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Sasha White ” Reviews

By: Cheyenne McCray

Cheyenne McCray — Mon, 29 May 2006 15:42:12 +0000

Great reviews and love that cover!!!

By: raine

raine — Mon, 29 May 2006 06:48:58 +0000

Congrats on the fabulous reviews, Sasha.

By: Saskia

Saskia — Sun, 28 May 2006 18:57:31 +0000

Super reviews, Sasha! Well done you!

Hmmm, as a reader ideally I like to be surprised by endings. I also like the story to run on in my head. But I read a lot of fiction outside romance. I find romance everywhere though. I tend to buy by author or blurb, not label.

By: May

May — Sun, 28 May 2006 15:20:10 +0000

I don’t read the label either. But from what I’ve seen on blogs lately (or, since everybody disagrees with me), it will be an issue for many romance readers.

By: cece

cece — Sun, 28 May 2006 14:55:23 +0000

I know I keep saying this but I really really think it comes down to the HEA being in the eye of the reader….

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 27 May 2006 21:48:59 +0000

First off, let me say WOOT! on those reviews. I know Lexy’s story from its very beginning and it deserves every kudo it gets. It’s a fantastic story - I love the noir comments, that is exactly it. Oh, and not to mention the sex. Hot diggity! (You know I’m envisioning my favorite scene, right? )
As to the rest of it… I do look at spine labels, covers, blurbs, and so forth. If it’s an author I don’t know, I definitely comb over it to make sure it looks good to me. A traditional HEA is not a given in erotica and I wouldn’t expect it. In Erotic romance though, yep, I would expect it.
The end of THE CRIB is a good “happy” one even if it’s not traditional HEA.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 27 May 2006 18:19:50 +0000

I’m a big label reader at the grocery store, in bookstores, etc. Obviously, I look at the cover and then read the blurb first. If that catches my attention, then I’ll look for taglines (ie erotica, erotic romance, horror, etc.) Whether I buy it or not will boil down to my mood. If the blurb catches my attention, then I most likely will, but I want to know what I’m getting. I don’t like the old bait and switch that some books do. If it says erotic romance, then it better be an erotic romance.

By: cece

cece — Sat, 27 May 2006 13:34:59 +0000

Sybil….Daisy has a great blog post about the older women in her WW group that have read her EC books–its’ a hoot!

By: sybil

sybil — Sat, 27 May 2006 07:10:02 +0000

Yeah it matters to me but only with romance. When out of that section I don’t really worry about it.

But lately I am rarely out of that section. I think books with a strong love story or relationship should be in the romance section - be it chick-lit, inspirational, women’s fic, erotica or romance.

At the same time if the labels aren’t going to reflect what the book is, then I don’t want anything in the romance section BUT romance.

I am one of those chatty people that talk to anyone, shocking I know. And more often then not end up talking to people in book stores (not sure if they think I am good for rec’s because I am there SO long or because I am carrying so many books ;) ). More often than not, they are not online. They may have their RT list made but I mention the net, blogs or review sites and they have no clue. So those people DON’T research their books.

And oddly enough I get asked for rec’s (often EC ones) from older women who know nothing about computers than younger ’sex in the city’ types. So those are the ones I worry about. And the price isn’t going to work in favor. At $13 a pop people are less likely to take a chance and less likely to try again once they didn’t get the HEA they expected.

of course just my lil opinion