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Suki Kim discusses her new memoir, Without You, There Is No Us, going undercover for research, growing up as an immigrant to the U.S., and spending six months trapped in North Korea....more
Suki Kim discusses her new memoir, Without You, There Is No Us, going undercover for research, growing up as an immigrant to the U.S., and spending six months trapped in North Korea....more
On Immunity author Eula Biss speaks to Suzanne Koven about mythology, personal freedom, and the history of vaccines....more
Technically perfect writing is important when it comes to journalism or nonfiction, and especially helpful when writing with short deadlines. Fiction writing is different though. Nicole Bernier, over at Beyond the Margins, explains why grammatically sloppy writing might be the product of greater creativity:
Sometimes when creative writers say they don't notice their own typos, it has a whiff of, well, humblebraggery.
The sound you hear when you put ice cubes into warm (but not hot) water—that subtle but quick crackling—is the sound all around you in the summer fjords near glaciers. There is ice everywhere in the water, the size of your fist and the size of small islands, and because the water is only a few degrees above freezing, the ice cracks slowly, abundantly.
Alysia Abbott discusses craft and love in her new memoir, Fairyland, set in the '70s and '80s during the AIDS crisis in San Francisco....more
The Daily Beast takes a look at the history of the female essayist from Didion to Dunham:
From cultural critic Susan Sontag and journalist-turned-screenwriter-turned-novelist (and Dunham's mentor) Nora Ephron, and on through to the host of talented female essayists writing today, this is clearly a flourishing genre that the following women writers—in my mind some of the best writing today—are very much making their own; as Carol Hanisch famously declared in 1969, the personal is political; if, that is, one's personal experience is mined eloquently and intelligently enough.
Considering "the booming market for young adult novels," Alexandra Alter writes for the New York Times about how non-fiction writers are re-working their titles "to make them palatable for younger readers."...more
On the New York Times, Cheryl Strayed and Benjamin Moser discuss whether this is a golden age for the female essayist.
Probably because I'm of the opinion that as long as we still have reason to wedge "women" as a qualifier before "essayist," the age is not exactly golden.
As the author of a forthcoming nonfiction book, a biography, I have become aware of how male-dominated the field of biography is. But why all of nonfiction?
That is the hard question Anne Boyd Rioux tries to answer with her essay on gender inequality in nonfiction literary genre over at The Millions....more
Intellectual all-star and modern day renaissance man Noam Chomsky has finally released a "Best Of" anthology, to the elation of liberal arts students nationwide. At The Daily Beast, David Masciotra makes the case for Chomsky's continuing relevance:
Regardless of how one wrestles with Noam Chomsky, one does always wrestle, leaving the bout much smarter and stronger.
But in the grand scheme of things, immersion journalism and other forms of narrative nonfiction, such as memoir, have done more for me as a reader than as a writer, allowing me to vicariously experience things I'd be too much of a wuss to ever even try, and to consider versions of life that generally feel out of reach.
The Believer has just published what is likely writer Peter Matthiessen's last interview, conducted only a month before his death. Included: Jaws, the sticker that Kurt Vonnegut left on Matthiessen's car, and why Matthiessen didn't like to write about New York:
I also very rarely write about cities or urban people—especially urban people of our own region.
Besotted by over-saturated news feeds, sometimes, you may just want to read vignettes about the more precocious members of the egg family; for this, we have Sadie Stein. Three Stories about Deviled Eggs, over at the Paris Review:
Life had changed; suddenly deviled eggs were everywhere—at tapas bars, in sepia-toned Brooklyn whiskey joints.
Ideally, online longform nonfiction combines the strengths of the print world with those of the Internet, granting writers the rigorous editing and reporting resources they'd get at a magazine but freeing them from the constraints of word limits and limited audiences....more
At Salon, Dani Shapiro writes an open response to a reader who felt that Shapiro's memoir Slow Motion wasn't fully honest because it didn't include all the details of her life.
In it, she explains what memoir is and isn't, and what honesty means for the form:
When I write fiction, I make things up.
Is it true that nowadays nonfiction is more relevant than fiction?
Pankaj Mishra and Rivka Galchen answer the question and both their answers are dissimilar.
Mishra answers, "Even writers working within the old verities of stability and coherence — we cannot do without some of them — continue to produce persuasive fictions."
Galchen observes, "Fiction and nonfiction do tend to deploy different methods for getting to the truth....more
Some years ago I attended a [Margaret Atwood] reading….She introduced the story she read by saying that it was not autobiographical. Then she read her story about a woman who weighed somewhere in the vicinity of 300 pounds. When she was done, and the Q&A started, the first question was: "Miss Atwood, how did you lose all that weight?"
The Los Angeles Review of Books has a fascinating interview with several writers, including our very own David Biespiel, about the wriggly nature of truth in writing of any genre, whether it's fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir—anything....more
"In truth, memory's great betrayal, that it will not lie intact in wait for us, is lament enough to revisit in every generation. This is what I go to nonfiction for, the way we pick at the scab, poke our finger in the wound of memory's fickle and existential transience, and the inconvenience of our desire to make things whole and right."
At Brevity, Liz Stephens reflects on fact and nonfiction, articulating her loss of trust in John D'Agata's narrative nonfiction, which she examines by way of a contrast to David Shields' Reality Hunger, and none other than Cheryl Strayed's "The Love of My Life."...more
Roberto Bolaño's Between Parentheses puts the author's critical and nonfiction prowess on display. It's a collection of essays and writing from his newspaper column (which was titled Between Parentheses), compiled after the publication of The Savage Detectives. Most of the pieces revolve around the topics of poetry and fiction....more
Every so often, I post links to a bunch of very short essays that only take a second to read but that made my day better. Hopefully, they'll make your's better too.
"Last night, I had a little power at my house as the darkness settled over us all. I sent out pulses into space. My students, scattered by the storm, still clutched that rapidly diminishing charge in their hands. Their phones retained some spark. They echoed back." At Brevity, "Some Space" by Michael Martone (part of a special edition about the tornado in Tuscaloosa)....more
Over at The Utne Reader, Keith Goetzman asks a question originally posed by John D'Agata, "Do we read (nonfiction) to receive information, or do we read it to experience art?"...more
Because I have way too much time on my hands, and because it's oddly fitting this week, the book blog roundup is in the form of a dialogue between a hopeless writer and his roommate, who is stoned and watching CSI....more
"The first worry writers have when they consider working with something like historical events has to do with the issue of authority: as in, where do I get off writing about that? Well, here's the good and the bad news: where do you get off writing about anything? Where do you get off writing about someone of a different gender? A different person? Where do you get off writing about yourself, from twenty years ago?...more
"For the past nine months, ever since a certain somebody seized the White House, conservative pundits have dominated the ranks of nonfiction. …
It would be easy enough, and rather predictable, to lament this state of affairs and to find in it evidence of an anemic literary culture, a dangerously aggrieved minority, or at the very least the diabolical efficacy of bulk sales....more
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It's only a few steps to center court at the U.S. Open. But getting here has been a long, incredible journey for 7-year-old Gina Incandela, as CBS News Correspondent Michelle Miller reports.
Gina's trials began at age 2, when she still wasn't talking. Her parents got a disturbing prognosis. The doctor told Gina's mom, Michelle, "I don't know if she is ever going to speak."
Diagnosed with a form of autism, Gina began intensive speech therapy. Progress was slow, until music unlocked the development door.
Gina's schoolwork and social skills improved. It turns out, this challenged child has a remarkable gift.
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"She would sing it in perfect pitch, and perfect key," said Michelle.
One day, 5-year-old Gina heard the national anthem on TV and insisted she wanted to sing it at a spring training baseball game. And, without a single voice lesson, that's exactly what she did.
When asked what it's like on stage, Gina said, "it's really amazing and it's kinda awesome out there."
Audiences loved her. And the once-silent Gina was in demand, belting it out at hockey arenas, ballparks, conventions, and at home games of the basketball's Orlando Magic.
She became the Magic's good luck charm, singing at nine play-off games, including three in the NBA Finals.
"It's a piece of cake," said Gina.
Gina's challenges aren't over. But like the anthem, that's all about a long, arduous battle, Gina's proving she's up to fight.
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Infinity Blade III ($7) from Chair Entertainment Group has upgraded to version 1.1, bringing gamers Infinity Blade III: Soul Hunter. A new quest, location, and enemy await players on their journey to find the missing Infinity Weapons. More than a dozen new items have been added, and a new explore feature lets players return to unlocked areas to grab loot and boost XP. Those playing through Infinity Blade III a second time after beating the game will now be able to skip cinema scenes, credits, and the tutorial. Support and optimization have been added for the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display.
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Mundomono's new Paint and Play with the Bean Bag Kids ($1) lets children create and paint the blobby, semi-formed blank slates known as Bean Bag Kids. Painting the characters is the main element of the app, but games and puzzles are also included.
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The shower scene from Psycho is arguably the scariest movie scene in Hollywood history. It came straight from the mind of director/ filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, who also gave us The Birds and many more. This Essentials Collection includes five of his greatest films as well as replicas of the original movie posters.
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International terrorist Ilich Ramírez Sanchez aka Carlos the Jackal was one of the 20th century's most-wanted fugitives. He was a vicious activist thru the 70s & 80s, orchestrating bombings, kidnappings, and hijackings in Europe and the Middle East. This Criterion Collection version is the uncut five-and-a-half hour saga of the real-life global gangster.
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TV Ratings Monday: 'Revolution' & 'The Voice' Down, 'The Mob Doctor' Goes Lower, 'DWTS' & Mike & Molly' Hit Premiere Lows + 'Partners' Series Premiere
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Measurement of the dimensions of the bony pelvis, undertaken chiefly to help determine whether a woman can give birth normally or will require a caesarean section.
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STILLWATER, Okla. ? Who is the nation's best collegiate wrestler? Some say Iowa State's defending NCAA 197-pound champion and U.S. Freestyle team member Jake Varner. Varner underscored his credentials Sunday, pinning sixth-rated Alan Gelogaev of Oklahoma State on the Cowboy's mat at 197 pounds to lead No. 2 Iowa State to 20-18 victory over No. 3 OSU in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The Cyclones improve to 9-2 in duals and 2-0 in Big 12 Conference action. The Cowboys fall to 8-2-1. It is Iowa State's fourth win in its last five matches against Oklahoma State.
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Ole Miss junior defensive end C.J. Johnson will miss the remainder of spring practice after fracturing his fibula during Wednesday's practice at the Indoor Practice Facility.
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Freeze hopeful Rebs can bounce back once more
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Freeze addresses media leading up to Egg Bowl
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Rebs hold on to earn rare SEC win
BLOG: It's been a while since Ole Miss won its last Southeastern Conference football game. Sixteen games to be exact after the Rebels squandered a fourth-quarter lead last weekend against SEC newcomer Texas A&M.
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- Developer: Oriented Games
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- Genre: Role-Playing General
- Release Date: Dec 18, 2012
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Answer from: StrawberryPink
Make sure your device is the google play version since it couldn't be activatied on the Apple IOS version. "Star chat in just like texting" according to my friend.
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I have an ipod and i dont know where the starchat is and i really really want to text someone
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I can t find star chat on my apple device that's wack I want to text
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I was looking for star chat every were but I can't find it and, i know it's a thing because my friend did it but she moved so I can't ask anybody
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To get a star chat you need to be on the google one not on the actually app on iPad (e.g)
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I've been trying to find starchat on my apple device but I still can't find it! Plus, people have been saying going on the google one. What do you mean? I was on google searching it and it wasn't there. Someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong, I know I'm doing something wrong.
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It's only on the android version. Not the Apple version. So you need the one from the Google play store - which is androids equivilent to Apple's app store - so you can't get it unless you have an android.
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Ratings based on 3 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.7 Room cleanliness
4.7 Service & staff
4.7 Room comfort
4.7 Hotel condition
They paid and stayed.
We double-checked.
We double-checked.
Recommendedby Andrewfrom Las Vegas
Mola di bariPosted Sep 19, 2013 on Hotels.com
I have stated and Gabbiano many times but there has been many improvements for the best along with the loungo mare and other parts of mola di Bari . These are my family roots and to me mola di Bari is the best kept secret and glad to know the Gabbiano is right there on the adriatico Salute bene
for Everyoneby Kevin
Perfect hotel. Don't think twice!Posted May 19, 2013
Pros: -Right on the water. -Everything is nearby! The station, supermarkets, Kebabs, Italian food -Clean -Delicious Breakfast -Phenomenal management
Cons: Great stay. But maybe stronger Wifi.
Location: Right on the water. -Everything is nearby! The station (mola di bari), supermarkets, Kebabs, Italian and Chinese food -Clean
Staying at this hotel literally one of my best experience travelling to Italy. Pros: -Right on the water. They beach is just across the street -Everything is nearby! The station (Mola di Bari), supermarkets (lidl & local), Kebabs, Italian Eateries on the water -Clean rooms and bathrooms. Cozy size, balconies with a lovely sea view and great TV -Delicious breakfast. It included pastry to start, your drink (tea etc.), juice (try the ace), and cheese and ham plate. It was great and the gentleman who serves the food is too nice -*** Phenomenal staff and management. Their service blew me away and was on par with US standards of service. I would say that they should be a 4 star hotel. They even allowed us to use their bikes to see mola di bari. One instance which sets them apart is that there was a misunderstanding about the train station pick up (its at mola di bari station not bari!) and it was supposed to cost us 80 euros for the taxi. We showed her that expedia said it was complementary but failed to mention a location and that it wasn't her fault and management waved the taxi ride graciously. From experience, any other Italian hotel wouldn't have done that and thats what sets them apart. Don't think twice about this hotel. These guys deserve to be in business. Its a wonderful experience and I recommend it to my all my friends who travel to Italy
Recommendedby A verified traveler
Excellent Hotel, great locationPosted Aug 28, 2012 on Hotels.com
The hotel staff are really friendly and helpful. The rooms have everything you need and are clean and tidy. It is right on the seafront, so good for the beach! Everything you need is in walking distance. Perfect location!


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Sloane Russo's turned a decade of crazy jobs and whimsical travel into a career writing steamy novels set in exotic places. Trouble is, Sloane's flat broke now--and she can't channel sun-drenched beaches in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The only fast cash in town comes with some seriously distracting temptation: Gavin Carmichael, hot, handsome and oh-so-hard-headed.
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Flirting with French: How a Language Charmed Me, Seduced Me, and Nearly Broke My Heart by William Alexander
I can't remember if I've ever mentioned my slight obsession with learning a foreign language. I've bought Italian dictionaries, the Dummies guide to _________, teach yourself This Language in so many days. I took three years of Spanish in high school (I can count to 20!) and a year of German in college (WAY easier than Spanish, I wish I had continued.)
William Alexander details all the things he tries to learn to speak French like a Frenchman. He takes classes, he finds multiple French pen pals, he adopts a French persona, he goes to a full immersion course in France. He takes his wife on vacation in France, where he insists on speaking French even to English speakers. He is single-minded and determined. In the end tho, he still doesn't have the grasp on French that he'd like to have. Brain scans show that he recognizes it at a much deeper level, but he still feels he can't hold a decent conversation. Like all memoirs of this type, learning French isn't the entire point of the book though, and Alexander learns a lot more about himself than he ever expects.
This was a quite enjoyable little memoir, and one I'd recommend.
Here's the summary:
"A delightful and courageous tale and a romping good read. Voila!" —Mark Greenside, author of I'll Never Be French (No Matter What I Do)
William Alexander is more than a Francophile. He wants to be French. To sip absinthe at the window of a dark café, a long scarf wrapped around his neck, a copy of Le Monde at hand. Among the things that have stood in his way of becoming French, though, is the fact that he can't actually speak the language. So Alexander sets out to conquer the language he loves. Readers will find out if it loves him back.
Alexander eats, sleeps, and dreams French. (He even conjugates in his dreams.) And while he's playing hooky from grammar lessons and memory techniques, he travels to France, delves into the colorful history of the French language and the science of linguistics, and even goes to Google to find out what's taking them so long to perfect translation software. Finally, he contemplates how it can be that in French, breasts are masculine and beards are feminine, and tries to make sense of idioms like c'est la fin des haricots (it's the end of the beans)—which means, appropriately enough, "it's hopeless." But ca ne fait rien! (No matter!) What Bill Alexander learns while not learning French is its own reward.
Source: NetGalley
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Treasure on Lilac Lane by Donna Alward
I am having a very hard time figuring out just what type of book Donna Alward writes. As I mentioned in my last review, she's done category romance very well, then a slightly paranormal full length, then a non-paranormal light and breezy in the second book in the series. Treasure on Lilac Lane doesn't clear anything up! This is the third book in the Jewell Cove series and this one takes a turn for the (non-paranormal) serious side.
Here's your summary:
Sometimes the journey home is its own reward.
Once upon a time, Rick Sullivan had a promising future. One of Jewell Cove's star athletes and reigning heartthrobs, he joined the Marines and had the world in the palm of his hand…until it all came crashing down. His honorable discharge doesn't make him the hometown hero everyone wants him to be, and there's little reprieve from the demons that haunt him at night. Still, even though it seems that all hope is gone, fate has something else in store…in Donna Alward's Treasure on Lilac Lane
Just hearing Rick's name is enough to give Jess Collins a headache. Years ago, they'd been close. Now she barely knows the man Rick has become since his return from service…then again, Jess isn't that same young, naïve girl anymore either. And while there's a powerful attraction between them—one that yields a greater passion than Jess could have ever imagined—both are wary about opening their hearts to love…and loss. But happy endings don't come easily when long-buried secrets insist on rising to the surface. Will their pasts tear them apart—or can love find a way to heal them both?
I was very excited to pick this one up. Rick was one of the most interesting characters in The House on Blackberry Hill and I couldn't wait to see how his romance would shape up. Rick has some pretty serious demons- his mom just died, he can't stop drinking, and he has a pretty serious case of PTSD. All of this make him a very interesting hero, and realistic. (I have mentioned before that I have a problem with it when a character has a flaw that is just on the surface, even when it should be something that is a real struggle. Rick is not like that.)
Jess is a lot harder to like initially. She's very prickly and seems to really have it out for Rick. She's over the top derisive towards him, for longer than seemed appropriate. Jess has a bad experience in her past that leads her to paint all drinkers with this extreme reaction, and I found that even with that it was a bit much. However, this would really be my only criticism of the book and I suppose that other readers won't have an issue with it. Jess works hard and has made herself into quite a success and she's ultimately a good match for Rick.
The romance in this one is very well done. They knew each other as kids, had a bit of a falling out, had more of a falling out when Rick shows up drunk everywhere, and then slowly build up from that. Watching them go from suspicious to friendship to falling in love is enjoyable and believable. They struggle with the ideas they have of each other, and with their own personal demons. There are a few moments of overboard reactions, but they are able to apologize and move on. If all Alwards were like this one I'd have no issue saying she was fast becoming a favorite. I'm hoping that this one is indicative of future books and she continues in this manner. I will definitely pick up her next offering, with the hopes of it being even stronger than this one.
Treasure on Lilac Lane was released on October 28th.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Christmas at Seashell Cottage by Donna Alward
Here's the summary of Christmas at Seashell Cottage:
It's Christmas in Jewell Cove...
And local doctor Charlie Yang finds her quiet, steady life disrupted by both an abandoned baby in the nativity manger, and a real-life mystery man. Sure, she's always wanted a family of her own, but she didn't imagine it coming from a baby that wasn't hers and a man who was more interested in living day by day than making long-term plans.
Ex-SEAL Dave Ricker hadn't planned on making Jewell Cove his forever home, but the talented and tender-hearted Charlie has him reconsidering his position on settling down. Can a beautiful woman, adorable baby and a small-town full of holiday spirit change his mind for good?
Hey! a baby! What's with all those babies anyway? Truthfully, the baby has little to do with this story and isn't an issue at all towards the romance. So Charlie decides she needs to be a bigger part of the community of Jewell Cove and volunteers at the city's nativity scene. As it turns out, so does Dave, the mystery man she's been spying on for months. Once they meet they are immediately smitten with each other, and do that weird thing of cuddling in public on their first non-date. (Seriously, authors, I believe this is the 3rd time I've read about a couple who just met cuddles at a Christmas caroling/tree lighting/town square hot chocolate gathering. No. It's just no plausible.) After a delightful evening of pretending they are alone in the middle of a small gossipy town, they head out to meet some friends at the local bar. As they pass the nativity they just set up, Dave spies a woman abandoning her newborn in the manger. This sets off a chain of events that has very little to do with the romance but does give the story something to hang on.
Charlie is a complete stereotype. Complete Type A, can't abandon her Plan, no throwing caution to the wind, an overwhelming NEED to do what mommy and daddy expected. She's already gone against them to become a small town doctor instead of a big city doctor, and there's just no way she can drop her upbringing to have fun and date around. Every date is a Potential Future. Dave is not looking for the future. He was a SEAL! He has ISSUES. He also has a small child with an old friend and while he's determined to make a future that involves her, he's not actually thinking about his own future beyond that. So there's really no way this can work from either perspective. And somehow by the end, it does, of course.
This is a strange follow up to The House on Blackberry Hill. The issues aren't super weighty, and it's nice and easy to read. There is also zero paranormal aspect to it like the ghost aspect to The House on Blackberry Hill. It's only very loosely connected to the other two (House and Treasure) and if you didn't know the names from the other books you'd never realize it wasn't a stand alone. My initial thought was that the Christmas aspect of it was taking the place of the rest, that just being about Christmas made it Special enough. I went on to read Treasure on Lilac Lane tho, and it's different yet again (more on that in that review.) Once again I enjoy the book, but I didn't love it. It's not going to stick with me in the future and Alward is still not a solid favorite.
Christmas at Seashell Cottage came out on October 7th.
The Texan's Christmas by Tanya Michaels
And what is this one about?
The last thing rodeo cowboy Daniel Baron needs is a commitment. After a lifetime of feeling like an outsider among his larger-than-life stepfamily at Roughneck Ranch, Daniel is ready to leave the ring—and Texas—behind forever. Except he can't stop thinking about the woman he just met—beautiful, bighearted…and pregnant.
Of course Nicole Bennett is attracted to strong, sweet Daniel—he's pretty much perfect. But he made it clear that he doesn't want a family, the one thing Nicole's dreamed of her whole life. Now, just as that dream is coming true, Nicole could lose the only man she wants to share it with…unless Daniel can find the courage to open his heart.
OK, one glaring thing right off the bat. Nicole isn't nearly as pregnant as this picture implies. In fact, she barely leaves the first trimester in the entire book and she's never visibly pregnant. So that's annoying. I don't really hold this against the book or the author, but geez, really? Are readers so desperate for that kind of baby story that they need this hugely pregnant woman on the cover? Or are these books continuing to be published because readers like me have no choice but to grab them? Which came first the chicken or the egg?
On to the book itself! I liked Nicole a lot. She was in a previous novel, but she's not brought back in such a glaring way that I immediately recognized who she was. She's smart and friendly and compassionate. She plays a pivotal role in one of the overall themes from all six books and she handles it well (not saying more, as it's a spoiler). She's pregnant and single by choice, and is appropriately terrified. The pregnancy does play an important role so I would not have picked this up if it hadn't been the last in the series.
Daniel is pretty standard. Tall, good looking, cowboy. He's the last of the Barons, and like Jacob in the previous book, he's adopted. As you can tell by the summary, he feels that he wasn't really part of the family. And also like the previous book, it's all cleared up in one brief conversation. I felt like this issue was completely out of the blue in both novels and that maybe they would have been fine without this plot point. He's currently between jobs, which is rare in a romance, but he still doesn't come off as a loser.
The romance in this one is well done, even with the pregnancy. They both resist just the right amount and it's a sweet conclusion to the series. If anything, I wouldn't have minded a few more emotional scenes in the book (and series) but for a series of short books these are pretty well done. I wouldn't tell you to go out and collect the series, but with the exception of Cathy McDavid, I'd feel ok recommending any of the six authors to other Harlequin readers. Now if we could just ditch all the pregnancies!
The Texan's Christmas will be out on November 4th.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan
Here's the summary:
This winter, ex-skiing champion, reformed heartbreaker and single dad Tyler O'Neil has only one mission—making sure his daughter, Jess, has the best Christmas ever. The fact that his best friend, Brenna, is also temporarily moving into his chalet at the overbooked Snow Crystal resort is a delicious distraction he's simply going to have to ignore. Theirs is the one relationship he's never ruined, and he's not about to start now.
Ski pro Brenna Daniels knows all about the perils of unrequited love—she's been in love with Tyler for years. But living with him is absolute torture… How can she concentrate on being his friend when he's sleeping in the room next door? Then when Tyler kisses Brenna, suddenly the relationship she's always dreamed of feels so close she could almost touch it. Could this be the Christmas her dreams of a happy-ever-after finally come true?
This one has a lot of *other* stuff going on. There is a really well thought out background of Brenna and Tyler's high school years, and in general a lot more information about the O'Neil family history. There's also more detail about Tyler and his daughter, Jess. All of that was well done, for the most part.
So where does this one fall? I think it's probably mostly because I love best friend stories so much, but I didn't really get that moment of giant revelation like I did with Elise and Sean in Suddenly Last Summer. This would still be fine, but I also didn't really feel like Sean was falling in love. It was clear he was attracted to her but I just didn't see the romance from his end. On her end, she's been in love with him since high school, and just saying that seemed to be all we got. It was a sweet story, and it was a nice conclusion to the series, but it wasn't a stellar romance. That said, I'll be first in line for the next Sarah Morgan.
Maybe This Christmas will be published on October 28th.
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
One in a Million by Jill Shalvis
Here's the summary for One in a Million:
As the brains behind wedding site TyingTheKnot.com, Callie sees it all: from the ring to the dress, the smiles . . . to the tears. It's that last part that keeps her single and not looking. Getting left at the altar will do that to a girl. But when Callie returns to her old hometown, she finds that her sweet high school crush is sexier than ever. And he makes it hard to remember why she's sworn off love . . .
Tanner is a deep-sea diver with a wild, adrenaline-junkie past-and now his teenage son is back in his life. How can Tanner be a role model when he's still paying for his own mistakes? It's hard enough that gorgeous Callie has appeared in town like a beautiful dream, challenging his best-laid plans to keep his heart on lockdown. Though there's something about being around her again that makes him feel like he can be the man she-and his son-deserve. Little Lucky Harbor holds their past; can it hold a beautiful new future?
First of all, as a whole, Lucky Harbor is pretty unbelievable. I mean really? SO many hot guys! But Shalvis is aware of this. She even pokes fun at it, unlike other small towns that just keep adding all these unrealistic characters with high profile jobs. I live in a small town and we barely have a hospital, let alone a burn unit and a sports rehab and a spy training camp and and and... where was I? Ah yes, my love of Lucky Harbor. Honestly, this is a series that I could see myself reading again, should I ever have time to reread 12 books.
In specific, Callie and Tanner were pretty sweet. Callie had a huge crush on Tanner in high school and figures he doesn't even remember her. It's adorable watching her realize that he knows exactly who she is, without any unbelievable bit about return feelings back then. I enjoyed the unevenness of them both knowing about the crush, and felt Shalvis took the tension from that just far enough. Callie is determined to never fall in love, she's been jilted once and she just doesn't believe it can happen, but she's pretty quick to fall back into her crush. It takes her longer than it should to actually realize that love is possible and feels more like a plot flaw than something believable. Being left at the alter IS a big deal, but this "insecurity" isn't strongly reinforced by the rest of the book.
Tanner is wonderful. Of course, why wouldn't he be?! More and more I find that romance novel heroes rarely have real flaws. They are never insecure or unattractive and even if they have some horrible past, the most this will affect them will be in being commitment shy. Tanner is very quiet about his feelings, but he's able to admit to himself that he would like a little more than what Callie is giving. He has a teenage son who has recently come to live with him, and while he doesn't know how to parent, he sure does get everything right there- toes the line when it matters, and lets it go when it doesn't. The relationship between Tanner and his son starts off very strained, but is pulled around in a mostly satisfying manner. Tanner really doesn't fail at anything, which is nice for reading, but perhaps strains credibility a bit (I can hear a non-romance readers reaction to this sort of character, and my hackles are already up!)
It sounds as if I didn't really enjoy this one, and of these last three is probably is my least favorite, but overall I really did like it. I flew through it in a matter of days and am so sad to see it end. Lucille, of course, is front and center keeping up with her old antics. Callie is her granddaughter and is there to keep an eye on her, but Lucille does what Lucille wants. The actually falling in love parts are so sweet and honest, and you really do believe in their feelings for each other. If you're looking for a nice strong author for contemporary romance, Shalvis would be my first choice. I'd try to read each "set" of three in order, but it's not necessary to read all 12 in order. You see the other characters occasionally, but they don't play a big role in the other sets. (Lucky Harbor is 12 books broken down into four 3 book sets of connecting characters.)
One in a Million will be published on October 14th.


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