Chaotic Ninja

No Snobby Reader was hurt in this conversation. SNOBBY READER: What are you smiling about? KINDLE NINJA: Just finished my list of top 10 books for the year. SNOBBY READER: Let me guess, 9 of 10 are crime and mystery books by Koontz, Patterson, Lehane, and Brown, and one token outlier, possibly a memoir. KINDLE NINJA: Hah! Not even close. These are mostly indie books. Here, have a look - from #10 to #1.   SNOBBY READER: Ah, obscure titles, from unknown authors. KINDLE NINJA: Is that disdain I detect? SNOBBY READER: You know how I feel about crappy books. KINDLE NINJA: There will always be crappy books, indie or not. SNOBBY READER: I read books that challenge the mind. KINDLE NINJA: Calculus books do that, but they’re no fun. You should try to read books outside of your preferred genre. Meet obscure authors. Mingle with the commoners, your Highness. SNOBBY READER: They don’t measure up to the Classics or the Nobel winners. I take plea...

Kindle Ninja Review Edition #6 featuring Good Intentions by Kathryn Biel and Daydream's Daughter, Nightmare's Friend by Nonnie Jules Good Intentions by Kathryn Biel 5 / 5 ★★★★ ★ Good Intentions by Kathryn Biel starts off in a typical chick lit fashion – the female protagonist (Maggie Miller) going on about the events of the day, gravitating towards a litany about her job, hair, make up, shoes, and men. Normally, this would make me fast forward to the next chapter, but the fumbling Maggie is quite an endearing character (how is she still single?). The funny parts are actually funny, which really does not prepare you for the chain of events that unfold. She goes through the rough cycle of coupling with her best friend’s mate, Ryan, whose intentions are hazy. They dance around each other, and Ryan goes hot and cold, then pulls away. Then the story takes a different turn, with revelations that change the relationship dynamics (for the worse). And your heart ...

#PUSHTUESDAY is one of the brilliant ideas of  Rave Reviews BookClub governing body (I call them the Jedi High Council – Nonnie calls them The Gladiators – either works).  Every Tuesday, a lucky member is selected and gets massively pushed, shoved, and propelled for a full 24 hours in social media sites (primarily, but not limited to, Twitter). The “pushing” is a show of colossal support from members and such show of force has done wonders to authors’ bottomline (whether it be sales or ranking). Whilst we have different criteria on how success is measured, I must say that IN THIS CASE, the measure of success of such exercise (the PUSH) is in authors’ sales rankings. Why? Because it’s easily verifiable if you are actually paying attention. A case in point. Prior to the push, Author A languishes at the bottom ranking just over the millionth mark, and risks sinking lower. It’s heartbreaking, isn’t it? Then comes #PUSHTUESDAY. After 24-hours of tweets and re-tweets....