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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire – Unexplored corners of YA fiction… or a...
I picked up this novel as a recommendation from a Goodreads forum for “New Adult” fiction. “New Adult”—or “Upper-YA”—involves characters in their early twenties, in college, their first job, or first...
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LOVE STORY by Jennifer Echols – A tad disappointing…
First, I’d like to say that I was really looking forward to reading LOVE STORY. I went straight into it from devouring GOING TOO FAR, an outstanding novel. I find Jennifer Echols’ voice very enticing,...
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Fifty Shades of Grey – Obsessive Reading or The End of Feminism?
WARNING – This review is for a book meant for an adult audience. This is NOT YA fiction, despite the Twilight boilerplate plot. I had so much fun reading the reviews on Amazon, Goodreads and Shelfari...
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GOING TOO FAR by Jennifer Echols – A breath of fresh air in YA…
Blurb- HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO? All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep her imprisoned in their...
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New Adult / Upper-YA / Mature YA… Here, at last!
The last few weeks have been kind of an epiphany for me, as a writer and as a reader. At last, I’ve been able to read the books I wanted to write, the books I wanted to read. The result of that was a...
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Is New Adult fiction the next step after Harry Potter and Twilight?
Last week I shared my satisfaction and joy (New Adult / Upper YA / Mature YA: Here, at last!) after reading two fabulous New Adult (NA) novels: Easy by Tammara Webber (which I will review in a couple...
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Oxford Whispers ~ Cover Reveal and Blurb!
Drum! Drum! Drum! Here we are… The moment I’ve been looking forward to so much. I’m very excited to reveal the cover and the blurb for my debut novel, OXFORD WHISPERS. The official release will take...
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THE FIRST TIME I went to Oxford? 1993. My parents invested in an English-speaking summer camp for me to spend a few weeks perfecting my proficiency in Shakespeare’s language. Hopefully this novel...
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The Inspiration Behind Oxford Whispers ~ The Wounded Cavalier
Hi Everyone, Marion Croslydon (ME!) visiting the Pre-Raphaelites exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London Just thought I’d share a little bit of my life with you. There’s this amazing exhibition at the...
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THE FIRST KISS… “Yes, please. I’m not used to drinking so much wine. I’m a bit lightheaded.” Liar. Rupert held her coat, and while she wrapped the scarf around her neck, he put on his navy blue...
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