Bloody Brilliant!

OK, that's not the most well-thought-out review Bernita will ever get on her book but it's an honest one: this book is bloody brilliant!

It's an ebook, so although I was able to read it lounging back with my feet up I couldn't read it in bed. I still read it in a single day. I couldn't stop.

If you like Kim Harrison and Kelley Armstrong, you'll like this. Bernita has her own take on the paranormal and her own voice, which is simple and supple with occasional jolts as a word, phrase or simile grabs you.

Lillie, her main character, is very hard on herself. I did wonder how much Bernita had modelled the character on herself! At times I felt irritated when the main characters lapsed into distrust of each other once again or Lillie made a bad decision but these are nitpicks.  I can't wait for the next book.

This was not an ARC. I bought this book with my own money and it was worth every penny. You too can buy it here.

Bernita's book launch party

Bernita's book launches tomorrow and I get to read it! Yay!

If you want to join in the fun, pop over to Bitten By Books for the launch party, which starts at 12.00 Central time (6pm UK time). If you RSVP today and then join in the party tomorrow, you get a chance to win some rather nice silver jewellery and an amazon gift card.

Bernita has been getting rave reviews. I can't wait.

Do I need an ebook reader?

I've just bought Bernita's book Dark and Disorderly. I'm going to have to wait to be able to read it because it's not published yet but that's just the start of my problems. I don't have an ebook reader so I'm going to have to read it on my laptop, or rather my Beloved's huge 19" widescreen laptop that's really a "luggable", so I can't take it to bed with me. Maybe that's just as well, though. I gather the book is scary!

I wish Bernita could persuade Carina Press to go into print but that's not likely to happen. It's highlighted the problem I'm having, that there are so many good books available to read online and reading them on a laptop just isn't the same as sitting on the settee with my feet up.

One problem is that there are so many ebook readers to choose from and I don't want to end up with the equivalent of a Betamax. Then I'm not sure that my favourite authors are available in ebook format or at least not at a price that I'm willing to pay. The paperback of Tanya Huff's latest book The Enchantment Emporium cost me under a £5, but as an ebook it would cost nearly £8, partly because it's available in the US and the dollar to pound rate doesn't favour the UK at the moment.

It's all very confusing. I know some of you have ebook readers that you're very happy with so maybe you'd like to let us know how you get on with them. And if you don't have an ebook, then I'd love to know what you think too.

Coming soon

Bernita has an extract of the beginning of her book on her blog and you really need to go over there and read it.

I love her clear, simple writing style and I love her unaffected modesty about getting published.

I can't wait to read the rest of her book when it's released.