Reviews. Authors need them, companies want to sell writers more of them. And readers? Well they just don’t normally want to bother. A lot hinges on that review count (and usually positive aggregate). If you are a gamer you might compare them to achievements – get the right ones, and you might unlock something special. Well that ‘something’ includes access to quality promotion websites, consideration from bloggers and the media, and in many cases direct sales. We will talk a little bit about it all today.
Rev Req: Wild Hare, by Laura Koerber
I received this book for an honest review. All expressed opinions, cynical or otherwise, are my own.
I have never been a huge fan of political flavored fiction. I am also probably the wrong person for the message this book espouses – I am a Southern boy from OL’ Alabama, as it were. Still, Koerber writes with a keen wit, and deft ability at storytelling that is enthralling. And she didn’t even have to hand me some cake.
Rev Req: The Irish Fiasco, by Geoff Quaife
I received this book for an honest review. All expressed opinions, cynical or otherwise, are my own.
As I think I have illuminated before, historical fiction is a difficult genre to tackle. You are either going to irritate a history nerd, or a fiction nerd; almost always a no-win situation. This isn’t non-fiction, and it takes more than pure research to make these characters live again. In this matter, how does The Irish Fiasco fair, by Geoffe Quaife fair? It does OK.
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Rev Request: Imagining Violet, by Mary E. Hughes
Imagining Violet by Mary E. Hughes tracks Violet Courtenaye, an aspiring musician in the late 19th century, via a series of correspondents. These letters, natural, use a journal format – one that is notoriously difficult to execute. Sadly, I found that the attempt was out of tune.
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Rev Request: Carnival of Heaven, by Ryan Olson
I have reviewed a lot of books over the years. Folk tales, mysteries. Space Operas. Heaps of fantasy novels. There have been several good stories among them. And nearly thrice as many bad. It is however the rare work that can squeeze any emotion out of my dark, dream crushing heart. Carnival of Heaven, a unique mix of memoir and fantasy by Ryan Olson, is one of these.
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Fellow author giveway
Hello and Happy Monday!
Fellow novelist Abby Arthur, writer of TWINS OF SHADOW told me that that she’s running a huge giveaway this month.
