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Aww thank you!! I was seriously having a heart attack (OK, not seriously seriously but it felt like it!) when The Sun Dwellers hit #41 on Action/Adventure bestsellers on Kindle. Of course that lasted about 36 hours and now it's out of the top 100, but it was still my moment of glory!! Mwahahahaha!
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That's awesome, David!
I'm still working on
. I love Maggie but this is a strange book. Kind of reminds me of On Jellicoe Road in that it is very confusing. Ugh.
I'm still working on
. I love Maggie but this is a strange book. Kind of reminds me of On Jellicoe Road in that it is very confusing. Ugh.
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because I can NOT remember anything from books one and two!!
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I'm still working on
. I love Maggie but this is a strange book. Kind of reminds me of On Jellicoe Road in that it is very confusing. Ugh."Oh yeah, I need to finish that. I love it so far, although I agree, it kind of feels like one big puzzle. That aspect also reminds me a bit of Jellicoe.
Heidi - I don't remember anything from the first book which is why I haven't read the second one. Haha!
Brigid - Yes, it is one big puzzle. I finally got to a part in the book where I feel like things might be fitting together a little more. Trying to figure out the boys is difficult.
Brigid - Yes, it is one big puzzle. I finally got to a part in the book where I feel like things might be fitting together a little more. Trying to figure out the boys is difficult.
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I still need to finish Moon Dwellers ... I have it on my Kindle, but I've barely been reading at all lately thanks to school. >_< The semester is ending in a week though, so I can get back to it soon!"Aww thank you! Not sure how far you got, but if you didn't get that far, I've recently released a new edition with some changes that reviewers think have made it a better book. You might want to download the new version. Can you do that on your Kindle? If not, I'd be happy to send you a coupon code for Smashwords to make sure you get the most recent version :) Thanks again for your amazing support!
Shannen (Is it November 15th yet???) wrote: "That's awesome, David!I'm still working on
. I love Maggie but this is a strange book. Kind of reminds me of On Jellicoe Road in that it is very confusing. Ugh."Thanks!! Ooh, I like strange sometimes, depending on how strange. I still really want to read it, I hear she makes up a lot of words in it?
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The main thing about group members picking would be that I would request that the book be readily available to both print and ereaders and not be a sequel in a series.
Thoughts - ideas??
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Aww thank you! Not sure how far..."
Hmm well I started reading again today and I'm like a fourth of the way through it, so I guess it depends on where the changes are. Haha. But anyway, I really like it so far. :D
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I like the idea of members picking obscure books and/or books they like (or want to read) that not many other people have read. Maybe we could do something like that every other month? And how would do we determine who gets to pick?
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "David wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I still need to finish Moon Dwellers ... I have it on my Kindle, but I've barely been reading at all lately thanks to school. >_Aww thank you! No..."
LOL thanks! Hmmm, hard to explain what I changed without giving it away. I cleaned up a few consistency issues that I missed during the beta stage, but they weren't too major. I did, however, make the mystery around Adele and Tristan's strange connection more clear that it's not insta-love. That was the biggest issue I found is that my hints were previously too subtle so most of my reviews knocked a star or two off for insta-love LOL when I always had bigger plans for the relationship. But it's up to you, I'm glad you're enjoying it either way and plenty of people enjoyed the first version even if they didn't like what they thought was "insta-love"
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Well we could either put up a poll with everyones picks OR we could decide ahead of time who gets to pick the book for each month??
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What do you mean about the polls? That we would include everyone's suggestions rather than cutting it off at five?
But yeah, I like the idea of choosing someone ahead of time to pick the book.
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Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "bwahahaha - I think I was one of the people who had a problem with the instant love thing David!"Lol you weren't alone! And my hints were pretty subtle so it's completely understandable. It's like I thought my readers would just read my mind :P Stupid stupid stupid (hitting my head against the wall). But that's ok! Because of well-intentioned comments like yours the book is much better now :) So thanks!!
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ah, okay. Makes sense. I don't think it's really insta-love, more like just a strong mutual intrigue ... Haha. I tend to think of "insta-love" as being more like when two characters say they're mad..."Ok cool, well then maybe you don't need the new version :)
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Lol uh oh I hope I haven't gone too far the other direction and dumbed it down (stupid stupid stupid) lol!!!! Just kidding, I think (and hope) I got it right this time!
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LOL, I'm mostly just being silly (mostly). Not that I'm ever silly...like ever. Straight-laced ex-accountant all the way! Almost done with Obsidian, then I've got a couple of read for reviews to do :)
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and just started Viva Jacquelina! Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away
on audiobook. Love my some Jacky on audiobook!
David wrote: "Lol uh oh I hope I haven't gone too far the other direction and dumbed it down (stupid stupid stupid) lol!!!! Just kidding, I think (and hope) I got it right this time!"I just went back and reread those parts on the newer version, David. Perfect! I missed it in the first book and really didn't catch on to that connection between Adele and Tristan until much later in the series. Glad I saw this thread and got a chance to reread! Mucho better!
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I am only about 20% into it but I like it so far.
Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Lol uh oh I hope I haven't gone too far the other direction and dumbed it down (stupid stupid stupid) lol!!!! Just kidding, I think (and hope) I got it right this time!"I just went ..."
Aww!! Wow, I didn't expect anyone who had already read it to do that! Thank you so very much Karen, and I'm ecstatic you think it's better than before! That's exactly what I was hoping for :)
Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "David wrote: "How's Wonder?"I am only about 20% into it but I like it so far."
Cool :)
That's OK, Blue! Don't worry about it, there's no hurry silly! Whenever you have time is cool with me, or if you never get to it, that's fine too, I know what it's like to have a fllled Kindle and no time to read everything. I've been trying to get to Rot & Ruin for weeks now. Ugh, I so want to read it! Reading
now and really enjoying it :)
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Oh, I read a big chunk of Moon Dwellers this morning. It's quite addicting! :D
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I need to read book 3 in Rot & Ruin too but I was holding out for the audiobook to be released because I liked the first two on audio. I may need to PM the author and ask when the audio is being released! Yes Moon Dwellers was quite addictive when I read it too :)
Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ahhh Rot & Ruin is so good! I hope you get to it soon. :) I really need to read the third book in that series ... I have it on my Kindle but haven't started it yet. So many things to read and so li..."Aww thank you, I'm so glad you're enjoying it! I've got Rot and Ruin way up on my TBR because I've already bought it, so just got to get through a couple R4Rs and then I'll read it! I've also got The Knife of Never Letting Go to read after that one :)
Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Ahhh Rot & Ruin is so good! I hope you get to it soon. :) I really need to read the third book in that series ... I have it on my Kindle but haven't started it y..."Hehe *bowing* well thank you for saying that :)
Wow, you really do have an in with the author huh? That's awesome!
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I don't have an "in" per-say he is a GR member and a group member so I figured I would PM him --- he answered me the last time so hopefully he will again :)
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YESSS THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO! :D
Hehe, it's next up for me! Finished
really liked it!! Now on to... drumroll....
woohoo!!
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I second that!
I am reading
too :-) also reading
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Aww cool!! I just started but it sucked me in right away :)
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I am currently reading Graceling by Kristin Cashore, and I am really loving it :D Mainly because I know it'll help my fantasy writing monumentally, and I love how strong and vulnerable Katsa is.
I just bought
and
for my nephews for xmas..! Loved them both! You'll love Rot & Ruin, David! Enjoy! Hope my nephews like them. They loved
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Oh no! Sorry Heidi, yeah it was a day only!! I sold more books than I ever have in a day before, by far! LOL it was a fun day.
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