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I loved Possession and have heard great things about Sparrow Road.

That's great you're helping other debut authors by posting about their books.

Fun contest. Thanks for supporting other authors!

Okay, you got me. I'm gonna go check out what that wonderful book was. ;-) Congrats on the nice words!

It was my great pleasure, Caroline. I loved the book.

Beth Kephart is one classy lady and an amazing author. How cool that you guys have made a connection :)

Caroline, my daughter just asked "When is May B. coming out?" :-)

One sentence reviewing is an amazing talent. Thank you

Gosh I wouldn't be able to review a book in one sentence. Haha, it would be a realllllly long run-on sentence. Never Eighteen sounds like a very touching read, and OyMG sounds like a super fun one.

One sentence hooks are brutal to write. well done. cheers.

I agree, a one-sentence review would be challenging, for sure. I think the review for OyMG is very well done.

These all sound awesome! Thanks, Caroline. I'm especially interested in that last one. I'm always in awe of "spare" novels.

Amy

Those look fantastic- like someone commented above, the "spare" part is one of the hardest things to do. It's so much easier to word vomit :)

That IS a talent, being able to distill a book down to its essence in one sentence. But other than that last one (which I really really want to read now because I love intense, spare reads!), we don't know how you feel about the books.

I ADORED OyMG! I'll have to check out Never Eighteen now!

Great post. If I can't put my own MS in one sentence, I'm not clear enough. It has taken me a while, but I finally got it. Good idea for a post!

What a coincidence! I'm currently reading for review "The Daughter's Walk" by Jane Kirkpatrick, which is a historical novel based on the same story as "The Year We Were Famous." It's a wonderful story.

Liesl, I've heard a little about THE DAUGHTER'S WALK from author Carole Estby Dagg. I adored THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS and should pick up a copy of Kirkpatrick's book. It's fun, when I find a compelling story, to read different accounts. Please tell me what you think of it!

And I highly recommend Carole's book.

Stupid Fast looks like my kind of book, haha, well what I can tell from the one-sentence summary. I've heard that The Year We Were Famous is great, so I can't wait to try that one out. The story sounds amazing as well!

The sentence for Stupid Fast is a great hook. Makes me want to read it. And I bookmarked "The Year We Were Famous" when someone did a review on it - was that you? I can't remember, but it sounds like an awesome true story to read.

Lyn, the books couldn't be more different and wonderful. I interviewed Carole Estby Dagg about THE YEAR WE WERE FAMOUS earlier in the month. Her story is as amazing as Clara and Helga's.

Stupid Fast is laugh out loud hilarious and is incredibly touching, too. Geoff's compassion for his characters shines through in a beautiful, goofy way.

They all sound intriguing. Love your one-sentence reviews, Caroline! Heard about The Year We Were Famous from you, of course, but haven't heard about the others until now.

Thanks!

I can't wait to read all three of these books! This year is just full of amazing reads thus far.

I was just told Wither was awesome, crossing my fingers :)

Those are FANTASTIC one-liners!! And all three are on my wish list. :-)

oooh, love it. Wither is on my wish list.

I would love to win a copy of Wither! I have it on my "Gotta read" list!

Wither looks reaallly good! And I wish I could make my manuscript sound as good as these novel lines :D

I've been hearing so many great things about Wither. Thanks for the contest. :)

These 3 all look really good - they're on my wishlist!

They all look great, Wither in particular sounds fascinating!

All of those look great. Definitely going to keep my eyes open for them.

Very cool! I love contests that are easy to enter. Thank you, Caroline!

Amy

I really want to read Wither. Thanks for the contest. And I agree with A.L., thanks for making it easy.

Drop my name in the hat for that one!

I keep hearing about Wither. I'd love to read it and see what all the fuss is about :)

I've wanted to read this book ever since I saw the cover. (Hope that isn't sad) It is so gorgeous!

Fun! I've had my eye on Wither ever since its beautiful cover art caught my eye.

I would love to win a copy of Wither! Thanks for the contest. And the reviews.

Great one line reviews. All these books sound great. I'd love to hear more.

I like these one-liners! Sign me up for the giveaway!!
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These one-liners are amazing!! You should hire yourself out to write pitches for people. Seriously.

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I bet you did a better job than the author did summarizing the books! :)

You don't need to enter me in the contest since I'm buried under school books at the moment. Unless it's your book. :)

Caroline - one line reviews are brilliant! Love them!

I wish I could do that. Great job.
The only one I ever came up with was Vampire falls in love with Snack. (you guess the book)

Ha!

Three more books on my "want" list. I've heard of and ignored "Bad Taste in Boys" b/c of the title. Now, a "goofy, campy read" with zombies? Count me in!
Thanks for mini-previews!

So many books, so little time!!! That's it...I'm moving to a cabin in the woods. All I'm going to do is read. All day. That's it. Read. And eat. But only so I can keep reading.

This is getting annoying. I keep doing this. That Ryan Geary...that up there? That's me. Valerie. I really need to double-check who's signed in before I comment. :D

Val, you are so funny. I was thinking how much your husband talks just like you do!

Val, you are so funny. I was thinking how much your husband talks just like you do!

It's good to know my voice is distinctive. :)

Ha ha Valerie! Have the same problem with my hubby's profile! Yes, I was definitely thinking like Caroline.

I've read and loved all of these except Bad Taste in Boys. I can't wait to read that! Love your one line reviews!