I'm in love! Tell the world, the whole world, that I'm in love! No, not with a man (okay, I am, but that's another story). No, not with a stripper (Ugh T-Pain). But with a book.
Maria V. Snyder, you are a genius. Or a magician... Maybe both. You writing is so eloquent. I, for one, am glad that you favor analogies and metaphors. They make me happy.
I'm a rapid kindle abuser. By that, I mean I've been known to rip through kindle books at lightning speed, which means my poor boyfriend gets emails from Amazon saying his crazy book buying girlfriend has purchased yet another $9.99 Young Adult Book. Because I have to read Young Adult. Because I write it.
Well, I've been burned a few times. I bought a few books from the $1-$2 range on Amazon because I'm cheap. They were horrible. So after being burned, I did my research. I spent a few hours (no joke) reading reviews and looking for a few things...
- female protagonist
- strong female protagonist
- action
- dystopian, fantasy and/or science fiction... basically just a different world
- a love story
- a strong love story
Finally, I decided on the Poison Study series. I took a leap and purchased the kindle equivalent of a box set - a set of 3 of her books bundled together - for something like $18.99. And oh my gosh am I thrilled. I'm not even finished with Book One yet, and I have never been happier to not be finished with a book.
If you're looking for a sample of her writing (which you will fall in love with from page 1), here's a link to the first chapter of Poison Study on her website. Once you've fallen deeply in love (seriously. you. will.), you may decide you're obsessed and want to be her -- here is her advice for writers.
More on my new obsession later...
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