LAURENCE MACNAUGHTON

Tag: book reviews

  • There Are Two Kinds of Book Reviews (and Not the Kinds You Think)

    There Are Two Kinds of Book Reviews (and Not the Kinds You Think)

    Authors have a love-hate relationship with book reviews. Some reviews make you light up and glow. Others make you feel like you’re dying an agonizing death. Reading reviews of your own books is fraught enough to make even the toughest writer quiver. But what most people don’t realize is that there are actually two distinctly…

  • 3 Authors Chat on Night Owl Reviews – Tonight!

    Tonight at 6:00 PM MST, I’m doing an author chat with Night Owl Reviews. Far as I can tell, it’s a text chat. So, apparently we’re going to party like it’s 1999. ;) Join me, along with romance author Avery Flynn and mystery author Julia Buckley. We’ll answer your questions, share excerpts and give away…

  • “A really great story!” –GeekyGodmother

    Holy cow! I couldn’t be happier with this fabulous review from Canadian book site www.geekygodmother.ca: “The characters are fantastic in what I’m hoping is only the first of a series. Dru doesn’t feel she has the great power of her heroes, but she uses all she has to help out those who do. She becomes the best…

  • “One hell of a ride!” –Foreword Reviews

    Seems like every reviewer has a different currency: five stars, five moons, five thumbs up (which for some reason makes me think of Sha Na Na). Whatever they are, whenever there are FIVE of them, I sit up and take notice. Which brings us to this exquisite “five heart” write-up from Foreword Reviews: “The story…

  • “Quite clever.” –Bookpushers

    Here’s another fantastic review, in case you’re wondering what all the buzz is about. This particular review comes from the mysterious yet discerning E over at The Bookpushers: “MacNaughton provided a very interesting twist on some myths about the world ending and the signs of the apocalypse. I really thought how he modernized some of…

  • “Really enjoyed this easy read.” –Speculative Herald

    I love it when a book review gets into the specifics of what makes a book different. Because let’s be honest. It doesn’t help anyone when a review just says “This book is awesome!” or “This book is stupid!” We need to know why. What makes it awesome? What makes it stupid? (And just for…

  • “Nail-biting action and dry humor.” –Cover2Cover

    I love it when a reviewer picks up on the cool little “Easter eggs” in It Happened One Doomsday. Things like all of the different crystals Dru uses in her magic, and how they interact. Or the blink-and-you-miss it muscle car details. I love putting those telling specifics into my books. And when the reviewers notice,…

  • “This book has everything.” –Book Riot

    Some book review websites have a definite attitude, and you can either like it or get out of the way. I love that. Book Riot is one of those. Here’s what they said about It Happened One Doomsday: “A reluctant sorceress. Her Kesha-esque shapeshifting warrior BFF. Her wisecracking employee. A hunky mechanic who is being…

  • “This book totally sucked me in.” –Gooding

    Holy guacamole! I’m just stunned by this amazing book review from science fiction writer Michael Edward Gooding: “This book totally sucked me in. It cost me some sleep because I couldn’t stop reading it… Good story, interesting characters, a satisfying ending that begs a sequel… The author walks on water in his spare time. Seriously though, the book…

  • Picked by The Science Fiction Book Club!

    The original Science Fiction Book Club was founded in 1953. 63 years later, they’re featuring my book. Jeez. Took ‘em long enough. Just kidding. Seriously, this is a tremendous honor! If you didn’t know, the book experts at SFBC wade through thousands and thousands of new books every year. They hand-pick only the very best science…