tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post2763158705552257688..comments2024-03-28T10:34:03.392-05:00Comments on All The Book Blog Names Are Taken: NetGalley ARC | Revenge of the SlutsSarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-58099007065175740742021-02-22T21:22:31.704-06:002021-02-22T21:22:31.704-06:00Thank you, I am glad it was helpful! There was muc...Thank you, I am glad it was helpful! There was much more, but I needed to give myself a break.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-19351331542328302452021-02-22T10:31:28.358-06:002021-02-22T10:31:28.358-06:00You have made your case quite convincingly!You have made your case quite convincingly!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-3516831259262125982021-02-21T11:46:35.278-06:002021-02-21T11:46:35.278-06:00The title and blurb were great hooks! I was so hop...The title and blurb were great hooks! I was so hopeful for it given the great reviews. It's like we did not even read the same book.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-74777219063325655862021-02-21T11:45:53.103-06:002021-02-21T11:45:53.103-06:00Thank you, Dorothy. I had high hopes for it and wa...Thank you, Dorothy. I had high hopes for it and wanted it to be something great that would address the topic head-on. Instead we get a main character who only cares about getting the story - the book itself being a poorly edited one at that.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-9896817500103230002021-02-21T11:44:53.667-06:002021-02-21T11:44:53.667-06:00Glad you enjoyed that phrase, it is one of my favo...Glad you enjoyed that phrase, it is one of my favorites.<br /><br />I was pretty psyched for it too, but when the main character is insufferable on top of the book being poorly edited (and written, for that matter), it is SUCH a let-down.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-40113008926157369092021-02-21T11:44:01.643-06:002021-02-21T11:44:01.643-06:00I don't understand how this made it to officia...I don't understand how this made it to official print if none of these glaring mistakes were fixed. And I highly doubt it, seeing as how I think I got it in January and it came out in early February. Why the editing process is overlooked is beyond me. It does such a disservice to indie publishers when books like this are released without going through the entire writing process.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-71787288146210472632021-02-21T11:42:26.816-06:002021-02-21T11:42:26.816-06:00Mainly it is because I have found fantastic YA aut...Mainly it is because I have found fantastic YA authors who write such gripping stories that I can't put them down. It started with Karen McManus and One of Us is Lying. I kept seeing that book EVERYWHERE. So many people were talking about it across the spectrum of ages. She writes great novels with fantastic twists that you don't see coming. Even now having read all of her books, I might see something coming, but still not know the 'why it happened' and I love that just as much.<br /><br />Fellow bloggers on Twitter also introduced me indirectly to Courtney Summers because Sadie is one more recently that again, EVERYONE was talking about. I could not put that book down. Summers is notorious for absolutely gutting her readers whether through terrible events or ambiguous endings. Her storytelling is so tight as well, and so realistic. Happy endings do not come for everyone and she is masterful at showing this.<br /><br />When I began compiling my Black Lives Matter reading list in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, I began seeking out Black and African-American Ya authors to add to my lists of books. I had previously read The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas and was hooked. I knew I would read all of her books after that because again, the storytelling is absolutely stunning. From Angie Thomas I found Tiffany D. Jackson, who quite likely shares a brain with Courtney Summers because both are absolutely VICIOUS in their twists and turns. Brittney Morris' debut novel Slay was recommended to me and damn if that one didn't not hook me as well.<br /><br />I am always open to any author who can tell a story that keeps me turning pages late into the night. A few are YA authors and I am still super selective in what YA I read - it has to be a thriller, or relate to social justice topics that I care about. This one caught my eye because it was just that - a social issue that I care about.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-5482073774492010832021-02-21T11:09:46.648-06:002021-02-21T11:09:46.648-06:00the title caught my eye. sorry it was a let down
s...the title caught my eye. sorry it was a let down<br />sherry @ <a href="http://www.fundinmental.com/" rel="nofollow"> fundinmental</a> sherry fundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932865856795338562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-65446716597594711692021-02-21T10:57:27.548-06:002021-02-21T10:57:27.548-06:00Well, at least the title is interesting! And your ...Well, at least the title is interesting! And your review is excellent. You got to the heart of the matter. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-59068969955504494042021-02-20T23:16:34.113-06:002021-02-20T23:16:34.113-06:00Ouch. Gonna give this one a miss. Bummer too- I wa...Ouch. Gonna give this one a miss. Bummer too- I was hopeful after seeing the title/ blurb. Aieee... <br /><br />"word salad fuckery" lolGreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-42224296961121660262021-02-20T17:09:50.247-06:002021-02-20T17:09:50.247-06:00if anything, i'd think that books aimed @ youn...if anything, i'd think that books aimed @ younger audiences would be more carefully edited than those for older, senile types... after all, they are supposed to be learning proper writing, reading and that other thing, aren't they? once again, it seems, it's all about the money... or maybe they just have a barely perceptible grasp on competency, lol...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-49092179176904790682021-02-20T15:29:14.184-06:002021-02-20T15:29:14.184-06:00Serious Question: Why, as an adult, do you read YA...Serious Question: Why, as an adult, do you read YA novels?CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-55477691107574188352021-02-20T15:20:38.911-06:002021-02-20T15:20:38.911-06:00it was SO BAD. So, so, so bad. And what makes that...it was SO BAD. So, so, so bad. And what makes that even more infuriating is that it could have been so empowering. Instead it was a giant clusterfuck of poorly written and poorly edited word salad filled with cliched and one-dimensional characters who were so boring, I did not even care who the culprit was.Sarah @ All The Book Blog Names Are Takenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507006809241347635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080051275665594538.post-28403316440063505502021-02-20T14:45:30.872-06:002021-02-20T14:45:30.872-06:00Ouch! I think I'll be avoiding that one [grin]...Ouch! I think I'll be avoiding that one [grin].CyberKittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394155516712665665noreply@blogger.com