You just summed up exactly how I’ve been feeling about Quicksilver as I’ve been reading it the past couple days 😂 I keep going back and forth on whether to DNF or not but I want to know what everyone is talking about!!!
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@jennifermacdonald1782Күн бұрын
Read Karen Marie Moning's Fever series! Good fae world building
@Melodys_Inner_CircleКүн бұрын
If you choose to continue with Quicksilver, I hope it improves for you! Congrats on your patreon! 🧡🧡🧡
@ItsMeMel424Күн бұрын
Your writing issues are on point! Totally agree. Very excited for you 🧡📙🧡
@rebeccaw9656Күн бұрын
I loved Reel so much. It’s epic storytelling and this would be my pick for SOMEONE MAKE THE MOVIE (or tv series) ALREADY!!
@noveltotableКүн бұрын
I really love all of Cara Bastone's books. So sweet and I love how each relationship just works so well.📖
@shannonquinnКүн бұрын
I love so many of these authors! I also love Chloe Liese, and when I want a FANTASTIC slow burn, I go for Mariana Zapata. She builds the tension realistically and masterfully.
@laura9374Күн бұрын
Definitely adding The Right Move to my TBR! My favorite contemporary romance author (at least I think she's considered contemporary romance) is Mimi Matthews. And the book of hers that I think you'd love is The Work of Art. It's my absolute favorite of hers.
@halihegeman8759Күн бұрын
Bridget L. Rose, Nikki Castle, and Catherine Cowles are some of my favorite romance authors💕
@myerslibertyКүн бұрын
Thank you for the recommendations 💙💙 Because I am physically incapable of recommending only one book, I have three: Present Danger by Susan Andersen is an older romance, written in the 90s but I read my first copy so many times it fell apart and I had to buy a second copy. Alone with a Soldier by Barb Hendee, which I didn't realize had so few reviews. I loved this book. I thought the author did a fantastic job packing lots of emotion into less than 200 pages. 738 Days by Stacey Kade, which will break your heart but is so worth it.
@amysbooksnthings3908Күн бұрын
Agree with so many of these! Chloe Liese would be on my list 💛 And your list reminded me that I haven’t picked up a Carian Cole book in so long - I should change that 😊
@amena7387Күн бұрын
Thank you Crystal, you are the one to introduce me to my now favorite authors !
@catb31732 күн бұрын
I’m not even sure editors know what they’re doing anymore. I love indie authors and I’m willing to cut them some slack, but I agree that if you expect people to pay for your work, you owe it to your readers to offer a good edition. And I believe that a basic motivation for good writers is an interest in the possibilities of language for conveying meaning, not just signalling a vague direction. I’ve just read a Facebook ad where the author described her heroine as a “no-bars-hold” character. Surely you’d look at the phrase and wonder why it made no sense? I’m sure she meant no-holds-barred. Unless the character had something against bars, I suppose. 🙄That wasn’t the only error in a single paragraph. The struggle with common idioms is real. 🤦🏽♀️You can turn your nose up at, someone or look down your nose at them. You don’t look up your nose at them. Someone has it “in”(store) for you; or you can have it out with someone. They don’t have it out for you. I’ve read all of these multiple times. I’m not even going to give a try to books with those sorts or errors in the blurb, let alone the text. I should probably not get started on the abandonment of who as a pronoun referring to a person. Or the nonsense which is “you’ve got another thing coming”. I’ve been reading a lot of old school writers lately, and the comfort of good editing is profound. It shows respect for the craft of writing and the time and money by the reader. But I suppose if readers don’t care about grammar as long as there’s spice, It’s a lost cause.
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
I wish I could highlight your whole comment. Well said and I could not agree more. Excellent points 👏
@pardonthisbookaddict2 күн бұрын
I feel like King of Greed needs more love! ❤
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
@@pardonthisbookaddict I so agree! I adore it!
@bubblegumbitch84542 күн бұрын
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@amena73872 күн бұрын
hahahhaha !! Love your comments Crystal !!A d congratulations for your Patreon!
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Amena!
@AeroPortJoga2 күн бұрын
I have not read a lot of contemporary romance, but thanks to Helen Hoang I started paying more attention to this subgenre. ^,^ I only hope she will write more...
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
I've only read one of hers but I really loved it!
@TheBookRefuge2 күн бұрын
It's funny how the exception to our rules is often a favorite because it shocks us so much that we love it!
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
So so true haha!
@TheBookRefuge2 күн бұрын
Kennedy is always at the top... I can't wait for another book in this series. ❤
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
Me too, I hope it's coming soon!
@rebeccaw96563 күн бұрын
There are different readers, at different levels, and whatever floats their boat, right? I have similar struggles where I’m reading more trad published, and finding indie published on KU a mixed bag because of it.
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
True, Great point!
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@voulafisentzidis88303 күн бұрын
I wholeheartedly agree with you, so don't believe you're being picky. One of the worst books I ever read had so many errors in that it detracted from the story which, I'm sure had the potential to be great. One thing it achieved is I never bought or read another book by that author.
@crystalsbookishlife2 күн бұрын
Oh thank you so much! Amd yeah that will blacklist an author for me for sure!
@liezllovesbooks3 күн бұрын
Congratulations on your Patreon Crystal I started Quicksilver but I put it down because I thought the word choices and freezing were weird. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks because I saw how good it was but I just couldn’t get past the weird phase sentences.. 🍊
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Yeah it definitely needed some work!
@lindab31463 күн бұрын
🧡🧡I will definitely check out the patreon. Ahhh, Discord? I have an awful time finding my way around Discord. I need a kindergartner to show me the proper ins and outs!! With those kinds of word choices, I would DNF. You are more patient than I am. Excited for you for your patreon. Good luck.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Linda 🧡🥹 and I'll have more live streams over there too where we can chat so it all won't n Be on discord haha, that's been hard for me to learn too
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@pollys61923 күн бұрын
I will try and join the patreon... good luck with this new adventure! I only wish that the discord would be available to all, as it would be the best way to build a real community. Anyway, I will support you within my possibilities <3
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Thank you my friend!
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@kay_hush3 күн бұрын
I do not think you were being overly picky re. your comments of Quicksilver. If there are aspects that pull you out of the story, then they are reasonable critiques! There are a few categories that always pull me right out of the book, and incorrect word choices is one. Another is blatant spelling or grammar or punctuation errors. Slang that has its roots in modern real-world, and makes no sense to be in the setting of the story. And then also when items that need modern technology to be produced are in the world of a fantasy book that makes no sense being there. ie. ballpoint pens in a fantasy world without running water or electricity. Am I nitpicking? Maybe to someone else who doesn't notice these things themselves. But to me, these make a considerable impact on my immersion in the story, and therefore, my enjoyment.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
The ball point pen thing I 100% agree on! Amd also overly modern slang! I agree so much!! Thank you so much Kay!!
@beccawilkinson26183 күн бұрын
Thank you for the review of Quicksilver I was on the fence about reading it. Now I know not to bother. I can't stomach writing issues like that.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
It is pretty disappointing because I think the author does other things really well!
@readerbydesign3 күн бұрын
I can’t wait to read a sorceress comes to call!
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
It's so good!!
@noveltotable3 күн бұрын
🐯 Excited for you!🎉
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!!
@evasreadingcorner3 күн бұрын
Writing issues bring it down for me too! Appreciate this video 🧡🧡
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@alisonacton2273 күн бұрын
I really liked Quicksilver, all kinds of feels for that one. I read a lot of indie stuff on KU and I don't have a problem (any more) glossing over grammar mistakes and the occasional wrong word as I know how easy it is to miss stuff in a manuscript, even after reading it carefully multiple times (and rye/wry is hard to catch as spell check won't flag and they sound ok in your brain so they're easy to skip over when editing). Fisher is hiding stuff and I liked where it went :) I'm quicker to DNF it I can't take the writing voice. There's a lot of overally cocky/smarmy female heroes these days, more so in the urban fantasy genre, and they're getting tiresome so I've found myself dropping those more often.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Good point about the voice too! That's a much more problematic one for me too!
@lynnsromancelibrary3 күн бұрын
Congrats on starting a patreon! Best of luck!
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thanks so much!
@lynnsromancelibrary3 күн бұрын
Thanks for giving examples of the writing issues. I never knew what you meant but now I do! Those are pretty glaring issues especially with the improvements in autocorrect in word or other document.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thank you! Yeah I am shocked they weren't caught
@anailysnaily3 күн бұрын
Those wording issues would also drive me nuts! 🥜
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
It's so jarring!
@anailysnaily3 күн бұрын
@@crystalsbookishlife yup. Pops me right out of the story
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@laura93743 күн бұрын
🧡🧡 Crystal! Yay, I'm so excited about the patreon!
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Laura! 🥹🫶
@myersliberty3 күн бұрын
🧡🧡 The frustration that comes with books that get popular because of the "spice" is so real. If you are up for a closed door fantasy romance, I would suggest the Elven Alliance series by Tara Grayce. Fierce Heart is the first book and it starts with a marriage of convenience between a human and an elf. I enjoyed Tara's exploration of what a society as long lived as elves might look like and what they might expect of their people. Tara also explores themes of betrayal and PTSD healing.
@crystalsbookishlife3 күн бұрын
That sounds amazing! I'm definitely up for closed door, looking this up now!
@myersliberty3 күн бұрын
@@crystalsbookishlife I hope you love it, if you choose to read it. 🥰 As extra incentive: the series is completed and on Kindle Unlimited. Tara just started releasing a next generation series this year. But the first series is decently long at 6 full length novels, 1 companion novel (Elf Prince), and 2 short story collection novels.
@catb31732 күн бұрын
They sound interesting! I’ve just read through all of Vanessa Nelson’s books. The slowest of slow burn romances, but excellent world building.
@myerslibertyКүн бұрын
@@catb3173 Oh, which Vanessa Nelson series would you recommend to start? I have Outcast by her listed on my GoodReads as a "Fiction Looks Interesting" title but no one I know has actually read any of her books. I don't mind a slow burn romance, so long as the characters are interesting and the author doesn't abuse the miscommunication trope ☺
@catb317322 сағат бұрын
- try her Grey Gates series, the first is outcast. Her books are very focused on the heroine’s journey, so the romance tends to be light-on. But she’s a lovely writer, not afraid to let a story unfold in its own time. Other writers worth the effort. Thea Harrison - start with her collection of tarot novellas. I think the first is Moonshadow. I love her writing so much. A bit lighter, but inventive and so enjoyable - Annabel Chase’s Crossroads Queen series. Charlotte English - she has lots to choose from, but her fantasy Regency romances are delightful. I think the first is Wyrd and Wonderful? I’d check for you, but my internet is so unreliable that if I leave this comment it might drop out before I finish. Also Sarah Painter - her new series starts with Ward Witch. Jacquelyn Benson’s Victorian paranormal series which starts with Fire in the Glass are delightful and romantic. Also Kristen Callihan, who is better known for contemporary, wrote a terrific series of historical paranormal. Highly recommended - although quite a lot spicier than any of the above.
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You just summed up exactly how I’ve been feeling about Quicksilver as I’ve been reading it the past couple days 😂 I keep going back and forth on whether to DNF or not but I want to know what everyone is talking about!!!
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Read Karen Marie Moning's Fever series! Good fae world building
If you choose to continue with Quicksilver, I hope it improves for you! Congrats on your patreon! 🧡🧡🧡
Your writing issues are on point! Totally agree. Very excited for you 🧡📙🧡
I loved Reel so much. It’s epic storytelling and this would be my pick for SOMEONE MAKE THE MOVIE (or tv series) ALREADY!!
I really love all of Cara Bastone's books. So sweet and I love how each relationship just works so well.📖
I love so many of these authors! I also love Chloe Liese, and when I want a FANTASTIC slow burn, I go for Mariana Zapata. She builds the tension realistically and masterfully.
Definitely adding The Right Move to my TBR! My favorite contemporary romance author (at least I think she's considered contemporary romance) is Mimi Matthews. And the book of hers that I think you'd love is The Work of Art. It's my absolute favorite of hers.
Bridget L. Rose, Nikki Castle, and Catherine Cowles are some of my favorite romance authors💕
Thank you for the recommendations 💙💙 Because I am physically incapable of recommending only one book, I have three: Present Danger by Susan Andersen is an older romance, written in the 90s but I read my first copy so many times it fell apart and I had to buy a second copy. Alone with a Soldier by Barb Hendee, which I didn't realize had so few reviews. I loved this book. I thought the author did a fantastic job packing lots of emotion into less than 200 pages. 738 Days by Stacey Kade, which will break your heart but is so worth it.
Agree with so many of these! Chloe Liese would be on my list 💛 And your list reminded me that I haven’t picked up a Carian Cole book in so long - I should change that 😊
Thank you Crystal, you are the one to introduce me to my now favorite authors !
I’m not even sure editors know what they’re doing anymore. I love indie authors and I’m willing to cut them some slack, but I agree that if you expect people to pay for your work, you owe it to your readers to offer a good edition. And I believe that a basic motivation for good writers is an interest in the possibilities of language for conveying meaning, not just signalling a vague direction. I’ve just read a Facebook ad where the author described her heroine as a “no-bars-hold” character. Surely you’d look at the phrase and wonder why it made no sense? I’m sure she meant no-holds-barred. Unless the character had something against bars, I suppose. 🙄That wasn’t the only error in a single paragraph. The struggle with common idioms is real. 🤦🏽♀️You can turn your nose up at, someone or look down your nose at them. You don’t look up your nose at them. Someone has it “in”(store) for you; or you can have it out with someone. They don’t have it out for you. I’ve read all of these multiple times. I’m not even going to give a try to books with those sorts or errors in the blurb, let alone the text. I should probably not get started on the abandonment of who as a pronoun referring to a person. Or the nonsense which is “you’ve got another thing coming”. I’ve been reading a lot of old school writers lately, and the comfort of good editing is profound. It shows respect for the craft of writing and the time and money by the reader. But I suppose if readers don’t care about grammar as long as there’s spice, It’s a lost cause.
I wish I could highlight your whole comment. Well said and I could not agree more. Excellent points 👏
I feel like King of Greed needs more love! ❤
@@pardonthisbookaddict I so agree! I adore it!
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hahahhaha !! Love your comments Crystal !!A d congratulations for your Patreon!
Thank you so much Amena!
I have not read a lot of contemporary romance, but thanks to Helen Hoang I started paying more attention to this subgenre. ^,^ I only hope she will write more...
I've only read one of hers but I really loved it!
It's funny how the exception to our rules is often a favorite because it shocks us so much that we love it!
So so true haha!
Kennedy is always at the top... I can't wait for another book in this series. ❤
Me too, I hope it's coming soon!
There are different readers, at different levels, and whatever floats their boat, right? I have similar struggles where I’m reading more trad published, and finding indie published on KU a mixed bag because of it.
True, Great point!
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I wholeheartedly agree with you, so don't believe you're being picky. One of the worst books I ever read had so many errors in that it detracted from the story which, I'm sure had the potential to be great. One thing it achieved is I never bought or read another book by that author.
Oh thank you so much! Amd yeah that will blacklist an author for me for sure!
Congratulations on your Patreon Crystal I started Quicksilver but I put it down because I thought the word choices and freezing were weird. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks because I saw how good it was but I just couldn’t get past the weird phase sentences.. 🍊
Yeah it definitely needed some work!
🧡🧡I will definitely check out the patreon. Ahhh, Discord? I have an awful time finding my way around Discord. I need a kindergartner to show me the proper ins and outs!! With those kinds of word choices, I would DNF. You are more patient than I am. Excited for you for your patreon. Good luck.
Thank you so much Linda 🧡🥹 and I'll have more live streams over there too where we can chat so it all won't n Be on discord haha, that's been hard for me to learn too
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I will try and join the patreon... good luck with this new adventure! I only wish that the discord would be available to all, as it would be the best way to build a real community. Anyway, I will support you within my possibilities <3
Thank you my friend!
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I do not think you were being overly picky re. your comments of Quicksilver. If there are aspects that pull you out of the story, then they are reasonable critiques! There are a few categories that always pull me right out of the book, and incorrect word choices is one. Another is blatant spelling or grammar or punctuation errors. Slang that has its roots in modern real-world, and makes no sense to be in the setting of the story. And then also when items that need modern technology to be produced are in the world of a fantasy book that makes no sense being there. ie. ballpoint pens in a fantasy world without running water or electricity. Am I nitpicking? Maybe to someone else who doesn't notice these things themselves. But to me, these make a considerable impact on my immersion in the story, and therefore, my enjoyment.
The ball point pen thing I 100% agree on! Amd also overly modern slang! I agree so much!! Thank you so much Kay!!
Thank you for the review of Quicksilver I was on the fence about reading it. Now I know not to bother. I can't stomach writing issues like that.
It is pretty disappointing because I think the author does other things really well!
I can’t wait to read a sorceress comes to call!
It's so good!!
🐯 Excited for you!🎉
Thanks so much!!
Writing issues bring it down for me too! Appreciate this video 🧡🧡
Thank you!
I really liked Quicksilver, all kinds of feels for that one. I read a lot of indie stuff on KU and I don't have a problem (any more) glossing over grammar mistakes and the occasional wrong word as I know how easy it is to miss stuff in a manuscript, even after reading it carefully multiple times (and rye/wry is hard to catch as spell check won't flag and they sound ok in your brain so they're easy to skip over when editing). Fisher is hiding stuff and I liked where it went :) I'm quicker to DNF it I can't take the writing voice. There's a lot of overally cocky/smarmy female heroes these days, more so in the urban fantasy genre, and they're getting tiresome so I've found myself dropping those more often.
Good point about the voice too! That's a much more problematic one for me too!
Congrats on starting a patreon! Best of luck!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for giving examples of the writing issues. I never knew what you meant but now I do! Those are pretty glaring issues especially with the improvements in autocorrect in word or other document.
Thank you! Yeah I am shocked they weren't caught
Those wording issues would also drive me nuts! 🥜
It's so jarring!
@@crystalsbookishlife yup. Pops me right out of the story
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🧡🧡 Crystal! Yay, I'm so excited about the patreon!
Thank you so much Laura! 🥹🫶
🧡🧡 The frustration that comes with books that get popular because of the "spice" is so real. If you are up for a closed door fantasy romance, I would suggest the Elven Alliance series by Tara Grayce. Fierce Heart is the first book and it starts with a marriage of convenience between a human and an elf. I enjoyed Tara's exploration of what a society as long lived as elves might look like and what they might expect of their people. Tara also explores themes of betrayal and PTSD healing.
That sounds amazing! I'm definitely up for closed door, looking this up now!
@@crystalsbookishlife I hope you love it, if you choose to read it. 🥰 As extra incentive: the series is completed and on Kindle Unlimited. Tara just started releasing a next generation series this year. But the first series is decently long at 6 full length novels, 1 companion novel (Elf Prince), and 2 short story collection novels.
They sound interesting! I’ve just read through all of Vanessa Nelson’s books. The slowest of slow burn romances, but excellent world building.
@@catb3173 Oh, which Vanessa Nelson series would you recommend to start? I have Outcast by her listed on my GoodReads as a "Fiction Looks Interesting" title but no one I know has actually read any of her books. I don't mind a slow burn romance, so long as the characters are interesting and the author doesn't abuse the miscommunication trope ☺
- try her Grey Gates series, the first is outcast. Her books are very focused on the heroine’s journey, so the romance tends to be light-on. But she’s a lovely writer, not afraid to let a story unfold in its own time. Other writers worth the effort. Thea Harrison - start with her collection of tarot novellas. I think the first is Moonshadow. I love her writing so much. A bit lighter, but inventive and so enjoyable - Annabel Chase’s Crossroads Queen series. Charlotte English - she has lots to choose from, but her fantasy Regency romances are delightful. I think the first is Wyrd and Wonderful? I’d check for you, but my internet is so unreliable that if I leave this comment it might drop out before I finish. Also Sarah Painter - her new series starts with Ward Witch. Jacquelyn Benson’s Victorian paranormal series which starts with Fire in the Glass are delightful and romantic. Also Kristen Callihan, who is better known for contemporary, wrote a terrific series of historical paranormal. Highly recommended - although quite a lot spicier than any of the above.
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Thank you so much my friend!