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About John

Ever since a good friend brought him a copy of Johanna Lindsey's Gentle Rogue, he has been hooked on the romance genre. Though he primarily reads in young-adult, he loves to spend time with paranormal, historical, and contemporary adult titles in-between books. Now, he finds himself juggling book reviews, school band, writing, and finding time to add to his TBR pile.

posts by John Jacobson:

October 11, 2013

REVIEW: Waiting for Ty by Samantha Ann King

JohnC- ReviewsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / journalist / m/m / Scientist / Texas1 Comments

Dear Samantha Ann King: I knew this book was a companion novel going in, and it did a solid job of standing alone – at least when it came to referencing the previous story. A friends-to-lovers premise and a Texan setting made this story sound like it could be something ... more >

August 14, 2013

REVIEW: Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross

JohnA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsContemporary / gymnast / Sports / Young-Adult5 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Julie Cross: A few YA authors here and there have been writing stories that cross the boundaries of New Adult and Young Adult – they’re either a little on the mature side in characterization and/or situation to be YA for some publishers, or they’re a little younger in voice ... more >

Suicide Watch by Kelley York
July 25, 2013

REVIEW: Suicide Watch by Kelley York

JohnA Reviews / Recommended ReadsLGBTQIAP+ / New Adult / Recommended Reads / self-published9 Comments

Recommended Read

Dear Ms. York, I picked up your book because I saw a Tweet about its release that indicated a book that could fit into the NA category while containing an LGBTQ protagonist and/or romance within the story.  Your debut novel, Hushed, also contained these qualities – I haven’t read it, ... more >

July 23, 2013

REVIEW: His Roommate’s Pleasure by Lana McGregor

JohnC ReviewsBDSM / college/university / Contemporary romance / m/m / New Adult / students1 Comments

Dear Ms. McGregor, His Roommate’s Pleasure caught me with the blurb. The college setting is something that I’ve been wanting to read more of in romance because of the New Adult label; it’s something that I get particularly excited about with non-heterosexual romance because of the lack of popular LGBTQ ... more >

Feyland: The Dark Realm by Anthea Lawson
May 19, 2012

REVIEW: Feyland: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp

JohnB- ReviewsFantasy / self-published / Young-Adult3 Comments

Dear Ms. Sharp, There is a strong stigma surrounding self-published YA novels that suggests that they are all badly written and derivative. Even with authors like Amanda Hocking becoming successes in both print and digital publishing, there is an inherent idea that self-published YA is bad and a constant stream ... more >

John
May 19, 2012

A Farewell from John

JohnMiscAbout-Us35 Comments

My life at Dear Author started in December a couple years back.  I had begun reading it and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books.  I had discovered a love of romance novels and wanted more and more information about them and their readers – even though, at the time, I had almost ... more >

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