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The hardest reviews to write are the ones wherein you're attempting to articulate a feeling of decided “Meh.” I am meh about this book. I was continually curious about the history even while I was horrified by how difficult and painful the work was. I am one of those who really likes Pride & Prejudice and an account of the same time period of the story from the perspective of the servants belowstairs sounded so … Continue reading Longbourn by Jo Baker
RECOMMENDED: Natural Law by Joey W. Hill is FREE RIGHT NOW. For the love of heaven, if you're remotely curious about BDSM erotic romance, grab this book. This is easily the best BDSM erotic romance I've ever read, and was one of the first when years ago, I asked a friend which erotic romances were must-reads. It's not perfect, but it's so powerful and so fascinatingly honest. Thank you to Mistress M from S&Ms … Continue reading Books on Sale: Amazing Erotic Rom and Suspense, Including One for Free!
There's been considerable discussion online lately about reviews, about authors reviewing other authors' books, and about how reviews work for book readers. With Goodreads deleting reviews, then apologizing for deleting reviews, and people migrating to other book review communities, there's been a good amount of discussion about what reviews specifically do. You might imagine I have a lot to say about the topic of reviews, and how they work. I've written about the fact that … Continue reading Commentary on Reviews: Negative Reviews and Readers
During the Nebula Awards in May, I got to meet and interview Alethea Kontis, who’s fairy tale book, Enchanted, was nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Now the second book in the series, Hero, has been released. It’s a solid, inventive, action-packed fantasy with a great romance built in. Hero is being billed as a “Companion” to Enchanted, and the description suits, because it works just fine as a stand-alone even though it follows the … Continue reading Hero by Alethea Kontis
The Burning Sky is Sherry Thomas’ first fantasy YA and it’s not terrible, but it’s not great either. It’s strangely boring. The Burning Sky starts off great – it tells us that a boy named Archer returned to Eton after being sent home to recover from a broken limb. It then goes on to say, Almost every word in the preceding sentence is false. Archer Fairfax had not suffered a broken limb. He had never … Continue reading The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Don Jon is one of those movies that is so well crafted that when you get to the end, you want to jump right back to the beginning and watch it again. It’s an uncomfortable movie, but it’s funny and it’s touching and thoughtful, and incredibly well structured, and all the actors seem to behaving the time of their lives. There are tons of spoiler-free reviews online but this is not one of them. Spoilers … Continue reading Movie Review: Don Jon
Thanks to AztecLady for this link to the newest MelodySheep science remix, this time about black holes. Link! I hope your weekend is full of fascinating and powerful things.
I have a bunch of different links that might be relevant to your interest, or candy for your brain cells, or both! First, I must admit to perhaps being wrong. Very wrong. Epic wrong, if this study is to be believed. I've mocked the entire idea of characters “seeing emotions in his eyes” like flashes of anger or glints of arousal or a fleeting speck of indegestion. I think – well, thought, but still think … Continue reading Links: There Are Things to Read on the Internet!
There's a little bit of everything on sale today. Hope you find a book you'll enjoy! A Race to Splendor by Ciji Ware is $2.99 as one of Amazon's Daily Deals, and the price has been matched by other vendors. This is a historical set against the recover from the San Francisco earthquake of 1909, and features to young heroines who are architects – a field dominated by men – as they work to help … Continue reading Books on Sale: Historical, Paranormal, YA - A Little Bit of Everything!
Summer is for Lovers by Jennifer McQuiston was just the sort of wonderful, summery read I was looking for. I was actually disappointed it was released in late September since it’s already cold here by then, and most of this book takes place by the ocean, and it has a wonderful beach-y feel to it. This is the sort of book I want to take on vacation to the Caribbean with me. I really enjoyed … Continue reading Summer is for Lovers by Jennifer McQuiston
Louisiana Longshot is $.99c right now. This is book one in Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune Mystery series, and it has many glowing reviews, especially from readers who loved the comedy and the location of the book – in Sinful, Louisiana. That's a fantastic small town name right there. It was a hell of a longshot… CIA Assassin Fortune Redding is about to undertake her most difficult mission ever–in Sinful, Louisiana. With a leak at … Continue reading Books on Sale: Suspense, Mysteries and Thrillers
