Question: If you could "unread" a book, which one would it be? Is it because you want to start over and experience it again for the first time? Or because it was THAT bad?
Answer: Well, there has been some self-published books that I wish I could unread but I don't want to call them out. So when it comes to traditionally published books I wish I could unread Shadowed Ground by Vicki Keire. It was the second book in the Chronicles of Nowhere. I liked the first book, but the second one was so bad I was upset that I actually finished it. I did only because I got it from NetGalley and I felt obligated. But just thinking about that book gets me mad. I don't know how it got published. It pretty much disregards basic writing rules, technique, and etiquette. It really was bad. I felt offended as a reader and a writer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TGIF at GReads is a Friday Feature hosted by Ginger at GReadsBooks.com! The point of TGIF is to re-cap on this week’s posts and answer the question of the week!
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Question: Authors Are Our Celebrities - Have you ever contacted an author you admired? How did that experience go? If not, which author would you love to have a chat with?
Answer: Okay, I love this question. I have contacted an author before and you don't even understand how excited I was when she responded. I had written a review for one of the Jennifer Estep's books in her Elemental Assassin Series. When I tweeted about it, I included Jennifer's twitter name so she could take a look if she wanted. Well, she actually read my review and said she loved it. I went all goo goo ga ga and told her how much I loved her writing. Then she tweeted back and said if I ever wanted any of her ARCs to just let her know. Well, I took advantage of that right away and now she sends me all her ARCs. She is the most approachable author ever. She always responds to comments and tweets. It feels so cool to know that I can actually tweet or email her and that she will always get back to me. As always, if you follow me I will follow you back. Just let me know in your comment.
Old follower now also following through Networked Blogs, I hate it when you read a really bad book and you're left wondering how it got published at all, my FF
ReplyDeletehttp://headstuckinabook.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/feature-and-follow-friday-31-im.html#more
Yeah, I have read books that weren't able to get published and it makes me sad that this book did when those books were amazing.
DeleteI haven't heard of this series before now.
ReplyDeleteMy FF - http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/feature-follow-friday-22nd-june.html
Have a nice weekend :)
hopping through. There are also a few self pubbed books I'd rather unread. I just don't read them anymore. It's too bad b/c I know some can be good.
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I've given many self-pub books 5 stars, so they can be good.
DeleteNew follower via Linky. :) I would be mad too if it was that bad compared to the first book.
ReplyDeleteMy FF: http://moonlightreader.com/feature-follow-friday/
I think that's what made it worse. The first book was good. What happened?
DeleteIt really sucks when a book is so poorly written. Thx for the visit. New follower.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Shadowed Ground yet, but it really stinks when you come across a bad book but force yourself to finish!
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Here’s my FF
Yeah, I am never forcing myself to finish a book again.
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ReplyDeleteI hadn't heard of this series, I'm sorry you had a bad experience, So far I have read good Self pub's.
My FF
Wow! That's cool about Jennifer! Authors can be soooo nice! I love that about them!
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Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower :)
Not read that series and now I will try and remember not to!
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I haven't read any self pubs yet. I think it's awesome (and really smart) when authors are generous with bloggers! I'm following you now!
ReplyDeleteStopping by, have a great week-end.
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I had the same experience, Twitter is a fantastic way to get in touch with authors. I emailed a couple too, back when my blog was just starting. Getting a response elicited a couple happy dances...actually, last night Mandy Hubbard responded to me and I was still excited. Guess that feeling never goes away
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower :)
That is so cool. They really are our celebrities.
DeleteI think it's awesome that we can use Twitter and other means online to contact the authors we admire. It's always a pleasure to get a response from an author you really admire, and I can truly attest to that. Your story sounds really great!
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DeleteHi Jennifer **Old Follower**
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Drop by if you get a chance :D
I didn't bother with the 2nd book because I didn't like the first one. and wow that's amazing. I haven't read any of her books but she sounds super nice! Old follower!
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Ning @ Reading by Kindle Fire
New follower, love the blog! I would love it if you could check out mine.
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New GFC, Linky, and Networkedblogs follower! :) I've never heard of this series, but I probably won't be reading it.
ReplyDeleteCheck out my blog when you have time! I'm always looking for a new GFC follower!
http://incandescentenchantments.blogspot.com/2012/06/follow-friday-1.html
New GFC follower. Love the blog & FF. I had a similiar experience with Author Emily Casey. I wrote a review for her and she responded and even emailed me that it was so nice of me to write such a wonderful review. She later asked me to read another one of her works before she published it to see what I thought. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that an author took the time to do that for one of their fans!
ReplyDeleteIt hasn't been released yet, but After the Fear. I would love to forget that whole story so it would be like new when I read it again. Though I enjoyed it SO much I have to say I wouldn't care if I remembered every second of it, I think I'd still enjoy reading it a second time. It's the best book I've read in last 5 years.
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