What's up with my #reading habits lately?
Me: "I'd really like some #fantasy or #scifi comfort food. Nothing complex; maybe something cozy or slice of life, or a power fantasy where the good guys always win. I'd love that."
Me, a few hours later: "Hey! This #book was just a predictable power fantasy where the good guys always win! It was overly simple slice of life, and the conflict was low stakes. I hated that!"
It's gotten to the point where I haven't rated the last few #books I've read, because "2 stars: was exactly what I asked for!" just seems like an unfair review.
Anyway, authors: please figure out what I actually want to read and write that, then advertise it to me as what I think I want to read. Because book marketing isn't hard enough for you, right? Thanks! #bookstodon
Jayson Smith
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Not groundbreaking nor long, but fun and not too predictable
🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦
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in reply to 🇨🇦Samuel Proulx🇨🇦 • • •Playing For Keeps; Keepsie was the main character
She went over to sci-fi, with a closed-room mystery called Six Wakes
And she recently released the third book of her series Midsolar Murders, which has her on the map right now
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in reply to Full Metal Archaeopteryx • • •Das
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in reply to Das • • •Frank Bennett
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