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Gifford’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gifford’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Gifford MacShane
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August 26
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WHISPERS IN THE CANYON update!
Fall has been creeping steadily closer, and with it comes good news. I have (finally!) regained the rights to Book 1 of the Donovan Family Saga, WHISPERS IN THE CANYON, and will be releasing it in both ebook and print in October. By the time you get my next newsletter, the ebook will be available … Continue reading WHISPERS IN THE CANYON update!
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Please tell me where to find this, as I don't see it in the Book Edit.
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Hi, Honey,
I can see a very interesting story here, but I had a bit of trouble following the plot. In some cases, there seems to be too much info, wher ...more " |
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Deaver's experiment with telling a story backwards was disorienting. So after the first 20 pages or so, I decided to read the last chapter first and proceed in the logical way. It was a really good story and his writing is always easy to read. But I'm ...more |
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An intricate and appealing legal thriller. The characters are well-drawn, the plot is intriguing and the ending is enough to make me want to read the next book in the series. Recommended. |
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| I have nothing against "clean & wholesome" books, but this one was 2/3 story and 1/3 preaching. A bit too much for me. The FMC was fairly brainless, leaping to negative conclusions based on gossip, then acting out. I felt kind of sorry for the MMC, b ...more | |
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| Not my favorite Western. I didn't really like the FMC (she was young, yes, but still very immature for that time and place). The novel was also prone to anachronisms, which pulled me out of the story from time to time. On the other hand, the plot had ...more | |
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Hi, Jane,
Your story sounds like it has a good contemporary fiction plot but, for me, there's too much info in places. At the same time, there are some ...more " |
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| A good editor could have made this work outstanding. But the intricacies of the plot, for me, weren't enough to overcome amorphous characters, grammar & punctuation problems, continuity lapses, and the unending repetition of certain words & phrases. ...more | |
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