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July 15, 2019
#Bookreview #Poetry : My Maine: Haiku through the Seasons by Bette A. Stevens
This looks like a lovely book of poetry. Check out the full review of Bette Stevens’ book over on Robbie Cheadle’s blog …
What Amazon says Inspired by The Pine Tree State—Maine’s diverse landscape, natural beauty, rural communities, and independent people—the author’s 150 haiku poems, along with her photographs, refle…
Source: #Bookreview #Poetry : My Maine: Haiku through the Seasons by Bette A. Stevens
July 12, 2019
#BookReview: The Undoing of Arlo Knott
by Heather Child
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Book Blurb:
What if your life had an ‘undo’ button?
Arlo Knott develops the mysterious ability to reverse his last action. It makes him able to experience anything, to charm any woman and impress any friend. His is a life free of mistakes, a life without regret.
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But second chances aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. As wonderful as his new life is, a mistake in Arlo’s traumatic childhood still haunts him and the temptation to undo, undo and keep undoing could be too much to resist.
Mainstream crossover fiction for fans of Matt Haig, Gail Honeyman and Rowan Coleman, from the author of Everything About You.
A Note From the Publisher
*TO REFLECT THE TIME-REVERSING ASPECTS OF THE NOVEL, PLEASE NOTE THIS BOOK HAS A NON-TRADITIONAL CHAPTERING FORMAT, STARTING WITH ‘PART 6’ ON PAGE 1.*
My Review:
Thanks to NetGalley and Orbit for this ARC book.
The cover and story premise pulled me right in with this book, and the story within didn’t disappoint. I really felt for the main character and lived his mistakes and regrets along with him.
A childhood tragedy leaves Arlo scarred and desperate to make things right in his life. He develops an aversion to mistakes and, once he discovers he can go backward, he falls into a habit of rewinding and putting things right. What he doesn’t realise is that the laws of quantum physics continue to operate, and all actions have consequences.
I loved this book and read it quite quickly to say how busy I am, lol. This read has given me a new author to watch out for. I can’t recommend The Undoing of Arlo Knott enough, and it gets a solid 5 stars from me.
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NOTE ON RATINGS: I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
AMAZON UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Undoing-Arlo-Knott-Heather-Child-ebook/dp/B07PTBV9LB/
AMAZON US: https://www.amazon.com/Undoing-Arlo-Knott-Heather-Child-ebook/dp/B07PTBV9LB/
Is There A Difference Between Participial Phrase And Gerund?
As ever, all the terminology has my eyes glaze over and my brain stall, lol, but there’s some good stuff in here … the examples are great … so for a bit of grammar help, read on …
Author Inspiration and This Week’s Writing Links
Some great writing links over at Staci Troilo’s place today …
Ciao, amici! Happy Friday! I’m glad you’re here. I know it’s sometimes hard coming back to a full week of work after a holiday, and by day five, you’re exhausted. So thanks …
Friday Book Share: Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine
Friday Book Share over on Story Empire today … just bought a copy on ebook …looks great! … not looking at my TBR. Not looking at my TBR. NotlookingatmyTBR. Not … argh!
July 11, 2019
Introducing Harmony Kent.
I’m being showcased with my new book over on Lizzie Chantree’s blog today! Please hop over and show us some love. A huge, huge thanks to Lizzie for hosting me today.
Author blog tour and book launch. Meet Harmony Kent.
Source: Introducing Harmony Kent.
Stillhouse Lake Series by Rachel Caine #bookreview
Check out some good reviews for these great-looking books over on Staci Troilo’s blog today …
Ciao, amici. Today’s review is actually a three-fer. I want to discuss the first three books in the Stillhouse Lake series by Rachel Caine. I’d discuss all four, but the fourth hasnR…
July 10, 2019
That Moment When You Realise …
… That this isn’t going to be a big book but needs to be three books, lol! OMG. Over 300 colour-coded plotted scene index cards for 7 main characters, and I’m not done yet. I had intended to start this when new settlers land on the planet and find other life, but now I realise this is going to need the journey there and the bit after the relief ship arrives. This is because of all the shenanigans of the characters … they never do what they’re told, lol 
#BookReview: A Maiden So Bewitching
by Colm Herron
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Book Blurb:
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From the highly-acclaimed northern Irish novelist Colm Herron comes this sad, sexy and beautiful story about a desperate Irishman called Lexie Cheddy, an only child. Lexie’s mother has always wanted a daughter so that’s how she brings him up. As a daughter. And she names him Alexis. To add to his troubles he falls on his head at the age of fourteen and a half and when he wakes up he’s a genius. (Condition known as Acquired Savant Syndrome). Lexie is now seventy-one and has long been banished to the outer reaches of the marriage bed by a wife for whom sex is but a vague and distasteful memory.
So, greatly in need of a relief valve, our hero starts up a blog site supposedly written by a teenage bisexual girl called Denise whose current squeeze is a hunk called Huncan. Result: Lexie gets to be both Denise and Huncan. This is convenient because he himself is a closet bisexual. Complications set in however when Isabella, a teenage blog reader of confused gender, asks if she can fly to Ireland to spend a romantic three-day holiday with Denise and Huncan – and Lexie impulsively accepts ….
My Review:
I loved this book from page one, although I did wonder what I was getting into. Not to worry. The author took care of me. Somehow, this book was both riveting and immensely disturbing at the same time. I’ve read books by Colm Herron before, and this author certainly knows how to deliver hard-hitting stories with incredibly true-to-life characters and situations. In A Maiden So Bewitching, we have a 71 year old male brought up as a female, who likes both sexes and is somewhat confused as well as hot-blooded enough to still be in his teens.
The situations he ends up in are both comical and heart-wrenching, and while at the start you might not like him, I promise that by the end you’ll love him and will be rooting for him, along with those who hook up with him.
I cannot recommend this book or this writer highly enough. Next on my list from this writer is Anna, only just released, which looks full of promise.
This read gets a top five stars from me
UNIVERSAL AMAZON LINK: mybook.to/A_Maiden_So
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NOTE ON RATINGS:
I consider a 3-star rating a positive review. Picky about which books I give 5 stars to, I reserve this highest rating for the stories I find stunning and which moved me.
5 STARS: IT WAS AMAZING! I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! — Highly Recommended.
4 STARS: I WOULD PULL AN ALL-NIGHTER — Go read this book.
3 STARS: IT WAS GOOD! — An okay read. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it.
2 STARS: I MAY HAVE LIKED A FEW THINGS —Lacking in some areas: writing, characterisation, and/or problematic plot lines.
1 STAR: NOT MY CUP OF TEA —Lots of issues with this book.
Copyright: ©2019 Harmony Kent–All Rights Reserved
Expansion Pack: The Egg Scene
Check out this great post on egg scenes from Craig Boyack over on Story Empire today …
Hi gang, Craig here again with another Expansion Pack. These are designed to enhance the series I wrote about The Hero’s Journey, also known as the Writing Monomyth. It’s worth repeating that none …
Source: Expansion Pack: The Egg Scene
