Fairy tale retellings are very popular these days. What do you think of the genre? Any favorites to recommend? Julie: I’ve been hit or miss with retellings, mostly miss. Some have been a spectacular interpretation – like the Lunar Chronicles (Cinder, Scarlet, Cress, and soon, Winter). But some I’ve not cared for. Cruel Beauty […]
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No Book Buying Challenge 2015 – October Update As you know, we are co-hosting the Show Your Shelves Some Love: A No Book Buying Challenge. You can also review the details of the post on the “No Book Buying Challenge“ page from the menu above. For October, let’s share some tips on how to manage your library/e-book […]
A Persona of Characters, Guest Post by Jean Shorney Aidan McRaney On my writing journey I’ve created many characters. Of all of them I suppose my favourite as to be Aidan McRaney, for whom I’ve written the Aidan McRaney Trilogy. The Trilogy begins with his initial release from prison, to his undercover work as a covert […]
Julie’s 2015 Audiobook Challenge Update: Goal: I previously mentioned that I am hoping to reach the Marathoner level. I know I can reach the lower levels of “My Precious” easily so I kind of want to challenge myself, since audio books are like the only way I read these days anyway. (Thank you 3 hour round […]
Julie’s Review: This book, ugh. It just left me feeling underwhelmed, and while I was reading I kept wanting to speed it up and kept losing my focus. The audiobook was great – both narrators are good voice actors and are enjoyable to listen to. I actually couldn’t speed it up because the voices were […]
Let’s talk about the lesser-known authors/titles that you think everyone should read. Julie: I think people should check out the YA books written by a fellow book club lady, Kimberly Russell. I found all her books to be tasty to gobble up while exploring some serious topics. Lynn: I’ve been struggling for ideas for […]
Five Things Every Romance Novel Should Have Humor. A strong female lead. Have both the male and female leads have lives of their own in the story (ie. scenes with the female lead and her friends/family and same with the male lead and his friends/family) I believe that ads more depth to their character. Show […]
Julie’s Review: You know how much I love this author (I even mention her in our author crush post). So then you know how excited I was to read her recent release. The premise for The Stars Never Rise is quite exciting; I mean, I eat up stories about demons and exorcists (or slayers, or […]
Okay let’s talk about those characters that are so cool that we want to party with them. Who are some you’d love to invite? Julie: I don’t really party. I mean, my idea of a party is getting together with some friends and hanging out while talking about stuff we’re interested in. Sounds like Book […]