Category Archives: Review

If you only read one book … The Silla Project

As some of you know, I spend part of my time editing works of other novelists.  Different editors have different strengths – mine is word flow and characters.  I try to make it so you forget that you are reading … Continue reading

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Review from Uncorked Thoughts

Backtracking a touch this evening to let you know about one of my favorite reviews of Foreseen. This one was published just over a month ago on Uncorked Thoughts – a book review blog based in the UK. The review … Continue reading

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Two Reviews of Foreseen – A Contrast in Perspective

You can’t write for everyone.  I’ve always known that, but this week, I’ve discovered you can’t even write to entirely please people who LIKE your books! This past week, the book reviewer for “Hey! Have you heard?” loved Foreseen, saying:  “I … Continue reading

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Review from Fictioholic Book Reviews

Valentine’s Day was a pretty special this year. In the morning, I woke up to the great review of Foreseen on Bookend Chronicles that I blogged about yesterday, and in the afternoon, I received this: A 10 out of 10 … Continue reading

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Review From Bookend Chronicles

I have to admit, I love reviews that start off saying something like: ” it was worth getting a little less sleep in order to finish it by the wee hours of the morning.” That means I did my job! Gigi … Continue reading

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Book Review Integrity: My Pledge

Readers deserve better. The world of book reviews – those little snippets people scan when determining if a novel is one they might like – has turned nasty. I have never considered novelists to be in competition with each other … Continue reading

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Book Review: Age of Apollyon by Mark Carver

Three stars. I find it difficult to give a rating to Age of Apollyon that will be meaningful to others. The pieces I found well done in the novel were stunningly good, and the pieces that fell short missed by … Continue reading

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Review: The Timekeeper’s Son

3 stars out of 5 Mike E. Miller’s first novel, The Timekeeper’s Son gets three stars for its innovative use of time travel.  That means, I don’t regret having read it. It did not waste my time. But I didn’t … Continue reading

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Review: The Silla Project by John C. Brewer

I read suspense novels for their tight, well-conceived plot lines, but it isn’t my favorite genre because the characters are flat and don’t change much. Well, author John C. Brewer has blown that out of the water with his new … Continue reading

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Review: Tempest by Julie Cross

I give Tempest a 4 out of 5.  That means it was a good book, kept me entertained and left me thinking about it for a bit afterwards, but not quite gushing about it. In the interest of full disclosure, … Continue reading

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