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Getting It Real
Is it Real or is it Reality?
Sometimes people meet at just the right time in their lives. They are ready to make a change and they meet just the person they need to help them make that change. But what happens when two people find just who they need when they need them but the world around them is imploding? Can they hold onto each other in a sea of drama? Can they do it on camera?
Jerri Blue is the complex, charismatic, award-winning author of dozens of best-selling books. She gives talks in rooms filled with thousands of people then goes back to her self-sustaining, off-the-grid lifestyle and lives in virtual solitude.
Tara Darting is part of a family famous for being famous; she is part of a reality TV empire. As her own life and that of her family goes into hyper-drama she just wants out. But how can she do that and where would she go?
Sometimes people meet at just the right time in their lives. They are ready to make a change and they meet just the person they need to help them make that change. But what happens when two people find just who they need when they need them but the world around them is imploding? Can they hold onto each other in a sea of drama? Can they do it on camera?
Jerri Blue is the complex, charismatic, award-winning author of dozens of best-selling books. She gives talks in rooms filled with thousands of people then goes back to her self-sustaining, off-the-grid lifestyle and lives in virtual solitude.
Tara Darting is part of a family famous for being famous; she is part of a reality TV empire. As her own life and that of her family goes into hyper-drama she just wants out. But how can she do that and where would she go?
318 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 5, 2017
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About the author
Selina Rosen
115 books37 followersSelina Rosen’s short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies including Sword & Sorceress, Witch Way To The Mall, Turn The Other Chick, the two newest Thieves’ World anthologies, Aoife’s Kiss, and Here Be Dragons.
Her novels include How I Spent The Apocalypse, Black Rage, Queen Of Denial, Strange Robby, and Jabone’s Sword.
Her mystery novels, Bad Lands, and Bad City, the first two Holmes and Storm Mysteries, were co-written with Laura J. Underwood.
One of Selina’s recent projects was a novelization of the first Duncan and Mallory graphic novel that was co-written by Robert Asprin and Mel. White, tentatively entitled Duncan and Mallory I.
Selina was honored by Deep South Con/FenCon in Dallas this past September where she was awarded the Phoenix Award.
Check out her website for her continuing series, The House. It’s posted in episodes—approximately two per month.
In her capacity as editor-in-chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the five award-winning Bubbas Of The Apocalypse anthologies and two collections of “modern” fairy tales including the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl.
Her novels include How I Spent The Apocalypse, Black Rage, Queen Of Denial, Strange Robby, and Jabone’s Sword.
Her mystery novels, Bad Lands, and Bad City, the first two Holmes and Storm Mysteries, were co-written with Laura J. Underwood.
One of Selina’s recent projects was a novelization of the first Duncan and Mallory graphic novel that was co-written by Robert Asprin and Mel. White, tentatively entitled Duncan and Mallory I.
Selina was honored by Deep South Con/FenCon in Dallas this past September where she was awarded the Phoenix Award.
Check out her website for her continuing series, The House. It’s posted in episodes—approximately two per month.
In her capacity as editor-in-chief of Yard Dog Press, Ms. Rosen has edited several anthologies, including the five award-winning Bubbas Of The Apocalypse anthologies and two collections of “modern” fairy tales including the Stoker-nominated Stories That Won’t Make Your Parents Hurl.
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June 18, 2021DNF 32%
I didn't like one of the leads, Jerri Blue. She's some kind of all wise grand poobah because she lives in nature and turns down material superficiality. But, she's crass and has internal thoughts like "bang the bitch". I just...that type of thought has never crossed my mind and no. Just no. And when she got to the line "All women are either bisexual or lesbian", I was like, "What?!" I'm not sure if the author was serious or not with that but it turned me off and I'm not compelled to read further.
And, I wasn't feeling it between Jerri and Tara. There's an instalove type thing going on. It seems a lot of their intimacy is built off page which I don't care for.
Also, I suck at grammar but even I could see the run on sentences and bad grammar in this one. If the story is great I usually can overlook this but it was really blatant and the story wasn't good enough to carry it.
The best parts were the reality tv sequences. Those actually were really interesting and well done.
I didn't like one of the leads, Jerri Blue. She's some kind of all wise grand poobah because she lives in nature and turns down material superficiality. But, she's crass and has internal thoughts like "bang the bitch". I just...that type of thought has never crossed my mind and no. Just no. And when she got to the line "All women are either bisexual or lesbian", I was like, "What?!" I'm not sure if the author was serious or not with that but it turned me off and I'm not compelled to read further.
And, I wasn't feeling it between Jerri and Tara. There's an instalove type thing going on. It seems a lot of their intimacy is built off page which I don't care for.
Also, I suck at grammar but even I could see the run on sentences and bad grammar in this one. If the story is great I usually can overlook this but it was really blatant and the story wasn't good enough to carry it.
The best parts were the reality tv sequences. Those actually were really interesting and well done.
September 3, 2018
A reality star (though she wished she wasn't - she was a kid when the program started) and a best selling author meet (again) and join forces. Everyone dies miserably. Heh, no, happy endings galore.
Right, so. Tara Darting's life is falling apart. She's in her 30s, her dead-beat ex-husband keeps doing stupid shit (a man she married because . . . reasons she can’t think of now, lasted a year, that marriage), she’s tired of being the ‘fat one’ (even though she lost that weight long ago), and she's being driven insane by her job. And it's all being caught on camera. Because she's one of the 'Darting girls', a member of a reality show that's been following the Darting family for years. For reasons that are obvious as the story unfolds, this Darting family very much appears to be modeled on the Kardashian.
Mama Darting, seeing her daughter unravel (and Mama, despite things that have occurred, really does seem to have good intentions), pulls her daughter along on a visit (off camera) with friend Jerri Blue. (the visit was first cleared with Jerri; but not with Tara)
On the one hand, Tara’s pissed off at her interfering mother (if I recall correctly). On the other hand – Jerri Blue is like . . . her favoritest author of all time.
Best-selling Jerri, by the way, became best-selling because of a relationship she had had with a famous singer (still active in the industry) – without being in that relationship, her first books wouldn’t have been as successfully as they became. I mention this less to info-dump, but to note that Jerri has had been in the public eye in the past. She’s not unaware of the ‘issues’ inherent in the situation.
Jerri reluctantly agrees to try to help Tara. A relationship . . . very slowly develops. The family kind of implodes then restructures itself. I rather liked all of the characters, though I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t be able to be in the same room with any of them (I do not mean because they are famous, for the most part, but because of their personalities).
Enjoyable book. I’d say more but it’s been weeks since I read the book.
Rating: 4.75
October 2 2018
Right, so. Tara Darting's life is falling apart. She's in her 30s, her dead-beat ex-husband keeps doing stupid shit (a man she married because . . . reasons she can’t think of now, lasted a year, that marriage), she’s tired of being the ‘fat one’ (even though she lost that weight long ago), and she's being driven insane by her job. And it's all being caught on camera. Because she's one of the 'Darting girls', a member of a reality show that's been following the Darting family for years. For reasons that are obvious as the story unfolds, this Darting family very much appears to be modeled on the Kardashian.
Mama Darting, seeing her daughter unravel (and Mama, despite things that have occurred, really does seem to have good intentions), pulls her daughter along on a visit (off camera) with friend Jerri Blue. (the visit was first cleared with Jerri; but not with Tara)
On the one hand, Tara’s pissed off at her interfering mother (if I recall correctly). On the other hand – Jerri Blue is like . . . her favoritest author of all time.
Best-selling Jerri, by the way, became best-selling because of a relationship she had had with a famous singer (still active in the industry) – without being in that relationship, her first books wouldn’t have been as successfully as they became. I mention this less to info-dump, but to note that Jerri has had been in the public eye in the past. She’s not unaware of the ‘issues’ inherent in the situation.
Jerri reluctantly agrees to try to help Tara. A relationship . . . very slowly develops. The family kind of implodes then restructures itself. I rather liked all of the characters, though I’m fairly certain I wouldn’t be able to be in the same room with any of them (I do not mean because they are famous, for the most part, but because of their personalities).
Enjoyable book. I’d say more but it’s been weeks since I read the book.
Rating: 4.75
October 2 2018
July 13, 2017
This is a great book and it has so much good in it that I don't think I can do it justice here. But I will try. It has a sweet, soulmate kind of romance and that is something I always love to read about. The main characters (Jerri and Tara) are unique and endearing. You know, the kind of couple that you root for and want to see happy.
Issues discussed or dealt with in this book include: writing fiction, reality TV, PTSD, rape, coming out, fame, and transgendered women. I can't talk about all of those things here but I will say that it was fascinating and/or educational to read about them.
I was particularly impressed with how the transgendered characters are portrayed in the story. Obviously, I know the gist of what the word means, but I don't think I've ever really read much about what it's like to go through that process and the costs that are exacted from those in that situation. It was enlightening and I feel that getting a glimpse of what someone else's struggles are is always a good thing.
I could go and on about this book but I'll just stop here. Just read this book already. It's entertaining and funny AND it just might broaden your perspective a bit. I know it did mine.
Issues discussed or dealt with in this book include: writing fiction, reality TV, PTSD, rape, coming out, fame, and transgendered women. I can't talk about all of those things here but I will say that it was fascinating and/or educational to read about them.
I was particularly impressed with how the transgendered characters are portrayed in the story. Obviously, I know the gist of what the word means, but I don't think I've ever really read much about what it's like to go through that process and the costs that are exacted from those in that situation. It was enlightening and I feel that getting a glimpse of what someone else's struggles are is always a good thing.
I could go and on about this book but I'll just stop here. Just read this book already. It's entertaining and funny AND it just might broaden your perspective a bit. I know it did mine.
May 20, 2018
Truly amazing
I loved this book it was funny sad and all the other emotions you can feel. Very much of today and reflects a lot of the turmoil in the world today especially for our community. This book is more than worth a read i would give it more stars if I could highly recommend.
I loved this book it was funny sad and all the other emotions you can feel. Very much of today and reflects a lot of the turmoil in the world today especially for our community. This book is more than worth a read i would give it more stars if I could highly recommend.
July 6, 2018
No space battles, just a really good story.
I recently read J.K. Rowling’s non-Hogwarts book. Without the fantastic background, her writing was rather dense in spots. She could learn a lot from Selina Rosen. Selina’s sci-if/fantasy novels are amazing and her novels about ‘real people’ in the present are no less so. She tells incredible stories and you finish them wanting to know the people she writes about-not because they’re perfect but because they’re believable.
I recently read J.K. Rowling’s non-Hogwarts book. Without the fantastic background, her writing was rather dense in spots. She could learn a lot from Selina Rosen. Selina’s sci-if/fantasy novels are amazing and her novels about ‘real people’ in the present are no less so. She tells incredible stories and you finish them wanting to know the people she writes about-not because they’re perfect but because they’re believable.
December 21, 2021
Its the Kardashians with a moral… & a lesbian romance
“…That place between what you were and what you’re going to be is the hardest place to be of all because you feel like you’re being pulled apart.”
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This book is a very literal parody of the Kardashians with a storyline & a moral… & a lesbian relationship too. The book's premise is: What makes a life a success?
“…That place between what you were and what you’re going to be is the hardest place to be of all because you feel like you’re being pulled apart.”
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This book is a very literal parody of the Kardashians with a storyline & a moral… & a lesbian relationship too. The book's premise is: What makes a life a success?
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