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New and Upcoming Releases

Alex Apostol

My Little Island Life is the story of one young woman who marries a US Navy sailor on a whim. Together, they move to the island of Oahu. She thought life in paradise would be a dream but quickly it spirals into a living nightmare. Based on true events, My Little Island life will come to Kindle and Kindle Unlimited this June 2023! Until then, read all of Alex Apostol's books for free with Kindle Unlimited for a limited time or start any series, including the completed YA Fantasy series Chronicles of a Supernatural Huntsman or the Zombie Survival series Dead Soil, for only $0.99.

book reviews, reading

The Truest Film Adaptation of Little Women

Alex Apostol

Little Women is one of my all-time favorite books and stories. As a child I fell in love with the 1994 version, and then I saw the 2019 version, and it was so different and unique and the actors were so great that I fell in love all over again. Christmastime always brings me back to Little Women, not that it's a Christmas story particularly, but it feels like it to me, plus the movies always have great winter scenes. So this year, to take it a step further from just reading the book and watching my two favorite movie versions, I decided I would watch ALL the versions I could get my hands on. I was not able to find the 1917 and 1918 silent films, but I watched the 1933, 1949, 1994, and 2019 movies as well as the PBS mini series...

book reviews, reading

Book Review: “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien

Alex Apostol

I know this is probably an unpopular view, and I don't know why it is, but I find when I read Tolkien my mind loves to wander. I love his stories, I love his characters, I love the movies based off his books, but I lose focus when reading his books. It took me a while to figure it out but I believe it's because there is little dialogue compared to description of adventure. I think I'm a reader who thrives off character interaction, and sometimes I would read two whole chapters in The Hobbit where there was only a line or two of dialogue.

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Behind the Series: Chronicles of a Supernatural Huntsman

Alex Apostol

With my epic YA Urban Fantasy series coming to an end this November, I thought I would start a blog series called "Behind the Series". And which better series to kick it off with than Chronicles of a Supernatural Huntsman? It was the first series I ever started writing and has captured my mind and heart for ten years now. It's bittersweet to bring this story to an end, but I have some spinoffs in mind, so it it's more of a The End...? I will say, this WILL be the end of Kamlyn's story. And just so you know, while the beginning of this article does not contain spoilers, when I get into the breakdowns for each book they might, so if you'd like to read the books before knowing the details, I recommend doing that first!

book reviews, reading

Book Review: “The Once and Future Witches” by Alix E. Harrow

Alex Apostol

This was a big book that blended magic and Salem history beautifully! I am happy I chose it for my Halloween read this year. It's a story of many things; witches and suffragettes, love and evil, motherhood and sisterhood. So many themes run through this well-thought out novel that it kept the pages turning furiously for me.