The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 2: Closest Family Member?

Ariel has never been close with any member of her biological family before, and she’s surprised when she meets her maternal grandmother and becomes close with her. The book is dedicated to my own two grandmothers and also to two aunts who were grandmotherly presences in my life.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

Then it’s off to the next adventure, discovery, test: is my grandmother really a Fairy Grandmother? Or is she about to pour down judgement under the stone angels? She’s waiting in the foyer to take me to her house for the week of suspension.

There’s a hug, a warm one, and she says: “Don’t you worry, darling; we’re going to have so many outings and treats, and so much fun!”

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Question 1: What’s Ariel’s greatest Fear?

At the start of the book, after her mother tries to kill her, Ariel’s greatest fear is that nothing is ever going to be the same again. Her feelings about this – nothing being the same again – will change over the course of the story, but at the beginning, this is how she feels.

Excerpt from Ariel: Dancing on TV

It’s the night before I’m due to start at the most prestigious dance school in Scotland, so, of course, my mother tries to kill me.

She’s always done horrible things at moments that matter, but up until now, she mainly just used words. Psychological abuse is easier to hide from others. I always told myself that was worse: the secret cruelty.

But I was wrong. This is worse. This means nothing can ever be the same again.

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The Wee Writing Lassie and Ailish Sinclair present “Meet Ariel” – Introduction

That’s right Wee Readers, Ailish Sinclair (my very good friend who I absolutely have not stalked at all in the past) is back with a new adventure at the Castle. A new YA series beginning with the astonishing story of Ariel: Dancing on TV. A young dancer who the night before she’s set to start at the most prestigious dance school in the country, is almost murdered by her mother.

To celebrate the publishing of this novel, and the series as a whole, I’ve concocted a new wee blog series for you all. Seven Questions, to be released over the course of six days (eight if you count this introduction and the Mailing List at the end of the month). First before we begin I’ll let Ailish give you the down low on her new book – Ariel: Dancing on TV .

“The night before Ariel, a sixteen-year-old girl with a deformed hand, starts at the most prestigious dance school in Scotland, her mother tries to kill her.

Torn from a life where she never fitted in, Ariel quickly becomes the focus of a reality TV show. In the castle school, she forms deep friendships and meets Alexander, the best looking boy she’s ever seen. Together, they unravel the mysteries of the castle’s shadows and confront the demons of Ariel’s past.

Can she rise above a lifetime of pain and embrace the possibilities of fame and love that beckon to her?

‘Ariel: Dancing on TV’ is a mesmerising tale of resilience and the pursuit of a brighter future against all odds.”

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Free Short Story

At the moment you get a free short story about Ariel when you sign up for Ailish’s occasional newsletter. It’s set two weeks before the novel begins.

The Performance: sometimes going home is just one huge performance…

When Ariel returns home from dance college, her mother expects her to perform the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy in a pink, sequined tutu in front of many, many party guests. Ariel adjusts the costume and choreography to expose dark truths about her life, but, as it turns out, this is not the biggest performance of the night…

Until next time stay safe, and have a bonnie day.

The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 25

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

Goodreads Blurb: A nineteenth-century boy from a Mississippi River town recounts his adventures as he travels down the river with a runaway slave, encountering a family involved in a feud, two scoundrels pretending to be royalty, and Tom Sawyer’s aunt who mistakes him for Tom.

(Goodreads Page)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Tom Sawyer could have sorted things out so much quicker if he had just been honest, instead of f****** around for a good chunk of the climax of the book. I mean he’s an enjoyable character, but when there’s a man’s life and freedom on the line, it’s not funny anymore Tom. Still excellent book, and the connection between Huck and Jim is truly the sweetest.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 24

Frankenstein by Mary W. Shelley

Goodreads Blurb: Obsessed with creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being, which he shocks into life with electricity. But his botched creature, rejected by Frankenstein and denied human companionship, sets out to destroy his maker and all that he holds dear.

(Read the rest on Goodreads)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Goodreads Review:Mr. Frankenstein is the worst. I wish I could give you a greater insight into this magnificent work of fiction than that, but to say anything else might betray the story and I have no wish to put a warning label on this review. So I’ll just say again: Victor Frankenstein is the worst.

The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 23

The Mabinogion Translated by Sioned Davies

Goodreads Blurb: Then they took the flowers of the oak, and the flowers of the broom, and the flowers of the meadowsweet, and from those they conjured up the fairest and most beautiful maiden that anyone had ever seen.

(Read the rest on Goodreads)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: If I’ve learned anything from reading this book it is that King Arthur needs to keep a better handle on his knights. They keep wandering off and causing all kinds of mischief. Killing people, then marrying their widows, then abandoning those widows to feast for three years. If Arthur would just shut his gates then all this nonsense could have been prevented 🤣

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 22

Love and Let Die: Jame Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche by John Higgs

Goodreads Blurb: A deep-dive into the unique connections between the two titans of the British cultural psyche—the Beatles and the Bond films—and what they tell us about class, sexuality, and our aspirations over sixty dramatic years.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Considering it’s subject matter, not nearly enough Ringo in the book.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 21

Paul of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

Goodreads Blurb: Frank Herbert’s Dune ended with Paul Muad’Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert’s next Dune book, Dune Messiah, picked up the story several years later after Paul’s armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune Messiah? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah? Following in the footsteps of Frank Herbert, New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are answering these questions in Paul of Dune.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: *Inhales* This book is better than the first Dune book… *Ducks flying projectile* Yeah, that’s right I said it – come at me! It’s the truth! This book didn’t put me to sleep!

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 20

Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Goodreads Blurb: My name is Rex. I am a good dog. Rex is also seven foot tall at the shoulder, bulletproof, bristling with heavy calibre weaponry and his voice resonates with subsonics especially designed to instil fear.

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: Rex is a Good Dog. That’s the most, nay the only thing you need to know before going into this book. Rex is a Good Dog. I’m not crying, you’re crying.

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The Wee Writing Lassie’s 300 Books in a Year – Book 19

The Performance by Ailish Sinclair

Goodreads Blurb: The Performance: sometimes going home for Christmas is just one huge performance…

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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Goodreads Review: My God that Mother is a bitch. From the diabolical mind that brought you the Dancers Series and Sisters at the Edge of the World, this is a story of a performance in more ways than may seem apparent on first look. Five out of five, but then that’s no surprise with Ailish Sinclair.

At the moment you get a free short story about Ariel when you sign up for Ailish’s occasional newsletter. It’s set two weeks before the novel begins.