A big thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read my blog this week.I’m really enjoying it!
I finished Jane Costello’s MY SINGLE FRIEND yesterday – absolutely brilliant! I think it’s the first time I’ve cried during one of her books – the characterisation was just so spot on, you couldn’t help but become involved in the characters and their choice. Why are you not reviewing this title I hear you say? Well, it’s a tricky one as I work for the publishing house who publishes Jane Costello so it’s a bit of a conflict of interests. For now, I plan to not review books published by my place of work, but I will mention them from time to time especially if I particularly enjoyed the book. How does that sound? Or would you prefer me to simply steer clear of any work titles? Any and all feedback on this subject is hugely appreciated as I don’t want to step on any book blogger faux pas’ – look at me with my fancy faux pas – LOL!!
I’m now reading Lisa Jewell’s THE TRUTH ABOUT MELODY BROWNE and I’m really enjoying it. It’s been a while since I’ve read any of her books and I find a writing style easy to get sucked into. Give me a few more days and I should have a full review for you.
Also: this week, I’ll be posting a couple of book chat entries, including my March wishlist and my top 10 non-vampire YA books!! So keep your eyes peeled for those!
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February 28, 2010 at 12:14
Leah
I think you should review Jane Costello’s new one. Just because you work for Simon & Schuster doesn’t mean you’re going to write a good review just because of that. As long as it’s your opinion, who cares where you work? I certainly don’t – I hope that doesn’t sound mean or anything as I certainly don’t mean it that way! I would be more worried if you had said you hated Jane’s book and you weren’t going to review it because of that – that would be wrong!
February 28, 2010 at 12:36
Ally
Thanks for your feedback, and it doesn’t sound mean at all! I just don’t want people to think that I’m using this blog for work – This is my place and my opinions. Obviously, it will be trickier if I didn’t enjoy the book… though I doubt I’ll ever have that problem with Jane’s books haha!
February 28, 2010 at 12:25
Bookalicious Ramblings
Agreed with Leah, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with reviewing the titles that are published by S&S, as long as your reviews are honest. It would be a shame not to review those books!
Can’t wait for the non-vampire YA wishlist – those that don’t have any vampires are my favourite, lol!
February 28, 2010 at 12:41
Ally
thanks for the feedback!
The non-vamp YA list sprung from an icon I saw on livejournal where it had a bookshelf with a sign hanging above it saying ‘VAMPIRE BOOKS – formerly known as the YA section’. Grr… yes, vampire books are great, but there is such much more going on in the YA section, I wanted to highlight some of my favourites over the years… should hopefully be ready by Wednesday š