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As the cover says, this is a short story. It is cheap or free depending on your relationship with Amazon. Petrina Binney read the opening of her story during the IQARUS online book conference, and on hearing it, I needed to download it. This is a tongue in cheek take on celebrity and obsession. The …
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Cath sets the bar high. She expects a lot from her partners, her friends and herself. This is what she learns to let go of in the enjoyable novel, Art Of Magic, by KJ. She also has trust issues as we find when she still doesn't have faith in her mother accepting her sexuality, or …
I was asked what I was currently reading at an author event. I replied 'Honeybee by Craig Silvey, but it's not a page turner'. As the event was queer focussed, gasps came from the audience. My fellow author and participant in this event, Rebecca Langham, came to my rescue once again as she often does …
The first thing you experience when reading Dalton's debut is its prose. The first few chapters seem surreal. A brother writes sentences in thin air. Your end is a dead blue wren. Other images are painted that while poetic, don't make sense. Soon, it finds reality, and a stark one at that. Eli is a …
Many reviewers consider this novel a meditation on art. This is true as it's really not a story driven piece. Several times I put this book down for a while to consider what I'd read. But it was never going to be a 'did not finish' book. I had to take it in stages as …
Continue reading "Book Review – The Museum of Modern Love by Heather Rose"
New book. Time to check for reviews. Because at time of writing this I was addicted to Google, searching said book title plus my name. All authors do it. We need the quotes for marketing while the novel is still fresh. No reviews on Amazon several weeks after release, but a few on Goodreads. But, …
It's hard to write a review that encapsulates how charming this book is. Yes, there's a love story, but that's only part of what this tale explores. The world building is excellent, especially as the entire first chapter sets the scene of a small town from centuries ago about to brave a horrendous storm. All …
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I normally don't read YA books or gay stories where the main theme is about coming out and self-acceptance. The reason for the latter is because that part of my life is ancient history and there are so many great books in all genres where gay characters simply exist. But Invisible Boys has become a …
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I wanted to read something good after finishing the brilliant page turner Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard. Someone on Twitter recommended Into? by North Morgan. So was it as good? Yes and no. This is a book with no story. It's a series of what I describe as diary entries where Konrad, the narrator, tells …
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the importance of reviews to an author. In fact, next week, Bold Stroke's author Michael Vance Gurley has his own views on the topic as my guest blogger. But this week I want to share some experiences I've had in the past month regarding reviews. Reviews equal publicity. Part …
