Category: Life
My Review: Girls & Boys by M B Feeney
Amazon link: http://amzn.to/2t1MG1g
I was given an ARC copy of this in exchange for an honest review. Having read two other books by this author I was more than happy to do this. This is not the kind of book where you’ll find high drama but it is a gently paced story about Jack and his friend Andy and the life they lead in London after leaving their home. You will also meet Nina and Ruth who become friends when arriving in London. Their lives entwine with Jack and Andy’s and what follows is a story packed with LOL moments, love, betrayal and friendships. The pacing is perfect and the characters are so well written that I can picture them clearly. Everyone knows a Jack or an Andy. Another well-written book from an author who’s a natural. I look forward to reading Andy’s story in the near future.
Share this:
Share this:
Share this:
Round up of the week
World More than two thousand refugees and migrants have been moved off the streets of Paris, where they have been sleeping rough for week.They were taken to temporary shelters in school gymnasiums on Friday morning. Hundreds of refugees and migrants had arrived in the Porte de la Chapelle area of Paris and were sleeping under road bridges and on the side of the road with almost no access to water, food or sanitation. This makes me realise just how lucky I am. London A heist took place Thursday night from the Masterpiece art fair in Chelsea which was swarming with security and staff in what has been likened to the infamous Pink Panther films. Gems up to £3 million were stolen with no apparent witnesses and no explanation of how or when. Can't help thinking it would make a great story although there are many such stories out there and maybe this one isn't for me. My World It has been quiet week but I do have an exciting potential opportunity (non-writing related) that I can’t mention yet until I find out whether it will pay off. I've just come back from a visit to my parents' house where I also caught up with my brother and nephew. Looking forward to a visit by my gorgeous cousin tomorrow. I've just finished reading Girls & Boys by M B Feeney which I can highly recommend. My review will be posted next week. I also finished the novella Laura's Locket by T M Lacoba, another great read. My Word I sent a sample of 'Is this Love?’ to the editor and happy with her I will be sending the full book to her on Monday. I have also continued writing the spin off story from A Boy from the Streets which follows the life of Carlos. I’m getting quite excited by this one. I received another 5* star review for A Boy from the Streets and was informed that I reduced the reader to tears. I must be doing something right. Catch you next week. Maria x
Share this:
Share this:
Newsletter Sign Up
I will be releasing my first newsletter later this month which I am both excited and nervous about in equal measure. In the newsletter I will share excerpts from both my published works and my current work in progress book (WIP). Each month there will be a prize draw. Anyone who has signed up for my newsletter will be entered and this will run monthly for about a year. One person will win a prize each month. These giveaways will mainly be from my fellow authors whose books I have enjoyed and want to share with you. Occasionally I may add one of my own into the mix. These giveaways will follow on from an author spotlight on my website giving you a chance to learn a bit more about the author in question. E-copies only. The first author I will be spotlighting is my very good friend Rose English otherwise known as Su S'ari. So if you are interested in winning one of Rose's books just sign up to the mailing list and your first newsletter will be sent out shortly.
Maria
Share this:
Share this:
New Release – Girls and Boys by M B Feeney
HTML
It’s LIVE!!!
Girls and Boys, the 90s based coming of age New Adult novel by M. B. Feeney is now live on Amazon and in KU.
Grab your copy now!
Jack Robinson and Andy Stone are best friends, navigating their way through life in 90s London with a soundtrack of Britpop. Jack’s in his final year at university and still has no idea about what he wants to do with his life, while Andy’s a mechanic by day, a bit of a man-whore the rest of the time.
Adapting to a new place to live in a big city isn’t easy, especially when girls, alcohol, and hard work get in the way, but having your best friend with you every step of the way makes it that much easier… well, when you’re not ignoring each other.
Filled with laughter and heartache, Jack and Andy’s story is for everyone. A hint of romance, a solid friendship, and plenty of stupid mistakes. But, will they learn from them?
Check out the Britpop playlist on Spotify
Facebook Post:
Girls and Boys, the 90s based coming of age New Adult novel by M. B. Feeney is now live on Amazon and in KU.
Only Available on Amazon and KU: http://mybook.to/GirlsandBoys
The Blurb:
Jack Robinson and Andy Stone are best friends, navigating their way through life in 90s London with a soundtrack of Britpop. Jack’s in his final year at university and still has no idea about what he wants to do with his life, while Andy’s a mechanic by day, a bit of a man-whore the rest of the time.
Adapting to a new place to live in a big city isn’t easy, especially when girls, alcohol, and hard work get in the way, but having your best friend with you every step of the way makes it that much easier… well, when you’re not ignoring each other.
Filled with laughter and heartache, Jack and Andy’s story is for everyone. A hint of romance, a solid friendship, and plenty of stupid mistakes. But, will they learn from them?
Check out the Britpop playlist on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2symLhU
Share this:
Share this:
Round up of the Week
World
A nineteen-year-old Minnesota woman has been charged over the fatal killing of her boyfriend. It was meant to be a social media stunt in an attempt to gain more followers. Pedro Ruiz held a book to his chest, thinking the bullet wouldn’t penetrate, while his girlfriend Monilisa Perez fired the shot in front of their three-year-old child and about thirty onlookers.
There are many things that can be said about this but I’m going to stick with asking this one question: How have we as a society got to the point where people think that something as extreme as this is a good way to get noticed?
London
Adele has cancelled her last two gigs at Wembley Stadium because of damage to her vocal chords in what she had already said could be her last tour.
My World
This Friday I attended Henley Regatta for a work’s event. It was interesting to attend especially as another experience which may help me one day in my writing but I found it on the whole to be a disappointment. You get to see about ten seconds at the most as the boats row passed, unless you are at the finish line I find it hard to see how you can get excited – but maybe that’s just me.
My Word
I have finally finished ‘Is this Love?’ and have spoken to a new editor. She has said that she will do a sample edit for me on Monday and if I am happy we can book in for 10th July. Excited and scared all at once. Sending your work to an editor is rather like letting someone root through your dirty laundry. As my usual editor is fully booked until next year I was forced to go elsewhere, so I am nervous to see if we jell.
Share this:
Share this:
Gentle-spirited People
This month’s blog is going to take a quick look at those people who have an inner beauty or gentleness of spirit. It is a rare quality and when you find someone with this trait they should be appreciated and cherished.
Other people will often view these folk as weak and are quick to take advantage of their good nature but the opposite is often the case. They have an underlying inner strength which they are either unaware of or choose not to shout out to the world. They are not boastful and in their gentle, consistent manner they go about their business. Yet when they need to they display strength and courage that should be appreciated and respected, when the chips are down and you need support it is these people who are often the first to offer it. Perceptive people will recognise their qualities but others will try to bulldoze them. I chose this subject today because I have such a character in my book “A Boy from the Streets.”
Christina is a loving Wife and Mother who allows her dominant husband to have his own way mainly because it is easier to do so, not because she is in fear of him because despite his disposition his bark is worse than his bite. She does it to please the man she loves. The one biggest regret she has is that she didn’t assert herself when her husband makes her choose between twin babies despite her protestations that she can look after both. She has lived with this regret her whole life and when the time comes to make amends twelves years later she shows her assertive side and her strength shines forth. Over the years she makes many more decisions in a more self-assured way which doesn’t deter from her beautiful spirit.
If you want to learn more about Christina you can do so here:
Amazon Link: myBook.to/BoyfromStreets
Remember everyone is different and your perception of them is often based on your life experiences which colours your view. As always be nice you don’t know their journey in life.
Share this:
Share this:
My review: The Oak S. L. Dearing
Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/2sapiOb
This is the first book by S L Dearing that I have reading what attracted me to it was the cover which is very striking and unusual.
This is a story about a woman, Keitha, who lives in a forest in France. Keith uses her skills of healing to help the local villagers and harness the power of nature. The characters are likeable except the “baddies”. There is an element of cliche in the stereotyping of good guy, bad guy but I don’t think it detracts from the story at all. It is after all “A Grown Up Fairy Tale.”
The story flows beautifully and the writing is often quite poetic. There are surprises in store in this book and I would recommend reading it.
I will certainly read more by this author.
Share this:
Share this:
Round up of the week 25.6.17
Each week I will be doing a round up of the week which will be a piece of global news, London news, my own week and what I have been up to as an author. It may be news/information you already know or it may be something you haven’t heard – either way I hope you like these little posts. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and any news you would like to share in return.
World: A lorry carrying fuel has burst into flames in Pakistan killing at least 140 people. It is thought that the tanker’s tyre blew causing it to crash. Villagers gathered around to collect the spilt fuel, in an attempt to earn some money and it is thought that a bystander dropped a cigarette which sparked the fire.
My thoughts are with the families of the dead and injured.
London: The LondonEye and Waterloo Bridge have been evacuated as reports of an unexploded World War I or II bomb is found in the Thames.
My World: Another normal week for me, work, writing, gym and housework. I live such an exciting life. I did manage to have a few good ride outs on my motorbike this week. Finished reading a great book, Bloodgifted by TM Lacoba. The review will be posted shortly and have started reading Boys and Girls by M.B Feeney.
My Word: The purge of words on my upcoming book ‘Is this Love?’ continues. I now have 1400 words left until I am ready to hand it over to an editor.
I did pick up another beautiful cover by my cover designer, starting to think this might be an addiction.
Don’t forget you if you would like to hear from me occasionally then please add your details to the pop up and then check your junk mail as they often get sent there.
What can you expect from me by signing up?
I’ll keep you informed of any new releases from me, some you might like/love and others you won’t as I can’t stick to writing in one genre, I write anything that is in my head and needs to be released. A sometimes scary prospect. 🙂
Giveaway: Once a month I am planning on doing an author slot from the Indie authors I love which will include one free kindle copy of one of their books going to one of my readers who will be picked at random. More details to follow.
Little snippets of information that I think you might find interesting – forgive me if I get that wrong sometimes – please let me know what you like and what you don’t like and what you’d like to see more of.
As this is new to me it will grow organically and hopefully you will look forward to finding my newsletters once a month in your inbox.
The first author featured will be Rose English aka Su Echo Falls S’ari.
Mia's Novel Creations 