Lulye's Updates en-US Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:07:51 -0800 60 Lulye's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Rating796486027 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 23:07:51 -0800 <![CDATA[Lulye liked a review]]> /
Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
"I loved it. Even if it was painful af.

The character development is amazing and I can't wait to know what's going to happen in the next book.

Rose has grown so much and I'm eager to see this new aspect of her ♥️"
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The Priest, the Boy and the Slug by Sirius Imnot
"FYI: Files with new Cover updated below. Also today 24/12 and tomorrow 25/12 � Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas To Y'All!

There was once an innocent naughty boy, whose evil uncle-priest made him do all the temple’s chores. The boy was miserable, and all alone in the world. Until, one day, he found his best friend and hope� in a slug!

Well this was fun, in a way. I’m giving myself a solid 3 stars for the story, rounded up to 4 for that special scene and that 3-word line that I LOVE and made it all SO worth it. I’m not going to spoil it, anyone who reads it will probably guess what I’m talking about.

This is so weird reviewing myself. Anyway, it’s a very quick and direct shortie; dark, humorous, heartwarming, heartbreaking, and very very poignant, I think. 16 pages short and packing a punch. Oh and apparently, or so they tell me, it’s also plagued with symbolism, allegories, metaphors and god knows what, and don't look at me I don’t have the faintest idea how any of that stuff got in there because I don’t even know what that means. I just wanted to write a story about a boy and his slug and somehow I may have accidentally landed something deep. Go figure.

Anyway. It’s free! So the link is right there below, if you wish to risk it. It’s also available for free on Kindle Unlimited and will be on Wattpadd as soon as I’m finished uploading it. But please, I don’t want your money, least of all from my GR friends. I’m not looking to make a living out of writing, and if it’s 0.99 listed on Amazon it’s only because it didn’t allow me to put 0.

Also, not proud to admit but, I didn’t always get my books the right way; so this is kind of my way of giving something back to the world and atone for it. If you feel indebted or whatever you can spread the word and if ever decide to get off my lazy ass to finish something else again I may capitalize on that. It’s not like a have e shortage of ideas, I have like 30-40 drafts in various degrees of unfinishedness, just sitting there gathering digital dust. Me loves procrastinating.

So. Enjoy! Or not.

It’s free to share. You can find it (.epub) and



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PERSONAL NOTE :
[2024] [16p] [Fairy Tale] [Recommendable]
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AVISO: Archivos con nueva Portada actualizados abajo. También hoy 24/12 y mañana 25/12 � ¡Ho, ho, ho! ¡Feliz Navidad Para Todos!

Había una vez un niño inocente y travieso, cuyo malvado tío sacerdote le obligaba a hacer todas las tareas del templo. El niño se sentía miserable y completamente solo en el mundo. Hasta que, un día, encontró a su mejor amigo y esperanza... ¡en una babosa!

Bueno, esto fue interesante, en cierto modo. Me doy 3 sólidas estrellas por la historia, redondeadas a 4 por esa escena especial y esa línea de 3 palabras que AMO y que hizo que TODO valiera la pena. No voy a espoilearlo, cualquiera que lo lea probablemente adivinará de qué estoy hablando.

Es tan extraño reseñarme a mí mismo. Lo que sea, es un corto muy rápido y directo; sombrío, gracioso, conmovedor, desgarrador y muy, muy emocional, creo. 16 páginas cortas y con buen impacto. Ah y aparentemente, o eso me dicen, también está plagado de simbolismo, alegorías, metáforas y Dios sabe qué más, y no me miren no tengo la más puta idea de cómo llegó todo eso ahí adentro porque ni siquiera sé lo que eso significa. Yo sólo quería escribir una historia sobre un niño y su babosa y de alguna manera pude haber conseguido accidentalmente algo profundo. Andá a enteder.

Lo que sea ¡Es gratis! Por lo que el enlace está ahí abajo, si quieren arriesgarse. También gratuito en Kindle Unlimited y disponible en Wattpadd, ni bien termine de subirlo. Pero por favor, no quiero dinero y menos de mis amigos de GR. No busco ganarme la vida escribiendo, y si en Amazon aparece precio de 0.99 es porque no me dejó poner 0.

Además, no me enorgullece admitirlo pero no siempre conseguí mis libros de la manera correcta, así que esto es en cierta forma mi manera de devolver algo al mundo y expiar. Si se sienten endeudados o lo que sea, hagan correr la voz y si alguna vez decido levantar mi perezoso trasero para terminar algo nuevamente, puedo capitalizar eso en algún futuro. No es como si me faltaran ideas, tengo entre 30 y 40 borradores en diversos grados de incompletitud, simplemente ahí tirados acumulando polvo digital. Me encanta procrastinar.

Bueno. ¡Disfrútenlo! O no. Ah y está en inglés, lo siento. Tengo que pasarlo al español y flor de vagancia escribir todo de nuevo. Me merezco un descanso. Pero lo voy a hacer, sólo que� como dice arriba. Me encanta procrastinar.

Es libre de compartir, lo pueden encontrar (.epub) y



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[2024] [16p] [Cuento de Hadas] [Recomendable]
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Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver
&ܴdz;☆☆☆☆

“Then you don’t have to leave. Literally, whatever you want. It’s yours. Me. This place. The future. Just tell me what you want, and I will do everything in my power to give it to you.� I sigh as his words sink in. The future. I very much want that with him.

This book was so cute, love single dad romance and the kids in this one were precious! The meet cute was hilarious, made me immediately love West hehe

there were quite a few moments that had me cringing tbh but overall it was a cute read

I’m super excited for the next book and loooove that this series is full of single dads!!!"
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ReadStatus8686220033 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:54:51 -0800 <![CDATA[Lulye wants to read 'Vampire Academy: The Untold Stories']]> /review/show/7043458190 Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead Lulye wants to read Vampire Academy: The Untold Stories by Richelle Mead
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Review7043453619 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:53:20 -0800 <![CDATA[Lulye added 'The Meeting']]> /review/show/7043453619 The Meeting by Richelle Mead Lulye gave 2 stars to The Meeting (Vampire Academy, #1.5) by Richelle Mead
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Review4663598511 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:40:41 -0800 <![CDATA[Lulye added 'Marriage for One']]> /review/show/4663598511 Marriage for One by Ella Maise Lulye gave 3 stars to Marriage for One (ebook) by Ella Maise
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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
"This was a pleasant surprise. 👽 I tend to have a low opinion of Romantasy—it’s not that I mind sex in fantasy, but I cringe when world-building & character are ignored in favor of that sex (now called ‘spice�? BookTok can go pound sand 🙄), all of which defeats the purpose of the genre. Sorry, but I cut my teeth on Tolkien—these standards are hardwired into my expectations. Simply inserting swords or magic & plunking everything in a vague medieval cloud isn’t enough. If you don’t want to build a legitimate world, write contemporary. It’s that simple.

…Moving on. 😶

This is a fun Viking-based story that hooked me quickly with clean, effective narration & well-paced plot.** The characters are intriguing & their relationships are complicated; their world isn’t specifically referred to as a traditional Viking-verse, but clearly this is what the author built upon for conflicts, places, & rituals, so I’d call it pseudo-historical fantasy rather than high fantasy…but that’s just my personal system. If you like the tv show Vikings or action classics like The 13th Warrior, you should feel comfortable here. (I did. 😇)

So far as the MCs are concerned, there were a few cheesy scenes where Mary Sue Freya waxed poetic on Bjorn’s hotness, & Bjorn himself could be overly Mr Perfect, but that didn’t ruin my fun; I had no trouble seeing this through a lens of Viking Sagas with extraordinarily capable & larger-than-life beauteous heroics. They had good sexual tension, though if you’re looking for hardcore erotica you won’t find it—there was only one major sex scene, & it came late in the book. (Methinks I heard Bjorn fangirls wailing in frustration as I read. 😈)

One final note: the section where Freya & Bjorn battle through the mountain was top tier—if I could give 5 stars to that bit alone, I would. As a rule this book has very good action sequences (intense, no-easy-fixes, suitably bloody, & easy to picture), but the mountain was especially excellent because it reminded me of the Mines of Moria mixed with the Paths of the Dead—rare praise indeed from this Tolkien fangirl. 😗 I also appreciated that the author tried to give some depth to the antagonists despite their varying levels of bitterness and/or fanaticism—that sort of effort is missing from too many popcorn genre novels.

Anyway. 4 stars for execution (& also some predictability) but 4.5 stars for sheer enjoyment, which averages to solid 4 & a spot on my keeper shelf. Nicely done, & I’ll definitely be picking up the conclusion next summer.


**Dear Ms Jensen: Thank you for using classic first-person-past & only one narrator. No, seriously—THANK YOU! The modern trend of first-person-present + dual pov is so incredibly annoying."
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