2016 was a great year, a lot of good stuff happened. Some not so great stuff happened too, but I’m back at my keyboard. I have achievable goals, and a support system around me. This year I am gonna kick some butt! Am I fundamentally different than I was yesterday? No. But I have, and am putting the tools in … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #26 – If I Stay
If I Stay Author: Sunni Overend Length: ~ 262 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Clean Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Book Summary: On a day that started like any other,Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, admiring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. In an instant, almost all of that is taken from … Read More
Peacock Flock Review #25 – March
March Author: Sunni Overend Length: ~ 300 pages Genre: Romance Heat level: Moderate – for details highlight between parentheses (Some explicit terms in foreplay, but jumps over the full ‘scenes’) Stars: 3 Enjoyable Purple Stars Book Summary: A creative wunderkind who once topped the country’s most prestigious fashion school, Apple March is now languishing behind a retail counter. When fate … Read More
Review Update: Don’t Waste My Time or Yours
After all the illnesses and blog hiatuses and chunks of time eaten up by my pregnancy, I finally tackled catching up on my book review requests. It has taken me a huge amount of time to catch up. Wow. 100+ emails. I really need to stay on top of this stuff more. Thankfully I am now back at the forefront … Read More
5 Tips on Author Etiquette for Approaching Book Bloggers
Updated: Dec, 2016 There doesn’t seem to be as many post about author etiquette for approaching book bloggers. Here’s a couple: A Writer’s Guide to Book Blogger Etiquette What Bloggers Hate the Most & How Authors Should Approach Bloggers So I decided to write one and give my top five ways to up your chances in the ‘getting your novel reviewed’ … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #16
Peacock Flock Book Review #16 The Mine Author: John A. HeldtLength: ~ 281 pages Genre: Science Fiction Heat level: Clean (scene or two “off screen”) Stars: 4 Stupendous Purple Stars Book Summary: In 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned … Read More
Peacock Flock Book Review #12 – Mad Science Institute
This novel received for free from author/publisher in exchange for an honest review Mad Science Institute Author: Sechin Tower Length: ~ 148 pages Genre: Science Fiction Heat level: Clean Stars: 3.5 Somewhere Between Stars Summary: Sophia “Soap” Lazarcheck is a girl genius with a knack for making robots-and for making robots explode. After her talents earn her admission into a secretive … Read More