I’ve been waiting for Kelly to post her review of the book that I will feature in this week’s Rename That Cover feature since I saw it when we passed it around the FanLit offices.
Apparently there is a new trend in cover art: covers that are so bizarre that you feel compelled to read the book just to find out what in the world is going on. I mean, seriously, it’s like they played a game of Mad Libs and made it into a cover art. “Okay, I need an animal, a fruit,
June 17th, 2010. Ruth Arnell | Giveaway!, Thoughtful Thursday | 15 comments |
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Let’s just admit it at the outset. As someone who tries to write, I hate David Mitchell. Hate him with the white-hot intensity of a thousand blazing suns. It’d be bad enough if he were just a great, you know, writer. Plain old everyday writer of some kind of novel: literary fiction, sci-fi, adventure, pastiche, historical. But no. He can’t just pick one. He has to be brilliant at them all. In one novel, no less (Cloud Atlas,
June 17th, 2010. Bill Capossere and Ray McKenzie´s rating: 5 | David Mitchell | Edge, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 5 comments |
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
I love the Hollows series. Kim Harrison has taken us on some really great adventures and still manages to keep things from spinning completely out of control. The characters are well developed and the plots typically balance the heavy romantic themes with plenty of story and action to keep things exciting. Black Magic Sanction is another great installment.
Rachel Morgan continues to evolve in Black Magic Sanction. Her training in using “Black Magic”
June 17th, 2010. John Hulet´s rating: 4 | Kim Harrison | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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Pretty challenging book. Cut by half, speed up the cadence. Trying to figure out the plot, the main point of…
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
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