Chaotic Ninja

“In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions..."  ― Roger Ebert Roger Ebert was a great American film critic who, along with the equally great Gene Siskel, awarded “Two Thumbs Up” to deserving films. Ebert was considered the most influential and powerful film pundit in America. Though I don’t review films, I follow Ebert’s “relative, not absolute" approach when reviewing indie books. But sometimes, authors react as if reviews are absolute truths. The way I see it, a review is really an exercise in reaction and counter-reaction: When a book gets a glowing 5-star review... When a book gets a 4-star review... When a book gets a 3-star review...  When a book gets a 2-star review...      When a book gets a 1-star review  And the ultimate reaction when a book is marked 'DID NOT FINISH' (or DNF) ...

I enjoy doing the Conversations over Milk & Cookies segment so much that  I forget this blog is primarily a review blog (the name says so!). Here are some of my reviews for August. Click on the thumbnails to read the reviews. You can read my other reviews here.  

Check out some YA books written by Indie Authors. They're absolutely worth your time and money.       BRING ME SUNSHINE by Wendy Storer CURSE by Dale Furse SOMEONE DIFFERENT by Kate Hanney TITANIAN CHRONICLES: JOURNEY OF DESTINY by Leisl Kaberry  UNTETHERED by Katie Hayoz WHERE BLUEBIRDS FLY by Wendy Storer

Welcome to Episode 23 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask? It's my way of supporting indie authors (some of them are members of the RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB). We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in 140 characters. All the EPISODES of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  can be found  HERE .  Or you can just look to your right and you'll find the  Quick Links . In this episode, we feature STEVIE TURNER , author of ' The  Porn Detective ', ' The Pilates Class ', and ' A House of Windows ' (among others). Let's get to know Stevie in more than 140 characters, shall we? ** Green Tea and Lemon Cake were served in this episode because Stevie is allergic to milk and cookies. KINDLE NINJA:   Welcome to Conversations...

Welcome to Episode 22 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask?  It's my way of supporting members of the  RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB .  We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in 140 characters. All the EPISODES of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  can be found  HERE .  Or you can just look to your right and you'll find the  Quick Links . In this episode, we feature AUTHOR NICHOLAS C. ROSSIS. He's the author of the ' PEARSEUS ' series and ' POWER OF SIX + 1 '  BOOK 3 of PERSEUS IS OUT: ' MAD WATER' Nicholas is the Rave Reviews Book Club's Social Media Director. Let's get to know Nicholas in more than 140 characters, shall we? KINDLE NINJA:   Welcome to Conversations over Milk and Cookie...