Teaser Tuesday - Post #7

Here's something new! Every Tuesday I'm going to share with you a picture that showcases a moment from my book, Jazmine. Below it, I'll have a quote that is related to the picture. Hopefully this way ya'll will be able to get inside my head a little and see what Latanica is really like! None of these images (unless otherwise noted) are mine.

                                                    From THE LATANICA SAGA: JAZMINE --

Even though he couldn’t watch over me in the castle any longer, he had continued to watch over me through the spying of a talking raven.

  _ _ _ _

FantasyFreak133

I know you guys have seen my link to FanFiction on the Contacts page, but you probably don't really know what it is, who I am, or what I do on it. To sum it all up, it's basically a website where people can write stories based in a book or movie that they like without copyright infringement problems. It's a really fun site where you can both read and write. There are forums and fan clubs, polls and beta readers. And there are TONS of sections for books, movies, comics, TV shows (etc.) where you can find stories to read. If you want to write a story and the book/movie is not listed, then all you have to do is simply contact the FanFiction Help and they will add it for you!

I'm one of the readers/authors for this awesome website; my username is FantasyFreak133, and I currently have five stories posted for Star Wars, Hunger Games, Spider-Man, and Young Samurai. Over the next few weeks I'll be writing an individual post for each of my FanFictions detailing what they're about and what gave me the idea. So keep your eyes peeled for those!

The ratings for FanFiction are:
K = kids
K+ = mature kids
T = teens
M = mature 
MA = mature adults

Below are the links to my FanFiction stories! Feel free to read them and tell me what you think! 

Master of the Chosen One
Child of 2 Galaxies: book 1 - EarthLing
Homecoming
The Hunger Games: Safe & Sound
Awoken

Teaser Tuesday - Post #6

Here's something new! Every Tuesday I'm going to share with you a picture that showcases a moment from my book, Jazmine. Below it, I'll have a quote that is related to the picture. Hopefully this way ya'll will be able to get inside my head a little and see what Latanica is really like! None of these images (unless otherwise noted) are mine.

                                   From THE LATANICA SAGA: JAZMINE --

I balanced a tray in either hand and on my head as I walked through the deserted halls to the banquet chamber.  I could hear the snarls, the clashes of metal, and the splashing of wine even from where I stood; a full story underground.  

I teetered and almost lost my balance as a wiry figure shot past me. I glared at Alvord as he bounced to my side and caught my arm, righting me.

“Sorry Min!” he gasped, while the big torches in his hands flickered eerie shadows on the moldy walls. 

“It’s all right.”

We hurried down the halls and stepped out from a tapestry on the wall and walked into the candle lit chamber.
  _ _ _ _

Teaser Tuesday: Post #5

Here's something new! Every Tuesday I'm going to share with you a picture that showcases a moment from my book, Jazmine. Below it, I'll have a quote that is related to the picture. Hopefully this way ya'll will be able to get inside my head a little and see what Latanica is really like! None of these images (unless otherwise noted) are mine.

                                                 From THE LATANICA SAGA: JAZMINE --

After a few minutes we emerged into a small clearing.  In the center of the clearing was a decaying structure held up by four columns.  
 _ _ _ _

Teaser Tuesday: Post #4

Here's something new! Every Tuesday I'm going to share with you a picture that showcases a moment from my book, Jazmine. Below it, I'll have a quote that is related to the picture. Hopefully this way ya'll will be able to get inside my head a little and see what Latanica is really like! None of these images (unless otherwise noted) are mine.

                                                      From THE LATANICA SAGA: JAZMINE --

Cloaked in a blanket of hot fog, the craggy peaks of the mountains rose up like protective guardians over Tarius.  The dark shadow at its base stretched out behind us, covering the land that we had already traveled.  The air was deathly still, devoid of the life that belonged to the dawn of a new day.

 _ _ _ _

The Unicorn Girl - by M.L. Legette

LEAH VINDRAL IS SUFFOCATING — TRAPPED IN HER OWN SKIN.

In a land where magic is feared, magic saved her from death … but it came with a terrible price. Marked forever, she is shunned and isolated by those she loves most.

Brimming with bitter rage at those who abandoned her, Leah flees from her childhood home only to be swept into an impending war: Mora, a wicked witch, has been imprisoned for years, waiting like a spider in the folds of her web for the chance to regain the powers once stripped from her. It is there, while she waits, that she learns of a strange young girl … a girl who can speak to unicorns.

Now Leah must save the country that shuns her, for if Mora returns to power, all will be lost. But can Leah, who is so frightened and confused herself, find the strength to save them all?

5 stars

When I first spotted this book while surfing Amazon I was immediately drawn to the beautiful fantasy/whimsical looking cover (at the time the cover was a colored version done by Mae Jones). After begging my parents I finally got it that winter as a Christmas Eve present. I read almost the entire 400-page book in one night! The characters were realistic and had different personalities, unique and entertaining. And they also had their own faults and failures which added so much depth to this teen fantasy… Leah is a spoiled teenager who lives in a wealthy manor with her father, servants and unbearable tutor. It is when she comes down with the mysterious sleeping sickness that everything changes… Legette does a good job at portraying the stubbornness of teenagers and how they (me included) jump to conclusions too quickly and act rashly on those emotions. Granted, running away from home is a bit extreme but without that drastic decision the story would not have come to life the way it did! As well as Unicorns there are also the mysterious elves, good and bad witches alike and an adorable red-headed rogue you can't help falling in love with. :-) The only thing I would have to complain about are the witches. I grew up taught that there is no such things as "good" witches. But despite my discomfort of that I still enjoyed the good qualities and secret societies of these potion makers. 

So if you are a fan of fantasy, teen heroins, unicorns or just a good book in general… be sure to pick this up! You won't be disappointed. 

Teaser Tuesday: Post #3

Here's something new! Every Tuesday I'm going to share with you a picture that showcases a moment from my book, Jazmine. Below it, I'll have a quote that is related to the picture. Hopefully this way ya'll will be able to get inside my head a little and see what Latanica is really like! None of these images (unless otherwise noted) are mine.

                              From THE LATANICA SAGA: JAZMINE --

I stuffed the coins in a pouch at my waist and bolted out the door into the freezing wind outside.  I was instantly chilled to the bone.  I pulled the shawl more closely around my shoulders and hurried to the gates leading outside of the castle.  

_ _ _ _ _