Thursday, September 20, 2018

Out of Practice Aphrodite - S E Babin


I love to pass on fun and entertaining works with great characters. I enjoyed this author’s use of language and how well she remained deep in her character’s head. For pure enjoyment, or if you’d like a refresher on the Greek gods you studied in high school, give this one a read. Best part it’s free in Kindle Unlimited, or otherwise less than a cup of Joe. (My one complaint, the climax left me wanting more meat...but I'm over it.)


https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010G5KPUI


Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Fav Passage



The receptionist answered without reciting the principals list. She and I are on a first name basis. She asked me immediately if I was being taken downtown. I told her I wasn’t being arrested this time.
“You okay? In the hospital?”
“Nope.”
“Who did you shoot?” she asked.
“No one.”
“You calling for Roger then? Who’d he shoot?”
“No one.”
She sighed. “Then how many did Michael shoot?”
“I have a different legal issue this time.” I have to admit a smile tweaked my mug.
“Seriously? You suing the city again?”



Monday, September 17, 2018

Favorite Passage



“Biltmore is too froufrou,” Mom said.
I thought that about the Grove. But Motel 6 makes me feel underdressed. I finished my breakfast and Norm snatched the plate, I guess afraid I might steal the flatware or something, and I pushed back to catch my breath. Maybe I inhaled my food. Mom has commented in the past I’d make a good pig.
Roger and I sometimes act as though we’re in a race, I think. In my case, I don’t think my brain functions all that well when my jaw is working, so I like to get the eating out of the way so what the crew has to say, makes sense.
I can’t speak for Roger’s dining pace. Maybe he’s just more in touch with his appetite than the average bear.




- The Hermit WRiter


Tuesday, September 4, 2018

SCATTERED ASHES - Annie Anderson


I am happy to find an Indie author to recommend. Annie Anderson adds more sex than what I usually look for in a novel, but the characters are marvelous, the world is rich, the writing and editing is excellent, and the world she creates rocks with imagination.
 I like characters with a lot of vinegar and baggage, and Ms. Anderson has created a great MC in that mode, though I wouldn't mind a few flaws.
 The plot in Ashes is rich, as are the relationships. Being an action-bigot, I could have gone for richer and more meaningful action scenes, but hey, ya can't have everything. Don't get me wrong, there are 'great' beheadings and sword fighting. But the concentration of specific weapons tended to take me out of the scene, leaving me wanting more visceral emotion, action and reaction. But remember, the author included the word 'romance' in this novel's description, and she produces what she promises. (And ain't that cover gorgeous?)
 I almost left out the best part. It is currently free on Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016R1RV34 


[I've been a little slow in getting to reviews since I split writerly things from my old blog.]


Fav Passage



“I have a feeling you’re going to learn a lot more about your mother in the next few days,” Michael said.
“What does that mean?”
“She isn’t the prissy, perfect mom you always thought she was.”
Never saw her as prissy. Never, prissy. She was way too intimidating to be prissy. Then she turned frumpy-don’t-screw-with-me. Why in the heck was he saying that about Mom? I thought he was, what did Denny say?
Smitten. He was smitten with her. I was considering slugging him in the face.