After seeing the things fellow LJers were saying about this book, I figured I should probably read it.  I'm very glad I did.  Lessons from a Dead Girl deals with some pretty heavy issues such as abuse, forgiveness, and friendship.  It's well-written, very powerful, and emotional.  It's the kind of story that stays with you long after you close the ( Read more... )

I had been looking forward to this book ever since Jo announced that she'd gotten a publishing contract.  I was absolutely thrilled when it finally arrived in my mailbox.  And I wasn't disappointed when I started reading it ( Read more... )

I just finished reading Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Series which 
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I just finished the book.  I read the first 460 pages yesterday and finished the rest today.  And as you might have already guessed, I'm about to review it.  Not to worry though, I intend to keep my promise to make this lj spoiler free.  I will not reveal any part of the plot.  So it is perfectly safe to keep reading.  *grin ( Read more... )

I recently read the Strongbox Chronicles trilogy by Cate Dermody (a client of Jennifer Jackson).  The books are Cardinal Rule, The Firebird Deception, and The Phoenix Law.  They’re about CIA agent Alisha MacAleer who ends up embroiled in a sticky mess full of secret organizations, betrayals, and an army of weaponized AI-like robots.  People she ( Read more... )

Last night I finished the last of my rewrites.  Of course, I was too tired once I finished to post my celebration on here.  At the time, my celebration consisted of reading in bed for 20 minutes and then going to sleep.  I know.  I'm boring.   (On a side note, the book I'm reading... Once Upon Stilettos by Shanna Swendson--who is a client of ( Read more... )

So I just finished reading a great book the other day. A friend of mine recommended SELF-EDITING FOR FICTION WRITERS: HOW TO EDIT YOURSELF INTO PRINT by Renni Browne and Dave King (two editors ( Read more... )