Showing posts with label Bianca Philipp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bianca Philipp. Show all posts

Monday, 24 October 2011

The American Dream Reversed by Bianca Philipp

I am not being paid for this review and will be unbiased in my finidings.

This is Bianca's first book and was originally her entry into the NaNoWriMo last year.

The story follows Keith Scott from a man who thinks he has it all into his downward spiral of drugs, alcoholism and ultimately ending up at rock bottom with no visible way of getting out. Losing his friends, family and everything he holds dear the reader is made to follow him down and then watch him try to make his way back up with the help of a friend - and a few bumps along the way.

This book doesn't pull it's punches, you're dragged in to feeling an empathy towards the main character that really doesn't help you feel good during his low moments, and believe me they get low, but you will be happy for him when it does happen (or just feel like slapping some sense into the man)! This is Bianca's first book and a very good promise for things to come. Well written and uncompromising in her style she has a straightforward bluntness that is rather refreshing for it's honest outlook.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the finished version of this book after my attempt at assisting with the beta-reading. Having read her online work, mainly covering fanfiction, this is a well deserved big break for this woman to showcase her talent. I wish her well and hope she gets a chance to publish her next novel, whenever that may be.

Thursday, 8 September 2011

Upcoming Books

To let you guys know what's coming up in the way of book reviews on here I thought I'd make a list of the books I have and, apart from the top 6, the order they'll be read and reviewed in.

  1. The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt
  2. The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
  3. Jamrach's Menagerie - Carol Birch
  4. Snowdrops - A.D Miller
  5. Half-blood Blues - Esi Edugyan
  6. Pigeon English - Stephen Kelman
  7. The American Dream Reversed - Bianca Philipp (https://www.createspace.com/3624762)
  8. The Redbreast - Jo Nesbo
  9. Nemesis - Jo Nesbo
  10. The Devil's Star - Jo Nesbo
  11. The Redeemer - Jo Nesbo
  12. The Snowman - Jo Nesbo
All 12 are either on my bookcase or in the process of being delivered so I reckon this should keep me out of mischief for the next few months, don't you ;D After that I'll see what I have hanging around and take suggestions too.

As a special note - Bianca Philipp is a good friend of mine who's just had her first book published, once I receive my copy (not signed *sob*) I'll get onto reading and reviewing it... as I beta'ed it to this should be an interesting read - please feel free to buy it using the link provided. (I am not being paid for that plug, but my normal fee is choc chip cookies!)