My rating: 5 of 5 stars I read Ravenfall twice this year. The first time I read it because the story looked spooky and fun. The second time, I read the book with my boys because I thought they would enjoy it. They did, and I enjoyed it just as much the second time through….
Tag: worldbuilding
Book Spotlight: Earth to Dad by Krista Van Dolzer
My rating: 5 of 5 stars Earth to Dad is a beautiful, moving story about an 11-year-old boy, Jameson, set in a future where the Earth is moving closer to the sun after a meteor brushes past Jupiter, creating a bad chain reaction. Now things are dangerously heating up on the Earth’s surface and the…
What is a Wishgiver or Aranea?
When I first started writing Maira and the Rainbow City (the working title for my upper middle grade fantasy), I knew I wanted my wish-giving creature to have some interesting qualities. Qualities which would affect how Maira experiences the world after she becomes one. In this fantasy world, the wish-giving creatures are called wishgivers or…
Book Spotlight: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (Worldbuilding Example)
We see worldbuilding a great deal in fantasy and sci-fi books. It gives context for the otherworldly story and characters. I read an apt description which says good worldbuilding shows what the characters see; great worldbuilding shows what they may take for granted or even try to ignore. I recently read Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko…
Christine Letizia 