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REVIEW: Death by Ploot Ploot by Dara Joy

Here is our conversational review of Death by Ploot Ploot by Dara Joy. It’s not a book either Robin nor I would recommend you paying your hard earned money on.
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Jane: I admit to having very little familiarity with Dara Joy’s work having only read Ritual of Proof. Compounding this is the fact that I cannot recall anything of the book other than it featured a role reversal of sexual mores (the man playing the feminine role and the woman playing the masculine role) and that it was the book that started the lawsuit between Dorchester, HarperCollins and Dara Joy.

Upon reading Death by Ploot Ploot, it was obvious that it was a book featuring characters and a world that was beyond my knowledge so I can’t address whether it is a palatable appetizer/dessert for Dara Joy fans.

What I can say is that the best thing about this book was a) it was short and b) the unintentional sexual overtones of nearly every passage. It had me giggling nearly throughout the story. The story opens with Yaniff, an old wizard, despairing over the fact that his pupil Lorgin had the disposition for scholarship …

Dara Joy Has Some Chutzpah; Says New Books Forthcoming

According to her mailing list and a posting on her website, Dara Joy is ready to put the publishing fiasco with Dorchester behind her. The question is whether her career can survive the black mark that was put on it by the fact that she took money from fans for a self published book and didn’t deliver until said fans threatened to report her to the Attorney General. The full text of the mailing and posting can be seen in the comments and I republish a portion here for your benefit.
Dear Readers,

Wonderful news!!!

For those who haven’t heard, yes, Dorchester and I have reached a settlement agreement!!

Get ready, the stories you have been waiting for will be coming your way soon! Within the next few months, I will have more great news for you concerning the release dates of my upcoming novels, which will be brought to you via traditional publishing channels.

To add to the celebration, I have an special Valentine for my readers. I know so many of you have been waiting really, really patiently for another Matrix story and I do not want you to have to wait any longer . . . so, …

How to Get Your Dara Joy book, the Elizabeth Way

Back in July, we ran a reader interview with Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a die hard Dara Joy fan who shared with us the terrible journey she underwent to get a book from Dara Joy that Elizabeth had paid for over a year ago. She went online to share with other readers the method that worked for her and she set up a yahoo account to help other readers in a similar situation. Elizabeth is no longer able to assist fans individually because of time committments. Please read the instructions below on how to get your book. This method has worked for many fans and we hope it works for you.

If you have reached this page, you have either tried to contact joycomplaints@yahoo.com or seen that email address via several message boards on the internet. You are probably a fan who pre-paid for your Dara Joy book and still have not received it.

I first want you to understand I am not affliated with Donna Lanier aka author Dara Joy or her self publishing business “House of Sages”. I was just a fan who had pre-paid for a book and did …