Julie’s Review: I read several interviews where Ms. Jordan says outright that Uninvited is not a dystopia. I have to respectfully disagree. It is absolutely one. Just look at the definition: dys·to·pi·a n. 1. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. 2. A work […]
The Sowing K. Makansi Publication date: August 19th 2013Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult Remy Alexander was born into the elite meritocracy of the Okarian Sector. From an early age, she and her friends were programmed for intellectual and physical superiority through specialized dietary regimes administered by the Okarian Agricultural Consortium. But when her older sister Tai was murdered in […]
As you can see, I signed up for way too many challenges this year. Since I’ve been super busy with the move, reading time hasn’t really been easy to find. So I thought I’d do a quarterly wrap up rather than monthly wrap up posts. Goal: Easy Listening Listen to and review 12+ audio books. [Requires […]
Feature for March 28, 2014 – Activity. Snap it Time! A picture is worth a thousand words. Anything and anything. Just give us a pic. This awesome photo is of us with Colleen Hoover and Griffin Peterson in Portland at the Maybe Someday release party! The Feature and Follow Friday blog hop is hosted by […]
Author Interview: Leandra Martin At what point did you decide to be an author and what was your path to publication? I decided to be an author in the winter of 2009 when I went to a writer’s workshop on the coast led by my mentor, a columnist at the paper where I work. […]
Julie’s Review: *Sigh* I really liked The Headhunter’s Race when I first started reading it. See? Look at this tweet below. Started reading The Headhunters Race eARC on my lunch break. I’m already a fan. — Julie S. (@juliecookies) February 3, 2014 I thought the premise was interesting, and the set up was good. The […]
Feature for March 21, 2014 – Question: How have your reading habits changed in the past few years? Did you get interested in a new genre? Do you read more? Less? Why do you think your habits changed, if they did. Julie: I used to read a lot of thriller/mystery genre books. In fact, when the local […]
Today we have a special guest post from Srivatsan Sridharan, one of the authors of ‘The Prophecy of Trivine‘. Please welcome him to Chapter Break. Guest Post It’s very unusual to come across a work of fiction that’s authored by not one, not two, but three individuals. It’s strange because fictional worlds are products of imagination, worlds […]
Julie’s Review: Astral Tide is such an imaginative and unique story. The ethereal mood throughout is refreshing, since I don’t typically read many books involving another plane of existence. The Astral here is like a character rather than a place, which is pretty interesting. I liked the special abilities that the characters that have an […]
I am super excited to be able to help spread the word about the new cover for the paperback edition of CATHERINE by April Lindner which will be available this August. Both covers are amazing but convey something very different with the image and colors. And I’m thrilled to be able to welcome April Lindner […]