Comments | calico_reaction: Cesar, Lynn: Apricot Brandy

calico_reaction

Cesar, Lynn: Apricot Brandy

Feb 28, 2008 23:17

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blog: reviews, fiction: modern fantasy, lynn cesar, ratings: waste of time & money, fiction: fantasy

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morgan_dhu February 29 2008, 19:38:32 UTC

There certainly seem to be a lot of reasons why I should not read this book. I think it would be very bad for my blood pressure.

calico_reaction February 29 2008, 19:55:34 UTC

*laughs*

Blood pressure is something to keep an eye on, that's for sure! God knows I have to... :-/

bedazzled2 March 1 2008, 01:05:34 UTC

This doesn't sound at all like a book I'd ever be interested in, but I really enjoyed your thorough review. I look forward to reading more of them.

calico_reaction March 1 2008, 01:27:40 UTC

Thanks! :)

rocalisa March 4 2008, 00:33:14 UTC

Thank you for showing so clearly WHY you didn't like the book. That's the kind of review that is very helpful. I'm disappointed though, as I thought the premise sounded good. Heck, the premise did sound good, but the execution certainly seems lacking.

calico_reaction March 4 2008, 00:42:49 UTC

You're welcome. :)

I'm always afraid my perceptions are off when I really don't like something. After all, someone out there had to like it, or it wouldn't have gotten published. But hey, if you find a free or cheap copy, you could give it a whirl and see if it's to your tastes. :)

The other JUNO titles that I've read so far have been good, so I guess this one was a double-disappointment for me.

rocalisa March 4 2008, 01:06:42 UTC

The Juno titles do seem to have interesting ideas, which fiction certainly needs. I'm in New Zealand and getting hold of them is difficult - and impossible at an affordable price - so I'm mostly reading blurbs and reviews and leaving it at that. I did go to the trouble of getting hold of Gail Dayton's The Eternal Rose as I wanted to read the end of the story, although I haven't had a chance to do so yet. Thanks also for your review of Unveiling the Sorceress, which does sound interesting. And the covers all tend to be so pretty, which is a plus for me.

calico_reaction March 4 2008, 03:03:37 UTC

I hear you on the covers. They attract me like moths to a flame!

Can you get eBook copies?

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calico_reaction March 10 2008, 18:00:11 UTC

I totally agree. And I've seen several multiple POVs work well, but even those are done with a careful, expert hand.

My Rebuttal for Apricot Brandy radix08 March 13 2008, 00:00:42 UTC

I'm in the middle of reading Lynn Cesar's new book Apricot Brandy. I don't read that many horror books but I'm a big fan of fantasy and scifi. Apricot Brandy is hard to classify but you might call it supernatural dark fantasy ( ... )