On the Way Up

I’ve had a huge week and have to share my wonderful news.

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Now to the awesomeness: A few months ago I submitted my novel The Well of Souls to the Kirkus Reviews. They are the publishing industry gold standard when it comes to professional editorial reviews. They are very expensive, and known to be brutally honest – as in, you are as likely to be evicerated than get a thumbs up. They are objective across the board – indie authors are treated no different from the best-selling authors, everybody trembles when their review comes in.

So it is with delight that I received an excellent review from them. For an indie author with her debut book, this is a huge deal for me! They even gave me the accolades of Our Verdict: Get It – which is rare. It’s a sign of confidence in me as a writer and I am so thankful to have gotten this.

“Kelly manages to imbue Lola with the lofty air of an old vampire and the surliness of a teenager in equal measure—an unlikely combination that will surely endear her to readers. In a YA paranormal/supernatural genre that can be overcrowded, Kelly includes enough unique details—such as Lola’s surprising skin care routine—to differentiate this book from the vampire-novel rabble … An imaginative take on the teen-vampire trope with plenty of action and romance and a compelling antihero.”

Our Verdict: Get It —Kirkus Review

If you want to read the full review (then got lost for hours in their never-ending scroll), check it out here: Kirkus Review Cordelia Kelly

The book is available for presale on Amazon and Barnes & Noble (and also not-so-secretly the paperback is already available on Amazon here, so if you’re dying to get your hands on it, check it out here)