writer's journey – Page 7 – John Irvin, Author

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

A House Made of Bone?

The first book left you at a cliffhanger, you know I had to grab the second book and you will too!

By John Irvin

It is interesting how sometimes you don’t feel interested in starting a book series, but you read the first book and you’re hooked.

That was me when it came to the Bright Empire series by Stephen Lawhead.

I’ve already covered the first book in this mystical series almost three weeks ago. You can scroll down my 90-Day Author’s Assault playlist if you want to watch it.

This is the second installment. Let’s just say, the moment I finished the first book, The Skin Map, I had to order the sequel.

Intrigued by what was to come next and wondering how Kit was going to get home, I had to lay claim to this fantastic adventure.

And you should too:

THE BONE HOUSE BY STEPHEN LAWHEAD.

This is taken from Amazon’s description:

“ONE PIECE OF THE SKIN MAP HAS BEEN FOUND. NOW THE RACE TO UNRAVEL THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE TURNS DEADLY.

An avenue of Egyptian sphinxes, an Etruscan tufa tomb, a Bohemian coffee shop, and a Stone Age landscape where universes collide …

Kit Livingstone met his great grandfather Cosimo in a rainy alley in London where he discovered the reality of alternate realities.Now he’s on the run – and on a quest, trying to understand the impossible mission he inherited from Cosimo: to restore a map that charts the hidden dimensions of the multiverse while staying one step ahead of the savage Burley Men. The key is the Skin Map – but where it leads and what it means, Kit has no idea. The pieces have been scattered throughout this universe and beyond. Mina, from her outpost in seventeenth-century Prague, is quickly gaining both the experience and the means to succeed in the quest. Yet so are those with evil intent, who from the shadows are manipulating great minds of history for their own malign purposes. Across time and space, through manifest and hidden worlds, those who know how to use ley lines to travel through astral planes have left their own world behind in this, the second quest: to unlock the mystery of The Bone House.”

So, whatever you do today, make sure you grab this book: THE BONE HOUSE!

Just a note, I have an author team helping me prepare for my debut Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour. We greatly desire your support to help us take books out of that good ole comfort zone and find more readers.

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December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

Not Your Regular Boarding School Girl

The life-changing event in India, sends Gemma Doyle to a boarding school in England.

By John Irvin

I knew there was something special about Gemma Doyle, this fanciful young girl living in India with her mother.

But when the moment happens that turns her life for the worse it seems, every sign told me she had powers she didn’t know about.

With the boy stalking her, I wondered what that was about.

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray.

“In this debut gothic novel mysterious visions, dark family secrets and a long-lost diary thrust Gemma and her classmates back into the horrors that followed her from India. (Ages 12+)

It’s 1895, and after the suicide of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma’s reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she’s been followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence’s most powerful girls—and their foray into the spiritual world—lead to?”

So, whatever you do today, make sure you grab this book: A Great and Terrible Beauty!

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December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

More Awesome Adventures and Additions from the Beauty and the Beast!

Another favorite read of mine from the lore of the classic fairy tale!

By John Irvin

This addition to the Disney folklore is a twisted tale of the plot behind the Beauty and the Beast. What if it was Belle’s mother who cursed the Beast?

As Old as Time: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth J. Braswell.

This is one of those page-turners for me. I saw this book and thought, “Oo Beauty and the Beast, my favorite!” Then I started reading and…I was speechless. Was not expecting that plot twist!

I’m a sucker for all things Beauty and the Beast as I’ve said before. But, like humans do, I tend to tire of favorites and have to spend some time away before my passion for them can be rejuvenated. I think the major twist in this fairy tale kept it more interesting.

Smart, sassy, resourceful, and restless, Belle is always looking for a way of escape, but also longs to explore this strange enchanted land.

Belle’s mother isn’t dead—like in the original story—but went missing some time ago. Belle’s father wishes to remain at their cottage in case his beloved wife ever returns.

Belle barely remembers her mother.

There’s always been questions.

You’re going to have to answer these question by ordering a copy now of LOST IN A BOOK!

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December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

A Re-Telling of the Classic Old Story

Heart-breaking, but mesmerizing is what they say.

By John Irvin

A high fantasy: Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon.

You know me and my thing for mermaids. You know when I saw Carylyn Turgeon’s book sitting on that bookshelf at my favorite bookstore I just had to grab it.

You know I ached with my favorite character and you know I cried with her too.

You know I have to recommend this old favorite to you.

Watch the video below then click through this link: MERMAID.

Two princesses take two paths. One is of the sea and the other is of the land. Their paths cross when they discover a nearly drowned man. Both develop relationship with him. Both fall in love.

Drawn from the original tale by Hans Christian Anderson, this story does not take on the Disney light-hearted version. There is a more sinister darkness creeping through the underlying plot.

This tale of the little mermaid who loved a human will have you falling in love and crying your heart out.

So don’t miss out on grabbing your copy waiting for you!

Click this link to go buy: MERMAID.

While you’re here on my website, maybe you can join me too? I have an author team that is helping me prepare for my debut Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour. We greatly desire your support to help us take books out of that good ole comfort zone and find more readers.

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

So click through:

And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

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Another note, I have to make sure to let you know, all links I use for my fellow authors’ works are affiliate links because why not?

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020

When the Sirens are reluctant

They don’t want to kill people. They really don’t want to. But they’re forced to.

By John Irvin

A high fantasy: The Siren by Kiera Cass.

I’ve read a few of Cass’s works and I’ve always enjoyed them. You also know that I enjoy anything that has to do with mermaids…well, almost anything. I actually don’t like mermaids who eat people. I don’t care if she sings pretty about me being her sailor beau. *wink*

I have to make a quick comment about the cover. First thought, shiny! Second, why is the girl running away from me? Should I run after her?

I’d like to think, the fact I bought the book said I ran after her.

I wasn’t disappointed.

This star-crossed story about a young woman who cannot speak to humans because of an ancient curse will have your heart throbbing.

Can the curse be lifted? You’ll have to read it to find out.

Let’s just say, the ending is not disappointing.

Watch the video below then grab your copy waiting for you through this link: THE SIREN.

This is the description from the Amazon.com page:

“A sweeping stand-alone fantasy romance from Kiera Cass, author of the beloved, bestselling Selection series.

Kahlen is a Siren—bound to serve the Ocean by luring humans to their watery graves with her voice, which is deadly to any human who hears it. Akinli is human—a kind, handsome boy who’s everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. Falling in love puts them both in danger… but will Kahlen risk everything to follow her heart?

This star-crossed YA romance is sure to captivate readers who grew up loving The Little Mermaid or fans of Jennifer Donnelly’s Waterfire Saga.

Originally self-published, The Siren has been completely rewritten and redesigned for print.”

Click this link to go buy: THE SIREN.

The more you are able to donate, the more possible it is for me to take my books on a trip across the continent and grow our reading tribe while promoting books for the public!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

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I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

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Another note, I have to make sure to let you know, all links I use for my fellow authors’ works are affiliate links because why not?