Jacksprat Gets Lost in Fiction

Top 5 Ideal Mashups in a Book Most of these will be fantasy combined with something . 1.     This is not two specific books, but specific genres: Historical Fiction and Fantasy.   I love both these genres and the idea of mixing them.   Now, I’m not talking about medieval fantasy, but a fantasy story set in some decade in 20 th century or 18 th or 19 th century history.   Like Magic during the American Revolution. 2.     Western and Fantasy .   I think this would be a fun combination.   Like incorporating fantasy in book set during 18 th or 19 th it would be unusual and a unique and would be fascinating to see how the world would be effected if magic had existed back then. 3.     Magical realism and hard-hitting issues .   I think this is a brilliant way to teach people about important societal issues.   It will make easier to understand it and puts less pressure on someone to consider our socie...

Auto-Buy Science Fiction/Fantasy Authors 1.      Sarah J. Maas.   I love the Faery worlds she creates and her world building is amazing.   She creates great characters too and ones you’re not supposed to like are interesting too.   I don’t remember if Throne of Glass or A Court of Thorns and Roses came first.   I want to read Catwoman as well. 2.     Victoria/V.E. Schwab.   I’ve just started getting into this author, but she’s slowly becoming an Auto-buy author.   I love her writing style.   I hope to get This Savage Song soon.   A Darker Shade of Magic was the first one I read of hers and then Vicious.   I haven’t read her YA yet, but I want too. 3.     Marissa Meyer.   Just like Mrs. Schwab Meyer is still a bit new to me, but she’s also becoming an auto-buy author.   The Lunar Chronicles was the first of her books I fell for, and then I read Heartless.   I put Wires and...