So, I got this message from Mrs. Julien, she who calls herself Prolixity, “Miss Katie, would you like to borrow a book?” My curiosity was immediately piqued. Obviously. My reply was instant, “Of course!” That is how I came to read The Deal by Elle Kennedy. It also came with this ringing endorsement, “[emmalita] and I enjoyed it very much.” How could I NOT read it at this point? Disclaimer: I didn’t truly understand what this New Adult business was all about. It just seemed […]
The Crow Flies Straight
In the introduction to Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector’s Edition, creator and show runner Kurt Sutter jokes that the book was originally over 6,000 pages and what is left is everything that cleared Fox censors. I’m not sure if there is any truth to that but while the book is pretty comprehensive it’s not the end-all-be-all inclusive book about the critically acclaimed television series that I had hoped it would be. It’s good, but there is a lot of missing pieces that if included […]
I’m Not Going to be Able to Sing That Bruce Song the Same Way Again…
Imagine waking up in the morning, going outside and the sun hasn’t come out. It’s completely dark, so much so that even at night, there are no stars in the sky. That’s the scenario our characters find themselves in the book Darkness at the Edge of Town by Brian Keene. As if that isn’t horrifying enough, the darkness seems to be almost like a dome over the small town of Walden, WV. There is no electricity, radios only play static, nothing can get in and […]
I’ve Fallen Into a New Adult Romance Chasm and I Can’t Get Out
A pair of new adult contemporary romances set at an American college and written by Kristen Callihan, The Hook Up and The Friend Zone were my first and second books by this author and my first foray into this genre niche. I really enjoyed the books while I read them, The Hook Up in particular, and while they were good and sometimes pretty great, their primary accomplishment was to make seek out other new adult books, including Elle Kennedy’s excellent The Deal. The Hook Up […]