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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Book Review of Nowhere, Arizona



Book Review of Nowhere, Arizona
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Publisher: CreateSpace, Sept. 30, 2012
ISBN: 978-1478352969
Category: Thriller/Suspense/Mystery
Tour Dates: January, 2014
Available in: Print & e-book, 149 pages

Blurb: 

"Always going somewhere. Never getting anywhere."

Negative energy haunts the nameless Narrator, who's been on the run for twelve years. A convicted killer on the loose, he has no one left to rely on and no place to call home, so he heads west.

"Those who will remember will say it's all my fault."

He has no control of what he's capable of and does his best to avoid any type of confrontation at all costs.

Words are said, things are done. Friends turn into enemies.

"They call me a monster."

Just as he's about to reach his destination, his past starts catching up quickly.

Praise for Nowhere, AZ:

"Excellent Read! Just when I thought I figured out what was going to happen, it changed on me. I like when that happens. The author was one step ahead of me!"-Dennis, Amazon Reviewer

“I enjoyed Nowhere Arizona very much. It's a unique concept that has a trace of Torchwood in it. It's dark and its fun and makes you think about how you treat yourself and those around you. It's a pretty quick read and would be good for travel. To say it's a new spin on tit for tat would be an understatement. What would you do if the safety of all those around you depended on them treating you benevolently? And at the same time you discover that your whole life is essentially one big lie? When the bodies start to pile up, we start to get some answers to those questions."-Angela, Amazon Reviewer

"Not all books have the ability to engage the reader in a way that makes you constantly try to guess what is really happening. That finds you constantly guessing what is really going on while you’re turning the pages. The author tells a story that takes place both in the present and in the past. Both stories are converging towards the truth of how the main character has become the person that he himself fears and the truth of who he really is. I found it very difficult to put this down because I was always left thinking about what I had just read. My curiosity was so piqued by this story that I had to have the answers, I had to know what was really going on. This is a story that left me wanting to know what the main character's future would be and ready to read about his next adventure if the author produces a sequel."-Paul R. Ryan, Amazon Reviewer

"Nowhere, AZ is quite the read! The author begins by entangling the reader into an unusual set of events which undoubtedly spike an enormous amount of curiosity! One must read on to settle this feeling, but surprisingly, and wonderfully, it doesn't end until the book does. As each new clue emerges, the reader becomes a detective as to the past and present of the main character...the twists, turns, and excitement never seem to end! It would be beneficial to start this book when one has a bit of free time because there is NO putting it down! Definitely a MUST READ!"-Meg, Amazon Reviewer

Author Information: 

Chris Nunley has been writing ever since he could put a pen to paper.

In tenth grade, he wrote a spec episode of "Seinfeld" for his creative writing class, and realized that writing wasn't an assignment, it was a passion. He went on to write several other screenplays, including an adaptation of Albert Camus' "The Stranger."

Chris graduated with a degree in Screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, then went on to work for the television show "MADtv" as a Writers' Assistant as well as selling material as a Contributing Writer.

His first novel "Nowhere, AZ" - a story about karma and its implications, as well as his second novel "The Pouch - A Story About Sacking Up" are both available for purchase as paperbacks or for a Kindle device at Amazon.com.

Contacts:

Website: http://nowhereaz.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NunleyWriter
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NowhereAZ?ref=hl
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17724978-nowhere-az?from_search=true
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/chrisn48/

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Review: 

Imagine having a power that resulted in tragedy to people around you that didn’t treat you well and that you had no control over, this would not be a good thing.  Imagine X-men or fantastic 4 powers that were lethal in a world where things like that didn’t exist and the problems that would bring up.  This is what happens to the main character in Nowhere, Az.

The title makes me think of a trip I took with my family took to Arizona and we saw a huge billboard that said “Last gas before Nowhere!!” and there was a huge line for gas.  Just a bit down the road there was this large thriving city called Nowhere.  Too funny.

This book is great.  I definitely recommend reading it.  Come back tomorrow and read an excerpt that gives a great insight into the main character.

I give this book 4 out of 5 clouds.


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Monday, January 27, 2014

Book Review of The Madrona Heroes Register



Book Review of The Madrona Heroes Register 
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Book cover and blurb
 
Title: The Madrona Heroes Register

Author: Hillel Cooperman 

Genre: YA Superhero Fantasy

Someone in ten-year-old Binny Jordan’s family has a super power – and it’s not her. Binny’s seven-year-old sister Cassie can turn herself invisible and now a strange man is keenly interested in what Cassie can do. Binny’s parents seem more distracted than ever, and her older brother Zach is hiding something of his own. Binny needs to find a way to protect her sister, but she’s never felt more alone.

Author Bio

Hillel Cooperman has pretended to be a superhero since he was a small child. He conceived of the story of the Madrona Heroes in the summer of 2012 on a trip abroad with his family. By winter, he had started writing in earnest. He lives in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle with his three children, their three cats, and thousands of Lego bricks. His superpower is procrastination. The Madrona Heroes Register is his first novel.

Links

Twitter: @madronaheroes

Available in four parts from Amazon (for Kindle):

Book Excerpts

EXCERPT 1

As Rembrandt and his owner walked their familiar path past the Jordan house, the man saw the oblivious jelly bean of a seven-year-old bouncing with the mirror on the sidewalk below the big house, and the determined and angry ten-year-old storming out of the house on a retributive mission. The man could see what was coming next, yet there was nothing he could do to stop it. Like watching two cars speed towards an intersection.

Rembrandt was distinctly less interested in the inevitable altercation between the girls, but seemed to have found something worthy of his attention at a telephone pole down the street. He started insistently dragging the man towards the pole.

The more the older girl yelled and advanced on her sister, the more interested the man was in seeing how the little drama played out. But Rembrandt was intent on reaching his own destination of interest. He’d already dragged the man halfway to the pole, and now the man was at least fifty feet from where the little girl was standing.

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Three separate things happened almost simultaneously: 1) the little girl finally heard the older girl yelling, 2) the older girl turned the corner and finally was in a position to see her quarry, and 3) Rembrandt got sick of waiting for the man to move. Rembrandt jerked his leash and made a break for the telephone pole. The man almost fell over, losing his grip on the leash, catching his balance at the last second before he would have ended up with his face in the dirt.

When the man regained his balance and surveyed the scene, the little girl was nowhere to be found. She had been there one moment, and in the time it took for the man to recover from Rembrandt’s over-enthusiasm, she seemed to have just vanished. Into thin air as they say. But that was ridiculous. She must have heard her sister coming and high-tailed it out of there. And yet, how did she do it so quickly? Where did she go?

The older girl approached the spot where her sister had been. From what the man could tell, the older girl with the deepening scowl had never actually witnessed that the object of her vengeance was standing there in the first place. Apparently the younger girl was able to vanish before her sister caught sight of her. And anyway, the older girl was fixated on a shiny object that was lying on the ground. Abandoned.

Review: 

I often struggle with finding appropriate books for younger readers that are entertaining without being condescending or preachy or sounding like morality tales, but this is one of those rare instances where an author has transcended the norm and provided us with a superb book that is not only entertaining but enthralling for young and old alike.  Siblings Zach, Binah, and Cassie are not your typical children, yet they are totally typical children.  The main character is Binah or Binny, and her name alone should give you a clue that she is not an ordinary child. 

As my younger sister will tell you middle children have the hardest lot in life, and Binny is no exception.  Yet she has amazing strength and depth of character that shine through in an amazing way.  As much as I want to tell you all about her uniqueness and atypical-ness it could give the entire story away so I will resist the urge.  However I will say that the author does such a great job of showcasing the normal family life and day to day struggle that children will be able to immediately relate to Binny and her siblings and the fantastical aspects will create a break from their own normal life.

I am pleased to discover a new author I can wholeheartedly recommend for good clean wholesome reading fun. I give this book 5 out of 5 clouds.


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