KIRKUS REVIEW of DESIRE by KAILIN GOW

Hi Everyone,

I want to pass along a statement from theEDGEbooks.com about KIRKUS REVIEWS.  I'm proud to be one of the first authors to be reviewed by an actual independent Kirkus reviewer in their KIRKUS REVIEWS Indie program, which provides the fastest professional review service for publishers and authors.

Here is what my publisher, theEDGEbooks.com have to say about KIRKUS REVIEWS Indie:  http://www.theEDGEbooks.com

Reprinted here:

TheEDGEbooks is proud to obtain a review from KIRKUS REVIEWS of DESIRE through their new KIRKUS INDIE Reviews program. Rather than having to wait to receive a review from Kirkus, through this program, a review from Kirkus can be possible within weeks. It is a program theEDGEbooks is proud to be an early adopter of and feels KIRKUS Reviews is providing a valuable service to Indie authors, publishers, and those otherwise would not have a chance to be reviewed prompty by this publication.  TheEDGEbooks.com strides itself on being at the forefront of new publishing services and change.  In this service, any publisher and author can elect to publish or not publish the review on Kirkus and can use their reviews in any way to market their books.  Due to branding decisions, theEDGEbooks.com chose to not have Kirkus publish this review in their indie section, hence it will not be found on Kirkus. However, the following review was written by an actual independent Kirkus reviewer to be used by theEDGEbooks.com and Desire's author Kailin Gow.

"The first book in a fantasy romance series featuring a heroine who must choose between two very different men and two very different destinies.

[Desire will] entertain romance lovers. Kama Johnson, a high school senior living in the utopian town of Arcadia, couldn't ask for more; beautiful, well-liked and intelligent, she has nothing to regret and everything to look forward to. As teenagers on the verge of adulthood, Kama and her friends eagerly await the discovery of their Life's Plan, a document issued to them on their 18th birthday that will determine who and what they will become in Arcadian society. Kama happily anticipates learning that she will graduate with honors, attend a top school and become the wife of her long-term boyfriend Liam Seer. However, all these future plans are put into doubt when Kama encounters a mysterious young man named Torrid. To make matters worse, when Kama finally receives her Life's Plan, the unthinkable occurs—it's blank. Gow's (Bitter Frost, 2010, etc.) narrative straddles the line between romance and fantasy as Kama gradually learns the horrifying truth about the seemingly perfect Arcadia while she also struggles to understand her feelings for Liam and Torrid."

Well I will definitely use KIRKUS REVIEWS Services again, and am glad they came through with the review in time (a matter of days) before the book was released. Now that's service!  Thank you KIRKUS.

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