Let me begin by assuring y’all that I am a self-proclaimed, certified book dragon.

I LOVE books.

Ever since I learned to read, I have devoured books at a fairly unhealthy rate. (My daughter, reading over my shoulder, wishes to protest that there is no such thing as “reading at an unhealthy rate”) I maaay be inclined to agree with her.

I’ve gone through all the usual phases: dog stories, horse-crazy stories, a couple of rounds of fascination with vampires, and then I settled happily into fantasy and have dwelt there ever since.

Movie Reviews, Personal, Reviews, ReadingJenelle SchmidtMay 17, 2021 Comments

Interview with a Team

I blink and rub my eyes in the darkened space as the last gleam of my badge fades. As my eyes adjust, I can see a cheerful glow in the distance and hear voices. I try to be stealthy as I approach the group around the campfire, but stealth has never been my forte... even in the fictional world.

They hear me long before they see me.

Adventures, Episodes, and Nightstand Books: April/May 2021

The end of last week got a little busy, so I’m combining my April Adventures with my May Nighstand Books post. I didn’t figure anyone would mind. grin

April Writing Adventures

April felt like a bit of a rough month, writing-wise. We started the month off with a birthday and a holiday weekend plus hosting our homeschool group activity, and then dove straight into all my children getting colds, which took up the first week and a half of April. Then the second week of April saw me battling the headache from the abyss for 4 days straight… during which time I did not have a full-on migraine, but I couldn’t read or write at ALL.

Adventures and Episodes, Nightstand BooksJenelle SchmidtMay 5, 2021 Comments

Forbidden Islands and Deserts: Card/Board Entertainment

Today I want to tell you about a couple of super fun games to play with the whole family!

Forbidden Island and Forbidden Desert!

These games, created by the same person/company, are very similar in their mechanics, so I figured I could tackle them together in a single post.

Both of these games are cooperative. That means that you and the people you are playing with are playing as a team against the game itself. You are working towards a common goal. Either you all win together, or the game beats you and you all lose together.

Board GamesJenelle SchmidtMay 3, 2021 Comments

Traitor: Storyworld - A Visual Post

One of my favorite Realmie Authors is releasing a new book!

I read Common by Laurie Lucking a few years ago when it was the Fellowship of Fantasy’s monthly club read. If you remember, that story absolutely tore my heart out and I loved it to pieces. You can read my review about it HERE. Ever since then, I have been anxiously awaiting this sequel.

And now it’s finally here! Traitor re

Featured, Interviews and Blog ToursJenelle SchmidtApril 28, 2021 Comments