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Another great review of Virtually His! It's at Suspense Romance Writers. I so love the different takes by the reviewers from different sites! In this one, the reviewer called some of the commandos "Flyboy, Big Swimming Guy, and Denim Clad alpha male." Heh heh heh. I love it.
All in all, I'm very excited about the reviews Virtually His has gotten. With the gamble I took, building the suspense through cutting edge technology such as virtual reality and brain entrainment machines, I had my fingers crossed every day for the past year and the half, praying that readers are ready for something a little different. Hail the Techy Goddess!
Question: Do you read reviews? And how do they influence you?
Putting this link on the right of the blog under VHIS cover for easy access....
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Sarah from NZ, this is what Hawaiian bread looks like:
I eat mine with chocolate and strawberries. Sometimes I have sweet grated coconut inside it (we have a version of that in Malaysia too--coconut bun). Best breakfast in the world. Ha. And coffee. Don't forget Da Coffee.
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RB aka Da Gremlin is returning to Dr. Mengele to fix his mangled bottom teeth today. Send him luck and...more luck. I wouldn't have gone back.
He amused me yesterday when he was telling the waitresses at Shit and Grits about his experience and ended it with, "And then she gave me the ultimate insult. She asked me whether I wanted prescription painkillers." (See me roll my eyes here. RB and painkillers are like hotdog and filet mignon) "Why not? I'd have wanted some," asked the waitress innocently. "Don't you know the warrior's creed?" roared Da Gremlin through lisping teeth, "Pain is beautiful. Extreme pain is extremely beautiful."
Oh yeah. I handed him a piece of steak. "Try gnawing on this, Mr. Extremely Beautiful."
Got him back.
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Sarah from NZ, this is what Hawaiian bread looks like:
I eat mine with chocolate and strawberries. Sometimes I have sweet grated coconut inside it (we have a version of that in Malaysia too--coconut bun). Best breakfast in the world. Ha. And coffee. Don't forget Da Coffee.
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RB aka Da Gremlin is returning to Dr. Mengele to fix his mangled bottom teeth today. Send him luck and...more luck. I wouldn't have gone back.
He amused me yesterday when he was telling the waitresses at Shit and Grits about his experience and ended it with, "And then she gave me the ultimate insult. She asked me whether I wanted prescription painkillers." (See me roll my eyes here. RB and painkillers are like hotdog and filet mignon) "Why not? I'd have wanted some," asked the waitress innocently. "Don't you know the warrior's creed?" roared Da Gremlin through lisping teeth, "Pain is beautiful. Extreme pain is extremely beautiful."
Oh yeah. I handed him a piece of steak. "Try gnawing on this, Mr. Extremely Beautiful."
Got him back.
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And now, for an icon like Nora Roberts, collecting reviews of her books is just passe. If you're in Hagerstown, the first 1000 at the Minor League Baseball game where she'll be making the first pitch, will get your very own Nora Bobblehead.
Now that's something to aspire to--my very own bobblehead doll!
Way to go, Nora! (What's she holding in her bobblehands?)
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6 comments:
I'm so glad the reviews are good. I really liked the book and can't wait for the next one!
Yes and no on your q about reviews effecting me. If I start a book, I don't read the reviews. Sometimes I've not bought a book b/c of bad reviews. Sometimes I buy books based on reviews. I am reading a book right now that is going really really REALLY slow, so I think I may go and check the reviews out.
Oh and fyi, I looked for the new Cindy Gerard and Lara Adrian at Wal-Mart. Nada. I was bummed.
I loved VH, especially the techy stuff. Romantic Suspense/Adventure needed a new device (get it? techy...device...ok, nevermind) and that's what you brought to the genre.
Yes I read reviews but I read them to find out more about the plot. If a reviewer is good enough she'll say what does and doesn't work for her and I especially like that. Why? Because what doesn't work for her may work for me and vice versa.
How are you doing with VHers?
That looks yum. Liked the idea of sweet grated coconut. Pretty sure we don't have it here. I am into feijoa muesli and yoghurt at the moment. Nice!
I am influenced by reviews from certain people and sites. Have bought a few lemons via reviews of Amazon recently in the paranormal genre and am becoming less keen to take their word for it. Because it takes an age to get things here I usually ask friends of mine via RBL what they think and they're usually on the money.
RB is now my hero, can just imagine him there, all gummy and manly. What a charmer!!!
I pick up Romantic Times every month, but I just use the reviews to find out what a book's about. I don't base my purchases on the reviews.
Nora Roberts bobblehead. How cute. Hope RB is doing better.
Leilani
Hi Casee,
Thanks for the congrats! I savor the good reviews because one bad review can spoil the whole day ;-). I find that the more passionate I am about a book, the more I go in search for reviews and discussion boards.
I haven't been able to find Cindy's new book at Walmart either. But I got mine at BAMM.
Hi Dee!
Great to hear from you. I'm doing okay, just trucking along.
I think I read more reviews when there's buzz about an author I've never tried. What about you?
Sarah,
ROFL. Man, wait till I tell him that he's all gummy and manly. Hahahahahahha. Snort.
Friends' recommendation is important to me too because they know my taste better than anyone else.
Hi Leilani,
RB is better...with straighter teeth, anyway. I really want that Nora Roberts bobblehead! Too cute.
Have you looked at the pictures of the convention in that magazine?
Occassionaly although to tell you the truth some of these reviewers are obviously on the rag. Don't take anyone too seriously is my motto
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