Errant Dreams Reviews

“Getting Started Stringing Beads,” Jean Campbell

heather — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:50:10 +0000

Pros: Clear, simple instructions; lots of photos
Cons: Absolutely bare bones
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

“The Storm,” Jean Johnson

heather — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:46:04 +0000

Pros: Enjoyable fantasy worldbuilding; fascinating plot; empathetic characters; very visual story
Cons: Overused italics during arguments
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Wild & Hexy,” Vicki Lewis Thompson

heather — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:24:50 +0000

Pros: Entertaining; silly; fun
Cons: Ending too pat, quick, and clean
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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New Complete Guide to Sewing

heather — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:34:34 +0000

Pros: Stunning amount of information; extremely detailed diagrams and plenty of them; lots of photos
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5

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“Demons are Forever,” Julie Kenner

heather — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:36:04 +0000

Pros: Some good humor; a decent storyline
Cons: Utterly mis-packaged; characters are rather slow on the uptake
Rating: 3 out of 5

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“Pleasure U,” Carole Hart

heather — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:50:12 +0000

Pros: Tons of sex of nearly every variety if you’re looking for that
Cons: Conflicting tones; utterly ridiculous situations
Rating: 2.5 out of 5

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“Dangerous Pleasures,” Bertrice Small

heather — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:42:29 +0000

Pros: Great concept
Cons: Stilted, shallow, and scripted
Rating: 1.5 out of 5

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Upcoming & Notes, 7/25/08

heather — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:05:29 +0000

Another giveaway: win a copy of a book that sounds highly entertaining over at the Boston Bibliophile: Bobbie Faye’s (kinda, sorta, not-exactly) Family Jewels. You have until August 7!

Win a copy of Rachel Vincent’s Rogue over at F&SF reviews—you have until the 31st.

The Waiter’s Waiter Rant is finally coming out. Go grab it!

Author Stuart Clark is holding a giveaway until August 31:

To celebrate Stuart completing the manuscript of book two of the Project U.L.F. series, he has decided to give three lucky people the chance to win a free copy of Project U.L.F. These books will be signed, first edition hard covers.

Participate in the memorial for blogger Sherry. Rest in peace…

Since I’ve gotten rather fond of DeviantArt of late, here’s a great charity announcement:

deviantART will celebrate it’s 8th birthday on Thursday 7th August 2008. In celebration, we will donate 10% of the total print sales from our Store made on the 7th August 2008 to Project FOCUS: Art for AIDS Orphans in Uganda, a project which is registered with Global Giving.

You’ll find the store here.

Upcoming reviews, in no particular order:
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“Reckless,” Saskia Walker

heather — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:12:20 +0000

Pros: Beautiful milieu; enjoyable main characters
Cons: Somehow not as memorable as it could be
Rating: 3.5 out of 5

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“Running Wild,” Sarah McCarty

heather — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:11:37 +0000

Pros: Good werewolf story; very sexy; fun characters
Cons: Characters in part 3 didn’t have quite as much time or depth; one plot was oddly shallow
Rating: 4 out of 5

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