is 2 A.M in the morning here and I'm not feeling very verbose. 1) Things that happened to you in 2012? - Winning a Writing Contest (an important one) for the first time in my life. It finally pushed me into the take-your-writing-seriously camp. - Learning that sometimes- sometimes- the time gap between having an idea and putting actual words onto paper can be very, VERY long.  That City book I'm writing with the boy with the wings and the things with wheels and the sparkly shiny buildings? Yeah, I'm still planning it. It's been a YEAR, people, and I'm still PLANNING it.  See? Patience. I have. Patience. More than even Castiel.