Visions of sugarplums will dance in your head as you read this new adaptation of the story of the Nutcracker, The Enchanted Sonata. Heather Wallwork has taken the ballet of legend that has been retold over the years with a variety of alterations and created a new and magically musical world. Instead of being a young child, Clara is an exceptional pianist, who will find her musical skills tested when a nutcracker appears under her Christmas tree. Continue reading “The Enchanted Sonata Book Review from @kleffnotes”

After battling demons and the creation of new Scales, Ella-Marie and Parker found themselves thrust outside of the mortal realm and in the magical world of Oz. Still in a bit of shock our three women in two bodies are trying to figure out just how they happened to be in the world written about by L. Frank Baum and just how they’ll deal with the witch ruling the place, Dorothy Gale. No Place Like Home adds another element to the world of Urban Fairytales created by Erik Schubach and if you enjoy Wicked or anything even remotely connected to the world of Oz you will feel right at home with this book. Continue reading “No Place Like Home Book Review ( @erikschubach ) from @kleffnotes”

Laney and her loving wife Celeste must again leave their home and venture out to face danger as representatives of the Lupei. After a gypsy from the missing 15th family arrived in Wexbury begging for help for his family a plan has been made and a group led by the two Soras will head out into the dangerous Westlands to save the Christea people. In Techromancy Scrolls: Westlands Laney will have to face even more danger and darkness than has ever appeared in her life and she fears she may not survive. Continue reading “Techromancy Scrolls: Westlands ( @erikschubach ) from @kleffnotes”

I want to begin this review by saying that this particular book is for mature readers only. If I had to rate this book the way that we rate movies I would have to give it a very solid R. Now that is not to say that Dark & Fetish Art is not an artfully done book, it is full of beautifully created and composed images, but it is very definitely something that only those 18 and over should read and you should not bring this book along to work unless you happen to work in a very relaxed environment. Dark & Fetish Art is a book that brings together darker artistic elements for those who are comfortable delving into the more macabre and sensual. Continue reading “Dark & Fetish Art Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Koyamori, sometimes known by the name Maruti_Bitamin, is a social media artist whose work has been collected for the first time in grow: The Art of Koyamori. The newly created images showcase the beauty of her watercolor based works that span the gamut from nature images, urban images, and even cute food pieces. These collected pieces are bright and bold and blend the natural world with an element of magic that focuses on feminine human figures. Continue reading “grow: The Art of Koyamori Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Momo Miyazaki has collected together a variety of pieces from the Edo Rinpa style that focus primarily on bird and flower paintings within his book, Elegance in Japanese Art. These pieces draw their influence from the school of painting that first began with Rinpa and spread from Kyoto to Edo, know modern day Tokyo. Within this book Miyazaki presents the beauty that can be found in this specific subset of paintings from within this style. Continue reading “Elegance in Japanese Art Book Review from @kleffnotes”

John F. Llewellyn delves deep into the history of Forest Lawn Memorial-Park in his book, Birth of a Cemetery: Forest Lawn Memorial-Park. This particular location is well known within the Los Angeles area. While it originally was established in Glendale, California the Forest Lawn Memorial-Park and Mortuaries corporation has expended throughout the state of California. In keeping with Hubert Eaton’s dream of what the memorial-park term meant these cemeteries have grown into something far more than just somewhere for burials. Continue reading “Birth of a Cemetery Book Review from @kleffnotes”