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[truepenny]

The August Locus includes Faren Miller's review of Mélusine. It's not online, sadly, but it is a lovely review. Not so much because she likes the book--although I'd be lying if I said that didn't make me as happy as a happy puppy--but because she seems to understand what I was trying to do, which gives me hope that I actually succeeded in doing it.

the_red_shoes and hominysnark also have nice things to say (I don't know if it's appropriate to say thank you--it feels kind of like it isn't, since they're not saying nice things as a favor to me--but I am very very happy about people liking the book), and there's now a third positive review on Amazon, too. [ETA: that 3rd Amazon review is by gwyneira, who also has it posted in her LJ here.]

On the other hand, lest you think my ego is swelling to unmanageable proportions, Carolyn Frank's review* for SFRevu is utterly underwhelmed.

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*If the direct link doesn't work for you, as it refuses to do for me, go to SFRevu's August issue, and scroll down to the book reviews.**

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**And if that doesn't work, as it is now not working for me ... hell, I don't know what you do. Go on your merry way, I suppose.

Comments

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was pulled down to be amended to reflect your brilliance better?

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

You are a kind and lovely Bear, and I shall keep you.

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

*is kept*

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

It looks like all the review pages are down right now.

"Replete with degrading sex," huh? I ... just. Well. Yes.

I quite like the new Amazon review.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

I missed the replete with degrading sex bit, probably because I was too busy fighting the masochistic urge to wallow. Where was that?

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Mmmm.

Degrading sex.

Not that that has any bearing on the PLOT or anything. What about the non-degrading sex? Huh? Huh?

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Whups. Comment while I'm correcting, drat you *g*

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

Clive James (http://ug.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/bookofmyenemy.html).

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

First paragraph or header or something? It was kind of a spectacular example of missing the point.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

I'll have to go back and look, when their review thingy is working again.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Oh. There it is.

Maybe I should make myself a REPLETE WITH DEGRADING SEX icon. Even if I don't use it or anything.

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

Oh, you have to.

"It's a moral imperative!" --Chris Knight (Val Kilmer), Real Genius

[katallen.livejournal.com]

Degrading sex aside ::rolls eyes:: Medieval???

[matociquala.livejournal.com]

medieval, renaissance, restoration. What the difference?

[stillsostrange.livejournal.com]

Remember, history is small. And all so much alike that one word is really as good as another.

[kate_nepveu]

I am suddenly terrified that my booklog entries sound as stilted at the SFRevu review. The more so because it's difficult to put my finger on what, precisely, gives that effect.

My copy of the book is shipping now, at any rate, and so I'll see what I think relatively soon.

[gwyneira.livejournal.com]

The new Amazon review is mine, also posted (in a slightly different, more LJ-referent form) to my LJ here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/gwyneira/38114.html).

I'm not sure I actually managed to convey how much I loved the book, but I was engrossed in it as soon as I picked it up - I walked around with my nose in it all day, much to the detriment of the various household tasks I was trying to complete.

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Thank you! and duly noted.

[magentamn.livejournal.com]

I was just flipping through the latest Booklist and saw a boxed review of MELUSINE. I don't have a link, but it's a very favorable review, set off in a box. "While Monette's story engages, her characters deserve a standing ovation.". The bottom of the box has a caution that it may bit too mature, i.e. explicit sex, for YA audiences.

That review will be seen by thousands of librarians, who will hopefully decide to buy one or three or seven copies for their libraries.

Congratulations!

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for letting me know!

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

I'm curious about Melusine, do you think it will ever reach Asia? Specifically the Philippines?

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

I hope so. But that isn't something I have any control over or knowledge of. The people to ask are, of course, the publisher: Ace Books (http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/html/aboutus/adult/ace.html).