I Am Ridiculously Happy Today
My latest novel, The Adventures of MaryDarling, just got a wonderful review in Library Journal. I’m so thrilled that I just have to share it!
Here's the review that has me dancing around the house.
Library Journal wrote: “Everyone thinks they know the stories of supposed heroes Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, but Mary Darling knows them better than most, because once upon a time she and her brother were the children Peter enticed with promises of adventure that turned out to be feckless and reckless for everyone but him. Intelligent, practical, even piratical, Mary made a plan to escape and did. Now, Peter has enchanted her children with the same promises, and Mary plans a journey back to Neverland to stage yet another daring escape. But Mary’s well-planned trip is followed by well-meaning, meddling men who are certain she needs their help: her husband George, her uncle John Watson, and Watson’s famous friend Sherlock Holmes. VERDICT Mary’s story is a dangerous and delightful adventure that turns the bigotry and misogyny of Victorian England on its head as she takes charge of her own life and rescues everyone with the help of her friends. Murphy’s (Women Up to No Good) latest is highly recommended for readers caught up in the recent trend of feminist retellings of well-known tales.”
A Public Service Announcement – Why Early Reviews Matter
The Adventures of Mary Darling will be coming out in May. That’s still months away. But this early review encourages libraries, bookstores, and readers to preorder books. And those preorders let publishers know that there’s a demand for a book – which can affect the book’s print run and the publisher’s marketing effort.
If you are like me and you have a limited book buying budget, you can support authors by suggesting your local library preorder the book and requesting it for checkout as soon as it becomes available. You can do that for ebooks or for physical books! My library uses both Libby and Hoopla for checking out ebooks, and I request books on both platforms.
It's also worth knowing that preorders improve the book’s prospects for getting on a bestseller list. “Best seller” means that the book sold best during a one-week period. Since the first week of a book’s sales counts all the preorders as part of the week, that’s when a book has the best shot at getting on a bestseller list.
If you want more information on why preorders matter, check out this excellent article on Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/what-are-preorders/
Oh, and I guess I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that , The Adventures of Mary Darling is available for preorder at Tachyon here. https://tachyonpublications.com/produ... .
OK, now I’ll go back to dancing around the house!
Here's the review that has me dancing around the house.
Library Journal wrote: “Everyone thinks they know the stories of supposed heroes Peter Pan and Sherlock Holmes, but Mary Darling knows them better than most, because once upon a time she and her brother were the children Peter enticed with promises of adventure that turned out to be feckless and reckless for everyone but him. Intelligent, practical, even piratical, Mary made a plan to escape and did. Now, Peter has enchanted her children with the same promises, and Mary plans a journey back to Neverland to stage yet another daring escape. But Mary’s well-planned trip is followed by well-meaning, meddling men who are certain she needs their help: her husband George, her uncle John Watson, and Watson’s famous friend Sherlock Holmes. VERDICT Mary’s story is a dangerous and delightful adventure that turns the bigotry and misogyny of Victorian England on its head as she takes charge of her own life and rescues everyone with the help of her friends. Murphy’s (Women Up to No Good) latest is highly recommended for readers caught up in the recent trend of feminist retellings of well-known tales.”
A Public Service Announcement – Why Early Reviews Matter
The Adventures of Mary Darling will be coming out in May. That’s still months away. But this early review encourages libraries, bookstores, and readers to preorder books. And those preorders let publishers know that there’s a demand for a book – which can affect the book’s print run and the publisher’s marketing effort.
If you are like me and you have a limited book buying budget, you can support authors by suggesting your local library preorder the book and requesting it for checkout as soon as it becomes available. You can do that for ebooks or for physical books! My library uses both Libby and Hoopla for checking out ebooks, and I request books on both platforms.
It's also worth knowing that preorders improve the book’s prospects for getting on a bestseller list. “Best seller” means that the book sold best during a one-week period. Since the first week of a book’s sales counts all the preorders as part of the week, that’s when a book has the best shot at getting on a bestseller list.
If you want more information on why preorders matter, check out this excellent article on Book Riot: https://bookriot.com/what-are-preorders/
Oh, and I guess I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that , The Adventures of Mary Darling is available for preorder at Tachyon here. https://tachyonpublications.com/produ... .
OK, now I’ll go back to dancing around the house!
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Feb 14, 2025 02:35PM
What a wonderful review, and well deserved! And thank you for the "public service announcement." I didn't realize that preorders were all counted the first week the book is out, making it more likely the book will be a bestseller that week.
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