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The author has a Facebook page set up to introduce himself to the world. He was developing a Street Team and an email list. In exchange for a free download, he asked people to give him an honest opinion of his work and to spread the word about his debut on the scene for him. I believe that offer has expired already or I would have recommended it. I was introduced to his page because I also work in content services and I know how difficult it can be for a start-up individual's creativity to be recognized in this information inundated age. The book is legitimately good in my honest opinion. I don't believe its flagrant advertising to give an opinion on behalf of someone else. I apologize if your time was wasted, however, and I will be deactivating my account from this forum.
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We do not allow "reviews in exchange for a free copy" here at MR.
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#24048 |
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Finished Enemy by K. Eason.
As I recall, this was one of the Freebies for the month. The book was good, but the delivery was a bit taxing at times-- the author breaks up sentences with internal dialogue which may or may not be the character's own thoughts. There is a reason for doing this, and somewhat necessary for the advancement of the plot, but it is no less jarring for all that, and it's something that may drive some readers away. Too tired to decide on a new read at this moment... |
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I just finished reading The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirsten. I wouldn't have discovered this book -- and the series that it kicks off -- except for the MobileRead Book Club. I'll hope over to the Book Club thread to talk about the book. Suffice to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it and intend to read the rest of the series.
I've now moved on to Death of a Greedy Woman (originally titled Death of a Glutton), book 8 in M. C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth mystery series. ![]() ![]() Last edited by Hampshire Nanny; 05-13-2016 at 09:52 PM. |
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Reread Elric of Melnibone by Michael Moorcock, the first of his Elric series which has some of his better fantasy. I unearthed my old paperback from the 70s. About 1/3 of the way through Alexander Hamilton and halfway through Use of Weapons. (I usually don't have this many books going at once.) Also I bought The High House by James Stoddard, one of my favorite fantasy novels. If you read the Ballantine classic fantasy books edited by Lin Carter in the 70s, this book is for you. |
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I have two other library books which need to be read before their return dates and then I'll be free to read anything that I want! I had a flurry of books become available that I had put reserves on, which took control of my reading order temporarily. After I read Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody mystery by Elizabeth Peters) and finish reading War Horse by Michael Morpurgo, I'm pretty sure I'll be purchasing The Outskirter's Secret to continue with the Steerswoman series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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#24054 |
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I finished reading You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day, a memoir from the woman who created "The Guild" and co-star of "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog". If you're a gamer then you should know about the first, and the second is a hilarious short series of You-tube videos also starring Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick-Harris.
At any rate, Felicia is funny and inspirational in this book and I will definitely be rereading it at some point. Having to live with clinical depression starting from a young age (and half that time unmedicated), I am painfully aware of how crippling depression and anxiety can be and her story pushes me to try to do better in my own endeavours. Next up, the other freebie of the month, Lethal Code by Thomas Waite. |
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I've acquired just about everything that's available as an ebook, so in a way I'm looking forward to the classic Jeeves and Blandings books, but I'll miss the cheap audiobooks. |
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Next up : Big Bang - The Origin of the Universe by Simon Singh. A non fiction, analytical book on physics and astronomy. |
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The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
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Next up: The Right to Arm Bears by Gordon R. Dickson. An old Baen purchase. |
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One of my favorites of all time. Love the sense of humor throughout the two novels. |
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