I was doing my daily morning internet surfing and decided to check out what is going on with Larissa's ebay auction. I have my eye on Jennifer O'Connell's critique. I don't have anything written but if I did, I like the way she writes and would love to have her critique it. In the description was a link to her webpage, so I went. I checked out her weblog and she blogged about Natalie R. Collins' Wives and Sisters. It didn't read like a recommendation or a "don't read this", it was more of a "there's a book out there" sort of thing. I took it as a recommendation though because why else would she blog about it?
So then I go back to ebay and check out Julie Kenner's critique. I've never read her so I can't say if I could appreciate her critique (it's already out of my price range though so the point is moot) but I know a lot of people enjoy her work and her stories sound fun. She also had a link to her webpage. I checked out HER blog and she also is blogging about Natalie's book.
Sensing a pattern, it was at this point that I checked out Natalie's home page. I went looking for a blurb or something on the story. All I could find was the first chapter (http://www.nataliercollins.com/books/wives-and-sisters-ch.php).
It hooked me. I want to read it.
THEN I went to HER blog. In her blog is a link to someone else's blog wherein she tells the backstory to how she came up with the story idea for Wives and Sisters. (http://mjroseblog.typepad.com/backstory/2005/09/natalie_r_colli.html).
Next thing I know, I'm on Amazon.com, ordering her book. It should be good.
2 comments:
You are spreading little wisps of curiosity with your blog.
Now, I must go surf to see what it is....
Do I really need another book in my towering boxes of books?
~k.
so many books, how to decide?
I've decided I have a problem. Can't resist a good book. I used to buy in bunches of 3, now I seem to buy in bulk.
It did seem like a good story though and the first chapter did suck me in.
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