Media binging, just like walks on the beach or picnics in the park, has become an essential summer activity. While many of us have blown through multiple seasons of television or held our own movie marathons, these last, lazy days of summer are perfect for soaking up the sun with a new series. It’s the […]
I was watching Good Omens recently, and I must admit that I am total trash for any good vs. evil tropes that, ya know, cross boundaries and show that good and evil aren’t as black and white as we are initially led to believe. I think the best example of this beloved trope is angels […]
I love superhero movies. Every time a new one comes out, I’m there opening weekend to see it. But I also love books and I’m currently literally surrounded by stacks of them, and that got me thinking, why not combine the two? So, if you, like me, ever wanted to know which book you should read based […]
ALERT! ALERT! Netflix has just released a new Sabrina the Teenage Witch and it’s so good! Do you remember the one from back in the day, though? The old Sabrina with Melissa Joan Hart and our favorite talking, black cat Salem, and a love triangle going on with all that magic. Yet, the new Sabrina, […]
Check out this deleted scene with commentary from the author, Shannon Messenger! Originally this sequence happened right after Audra triggers Vane’s Northerly and Southerly breakthroughs—and nearly loses him in the process—and drags him home all weak and pathetic. I thought Audra would be so worried about Vane that she wouldn’t be willing to leave him […]
Here are five things you may not know about the Sky Fall series. 1. The setting of the books (the Coachella Valley, CA) is where I grew up. So all those details about the date roaches and the dust storms and the unrelenting heat are things I’ve personally experienced. Vane’s house is also modeled off of […]
Editing is one of the most important (and least glamorous) aspects of bringing a book to life. Shannon Messenger, author of Let the Sky Fall & Let the Storm Break, shares some scenes that didn’t make the cut in the final edition of Let the Storm Break. * * * * * This dream/flashback used […]
