Book Reviews
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The Final Piece by Maggi Myers
I haven’t posted much in the way of book reviews here lately. But this one I had to share. I finally got to reading Maggi Myers’ novel The Final Piece. Maggi’s been a fantastic supporter and friend, but for various reasons (mostly because I have very little time to read while I’m writing myself) I hadn’t gotten to [...]
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Book Review: Red Lory by Dave Newell
Red Lory is a remarkable and disturbing book by debut novelist Dave Newell. I’ve read a number of comparisons between Red Lory and old Hitchcock films, but if I had to draw a literary parallel, Douglas Howard reminds me the most of Ethan Allen Hawley in the Steinbeck’s Winter of Our Discontent. It has the [...]
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Book Review: Freaks Like Us by Jackie Trippier Holt
With as much gravitas as a short man can summon, Zack offered his hand. “Welcome to Burfoot’s Circus, Boy.” Where to begin with this review? I want to be clear: I loved this book. It was different, very different, from most of the books I read. And that’s a good thing. Despite it being completely [...]
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Book Reviews, Insurgent, Just Remember to Breathe, Random, Writing
Crazy Week: Updates on Reviews, JRTB and Insurgent
I wanted to take a few minutes this morning and update folks on what’s been going on. First, I want to say that I’ve been utterly overwhelmed by the responses, many of them very emotional, to Just Remember to Breathe. I’ve been in the indie writing business a long time, and had some decent successes, [...]
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Book Reviews, Just Remember to Breathe
Just Remember to Breathe featured at Indie Book Shelf
Posting this to say a HUGE thank you to Adriane over at the Indie Bookshelf, who reviewed Just Remember to Breathe on Saturday. For those of you who don’t hang out there, the Indie Bookshelf is a fantastic book blog, with a bunch of readers who are enthusiastic about indie authors and do a lot [...]
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Review: Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
This is quite possibly the best book I’ve read in 2012. Here’s the synopsis from Goodreads: I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am [...]
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Book Reviews, Insurgent, Just Remember to Breathe, Writing
Interviews, reviews and more
I haven’t been posting much lately. That’s because I’ve been insanely busy, both with another move (to Bethesda, MD), a new job, and the release of two novels, Insurgent (coming October 15) and Just Remember to Breathe (ebook released Aug 30, paperback Nov 12). In short, I’ve been spinning in circles. I did want to [...]
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Book Review: Lengths by Steph Campbell and Liz Reinhardt
Though this isn’t a book blog per se, I do periodically post book reviews here. Those of you who have been regulars for a while will know that I generally only write about independent novelists. That’s mainly because indies rock. That said, I won’t bother posting reviews of books that don’t interest me or that [...]
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7 Indie Books I’ve Read (and Loved)
Summer is coming, and vacations for some (including me, thank God). So I thought I’d give a shout-out to some of the most enjoyable Indie published books I’ve read in the last few months. I’m including independently published books here only, because, well, I can. If you’re looking for a great summer read, consider picking [...]
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Book Review: Grounding Quinn by Stephanie Campbell
I mentioned in a blog post a couple weeks ago (about being a teenager in love) that I’ve been reading quite a bit of young adult fiction recently. I started initially because I was having a great deal of trouble getting into the heads of two of the characters in Insurgent. In the end, however, [...]
