Happy birthday, mom

Sunday, April 19th was my mother's 51st birthday.

It was also a particularly horrid day at work, followed by some unsavory events thereafter.  I curled up in bed and had a good cry before being whisked away by friends in an attempt by said friends to be cheered up.  To the very least, their efforts held some measure of effect.  It was difficult to allow myself to be cheered up after being thoroughly exhausted, my emotions spent.

Back to my mum--

The day before her birthday, my dad, sister, and I went to decorate her grave with some flowers and balloons.  The headstone still isn't in place because of some difficulties on the vendor's end, but once it is, I'll be posting the picture.

"Terribly missing her," doesn't even begin to describe what I'm feeling.

As far as Prince's dedications go, I was thinking something like:

For Momma--
I hope you would have enjoyed this.

But I'm still undecided.  I'm not sure how I feel about the tense, or the message.  But especially the verb tense.

We have moved!

Hey everyone!

This is a post to inform everyone that my website has MOVED!

Kelly R. Michaels Official is still at the same Web address (www.kellyrmichaels.com ), BUT I am now using Weebly to host it. Now it looks much more professional and streamlined.

However, I will still be keeping this Blogspot page as my official "blog" (in fact it is linked on the website). While I enjoyed this page and its interface, I felt that this had a more informal appearance. So I will still be posting updates and the like here,  while simultaneously updating the other page on a needs basis.

So some new features that the new website has:

Contact page/form
Book review blog
FAQ's
Giveaways & Contests
Newsletter
AND a store! Where you can buy autographed copies of my book!

Plus other additions to come in the future. Go check it out!

Archer's Book Trailer

Hey everyone! Take a literal MOMENT to check out Archer of the Lake's book trailer! Short, sweet, to the point! A lot of agonizing behind the scenes when trying to put this together! Prince's trailer is next!

And also, just want to say that the audiobook for Archer is IN PRODUCTION! The lovely Adrienne Cox is our producer-slash-narrator and she's doing a wonderful job with my ridiculous names. Her character voices are a blast too! All in all, it's turning to be a FABULOUS project and I can't wait to share the end result!

Until next time!
-krm

Book Review: Hollowmen (The Hollows #2) by Amanda Hocking

Hollowmen by Amanda Hocking
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book.

Hollowland is my favorite of the two, but I feel as though Hollowmen is an appropriate sequel. Zombies, post-apocalyptia. People are going to die, and you'll probably not end up with that "one true love." (SPOILER: Remy and Lazlo do not get together).

Which is fine, because I get it. The zombie genre isn't supposed to be happily-ever-afters. It's realistic in a prospectively gruesome world. You adapt or your die, and that's sort of the philosophy behind Remy.

I didn't catch up on who the new love interest was at first. I should have, because everyone else in their group was paired off with someone. But I think Boden balances Remy out, similar to how Lazlo did but in a different way.

Some things about Remy annoyed me, but that's not a reflection on the characterization or the writing. That's as a person. Remy is NOT a damsel in distress, and she makes sure you know it.

Also, I like how the zombies aren't just a stagnant antagonist. They're adapting. They're not SMART, but they're learning. As time goes on, you have to be smarter about evading them. And I like this development. It builds with the sequel, and there's the possibility of another sequel (if that happens) with Remy's immunity. Hocking left room for more development.

The only thing that really annoyed me story-wise was the little girl Stella. I find it a bit unrealistic that this child is still alive with the amount of tantrums she throws and her obstinate stubbornness to listen to the adults when fucking zombies are coming. It was annoying and frustrating. That may sound bad, but I didn't see the point in her, other than giving the group something to protect-slash-live for.

All in all, a fast paced read with its appropriate level of action and a small, but refreshing share of romance.

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