11May 2011 by diannagunn

Review: Earthly Forces by Kevin Hopson

Book Reviews, Reading Related, Short Fiction, Writing
Kevin Hopson is an up-and-coming MuseItUp author. Some of you may remember when I interviewed him or when I reviewed his first short story, World of Ash. Today I'm very proud to review his second work, Earthly Forces. Blurb: When their friend disappears on a small lighthouse island, two fishermen try to find him before becoming victims themselves. Overall Rating: 7/10 -Worth Reading As a Reader: As a reader I quite enjoyed this story. It's difficult to write a full-length blog post reviewing a short story, particularly one that you really enjoyed reading. As a reader this story does leave me wondering quite a bit about the forces at work here; part of me would really like to know what's going on at a deeper level. The ending of this…
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08Jan 2011 by diannagunn

Story Review: World of Ash

Book Reviews, Short Fiction
Since I'm still waiting on some authors to interview and I promised this review, here goes: Story Review: World of Ash by Kevin Hopson Rating: 7/10 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q_1yd4hrW4&fs=1&hl=en_GB] From the Back Cover: Jax has always succumbed to his boss’ wishes in an effort to please him. When he is asked to journey to the town of Tellare with a volcanic ash cloud standing in his way, Jax realizes the dangers, but he accepts the job anyway. He even brings along his friend Stu as company. However, Jax starts to regret his decision when Stu puts up resistance and conditions continue to worsen. What awaits them inside the ash cloud, and will Stu prove to be a liability when push comes to shove? As a Reader: As a reader I quite enjoyed…
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08Jan 2011 by Dianna L. Gunn

MuseItUp! Interviews: Kevin Hopson

Author Interviews, Reading Related
Hello everybody and welcome to day three of Nanowrimo. For the last several months, since my Interview with Lea Schizas, I've been working on a series of interviews focused mainly around MusItUp! authors. I will be posting one of these interviews a week, each Wednesday, until I run out of interviews to post. Today's author is Kevin Hopson, whose story World Of Ash has just been released. He's the first author that I interviewed and his interview was done during the summer. I'll also be reviewing World of Ash in the next week or two here on the blog. Introducing the Author Kevin has only been writing fiction for a short time, but he has been a freelance writer for nearly 10 years, covering subjects such as energy, finance, and…
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