FREE/BARGAIN - Romance + Discussion - 2014

[ScalyFreak]

Originally Posted by FizzyWater

You're welcome. Just keep in mind, if you ever have trouble downloading from Amazon, disable the plug-in temporarily. What I read specifically mentioned digital music, but I'm trying to keep it in my mind, just in case.

The Smile plugin works with streaming Prime music.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Atunah

I didn't see any attack in that review at all. She is going through the characters and story. She gave it a C, which is still a pretty decent rating I think. I gave it a 1 star. Heck, she even calls the voice of the author compelling, so I am at a loss to see any attack here or why McGuire was flying off the handle.
I don't buy her being clueless about the lawsuit. This isn't the first time she stuck the foot in the mouth. There is a pattern.

I rarely agree with the reviews on Dear Author anyway, like I said, BD was a 1 star for me, I found it that bad, Jane gave it a C. Thats like a 3 star, which I give pretty decent books. Often their B's and A's are something I don't like and often their D's are stuff that I didn't find that bad. Still fun to check out the stuff. Once in a while I do find a gem this way.

It happened on Goodreads not DA which is why you didn't see it.

[Britomart]

Originally Posted by library addict

I emailed Jenny Schwartz to ask if Curses and Confetti would be available at Kobo or google. She did confirm it's Amazon only. But she said she didn't want me to miss out and sent a PDF and ePub version with her response. Wasn't that so sweet?

How lovely of her! Maybe the book will available elsewhere later? It was like this with several Carla Kelly ebooks.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Critteranne

Yeah, I'll never figure out those things. I know a lot of readers in general (not just review bloggers) are criticizing that type of New Adult book by saying "What idea will young women get from these stories?!" But then how many Harlequin Presents with obnoxious heroes have gotten great reviews from the same people? Or how many paranormal romances with over-the-top aggressive alpha heroes? Is it OK as long as he's a tycoon or a werewolf? Young women won't get "ideas" from those stories? Do all these readers thing young women are that stupid anyway? (I read Woodiwiss and Rogers in high school but knew enough to stay away from men like the ones they wrote about.)

But sometimes readers almost get fixated on how much they hate a certain author, a certain type of hero, or whatever, and they have to tell the whole world about it. Kind of like when you ask me about Diana Palmer's Heart of Ice.


Still, in fights over reviews (and outright attacks and tweets), authors would be better served by ignoring the crap that's flung around. Or even laughing at it if they can. They will be the ones who come out smelling like roses.

(Closest smilie I could find)

Yeah I think you hit on the head there but what does an author do when a popular reviewer gives a bad reviews or makes nasty comments about the author herself then her followers do the same leaving bad reviews and nasty comments and most haven't even read the book? Some Authors can't ignore stuff like that because this where it becomes an all out attack. I've have seen this too many times.

[Britomart]

It must have been someone here (Blossom?) who recommended Merline Lovelace. I am reading her Samantha Spade books (mysteries, but with a strong romance subplot) and adoring them! Thanks!

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Britomart

It must have been someone here (Blossom?) who recommended Merline Lovelace. I am reading her Samantha Spade books (mysteries, but with a strong romance subplot) and adoring them! Thanks!

Yes I love her but I think someone else mentioned those books. Now I must move those books to my TBR pile.

[Atunah]

Originally Posted by Blossom

It happened on Goodreads not DA which is why you didn't see it.

This is going to be the last thing I say about that subject, I don't think that author or that book is worth more of my time. I saw everything, including what was going on on Goodreads and including what was going on on the authors side and her fans and facebook. She has left a long trail of bad behavior for some time.

My review is also based strictly on how I felt about it, not what someone else thought about it. There were actually friends on GR I follow that really liked it. I absolutely hated it.

Thankfully there are plenty of good books out there and authors to support. I just hope the Ellora's cave authors come out of this somehow thriving.

And I hope that the lawsuit goes away or is slapped down fast.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Britomart

It must have been someone here (Blossom?) who recommended Merline Lovelace. I am reading her Samantha Spade books (mysteries, but with a strong romance subplot) and adoring them! Thanks!

That was me. She was an author I discovered way back with her second book in 1994. Glad you're enjoying the Samantha Spade books.

[library addict]

Originally Posted by Blossom

That is quite generous of her. I love it when authors do something like that. What books of hers did you read that made you want to buy more?

I enjoyed some of her novellas for Escape, Memories of Love and Drawing Closer. I have her first two Bustlepunk Chronicles novellas in my TBR.

[Britomart]

Originally Posted by library addict

That was me. She was an author I discovered way back with her second book in 1994. Glad you enjoyed the Samantha Spade books.

Well, thanks once more then. I read the first on a train ride and irritated other passengers by giggling aloud. So funny!

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Atunah

just hope the Ellora's cave authors come out of this somehow thriving.

And I hope that the lawsuit goes away or is slapped down fast.

I agree on the lawsuit I think it is nuts. DA has only ever reported the truth about EC so I don't think it will go very far.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by library addict

I enjoyed some of her novellas for Escape, Memories of Love and Drawing Closer. I have her first two Bustlepunk Chronicles novellas in my TBR.

Okay thanks I will take a look at them.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by Britomart

Well, thanks once more then. I read the first on a train ride and irritated other passengers by giggling aloud. So funny!

This is why I don't read in public Fiction.

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by apesmom

She has a 75 book contract with them. 75!!!!!.
I think she might be kinda stuck.

Oh no! Why would anyone signed such a long contract?

[Blue2u]

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