One of the most exciting times for a reader is the first blush of finding a new,
great author. Everything is new and entrancing: The characters leap from the
page and are three dimensional. They might be people you'd want to meet in real
life—or maybe not so much. If you're reading a suspense or thriller,
coming face-to-face with the villain might not be so wonderful. If you read
paranormal/fantasy, would stumbling over a vampire or werewolf be an experience
you'd enjoy? As a reader, you can escape to this brave new world and be lost in
the wonder of its newness for at least an hour or a day. Or, if you're really
lucky, the excitement lasts for the entire book, and you're left hanging in
anticipation for the next book. I wish this ailment upon every reader with every
new book they find. Unfortunately, the promise of greatness is often lost after
a few chapters.
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Sara: After reading your review about Splintered, I'm going to have to give that book a try. It sounds like something I'd really enjoy, to shake up the themes I've been reading. There's another Author, Gregory Maguire, who wrote similar stories, but his are about Oz. They're a little on the dark side, but I read the series. The titles are Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. Since you wrote about Splintered, you might give these books a glance!! Have a great weekend!!
(Peggy Roberson 8:04pm April 12, 2013)
One of Ms.
Laurenston's most entertaining books to date.
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