R.G. Cordiner's Blog, page 7

Giveaway and market

Just a reminder that the Goodreads giveaway for all 3 of my books expired December 25.

I will also be appearing at the inagural Momma's Market – in Buderim Community Hall on December 18.  Feel free to pop by and say hi!

Bug Island Giveaway

I am holding another giveaway – this one is for a signed copy of Bug Island – through Goodreads.

 

Go HERE to enter.

 

Also received two more reviews for Bug Island:

 

5.0 out of 5 stars I'll Never Look At Bugs The Same Way Again , November 16, 2010


ByAnne-Marie (Canada)



Amazon Verified Purch

This review is from: Bug Island (Kindle Edition)

Although this is a YA book, as a 41 year old woman, I LOVED IT!!!

From the first page on, R.G. Cordiner manages to build up suspense at a lightning quick pace and not letting the reader take a breath… The fog is thick… the bugs are huge… and the humans are terrified… There are a couple of surprise twists in the story and the ending had me gasping in shock.

An excellent book for readers of all ages!!

 

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little story, nasty big bugs, November 13, 2010
A Kid's Review
This review is from: Bug Island (Kindle Edition)

I rather enjoyed this book. Once they got on the island, the pace picked up and held my interest until the end of the book. I had to find out who, if anyone, would get off the island and how. There are a couple of unexpected twists in the story. Also, one of the characters seems to mature quite nicely from the experience. If your kids like bugs and would like an adventure escaping from huge bugs on an island, they might like this.

 

Another 5* review for Bug Island

Bug Island is now available on kindle HERE

 

New 5* review (of beta copy)

5.0 out of 5 stars Horror Lite for Young Readers, November 1, 2010




By
BigAl (With Carmen Sandiego)






This review is from: Bug Island (Kindle Edition)

The author, an elementary school teacher in Australia sent me a review copy of Bug Island. Although it will stretch the vocabulary of some (a good thing) it is suitable for most kids of reading age and will also appeal to many adults. One of R.G. Cordiner's talents is using nonsense words as sound effects. From reading aloud with my granddaughter I know that kids enjoy this and it's excellent practice for sounding out unfamiliar words.

As with Mr. Cordiner's previous books, "Bug Island" is a grand adventure. Although it would be classified in the horror genre, it is really more "horror lite". It also has object lessons in responsibility to others, friendship, and teamwork that are valuable for everyone, but are especially well suited for its prime demographic.

 

5 * review for Bug Island

Bug Island is almost available for kindle and one of my preview readers has posted his review:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never any Bug Spray when you need it!, November 1, 2010




By
WingNut (formerly Pilot) (Alpharetta, GA)




review is from: Bug Island (Kindle Edition)

I had a review copy of this book. Very interesting, especially the sound effects. Although this book is written for YA I enjoyed it. You can't tell who is going to survive, until they don't! I really liked the ending too.

Bug Island available now!

Bug Island is now available on Smashwords!

 

HERE

Exclusive preview- Bug Island cover

Here is an exclusive preview of the new Bug Island cover – out this week for ebooks!

New book

Announcing my next title – Candy Wars II: Sweet Revenge.  I have created a new page on this blog with a bit more information.  Hopefully released April 2011.

Bug Island is finished!

Finally finished Bug Island – now onto doing the cover art and editing.  Hopeful to release to kindle by November 1 and paperback November 15.

Twitter

I have added a twitter feed on the side of the blog – follow me @rgcordiner !

Hopefully Bug Island finished this weekend – released in about 3 to 4 weeks!

Treasure Lost review and Candy

Candy has posted her review of Candy wars on her website Candy Raves (lots of Candy!):

HERE

And I just received another review for Treasure Lost:

For Kids from 8 to 80, October 10, 2010




By
BigAl (With Carmen Sandiego) s




Amazon Verified Purchase


This review is from: Treasure Lost (Kindle Edition)

Although the obvious audience for Treasure Lost is probably 8-12 year old boys, this rollicking journey has something for everyone. What boy isn't up for a little swashbuckling adventure? When I read this I was looking for something entertaining and a lighter read than a typical adult novel, which it was. Yet the story was still engaging for an adult. As with the authors previous book, Candy Wars: The Tooth Fairies vs The Candy King, there are valuable lessons and morals hidden in the story – things that even adults can stand to be reminded about.

Another talent the author has is the ability to communicate action with sound rather than description. This technique has to be seen (or read) to be understood. Young readers have a great time reading these sounds aloud while they unknowingly practice their teacher's admonitions to "sound it out". Just when you're convinced that "Treasure Lost" couldn't possibly come to a satisfying ending a few loose threads come together for the perfect conclusion.