chipperJill Bearup has posted a review of One Salt Sea, complete with recreation of the book's cover, and says, "One Salt Sea is gorgeous. Well-thought-out, sparklingly witty, and heartbreakingly sad all at once." Aw, yay.
Genre Reviews has posted a review of Deadline, and says, "There are a couple of plot twists that from a lesser writer would feel gimmicky, and with someone else I'd roll my eyes and whine about them. Coming from Grant, however, I have to believe she's building up to something, and I'm more than willing to let her do the convincing, because at this point she's earned that bit of reader trust." Readers who trust me make me happy. (Warning: review contains Feed spoilers.)
calico_reaction has posted a review of Deadline, and says, "Because at this point, she's more than earned my trust as a reader. I think most, if not all, of the major complaints (unless you just didn't like the characters) people had in Feed are addressed here, and they're addressed in such a way you know it's an organic part of the story, not just the author plugging in a bit to respond to critics of the first book." More trust! And more spoilers! I love calico_reaction's reviews; even when they aren't glowingly positive, they're honest and well-thought out, and very worth reading.Publishers Weekly has reviewed A Fantasy Medley 2, and says, "Seanan McGuire’s “Rat-Catcher,” set hundreds of years before her October Daye books, is both charming and gut-wrenching. Tight ties to established settings are sacrificed for the sake of accessibility, resulting in four excellent stand-alone stories." Woo! Shipping soon!
Mandy Reviews has posted a review of Blackout, and says, "Grant will pull you through her world at break-neck speed, she demands you stay on the ball, use that grey matter (sorry, couldn't resist) and keep up with both the characters and the science." Mmmmm. I love reviews that talk about the science.
Erin at the Toasted Cheese Literary Journal has posted a review of Ashes of Honor, and says, "Toby's world gets richer and deeper with every book, a testament to McGuire's worldbuilding ability. I've never found a trip into Toby's San Francisco (and the pockets of Faerie that overlap it) disappointing, and I'm always looking forward to the next time I can return." Yay!
That's all for right now. Bit by bit, I will conquer this link file. BIT BY BIT.
...someday.
December 8 2012, 23:53:13 UTC 4 years ago Edited: December 9 2012, 02:06:06 UTC
I am a book person. My husband is a book person. We think the art of interior decorating is finding new places to put books. In an attempt to have some control over the situation, we both have Kindles, and now apply the rule of 'is it worth having this on paper?' If I can buy it electronically, I do. I discovered your Mira Grant works after I bought the Kindle, and have been mourning that I cannot buy all your works this way.
I am now the happy owner of three of your Toby books on paper. Enjoying them immensely, will give them to my husband to read. Seanan McGuire: worth buying on paper.
(Edit to change a "t" to a "y", to immensely improve the sense of a remark)
December 10 2012, 18:08:37 UTC 4 years ago
Thank you. :)