Jul 31 2012
Dear Ms. McGarry: When I was at BEA this year, many of the conversations began with “what are you excited about” and to nearly every person I said “Pushing the Limits” by Katie McGarry. My interest was piqued when I came across the cover and title of this book when adding to the new releases(…)
Jul 30 2012
Please note: This review is for book three in a series, so it contains some spoilers for the previous two books. Readers who would like to hear more about the Peter Grant series but remain spoiler free are invited to check out the review of the first book, Midnight Riot (also known as Rivers of(…)
Jul 30 2012
Dear Ms. Ashley, After I read Knight, I thought for sure that I wouldn’t read another book by you. But then, I tried another, and another, and another. I read five of your books in a weekend. I have a hard time putting my finger on why your books work so well for me. The(…)
Jul 24 2012
The above is my own definition for the New Adult genre. In 2009 St. Martin’s Press announced it would be acquiring books for a “New Adult” line and held a submission contest but by 2011, SMP had not yet delivered on the promised new line despite interest expressed by readers online. Georgia McBride, author (Praefatio) and founder(…)
Jul 23 2012
“‘What are you thinking, Amy? The question I’ve asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we(…)
Jul 20 2012
Dear Ms. Sorenson: Jane sent me Caught in the Act months ago to peruse and I ignored it. This proved to be an error on my part. In my defense, I’d just read a couple of awful romantic suspense novels and couldn’t generate any interest in another. Then a friend of mine on Twittter praised(…)
Jul 7 2012
I am recommending this book because Like I said before, it was very refreshing and different than any other YA book I’ve read. The main character is named Layken and she is a strong character who goes through a lot. The H’s name is Will and he is so swoon worthy. The following is an(…)
Jul 3 2012
It’s kind of a light weight month. Maybe July is a month for vacations and beaches where reading doesn’t take place? Contemporary: At Last by Jill Shalvis, recommended by Dabney. Reviewed here. ( A | BN | K | S ) At Last is an effortlessly enjoyable contemporary romance. The romance between Amy and Matt(…)
Jul 3 2012
Dear Ms. Kantra, I grew up going to the beach each summer, often to North Carolina beaches, so a book set there looked like a good summer read. And let me say that grilled wahoo, served and eaten on a beach house porch with evening sea breezes blowing in, is some of the best eating(…)
Jun 29 2012
Dear Ms. Shalvis, At Last is the fifth book you’ve written set in the small Washington State coastal town of Lucky Harbor. I’ve read all five and, as I began this one, I wondered if the charms of that happy hamlet might finally begin to pale for me. They did not. In fact, in At Last, Lucky Harbor(…)
Jun 26 2012
“In 1936, Frankie Foster leaves her Georgia home with high hopes of becoming a movie star in Hollywood. She soon finds work as an extra in a swashbuckling costume picture, but when the producer drops dead at her feet during filming, Frankie knows she must discover the truth if she is to save the picture(…)
Jun 23 2012
Lord of the Fading Lands by CL Wilson is recommended by Amy Kathryn. Like most who drop by Dear Author, I must get my fix everyday. A chapter after the alarm goes off and before I can throw the covers off, a few pages on the ereader as I grab lunch, or even a whole(…)
Jun 20 2012
Dear Ms. Keplinger, I think you’re one of the more interesting contemporary YA authors to be published in recent years. There’s an authenticity to your narrative voice that’s difficult to match. Despite their flaws, I enjoyed your previous two novels, The DUFF and Shut Out, so I snatched up your latest without hesitation. Whitley is(…)
Jun 13 2012
Dear Ms. Cashore, While I really liked your debut YA fantasy, Graceling, I was less keen on your second novel, Fire. Graceling had a strong heroine, Lady Katsa, who, along with the man she grew to love, sought to rescue a child princess from an evil king, guarding her independence the whole way, but Lady(…)
Jun 9 2012
From the words of E: I am recommending this book because Set in the Cosa Nostradamus world HARD MAGIC is book one of the Paranormal Scene Investigations series. It introduces a group of mostly 20-somethings currently who are all very determined, have their own particular skills involving the use of Current (magic), and are invited(…)
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