by Jason Joyner | Oct 7, 2009 | Blog, books, Christopher Hopper, fantasy, speculative fiction, Wayne Thomas Batson
Hey gang, for those of you interested in quality fantasy fiction, check out the new book Curse of the Spider King by Christopher Hopper and Wayne Thomas Batson. They are encouraging people to pre-order the book today to create an online buzz for it (better than an alcoholic buzz, right?) by having it jump the Amazon rankings. If you do it today, you can get freebies from the dynamic duo mentioned about. Here’s Christopher’s blog post about it, and here’s the direct link to Amazon. It’s a good price by pre-ordering too!
I ordered mine – where’s yours?
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by Jason Joyner | Oct 1, 2009 | Blog, books, Brandilyn Collins, reviews, suspense
Oh no, she didn’t!
Brandilyn Collins did it again. Her trademark is “Seatbelt Suspense” because she takes the reader for a ride, and that’s not a lie with her latest book, Exposure.
In small town Wilmore, Kentucky, Kaycee Raye is known as the town paranoid. She plies her fears into a successful syndicated column, but she still battles demons at home. Is she being watched, or is it just her imagination. The local police force may think she plays it for her writing.
But what about the photo of a dead man on her camera?
When the bloody image appears on her computer and TV, she knows someone is really stalking her. However, the images vanish, leaving her no evidence to take to the police. When a tragedy strikes, she doesn’t want to distract the police from her concerns, even though frightening events keep happening. Is she succumbing to her fears, or is there a real danger lurking?
I’ve been reading Brandilyn’s books for a few years now, and I can expect some things: she has a unique vocabulary, she’s going to put you in the protagonist’s point of view so strongly you’ll start to sweat, and she’s going for the unexpected. When you’re prepared for the unexpected, you won’t be surprised, right?
She got me good this time.
I was actually getting a little frustrated with the book as it seemed to be moving along a few seemingly unconnected lines. The payoff was well worth it though, and I really enjoyed the “Aha” moment. I don’t want to give away too much, because you have to read it for yourself.
Her strengths in characterization and keeping the suspense building are front and center as usual. I’ve noticed she has a few odd words she likes for certain situations, words I’m affectionately calling “Brandilynisms,” and I guess they’re losing a little of their uniqueness when I see them a few times a book. That is probably nit-picking, but that’s the only thing I can really think of as a negative. The confusion of the plot lines early on was my negative point, but by the end I saw why it was done that way, and all my frustration melted when I got to the reveal.
She didn’t really sucker me that much, did she?
Yes, she did.
Recommended highly for fans of suspense. There’s a little blood and guts and a lot of peril for the faint at heart, but it serves the story and isn’t there to shock. This book ought to win her new fans, and reward her stalwart ones.
Just watch behind you…
by Jason Joyner | Oct 1, 2009 | Blog, books, Brandilyn Collins, reviews, suspense
Oh no, she didn’t!
Brandilyn Collins did it again. Her trademark is “Seatbelt Suspense” because she takes the reader for a ride, and that’s not a lie with her latest book, Exposure.
In small town Wilmore, Kentucky, Kaycee Raye is known as the town paranoid. She plies her fears into a successful syndicated column, but she still battles demons at home. Is she being watched, or is it just her imagination. The local police force may think she plays it for her writing.
But what about the photo of a dead man on her camera?
When the bloody image appears on her computer and TV, she knows someone is really stalking her. However, the images vanish, leaving her no evidence to take to the police. When a tragedy strikes, she doesn’t want to distract the police from her concerns, even though frightening events keep happening. Is she succumbing to her fears, or is there a real danger lurking?
I’ve been reading Brandilyn’s books for a few years now, and I can expect some things: she has a unique vocabulary, she’s going to put you in the protagonist’s point of view so strongly you’ll start to sweat, and she’s going for the unexpected. When you’re prepared for the unexpected, you won’t be surprised, right?
She got me good this time.
I was actually getting a little frustrated with the book as it seemed to be moving along a few seemingly unconnected lines. The payoff was well worth it though, and I really enjoyed the “Aha” moment. I don’t want to give away too much, because you have to read it for yourself.
Her strengths in characterization and keeping the suspense building are front and center as usual. I’ve noticed she has a few odd words she likes for certain situations, words I’m affectionately calling “Brandilynisms,” and I guess they’re losing a little of their uniqueness when I see them a few times a book. That is probably nit-picking, but that’s the only thing I can really think of as a negative. The confusion of the plot lines early on was my negative point, but by the end I saw why it was done that way, and all my frustration melted when I got to the reveal.
She didn’t really sucker me that much, did she?
Yes, she did.
Recommended highly for fans of suspense. There’s a little blood and guts and a lot of peril for the faint at heart, but it serves the story and isn’t there to shock. This book ought to win her new fans, and reward her stalwart ones.
Just watch behind you…
by Jason Joyner | Sep 20, 2009 | Blog, pirates, Talk Like a Pirate Day
This year on Talk Like a Pirate Day we were overrun with pirates!
First to report is the sneaky Mad Dog Matt, comin’ over the wall and climbing the fort!
When we can repel the boarders, there’ll be more pirate-y news for ye…
by Jason Joyner | Sep 20, 2009 | Blog, pirates, Talk Like a Pirate Day
This year on Talk Like a Pirate Day we were overrun with pirates!
First to report is the sneaky Mad Dog Matt, comin’ over the wall and climbing the fort!
When we can repel the boarders, there’ll be more pirate-y news for ye…
