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Unlocked (Turner, #1.6)
by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author)
by Courtney Milan (Goodreads Author)
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bookshelves: angsty-goodness, heroine-is-chubby-zaftig-or-amazon, made-me-cry, story-novella-or-anthology, out-of-the-ordinary, unusual-heroine, tortured-heroine, redemption, reread, fresh-scent-of-pining-hero
Nov 07, 11
bookshelves: angsty-goodness, heroine-is-chubby-zaftig-or-amazon, made-me-cry, story-novella-or-anthology, out-of-the-ordinary, unusual-heroine, tortured-heroine, redemption, reread, fresh-scent-of-pining-hero
Read from May 29 to 30, 2011, read count: 2
I bought this with some trepidation, not having liked the previous Milan book I tried. However, I absolutely love her intelligent blog posts (http://www.courtneymilan.com/rambling...) and commentary, and a dollar didn't seem much to spend to say thank you. I was so glad I took the small chance.
This novella was special, partially because it has such an original plotline and partially because it's (reasonably) plausible historical fiction that speaks so strongly to concerns we have right now. I'm actually currently having an online conversation with people I went to junior high with that fits right in with the themes of bullying, remorse, trust and forgiveness explored here. It's also deeply emotional and touching as a romance. I loved it.
(P.S. I just read this post by Milan about self-publishing, which makes me even happier that I shelled out the buck: http://dearauthor.com/features/letter...)
ETA: Reread 11/7/11
This novella was special, partially because it has such an original plotline and partially because it's (reasonably) plausible historical fiction that speaks so strongly to concerns we have right now. I'm actually currently having an online conversation with people I went to junior high with that fits right in with the themes of bullying, remorse, trust and forgiveness explored here. It's also deeply emotional and touching as a romance. I loved it.
(P.S. I just read this post by Milan about self-publishing, which makes me even happier that I shelled out the buck: http://dearauthor.com/features/letter...)
ETA: Reread 11/7/11
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May 29, 2011 11:18pm
I'm not much of an impulse buyer, but there is a definite pleasure in just casually purchasing and starting the book that all your friends are reading... also, I want to thank Courtney Milan for her piece on library ebook policies.
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"Harlequin pays me 8% of the digital cover price of my books"The author gets only 8% on ebooks? WTF? Who gets the other 92%? And for what?
