Posts Tagged With: Reviews

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 backup she can possibly be. Her friend Rane, a very powerful sorceress, is outrageous, and hilarious. Same is true of Dru’s shop assistant Opal. She is all attitude, but she has Dru’s back. Greyson too is mighty fine, as Opal mentions many times. Even as he fights for his immortal soul, he is helpful, thoughtful and would love to be Dru’s other half… I really like this book and I highly recommend it. It Happened One Doomsday would make a great summer read.”

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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 unfolds in bold, cinematic strokes. Action sequences, particularly the final car chase, thrum with tension as Dru and her team streak through urban decay, mountains, high desert, and occult landscapes in sexy, demon-possessed muscle cars. Well-executed imagery and pacing make this a joyous thrill ride with a sense of peril.”

Plus, somewhere in there, they call Dru “adorkable.” Which is both funny and sweet. And so true.

Love it!

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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 them quite clever and loved the additional personality aspects, which went along with his modern twist.”

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Much to my disappointment, there’s no one here named Harold. Wouldn’t that be awesome?

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 the record, yes, once a reviewer called my book — and I quote — “really, really stupid.” All I can say is: Wow. Put a lot of thought into that review, didn’t you, Bubba?)

Anyway. I digress.

I always enjoy reading reviews that point out the exact elements of a story that stand out from the crowd, good or bad.

This review from The Speculative Herald calls special attention to the possessed muscle cars, a road trip through the desert to a haunted mansion with a portal to the netherworld, and a trio of evil demons in hot pursuit.

Bottom line:

“It’s an enjoyable read with very easy to like characters, a fast paced plot, lots of action and a healthy injection of wit.”

Well said.

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“This is good.”

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 transformed into one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. Possessed cars. Oh, and a dentist. This book has pretty much everything in it.”

Now, the unstoppable Book Riot has put together a list of the top 11 new sci-fi and fantasy books for your summer reading pleasure.

Guess whose book made the cut? Exactly. You can read it here.

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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 really is that good.”

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Formerly known as “Most Things Urban Fantasy” and “Pretty Much Everything Urban Fantasy”

Make no mistake, All Things Urban Fantasy is big.

It’s one of the most popular and influential blogs in the paranormal and speculative genres.

Since they have “All Things” right there in the name, and my book is an urban fantasy thing, of course I figured I’d better send it to them. Just to keep everything 100% accurate.

Here’s what they said:

“Light, quirky, and entertaining urban fantasy. A quick read, IT HAPPENED ONE DOOMSDAY has a heroine more comfortable surrounded by books than doing magic, and a hero (anti-hero?) who drives a muscle car. It is not your typical urban fantasy, and that’s one of the things I loved about it!”

Thumbs up!

Personally, I’m just glad I helped keep the “All” in All Things Urban Fantasy.

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