I’ve been reading Book 1 of Stella Rimington’s series because it’s the only one of the samples I downloaded that actually grabbed me. And it’s set in England, with MI5, which is what I need to finish that spy story. And she’s a former MI5, so she knows what she’s talking about! 🙂
And I think for the first time I was a reader/writer. I mean, as a reader I reacted and then the writer said “Hey, that’s exactly what you’ve been taught in those online workshops!” And the thing is: you don’t hide things from the reader. You can hide them from the character, but the reader must know!
That’s why I like multiple point-of-views books and I hate first person. You get only one side of the story (and most of those other samples were “I stories”). I downloaded the sample of Dame Stella Rimington’s autobiography too, but I’m not sure when I’ll get to it. As much as I’d love to read the whole Liz Carlyle in one sitting, I know I can’t, I’m too slow reader to binge read like that.
Besides, I still have plenty of bundles to read! Here’s a quick rundown of the bundles I’m currently in (and I’m still going through the first, so I’m afraid the others will be in next year’s end-of-the-year recommended reading post, sigh!).
First glimpse of secondary worlds (curated by me, will be gone next month)
Sci-fi July Fever Fun (curated by me, there will be more sales coming soon)
Vampires of the World (curated by me, sale coming soon)
So, there you have it! Plenty to choose from… mostly SFF, but not all! 🙂 If you love cats or if you feel blue, the last two would be perfect! Happy reading and have a great weekend!
Barbara G.Tarn - writer 
Victoria Zigler (@VictoriaZigler)
/ 17/11/2017Everyone reads at different speeds. You’ll get to them eventually.
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Barb
/ 17/11/2017LOL, l know, but sometimes it feels like a hopeless task! Can you believe l had to make a reading-order list to keep things straight? And sometimes l need to read non-fiction for research purpose, and that slows me down further, sigh!
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