eating disorders

REVIEW:  Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

REVIEW: Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff

Dear Brenna Yovanoff: I read your debut novel, The Replacement, a couple years ago and loved it. I put your sophomore effort, The Space Between, on my list of books to check out but it never quite happened. Whoops. There are so many books out there; sometimes I lose track. But when I was offered(…)

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

I haven’t had much luck with Harlequin Presents subscriptions of late. In December, I enjoyed three of my eight books. The problem is that I’m never sure what books I’m going to enjoy and thus the subscription seems worth it. I guess I’ll reevaluate mid year 2012. The Trophy Wife by Janette Kenny is the(…)

REVIEW: Bad Karma by Theresa Weir

REVIEW: Bad Karma by Theresa Weir

Dear Ms. Weir: I have been slowly working my way through your backlist titles, so when I came across the re-released, reasonably-priced digital edition of Bad Karma at the Kindle store, it shot to the top of my TBR list. I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of the “psychic heroine” trope,(…)

REVIEW:  Purge by Sarah Darer Littman

REVIEW: Purge by Sarah Darer Littman

Dear Ms. Littman, Eating disorders are on the rise for teenagers, and they are one hell of a subject to write about.   They are vast and difficult to understand, and are met with mixtures of sympathy and scorn.   Problem novels that deal with subjects like this are becoming more and more common, and I was(…)

REVIEW: Purge by Sarah Littman

Dear Ms. Littman, We’ve talked about issue books here at Dear Author in the past.   A lot of readers prefer to avoid them but I like to read them from time to time, especially since they make up a significant fraction of the young adult genre.   Because of personal past experiences, one topic I do(…)