C- ReviewsContemporary / New Adult / Rock-Star / self-published11 Comments
Dear Heidi McLaughlin: I really wanted to read this book after reading the blurb and hearing Tori from SmexyBooks raving about it. I asked for a review copy and you kindly sent me one. I suspect that my discontent with the story will be a lone voice because there is ... more >
D ReviewsNew Adult / self-published2 Comments
Dear Ms. Sorenson: This book sat on top the Bestseller list for weeks and I bought it based on chatter over at Goodreads. It fits into the New Adult category featuring post high school protagonists trying to figure out how to tame the world that is open to them. This ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary / New Adult / poetry1 Comments
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 ... more >
D ReviewsContemporary / infidelity / New Adult / twins24 Comments
Dear Ms. Leighton: I find this book hard to grade. It’s very sexy and hot as the cover suggests but the story is kind of a miss. There are three main characters: Olivia, Nash and Cash. Nash and Cash are twins. First, Olivia has this faux conflict. She’s always gone ... more >
F ReviewsContemporary / infidelity / New Adult26 Comments
Dear Ms. McAdams: After this book, I wondered if the new thing in New Adult is love triangles and super selfish heroines. Is this the new *thing*? Is it a result of Twilight’s fake love triangle? Does it feed a wish fulfillment of being the center of all the attention? ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsNew Adult / Recommended Reads / Young-Adult17 Comments
Dear Ms. McGarry: When I was at BEA this year, many of the conversations began with “what are you excited about” and to nearly every person I said “Pushing the Limits” by Katie McGarry. My interest was piqued when I came across the cover and title of this book when ... more >