Tamara’s Comments (group member since Jan 21, 2012)

Tamara’s comments from the We Read Indie Books RG2E! group.

Okay... don't everyone comment at once! ;)

I've just begun reading the book. It seems like this month has just been crazy... and it's almost gone.

So I'm not far along in the book. But so far I'm interested in how the author is going to handle the relationship/romance since we're reading about a woman who is married to an awful man, and it appears that she's going to be getting together with a man who isn't her husband...

Still reading,
Tamara

After you're read Revenge, please discuss it on this thread! Revenge

I'm nominating The Seven Perfumes of Sacrifice by Amy Logan. The book is a contemporary thriller about the search for the ancient, lost origins of honor killing and the divine feminine in the Arab world.

If the excerpt on the website www.amylogan.com doesn't completely hook you (which it will, so go read it!), consider the great reviews given to the book by Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, many readers on Amazon...

Plus, the author is giving 10% of the proceeds to The Global Fund for Women. (Projects empower women and girls worldwide.)

Hi, everyone! Let's nominate books for October!

This month we're open for nominations of indie books by authors both inside and outside the group.

If you've got a book in mind, please nominate it by replying to this discussion thread. Include the book title, author, and genre.

Nominations are open until Oct. 3. On Oct. 4 we'll open the poll for voting. Nominate away!

I'm about halfway through. I think the gargoyle is a fantastic character and so much fun! I think the story is well-balanced. Riga has up times with her man and down times with her struggles with her magic and the mystery.

Not yet! Just finished reading a book for my neighborhood book club. Gone Girl. Had to pay $12 for the Kindle version! Ugh! But a fantastic read. I'm beginning this one later today! Sounds great!

Let's discuss the book here when we've finished reading it!

Okay! I'll get it up on the poll!

Hi, Natalie! The Perfect Husband isn't indie; it's sold by Random House, so I didn't include it in the poll. Sounds like a great book, though!

Thanks, Kassandra! It sounds like an interesting read. And please don't worry about asking. I just added a book to Goodreads and almost forgot to click the link for uploading the cover image! Yipes.

Yes, there is! Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/member...

Thanks a bunch! I hope this helps.
Tamara

Hi, everyone! Let's nominate books for September!

Last month, we read a book by an author who is in this group (go, Stacey!), so this month we're open for nominations of indie books by authors outside the group.

If you've got a book in mind, please nominate it by replying to this discussion thread. Include the book title, author, the genre.

Nominations are open for 4 days and will close on Sept. 5. On Sept. 6 we'll open the poll for voting. Nominate away!

Welcome, Konn!

Hi, book clubbers! When you're finished reading Lost in Italy, let's discuss it here!

I agree, Nigel, things did become clearer the more into the book you read. And you're right about people suggesting psychiatric help, which they probably would have done before pulling such an elaborate ruse. Glad you liked it!

Thanks, everyone! I'm setting up a poll now.

Hi, everyone! Let's nominate books for August. Last month, we read a book by an author who is not in this group, so this month we're open for nominations of indie books by authors both in the group and outside the group.

If you've got a book in mind, please nominate it by replying to this discussion thread. Include the book title, author, the genre, and a link to the book on Goodreads if possible.

Nominations are open for 4 days and will close on Aug. 4. On Aug. 5 we'll open the poll for voting. Nominate away!

Sounds like a fun read! Do you have an ebook version?

Way to keep at it Nigel! Now the question will be, will you make it through those final confusing chapters? I was okay with the reasoning for not going to the police, but I suppose as the tension/drama escalates, the reasoning becomes less plausible.

SPOILERS IN THIS COMMENT!

At the beginning of the book...

Here's what I thought this book was about: There are two sisters, Kate and Belinda. Kate has mysteriously disappeared and Belinda, who looks freakishly like her older sister, assumes her life in order to track down her missing sister.

The start is somewhat confusing until you figure out that Belinda is remembering Kate speak to her/remembering conversations and Kate isn't actually there. Belinda is pretending to be Kate. People think Belinda is Kate and call Belinda Kate. ... Then you go to this wedding scene/flashback, when Kate is just fine, and that's really Kate talking to Belinda. It's a flashback.

After that scene, you're into the meat of the book, which is Belinda learning to be Kate/act like Kate in an attempt to find her sister.

I loved this part of the book.

As for the ending chapters (MEGA SPOILERS) So if you're going to be reading this book, stop reading my comment now!

I found the ending to be confusing, like the beginning, also, which was irritating. And I was somewhat disappointed that Kate was actually okay. I would have been so fine with Belinda figuring out the mystery and getting justice. She could get together with the blind guy. But no... Belinda who I'd come to love and respect actually was schizophrenic.

And then the wedding and the 'you choose who you go on the honeymoon with': what?! That's just crazy talk!

I never would have imagined the book to end the way I did, which is okay, because it's refreshing to read something new. But I never would have suspected Kiwi of Kate's murder, either, so if the author had chosen to end it there, with Bee sane and mentally stable, I would have given it a higher ranking.

Mostly, I enjoyed this book.