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Book Review! "Monster in His Eyes"

Monster in His Eyes byJ.M. Darhower  So, I started this book, and while I was reading I did a lot of thinking, thinking about how I'm over reading stories about sassy poor little co-eds who find some hot rich dude to solve all of their problems, money wise, food wise, clothing wise, and sexing wise. I've never read 50 Shades but while I was reading this I kept thinking, "Is this 50 Shades?" I guess I just wanted more character development in the beginning. There's more to a relationship than money and fornication.
That being said, the second half of the book started to get pretty twisted and I couldn't stop reading. And then... holy hell, twisted isn't even the word for the last quarter of the book.
Also, the philosophy musings tie in quite well. However, this book was missing a teeny tiny bit of magical somethingness. Hopefully I can explain later after I've let the book stew in my head for a bit.

Fellow writer having a book sale! #FREE

Book Review! The 5th WAVE

I've been book stalking The 5th WAVE for over a year now. And then it went on sale. And then I read it and was totally blown away. Not what I expected. I loved it. Except for that last page. If I had this in paper form, I think I'd rip that last page right out of the book and burn it. I literally found myself, multiple times, so engrossed that my mouth was hanging open and the world could have exploded around me and I would have never known.
What I didn't realize was that this is part of a series. And now I have to wait until September to read the second book. I might go crazy waiting to find out what happens with everyone, and Evan, what the hell happened to Evan! Not cool, Rick. Not cool at all.
(Since I finished this at 3:40 in the morning, I need a nap, and then I might alter this review a tad.)

Saratoga has a new cover!

eBook: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H2P7W0WPaperback with new cover coming soon!

Let's giveaway some free eBooks!

For a limited time, to celebrate the release of REVELATION, Book 3 in THE PHOENIX PROJECT SERIES, Books 1 AND 2 are free! 


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This weekend Books 1 AND 2 are free Amazon Kindle!

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On fangirling

Confession time...

So, confession time. I’ve been keeping a little secret from my fans (and family and friends); my late summer 2014 release, SPARROW MAN, was entered into the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in March, and while it didn’t make it to the Quarter Finals, the book did beat out 8,000 other books and made it into a second round of judging! And I just got my feedback from the reviewers, which was very uplifting. Here’s my favorite quote: “The strongest aspect, by far, is this writer's story-telling ability. I was hooked from the get-go with the naturalness of the prose and dialogue. This writer is a born story-teller.” #amazeballs
Read a little about Sparrow Man here!







 

There are things in my personal library that offend me

Red Rising

There is violence in this book. Violence and heart, love and pain. People die terrible deaths. Painful deaths. The info dumping in the first quarter of the book was a bit overwhelming at first, but necessary. I mean, how else are you going to learn the rules of society on Mars? If you can get through that, it is well worth it. I wasn't expecting to find Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Ender's Game, and a gorydamn pound of Greek Mythology woven into one. (I know, that's what all the reviews say, and they're right.) The prose is unique. Entertaining. And now I have to wait until 2015 to read the rest. Bums. I'll start re-reading now.