Avon Van Hassel

Building Worlds and Filling Them With Magic

Full disclosure: This review will not be unbiased in any way. Full bias ahead! Jacob and I have been friends for nearly ten years, I’m his biggest fan, and I had a direct hand in this book. Now that’s out of the way, let’s dive in. Godfather Death, MD, is the story of Danny Grimm, …

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So, this snuck up on me, like most things do, these days. I knew the anniversary was coming up, but I thought it was four years, not five. I set up the sale (41% in the US, 52% in the UK, Kindle version of Magic Beans), I scheduled all the social media posts, but I …

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The story A beautiful maiden is cursed by an evil fairy to fall into a deep sleep from which only true love’s kiss can wake her. History of the story Like a lot of our most recognisable fairytales, this one was first published in more or less its current form by Gianbattista Basile, later adapted …

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Do you ever look so forward to savouring something that you almost dread consuming it? Like you worry that your excitement is bigger than the satisfaction of having the thing? Or you’re saving it for just the right moment, but the Right Moment never comes? That was what happened with this book.  It’s difficult and …

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So, remember a thousand years ago, when I mentioned that I hardly ever read a sequel? And have you noticed how every year I promise I’ll read and review a book per month, but I hardly ever do? Well, friends, I have for you today, a unicorn. Not only have I read the third and …

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There are so many books out there, Misfits. So many books. Usually, in my efforts to sample as many as I can, I will read the first book of a series, and if it’s good, but doesn’t grab hold of my core, I thank it for its story and move on. Very rarely do I …

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Ok, so maybe not ‘interactive,’ but I don’t know what else to call it. I’ve been super busy lately in my personal life,  so I don’t have the time to devote to my usual heavily researched blog posts. And then, as of Tuesday, I’m participating in my twelfth round of National Novel Writing Month (including …

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