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REVIEW: You Are My Only by Beth Kephart
Dear Ms. Kephart, After my review of Dangerous Neighbors last year, I became quite a fan of yours. Quite a fan indeed. It’s rare that I find a literary YA author that I connect with on a writing...
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REVIEW: The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Dear Ms. Keplinger, Your book has been getting some of the biggest press I’ve seen for a YA title. It’s very rare that I have people that read heavily in the romance community telling me to pick a YA...
View ArticleJohn’s Best of 2011 List
This list encompasses the best books that I read this year. All books were published in 2011. This list is by no means complete (as there are many books published in this year that I have not read)...
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REVIEW: Withering Tights by Louise Rennison
Dear Ms. Rennison, Your Georgia Nicholson series is one of my go-to YA recommendations for a read that makes me chuckle. I’ve read maybe half of them, but each one was a treat that made me laugh out...
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A Farewell from John
My life at Dear Author started in December a couple years back. I had begun reading it and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. I had discovered a love of romance novels and wanted more and more information...
View ArticleREVIEW: Feyland: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
Dear Ms. Sharp, There is a strong stigma surrounding self-published YA novels that suggests that they are all badly written and derivative. Even with authors like Amanda Hocking becoming successes in...
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REVIEW: His Roommate’s Pleasure by Lana McGregor
Dear Ms. McGregor, His Roommate’s Pleasure caught me with the blurb. The college setting is something that I’ve been wanting to read more of in romance because of the New Adult label; it’s something...
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REVIEW: Suicide Watch by Kelley York
Dear Ms. York, I picked up your book because I saw a Tweet about its release that indicated a book that could fit into the NA category while containing an LGBTQ protagonist and/or romance within the...
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REVIEW: Letters to Nowhere by Julie Cross
Dear Julie Cross: A few YA authors here and there have been writing stories that cross the boundaries of New Adult and Young Adult – they’re either a little on the mature side in characterization...
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REVIEW: Waiting for Ty by Samantha Ann King
Dear Samantha Ann King: I knew this book was a companion novel going in, and it did a solid job of standing alone – at least when it came to referencing the previous story. A friends-to-lovers premise...
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