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Gayle Siebert
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. Gayle Siebert. I write thriller/mysteries and new adult. Most have at least a passing relationship with horses and I can’t think of one that doesn’t have a touch of romance. What has been something...
Review #74
Title- Ruin and Rising Rating- 5/5- best of the trilogy Genre- YA fantasy Trope- The chosen one. Morally gray characters Similar Books/Comps- Red Queen My emotions- the second half had me gasping Characters- I loved Alina and Mal’s relationship. It was the best...
Review #73
Title- Siege and Storm Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- first person Trope- the chosen one Plot/Blurb- Soldier. Summoner. Saint. Alina Starkov’s power has grown, but not without a price. She is the Sun Summoner―hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she...
Review #72
Title- Shadow and Bone Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- The Gilded Wolves, Ember in the Ashes My emotions- I wanted to feel a bit more but I was sucked in enough to care. Characters- Alina Starkov is a soldier who...
HM Thomas
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is HM Thomas, and I mostly write Romantic Suspense. I love a good love story in the middle of a little danger. I also write contemporary romance and women’s fiction, because there are just...
Review #71
Title- Spellbreaker Rating- 4/5Genre- historical fiction/fantasy POV- I like that there’s two alternating POV of Elsie & Bacchus. (Third person feels distant though) Sometimes POV switched mid chapter which I don’t like head hopping. Similar Books/Comps- It had a...
Review #70
Title- The Bourbon Thief Rating- 5/5 Genre- women’s fiction, literary fiction POV- Third person, past tense. This switches between different time periods Trope- family legacy, twists & turns, unexpected revelations, sacrifice, coming of age, revenge, age gap, the...
Review #69
Title- The Marriage Pact Rating- 4.5/5 Genre- Psychological Thriller POV- First person, present tense Trope- cults, scientology, newlyweds Similar Books/Comps- The Secrets You Keep, The Personal Librarian My emotions- tense, creeped out Characters- Alice- once a...
Review #68
Title- The Lovely Bones Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- Thriller POV- First person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Her One Mistake, The Cellar My emotions- Gross, No, Ugh, Goosebumps Characters- Susie- fourteen when she was murdered on December 6, 1973Plot/Blurb- So...
Review #67
Title- Girl, Serpent, Thorn Book of the Month Selection Rating- 5/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- Third person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Shatter Me (this is what google said, but I disagree that they're similar since Shatter Me is so interior based and deep first...
Review #66
Title- The Ladies of the Secret Circus Rating- 5/5 Genre- Fantasy POV- Third person, past tense Vibe- mystery, whimsical Similar Books/Comps- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, The Storyteller’s Secret My emotions- Captivated, Excited Best part- I...
Review #65
Title- The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating- 4/5 Genre- Whimsical Fantasy, Literary Fiction POV- Third person, past tense Similar Books/Comps- Under the Whispering Door, The Invisible Life of Addie Larue My emotions- I enjoyed the moods and vibes of this novel....
Review #64
Title- One Day Rating- 3/5 Genre- Women’s Fiction POV- Third person, past tense My emotions- On board with the journey, then frustrated Characters- Dexter Mayhew- never likeable Emma MorleyPlot/Blurb- It’s 1988 and Dexter and Emma have only just met. But after only...
Claire Kohler
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. I use my real name, Claire Kohler, for my books. I write historical fantasy stories. What part of your stories are hardest to write and why? The action sequences are difficult because I tend to write...
Sanam Asif
Sanam Asif What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. I use my real name for writing, Sanam Asif. But I am really considering to have a pen name for the mystery books I plan to release. I love to write Romance. I love taking readers to a whole...