{"id":52,"date":"2021-02-03T00:13:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T23:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2023-09-21T10:44:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T09:44:10","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mythology Queen Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-6 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column2-desktop-grid__span-3 column2-desktop-grid__start-9 column2-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-6 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column2-tablet-grid__span-2 column2-tablet-grid__start-7 column2-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1 column2-mobile-grid__span-4 column2-mobile-grid__row-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles  wpnbha show-image image-alignbehind ts-4 is-3 is-uncropped  has-text-align-left has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"newspack-blocks-inline-css\" type=\"text\/css\">\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-title {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 1.2em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\tflex-wrap: wrap;\n\t\t\talign-items: center;\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 0.5em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 0.8em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .avatar {\n\t\t\theight: 25px;\n\t\t\twidth: 25px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail{\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.25em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail img {\n\t\t\theight: auto;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail figcaption {\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.5em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles p {\n\t\t\tmargin: 0.5em 0;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"52\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-section-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Writing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5549\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-uncategorized type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/2026\/03\/12\/book-review-daughter-of-crows-by-mark-lawrence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Book review &#8211; Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The blurb The Academy of Kindness exists to create agents of retribution, cast in the image of the Furies \u2013 The Kindly Ones \u2013 against whom even the gods hesitate to stand. Each year one hundred girls are sold to the Academy. Ten years later only three emerge. The Academy\u2019s halls run with blood. The\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-12T17:10:21+00:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5376\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-uncategorized type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/2025\/07\/03\/dreams-of-chaos-is-out-now\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dreams of Chaos is out now<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hello everyone, I\u2019ve been a little lax with posts recently. I\u2019ve just been so busy &#8211; but am hoping to get back to it soon. I\u2019ve a trip to Norway to talk about and some book reviews too. However, I thought I\u2019d just let you all know that Dreams of Chaos is out today! This\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-07-03T13:14:48+01:00\">July 3, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5292\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-uncategorized type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/2025\/04\/08\/the-broken-empire-vs-the-red-queens-war\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Broken Empire vs The Red Queen\u2019s War<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a battle between Jorg and Jalan, who would win? Jorg would be a villain if he were in any other series but this one, while Jalan doesn\u2019t want to be a hero, thank you very much. He wants a steady supply of wine. A tryst with Lisa DeVeer would also be welcomed. If not\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2025-04-08T12:32:15+01:00\">April 8, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5183\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-uncategorized type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shaunalawless.com\/2025\/01\/07\/2024-update-and-what-2025-has-in-store\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">2024 update and what 2025 has in store!<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hi everyone, how are you? It\u2019s been a while since I did a blog post. Sorry about that. It\u2019s just been a busy year &#8211; however I do plan on doing much more in 2025. In the meantime, here is my year end thoughts and look ahead to 2025! 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