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What Jia’s Been Reading in December

What Jia’s Been Reading in December

Despite all my hopes for more time to read, I still managed to get swallowed up by the holidays. Oh well. Still, here’s what I read during the month of December. Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla One day I’ll find a female assassin book that satisfies me. One day. And maybe the heroine will(…)

REVIEW: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

REVIEW: Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder

Dear Ms. Snyder, I feel like I’ve been neglecting the fantasy genre. This is a terrible thing in my opinion because I love the genre. So I thought to rectify the decided lack of non-YA fantasy in recent reading. I thought your latest novel, the first in a new series, would be a good way(…)

Winners of the Jill Shalvis Contest and the Rita Ballot Contest

Ashley Rhonda First one to email me at jane at dearauthor dot com gets choice of paper or ebook. Winners of the RITA Balloting Contest: mekool rlbayne If you don’t know what the Reader Ballot Contest is about, read here and here. Essentially, you fill out a ballot and have a chance to win a(…)

Maria Snyder’s Fire Study Release Pushed Back

According to her newsletter, Fire Study will be released in trade (yeah) in March 2008 (boo). The reason Fire Study has been pushed back is because Harlequin has moved my Study series from LUNA to MIRA. MIRA wants to re-issue Poison Study as a trade paperback in March 2007, and has even re-done the cover(…)

REVIEW: Magic Study by Maria Snyder

Dear Ms. Snyder: I think your cover depicts the exact problems I had with this book: It looks like a modern girl dressed up in a costume and plunked down in a fantasy setting. Also, while this cover is beautiful, it is not the same woman that was featured on the cover of Poison Study.(…)

REVIEW: Poison Study by Maria Snyder

Dear Ms. Snyder: I came across this book when I was perusing ebook releases. It had a gorgeous cover and an interesting summary. I did minor research and found it received a starred review from PW. I figured it was worth the risk (it was not an inexpensive book). I am glad that I picked(…)