Read 3 Excerpts from Beautiful and Terrible Things
Beautiful and Terrible Things has been earning rave reviews and even some early awards, I’m happy to say. Now it’s time to dig into the content a bit.
If you’re wondering if this novel is for you, read these three excerpts, which were recently published on book review blogs. Then you can decide if it’s time for you to check out this contemporary story, which is available now in paperback and ebook, and will be available very soon in audiobook.
Reading Nook Excerpt
The Reading Nook book blog published an excerpt (or extract as it’s called in the U.K.) that occurs early in the novel. Quirky activist Xander is slowly pulling introverted Charley out of her self-imposed social isolation. In this scene, they are on their first outing together, hiking in the woods.
This scene demonstrates how Xander’s Zen outlook on life coaxes Charley back into the real world. Read the Reading Nook excerpt here.
A Little Book Problem Excerpt
This blog, which has one of the best names ever IMHO, ran a Beautiful and Terrible Things excerpt that features Charley and her new friend Buwan. It helps to know that Buwan is Filipino-American with bronze skin. The two, plus four other friends, are spending the weekend at Buwan’s family’s summer home when Charley and Buwan walk to the general store for ice cream.
If you’ve ever wished you stood up for a friend, or wished you’d been stood up for, read this excerpt.
Book Inspector Excerpt
The excerpt published by book blog Book Inspector occurs quite far into the story. Xander and Buwan are having a few beers before heading downtown for a Black Lives Matter protest.
They discuss (mild spoiler coming) Xander’s new romance with Charley, and we see how Bu’s bipolar 1 manifests itself in risky behavior. Read the excerpt here.
Many thanks to Sarah, Julie and Raminta for publishing these excerpts, and for their support of Beautiful and Terrible Things and authors everywhere!
Oh, and one more way to check out the book before you buy: Amazon offers a free preview of the beginning of the book. Just click on Free Preview below.
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