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Cyndy Aleo

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Cyndy is an author who hates writing about herself,
especially in the third person. She’s been a barista, 
a rectory sitter, a computer programmer, a secretary, 
a tech journalist, and now a freelance writer and editor.
 Once upon a time, she wrote Twilight fan fiction.

She likes chocolate, subtitled movies, sleep, 
and HP sauce, and dislikes people who don’t 
like to argue and remain friends afterward.

AS A REVIEWER: Yes, I was a pro book reviewer. I did not, however, review books by friends, books I've beta'd (unless it was a quick read-through), books by clients (just no), or any books that were fan fiction previously in any fandom. (That I am aware of. Some may have slipped by.)

At the time they were written, I was unable to share my paid
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Dreams for girls

This election is causing me a lot of anxiety, and I'm not alone in that. And the one thing that's making me the most anxious is that it's causing so many people to share their personal values, and I had no idea how many people around me in my life are sexist or racist or classist or homophobic. Those things were so nicely hidden in polite society other than the occasional comment, right?

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The conclusion of this trilogy offers more of the same as the previous two books: a glacially slow pace, convoluted plot devices, and lack of a clear story arc for even a single book, much less a trilogy. Sex scenes improve here, but they will seem v ...more
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The second book in this trilogy picks up immediately where the first left off, and due to pacing, feels as if the first book never actually ended. Without any real plot arc, this novel feels like filler: numerous sex scenes that don't differentiate f ...more
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message 7: by Cyndy

Cyndy Aleo Rebekka-Mary wrote: "Hello :)
Undying turned up yesterday! So fast!
I'm looking forward to reading it.
Thank you.
Rebekka x"


Oh, I'm so glad! Thank you for letting me know! That's the bonus of being able to use Amazon.co.uk for shipping, and why I was able to open the giveaway to other countries. :)

Hope you enjoy it!


Rebekka-Mary Darling Hello :)
Undying turned up yesterday! So fast!
I'm looking forward to reading it.
Thank you.
Rebekka x


message 5: by Elena

Elena Kincaid Hi Cyndy,

Thanks so much for the friendship add. Looking forward to chatting books. :)


Elizabeth(The Book Whisperer) Thanks for accepting! I love how you say your favorite books are ones with pages and words!
.+


message 3: by Beate

Beate Cyndy wrote: "Beate wrote: "*pounces* OMG! I was wondering what all happened with you! You have been sorely missed, girl. :)"

I've been around. I was on the panel on Dear Author a few weeks back about P2P."


I've been hearing some rumblings about Dear Author, but haven't gotten around to make my way there yet. I figured you were around somewhere, but I've lost touch with 99% of Twi-people from a couple years ago, so I had no way of knowing what happened with you.


message 2: by Cyndy

Cyndy Aleo Beate wrote: "*pounces* OMG! I was wondering what all happened with you! You have been sorely missed, girl. :)"

I've been around. I was on the panel on Dear Author a few weeks back about P2P.


message 1: by Beate

Beate *pounces* OMG! I was wondering what all happened with you! You have been sorely missed, girl. :)


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