Author Review Copies. Authors send these to bookstores, reviewers, anyone they would like to review the book and/or choose to sell it. I have recently learned this term so I was pleased when my local bookstore ran a special: buy a book, choose an ARC for free. I bought two books, chose two ARCs.
Oh, wow ~ I understand now why anyone receiving an ARC is Pleased when they come across a really well-written, nice to read, brand new book. Especially a first novel (or any other story I am sure). Mine just happen to be novels. One was . . . hmmm - just plain bad? Oh, dear. My author-connected soul aches to say that. And the fact is, I read about 10 pages and put it down. The other was ok ~ and I would have been disappointed to have paid for it given that I have read similar type novels (modern woman connected to her ancestors in exciting and interesting ways) that made the genre work. Still haven't finished this one though. Put it down when two other authors that I love came my way. Maybe I will pick it up again - maybe.
At first I thought it was just me as I had just finished the entire No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. That is So Well written that few first novels would have a chance. It wasn't just me however. These books just don't hold up. What a shame. Plenty of good ones out there and so I head for my library ~ blessings
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Ah! So now I know I can send you, Susan, my autobiographical essays when I get around to writing them. Maybe that will be in two years. First I have to finish a book on justice: JUSTICIA (in Spanish) --A RECONCILIATORY PRAXIS OF CARE AND TENDERNESS. (Spanish only the first word of the title.) Then I have to write a book about my experience as a pilgrim to Compostela summer of 07, with two nephews and a niece. It was such an incredibly wonderful experience.
Fascinating! I look forward to them all ~ blessings
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