Buffy's Ramblings

Please welcome Miranda Wheeler, author of Something of a Kind , for which you can find my review here . Today she's talking about her inspiration for the story and what it means to her. Happy reading! ***************************** My inspiration to write Something Of A Kind is a broad collection of things – photographs, documentaries, short films, conversations with anyone who would listen to the characters in my head, people with awe striking stories of encounters, tons of research – which included anything I could get my hands on regarding the Native Alaskan culture and some of the suffering areas of the state, particularly where my fictional Ashland weasels into our map… not to mention the innumerable backlist of works I’ve read prior to writing the novel! I struggle to put my everything into all my work, and I wanted to pull from a solid, varied background to create something entirely unique and diverse. My premise for the book came most directly from the documentar...

Recap: Moving in with her estranged father following the death of her beloved mother, Aly is feeling lost and alone. Noah has a horrific home life and just yearns for a getaway. Meeting in a diner, they both find that something they’ve been missing. A quest to explain the impossible will bring them together and give them the courage to face their fathers who are adamant they let well enough alone and go their separate ways. Title:   Something of a Kind Series:   N/A Book #:  N/A Author:   Miranda Wheeler Approximate Book Length:   378 Pages Recommended Reader Age:   13+ Sexual Content:   Mild Thoughts: This is a multifaceted story. The romance was sweet and endearing, the mystery interesting and fun, but the home situations for both characters is just heartbreaking and depressing. It definitely gets some emotional investment from readers. We get closure on many aspects and there appears to maybe even be an opportunity for a sequ...