Karen's books

My son met author Kent Julian recently at a school group event and became a huge fan after hearing him speak.  He bought this book and loved it.  Now it's my turn to read it. 

A bit darker than the first book. Some violence that disturbed me, an "old lady", and I don't like the "omg"s. These are my negatives about the story... all in all I enjoyed the book. It's fast-paced and action-packed. I look forward to the third installment.

...  and the incredible story of Staff Sgt. Reckless should never be forgotten!  Thank you to Robin Hutton for getting the facts straight and putting this amazing Marine's service out there for all to know!  There is a lot of military lingo in the book, but for me it felt like I was learning lots of new stuff I hadn't been aware of.  Great story.  Great horse, er...  Marine! 

Kids (and us old fogies!) who love to read and know their books will eat this up!  This first book in the series has our main characters going through a portal in the library into the land of Oz, having been warned not to interact with the story's characters.  But they do, and it changes everything...  I loved it!

I very much enjoyed Sariah Wilson's The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back. I helped get this one, Royal Date, published, by voting for it on Amazon's Kindle Scout, and was rewarded with a free copy prior to its publication. I was really looking forward to it. I did like it, but not as much as the other one. But that's just ME! I am not naturally drawn to "he's so hot" and "my ovaries almost burst at his touch" lines written repeatedly. But I know a lot of readers will eat this stuff up. And that's great as I wish the author all the success in the world, many times over! This is definitely a modern fairy tale that starts out quite exciting on a ski slope. Then it turns into a love story about a young lady trying to keep her promise to herself while being overwhelmed by the attention of the handsome too-good-to-be-true prince. And princes are supposed to be just that, aren't they. I look forward to the next book to come from Ms. Wilson.

I am a member of Kindle Scout, which votes for books to be published by Amazon.  I had read Sariah Wilson's The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back and became an instant fan.  When I saw on her website that she was looking for votes for a new book to be published, I jumped on the opportunity to help and here it is, chosen by the Kindle Scout program!  Because I voted, I received a free copy prior to publication and I am reading it now.  I am so happy to have helped an author get published and I hope she has success for years to come.  I'll let you know my thoughts on the book when I finish, hopefully today sometime.  =)

What are top reasons to join the book club? First of all they motivate readers to read more, it's usually one or two extra books in a month. In the book club you'll discover new genres and books you wouldn't otherwise read. The best book is the one which evokes emotions and discussions, after exchanging the views with other readers, you'll have a feeling you understand the book much better. Finally, book clubs are great to make and keep friends, after all, the discussions aren't only about books. That's how a friendship among books is born. 

Convinced to love book clubs? We bet you are! Now it's high time to create and join a book club on BookLikes. 

The main menu has received a new spot - Book Clubs. The main page is adjusted to your language version and presents book clubs set in this language. 

To set up your own book club, choose Book Clubs from the main menu and press Create a Book Club. Then fill up a blog club's name, description, your book club's logo, personalized background and rules. You can also decide whether the club should be private or public. 

Book Club works the best when you schedule the reads for the upcoming weeks and months. When you add a next read, a book club page will present the currently reading book with the reading dates and members who joined. When you hover over the member's name, you'll see more information about this reader, including his/her reading progress. 

The book club page has also a Club tab (with club information, here the admin can edit the club info), list of members tab, previous and next books (if selected).

With the Book Club the Discussion room is created. Discussions are linked with the book club and are visible on the book club page along with posts and reviews published by the book club's members. 

You can also enter the book club from the discussion room. 

It's enough to manage all books and reading schedules on your Book Club page - the discussions in the discussion group will be created automatically. Each new discussion will present a new challenge - a book you've selected to read in the book club in a given week or month. The main page of the book club will present the most recent title and it's reading session or discussion time. 

The first Book Club is already on BookLikes. [PL] DKK was created by Polish members and has already completed the first reading and discussion session. It was great! 

Hint: If you'd like to convert your discussion room into a book club, let us know at contact@booklikes.com 

More book club's features are coming soon, of course :) 

I chose to read this based on all the raving reviews of how funny all her stories of making money at odd jobs were. I found no humor in her potty-mouth, pot-smoking-and-drug-dealing ways. The one thing I did find "funny" is that it is true that she writes bad stories. I hope her life is cleaner and happier now that she finally has a steady job.