A Tale of Two MOBIs Part 2: The Worst of Times

Ancient philosophies believed that in nature, it was impossible to create without also destroying.

Yin and  yang bring an eternal harmony. Dropping a stone in to a calm pool sends ripples radiating outwards, the water forming itself into a natural balance of ridged high points and low points, all in order to maintain balance. Other ancient philosophies agree with this. As one ancient philosopher so eloquently puts it, "You take the good...you take the bad...you take them both, and there you have...the facts of life."

We cannot create without destroying, and we cannot destroy without creating, much as a grassland fire leaves green sprouts in its wake. For every up, there is a down. For every right, there is a wrong.

And for every amazing book, there is...one of these.

Let me introduce to you what is one of, if not maybe the actual, worst book I have ever read.

Elfin, by Quinn Loftis.

A Tale of Two MOBIs Part 1: The Best of Times

To Begin

I didn't start this blog with the intention of reviewing books. I have a post getting ready to be vetted and published talking about some of the things I discovered last year doing my Goodreads book challenge, but this has to take precedence. Being a writer with a fragile ego, I didn't even want to talk about other people's writing. Karmic retribution and all that. But the past two weeks have been interesting. In a powerful one-two punch, I found myself reading one of the absolute best books I've ever read...and then one of the absolute worst.

So to start with, here's the book that's changed my life.

Uprooted, by Naomi Novik

You Can Always Tell I'm Procrastinating When...

...I tend to update my blog.

Hey, guys. I fell off the face of the Earth other than Facebook updates for a very long time, and I'm sorry.

It's been a very busy time for me. I've been doing stuff almost every weekend, and when I'm not actually doing things I'm generally too tired to do very much at all.

However, I seem to be on an upswing of activity, so hooray!