Nov 8 2012
Dear Colleen Hoover: Even though I was not overly enamored of the first book in this series, Slammed, when I finished it I started Point of Retreat right away. I was interested enough in the lives of the characters at that point to want to see how things played out. Warning: there are spoilers for(…)
Nov 8 2012
Dear Ms. Hoover, I’ve been trying to keep a lookout for new YA books to try, so when NetGalley touted this book and its sequel in an email, I requested the titles. Unfortunately, I don’t think these books are really what I’m looking for in YA: a compelling novel intended for a teen audience(…)
Oct 26 2012
Dear Ms. Hoover: Despite many accolades and even your engaging excerpt posted here at Dear Author at the recommendation of a fellow reader, I balked at reading a book about poetry. But after reading every traditional publishing acquired self published, Slammed remained a nagging omission. An unchecked item on a to do list. A hanging(…)
Jan 10 2011
WARNING: SPOILERS ARE HAPPENING BELOW. APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE Dear Ms. White, Jane counts And Falling, Fly among her favorite books for 2010 and it just missed making my list by an eyelash. The book was gorgeously written, thought provoking, sensuous and exciting. All of this, and it really engaged me by making me question what(…)
Jan 25 2009
On the evening of January 15, 2009, I got my Sony reader, a silver PRS-505. It is a thing of beauty. The case looks sleek and classy. I think the red ones are very pretty too, but the silver is gorgeous and one of the reasons I wanted it is that bright colors can strain(…)
Nov 9 2007
Dear Mr. Tipton, My blogging partner Jane knows of my interest in history and historical fiction so I wasn’t surprised to see your book in a package of arcs I recently received from her. “Who is this woman he’s writing about?” I thought. The back blurb which states the book “is the story of a(…)
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