Thursday, October 16, 2014

Books 25 & 26 — Gone Girl & Black Ice

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 6:15 AM

Book 25: Gone Girl Author: Gillian Flynn Up until recently, Gone Girl was the book I recommended most—without ever having read a single page. I admit, I got caught up in the hype, trusting reviewers and word-of-mouth buzz to steer my book gift purchases. In fairness, everyone I'd gifted the book enjoyed it. I did, too. But perhaps not in the way I expected. Gone Girl is a twisted mystery/thriller, told in alternating points of view by two characters I didn't particularly like. Not even in the beginning. The fact that I read every single word, suffering deep writer envy throughout each page, is a true testament to...

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Book 24: The Geography of You and Me

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 7:30 AM

Book 24: The Geography of You and Me Author: Jennifer E. Smith Jennifer E. Smith knows exactly which heartstrings to tug. She has mastered the art of swoon-worthy love, relying on raw emotion, an authentic teen voice, and envy-inducing prose to carry the prose. In some ways, she's become the Queen of "safe" YA romance, never falling back on common tropes. There's no harsh language, no explicit sex — and yet, each kiss, subtle touch, or longing gaze between characters draws you deeper and deeper into love. In The Geography of You and Me, the characters are separated by hundreds of thousands of miles having spent only one night...

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Book 23: Perfect Chemistry

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 1:37 PM

Book 23: Perfect Chemistry Author: Simone Elkeles I love the description of this book on Simone Elkeles' website: A modern tale of star-crossed lovers with a fresh urban twist. The official blurb: At Fairfield High School, on the outskirts of Chicago, everyone knows that south-siders mixing with north-siders can be explosive.  So when Brittany Ellis and Alejandro “Alex” Fuentes are forced to be lab partners in chemistry class, this human experiment leads to unexpected revelations – that Brittany ’s flawless reputation is a cover for her troubled home life, that Alex’s bad-boy persona  hides his desire to break free from...

Friday, August 1, 2014

New Ownership, New Management, and a LEAP into E-Novellas

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 6:39 AM

WOW! Some BIG news from the Publishers of KILLER'S INSTINCT! *    *   * Established by Laurie Edwards in 2009, Leap Books LLC has earned its place in the world of small publishing with nods from the Green Earth Books Award program, the Young Adult Library Services Association Popular Paperbacks program, and have received recommended reading status from authoritative review sources, such as, Kirkus Reviews, the Midwest Book Review, and CM Magazine. But less than a month ago Edwards turned the reins over to longtime Leap author Judith Graves and St. Martin's Press author Shannon Delany. Delany became owner and publisher...

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Books 21 & 22: SINNER and ONE KICK

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 11:56 AM

July was the busiest month of the 2014 so far. Between launching a new website for the day job, hanging out signing Chase Duffy comics at the Calgary Stampede for 10 days on behalf of the Alberta Canola Producers' Commission, and completing revisions for several projects, including my 2015 Fall release from Simon Pulse, reading took a serious back seat to...well, pretty much everything. But as I gear up for a much-needed and highly-anticipated vacation in BC, I'm packing a pile of TBR books that have been neglected for so long they're * gasp * collecting dust. Excuses aside, I did manage to speed through two novels this month, admittedly because...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Books 19 & 20: Take Me On and We Were Liars

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 3:13 PM

Book 19: Take Me On Author: Katie McGarry Katie McGarry has an uncanny way of taking me back to high school and first loves. The boys are always a little bit bad, and the "love" is fast and all-consuming. TAKE ME ON was no exception, though I admit, my interest in this book was heightened by the topic. As a former kick boxer, I related to the characters and their world. Championship kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night — but then a guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is is everything...

Friday, June 13, 2014

Book 18: Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

Posted by Dawn Dalton on 2:19 PM

Book 18: Killer Instinct Author: S.E. Green I admit, I read the first two chapters of Killer Instinct with Dexter's voice in my head. If you haven't watched the show DEXTER, Dexter is a blood splatter specialist — and a serial killer who murders...serial killers. Take out the "murder" part, and you have the loose premise behind Green's Killer Instinct — but for YA. In fact, even the tagline, "Everyone's got a dark side" is reminiscent of Dexter's infamous "dark passenger." Lane is a typical teenager. She gets good grades, she has a loving family, and an after school job at a local veterinary. But she also has an unnatural...

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