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Dori Ann Dupré
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is Dori Ann Dupré, and I like to write literary fiction with stories based in the south – particularly, North Carolina. My first novel is Scout’s Honor and it was published by Pen Name...
Review #36
Title- Only When It’s Us Rating- 5/5Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, present tense Trope- Irritated to Lovers, Slow Burn Similar Books/Comps- The Off-Limits Rule My emotions- pleasantly surprised at the build up of sexual tension! Characters- I...
Reader Q+A #5
What’s your name and what book would you buy all your friends if possible? Aubree Anderson and probably either The Book Thief or All the Light We Cannot See – both are beautifully written with premises that manage to feel complex and simple at the same time. They both...
Review #35
Title- The Wicked King Sequel to The Cruel Prince Author- Holly Black Rating- 3.5/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- first person, present tense Trope- royalty, enemies to … enemies? Similar Books/Comps- The Cruel Prince, The Red Queen My emotions- frustrated but...
Mary Camarillo
What’s your name and tell me about the books you like to read. Mary Camarillo. I read widely--poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction and novels. I just finished “Parable of the Sower” by Octavia Butler, a dystopian story set in 2024, disturbingly relevant to our...
Review #34
Title- Simmer Down Rating- 4/5 Genre- Contemporary Romance POV- First person, present tense Trope- Enemies to Lovers Similar Books/Comps- Loathed at First Sight, Snapped My emotions- Hungry, Eager, Optimistic Characters- The English hottie, Callum, makes the...
Review #33
Title- And Then There Were None Rating- 4/5 Genre- Murder mystery POV- Third person, past tense Trope- Crime, “who dunnit?”, classic Similar Books/Comps- The Maidens My emotions- at first confused, but it all came together Characters- The characters were easy to...
Erica David
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is Erica David. I love writing fantasy in the young adult and new adult category. The creativity I get to use when creating a new world is exhilarating. And seeing such a fantastical story...
Taryn Rivers
What’s your pen name and tell me about the books you like to write. My pen name is Taryn Rivers. I love writing romantic suspense. Something about two people falling in love while facing danger does it for me. I’m also all about small towns and a big cast of...
Review #32
Title- Children of Blood and Bone Rating- 5/5Genre- YA Fantasy POV- First person, present tense. Alternating 3 POV My emotions- Entranced. The magical elements were awesome since it felt more spiritual and natural-based. Vibe- Epic! Characters- Zélie Adebola-...
Jacci Turner
What element would you not take out of your novels even if an editor asked you to? I’m flexible if they were to ask me to take something out, I’d consider it for sure. But, if they were to ask me to add some explicit sex scenes, then I’d have to say no. What made you...
Review #31
Title- The Cruel Prince Author- Holly Black Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA fantasy POV- First person, present tense. ONE POV Trope- Bully romance. Enemies to lovers. Academic setting Similar Books/Comps- Red Queen, Six of Crows My emotions- frustrated in the beginning...
Reader Q+A #4
What’s your name and what genre books do you love to read? Hey, my name is Hanne. I mostly read fantasy books, but I can also enjoy a good military romance. I fell in love with this genre last year. I also discovered this year that I also like to read books with an...
Review #30
Title- Red Queen Rating- 4/5 Genre- YA Fantasy POV- Red Queen is one of only present tense stories that hasn’t been jarring for me Trope- Enemies to lovers, Forbidden love, two brother love triangle, teen revolution leader Similar/Comps- The City of Brass (I DNF this...
Reader Q+A #3
What’s your name and tell me about the books you like to read. My name is Anjali Giri. I love reading YA fictions and mythological fictions. I also love reading poetries. Do you like reading stand-alones or series and why? It's hard to answer because they both...