Category: On reading
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Writing case study: the flawed chick-lit heroine
Ah, chick-lit, you are a sweet, sweet release. Looking for my latest escape from reality, I recently picked up my first book by Louise Bagshawe, Destiny. I’m not sure why I’ve never read anything from this author. She is very much a chick-lit staple, having published her first novel back…
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Indie Book Corner: Shattered Blue by Jane Taylor Starwood
Romantic suspense is by far my favourite genre. Apart from legends like Nora Roberts, finding good romantic suspense can be tricky. Good indie romantic suspense? Tough. Blending the romantic, which is tied strongly to solid character development, with the fast-moving, plot driven suspense aspects is no easy feat, I’ll admit.…
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Get serious, it’s only romance
Romance writers and avid romance readers are used to criticism. When naysayers are being polite, they suggest romance is fluffy make believe. Harsher critics will go for the jugular and claim that romance is simple, trite and adds nothing meaningful to the literary world. Well, ask a publisher and they…
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Review: Waratah House by Ann Whitehead
I’m all for a good period drama and Waratah House certainly delivers on this level. The world of Australia in the late 1800’s is interwoven elegantly into the story, with the effect being that you are immersed in the period effortlessly. Whether it’s enduring the hardships of the journey from…
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Book fail: sorry, I’m just not that into you
We’ve all been there. You take a risk on a new book or author and at some point the truth sinks in and you realise: I’m just not into this book. What do you do? Do you stop reading before you waste any more of your precious time? Or do…
Belinda Williams 