Here at The Quill To Live, we use our words to paint a picture of the stories we read. But as a visual person, I wondered, could I also capture your interest and inspire you to read a book based solely on fan art? Fan art is my end-of-book treat. As soon as the back…
Tag: French Fantasy’
A Winter’s Promise – Wonderland Delivered
I first encountered the French novel, A Winter’s Promise, in a hidden corner of a beloved bookstore in Reno, NV back in 2018. I had never heard of Christelle Dabos or seen this book’s beautiful cover before, but this story became one of my all-time favorites because I was completely unprepared for the magic within.…
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The Unbroken – Cracked But Not Shattered
After the absolute tour de force of Winter’s Orbit, I had high hopes for my second Dark Horse debut of the year: The Unbroken, by C.L. Clark. This book is all about picking sides and watching characters choose between a rock and a hard place. It has a colonial African setting, which is delightfully refreshing,…


