Rachel Alexander's Blog, page 406
April 29, 2016
April 28, 2016
Hi Kata, just curious: I'm one of the backers from kickstarter but haven't received my books yet. Have you sent the sets that are the first two books together? I can't wait to read them!
I had a shipping delay with the packing materials. They should be here soon. As soon as they are, I’ll send out all the rewards. Sorry for the late notice…
rumbellebookclub:
Receiver Of Many
Is it considered spoiling if I say that this story is very, very...
Receiver Of Many
Is it considered spoiling if I say that this story is very, very smutty? :D
Like… really smutty?
No? Okay.
It’s been a while since I read a story based on Greek mythology, so it was nice to get back into that again.
Overall I thought the story was entertaining, well-paced and pretty well written. I liked the chapters from Persephone’s and Aidon’s perspective best, I could have done without the other POV.
The development of their relationship and their various insecurities was nicely portrayed and as a couple I found them to be very believable.
My criticism would be that the ending felt kind of rushed to me and I didn’t care much for the open ending
I was waiting for Persephone to finally tell Aidon that she loved him and I was disappointed when it didn’t happen.
To me it felt that her hesitation in voicing her feelings was needlessly dragged out.
On another note, I didn’t care much for Minthe’s chapter, or rather the things that happened to her and I’d put up a trigger warning for non consensual sex.
To me the chapter felt unnecessary and very much at odds with the otherwise light and romantic/sexy content of the rest of the book.
No matter what setting, reading about non-con is just something I will never enjoy.
What did everyone else think of the book?
April 27, 2016
I polished off Destroyer of Light in one day, and am now going through withdrawals haha, when will The Good Counsellor be coming out?
Working on it right now! I’m not exactly sure when The Good Counselor will come out, though and I don’t want to make any deadline promises I can’t keep yet.
I won’t be releasing the first draft online as I did the first two books, so I am pretty reliant on reader reviews to show others that they might want to check out Receiver of Many, Destroyer of Light, and eventually The Good Counselor.
Could you leave a review for Destroyer of Light? Even if you c/p what you put in this ask, it would go a long way.
keziahdelaney:
YEEEEEEES!!!!!!!! Just got book #2. Can’t wait...
YEEEEEEES!!!!!!!! Just got book #2. Can’t wait to read this! @kata-chthonia I loved Receiver of Many .
asphodelon:
First round of preorders for “Fall” coming...
First round of preorders for “Fall” coming soon!
Preorders start May 1. Only 10 prints will be sold in this initial run. This is so I can ensure that the drop shipping process will run smoothly before I make more prints available. As thanks for helping me out, you’ll get a 15% discount if you preorder during this period!
Click here for pics of the sample prints and the fabulous art paper!
Speaking of sample prints… I’ll be making a few of those available as well. Since they’ll be shipping from me, I’ll throw in an artist signature for your trouble. :)
IMPORTANT: If you’re planning on purchasing other prints in addition to “Fall”, I’d recommend waiting until after this run so you aren’t paying shipping twice.
April 26, 2016
Read Receiver of Many for a book club through tumblr and finished it just a few days before Destroyer of Light came out! I was so excited there was a sequel! Started it Sunday and finished tonight (Tuesday)! Your books were books that pulled me in and made
I saw what you wrote! :D
Thank you so much for reading my books! I swear, that is the most wonderful thing to hear, when I can pull people into the world I created and they want to stay there. I hope you didn’t lose too much sleep over them :P
Anyway, I am writing the third book as we speak and I’ll announce a release date one of these days. There’s also a short story that I’m finishing up for publication this fall too, called The Thrice Plowed Field, which will be the story of Demeter and Iasion.
Read Receiver of Many for a book club through tumblr and finished it just a few days before Destroyer of Light came out! I was so excited there was a sequel! Started it Sunday and finished tonight (Tuesday)! Your books were books that pulled me in and made
I saw what you wrote! :D
Thank you so much for reading my books! I swear, that is the most wonderful thing to hear, when I can pull people into the world I created and they want to stay there. I hope you didn’t lose too much sleep over them :P
Anyway, I am writing the third book as we speak and I’ll announce a release date one of these days. There’s also a short story that I’m finishing up for publication this fall too, called The Thrice Plowed Field, which will be the story of Demeter and Iasion.
