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RITA Reader Challenge Review

Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella

Ghost Gifts

I really wanted to have a great review for you all. I bought Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella on May 8th, right after signing up to review. 3,349 people thought it was pretty good – it has an average of 4.5 stars on Amazon. Give the book a try! Really, you probably will like it. I however, did not. I thought about admitting my failure to Amanda at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. Telling her that … Continue reading Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella

RITA Reader Challenge Review

Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella

Ghost Gifts

My review takes a quasi-newspaper article type format, with each section being worth a point. WHO & WHY Aubrey Ellis, The Heroine: Girlfriend sees dead people, y’all. And they ask her to do stuff for ‘em, then leave her with a little token of appreciation (a couple of marbles, a bag of Skittles, flower petals). Well, they’re less tokens and more the “evidence” she will need when she approaches their loved ones with admittedly hard-to-believe tales … Continue reading Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella

RITA Reader Challenge Review

RITA Reader Challenge: Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella

RITA Reader Challenge: Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella

This review was written by April. This story was nominated in the Best First Book category. The summary:      Mia Wells's eco-friendly career goals are about to become a reality-but her life-altering moment is interrupted when an unexpected call ushers in her tremulous past. A man who's never left Mia's memory: Flynn, the enigmatic, passionate man whose disappearance broke her heart, has mysteriously resurfaced. Now back in her life and in the hospital, Flynn is … Continue reading RITA Reader Challenge: Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella

Your 2017 RITA Award Winners!

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The RITAs are officially over! Before we get to the winners and a brief livestream recap, I personally want to thank every single one of you who participated. This is the first year where we’ve reviewed all of the nominees! How awesome is that? Seriously, this Challenge wouldn’t be anything without this lovely, thoughtful community of readers. I can’t wait to do it all again next year. If you missed the livestream of either the Golden Heart … Continue reading Your 2017 RITA Award Winners!

RITA for Best First Book

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The RITA for Best First Book goes to:  Beautiful Disaster by Laura Spinella (Berkley Publishing Group; Leis Pederson, editor) How to Marry a Duke by Vicki Dreiling (Grand Central Publishing Forever; Michele Bidelspach, editor) First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones (St. Martin's Press; Jennifer Enderlin, editor) Hourglass by Myra McEntire (Egmont USA; Regina Griffin, editor) The Devil in Disguise by Stefanie Sloane (Ballantine Bantam Dell; Junessa Viloria, editor) Warped by Maurissa Guibord (Delacorte … Continue reading RITA for Best First Book

2012 Rita Reader Challenge

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The RITA® and Golden Heart nominations have been announced! Congratulations to the nominated authors and editors! Ready to rustle up some reader reviews? Last year, I set up a public spreadsheet of all the RITA® nominees, and we reviewed every single one by the time the RITA® winners were announced in July .I would love to do it again – and I hope you're up for reading and reviewing a book! Now that the nominees … Continue reading 2012 Rita Reader Challenge