Review for Unremembered

Young Adult

 

 

 As always, author Jessica Brody does another fantastic job at bringing her characters to life! I found myself extremely engrossed in the storyline (how could you not?!). I couldn't get enough of Seraphina and the boy who claims to have known her before her plane crash. 

This suspenseful time travel has a ton of mystery to keep you on your toes. I really don't want to spoil all the fun. If I only had three words to describe the UNREMEMBERED it would definitely be:

Suspenseful. Thrilling. Action-packed.

Two thumbs up! Excellent plot and outstanding voice.

 

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Review for 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody

Genre: YA

Three words: Fun! Fun! Fun!

52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody is by far one of the funest stories I've ever read. 

Fast-paced, full of charm and wit, I couldn't wait to turn each page. When I got to the end I was disappointed I had come to the end of the book. I wanted more! And such a great ending it was. I already miss all the characters.

Eighteen-year-old Lexington Larrabee is the heiress to the multibillion-dollar Larrabee Media empire. And man, does she have a lot to learn. She has never had to work a day in her life, that is until her father comes up with a bright idea of having her complete 52 jobs, one for every week for the next year. If she doesn't, she won't gain access to her trust fund. If she does, well, I'll leave it up to you to learn about her awesome journey.

And don't let the title scare you. It's not a hate book. A lot goes behind that title and when you reach the end, you will see why you mustn't judge a book by its cover (or title). HIGHLY recommended YA read! Two big thumbs up.

Author Jessica Brody always delivers. Always. Can't wait for her next release.

And can't wait to see it on the big screen! 

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To learn more about the author click HERE To learn more about 52 Reasons to Hate My Father, click HERE

 Cool video making of the book trailer:

 

My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody

For years, Brooklyn Pierce's parents have been telling her she's good at making bad decisions. And for years she never believed them. Not until now. It isn't until the sirens blare and chaos emerges that she realizes maybe they're right.

 But how could she ever change? And how will she ever get away from her string of bad luck?

 As always, author Jessica Brody does a fantastic job at creating believable characters and interesting premises. Brooklyn has quite a few setbacks. Scratch that. A mountain of setbacks, but that doesn't stop her from trying to find the right solution.

 Young adult readers, no doubt, will relate with Brooklyn and her adventures. My Life Undecided is definitely a fun summer read!

Check it out on Amazon HERE

See the awesome trailer and get to know Jessica Brody HERE

And don't forget to check out Karma Club!

Interview with NY bestselling author Jessica Brody!

WELCOME

Jessica Brody!!

Thanks so much for allowing me to interview you, Jessica! Let's get started...

The Karma Club is a funny and engaging read! I literally couldn’t turn the pages fast enough. Where did the story idea come from?

This was definitely one of those ideas that just “came” to me. A friend of mine had told me some horrendous story about how a boy dumped her (I don’t even remember the story, I just remember it was infuriating!) and the entire time she was talking, I kept thinking, “Someone needs to do that right back to him. He can’t just get away with that. He needs a taste of Karma!” And then boom, the idea came to me. A secret society of girls who help each other out, dosing out Karma to those who deserve it when the universe is slow to do it on its own. And thus THE KARMA CLUB was born.

Of course, as soon as the idea came to me, I also knew that my characters would never be able to get away with it. Karma is a tricky thing. And you definitely don’t want to meddle with the universe!


Is The Karma Club part of a series? (Please say yes!)

LOL. Not as of yet. But I wouldn’t rule it out. I do have an idea on how to turn it into a series but we’ll have to wait and see how the first book does. Plus, I have so many other cool ideas I want to write too so I’ll have to prioritize!


Any obstacles during the writing process?

Aren’t there always!? For this particular book I remember how challenging it was to actually come up with good revenge schemes for the girls. When I first started writing, I thought that’d be the best (and most fun!) part, but it was actually the hardest. Let’s just say the revenge schemes changed a lot throughout the course of writing this book.


What aspect of writing has been the most difficult for you?

Act 2! Or the dreaded “middle.” Act 1 is my favorite. It’s the set-up. Everything is fresh, the character is new and fun and novel. You get to lay the groundwork for the story, build suspense, layer in complex plot points that will be resolved later. And then comes the Act 2. The heart of the story. Also known as “my nemesis.” The character is now totally grating my nerves, everything I set up in Act 1 absolutely sucks, I have no idea why I’m even a writer to begin with, I have the vocabulary of a five year old, all the “complex plot points” I thought I was setting up now actually have to be dealt with (yikes!) and I become nearly impossible to live with (my husband will second that.) And yet, somehow, incredibly, magically (as if little elves snuck in my house in the middle of the night and fixed everything that was wrong with my story), I finally arrive at act 3, the conclusion and then I’m like, “That wasn’t so bad. I don’t know why I was so freaked out!”

And then I start the next book and the cycle begins all over again!


What is the first thing you like to do when planning a new project?

I love coming up with opening sentences for my books. It’s my favorite thing to do with a new concept. Sitting down and brainstorming what the absolute PERFECT opening line for this book would be. I think opening lines in books are so important and I always appreciate a good one when I read it. I like to try and tie mine into the theme or title of the book somehow. For example, in The Karma Club the opening line is, “I can tell you right now, it’s all Karma’s fault.” I like how it kind of sets the tone for the book right off the bat.


You mentioned for every book you start, you use Blake's book Save the Cat. (BTW this is an awesome book, LOVE it! One of my faves.) Did you find it pretty easy/difficult to structure The Karma Club?

Isn’t STC the best??? Structuring books is always easy for me. Sticking to that structure is the hard part. And Karma Club was no exception!


How long did it take you to write The Karma Club?

The Karma Club, as with all of my YA novels, was pretty quick for me. I think I wrote the first draft in about three and a half months. My agent had a few edits before we submitted and then once we sold it I spent about 2-3 weeks revising per my editor’s suggestions and that was that! It always feels so much longer when you’re writing it, though, doesn’t it?

Rejection is usually a big part of a writer's journey. Did you face several rejections before selling your first book?

ABSOLUTELY! About four years’ worth! And technically I didn’t even sell my “first” book, I sold my second one! My first book, which shall remain nameless, was like my trial run. I started writing it about seven years ago and tried to sell it for two years and it never sold. Although I was fortunate enough to get tons of constructive criticism and feedback from my rejection letters. And most of them said, “too much voice, not enough story” so when I got an idea for another book, The Fidelity Files, I made sure there was TONS of story packed in there to avoid getting the same letters.

I wish the story ended there, but unfortunately, my life has never been that easy. I spent two more years writing and rewriting that book, trying to incorporate critiques and feedback from all the new rejection letters I was racking up, until I finally found an agent who wanted to sign me. Once I got the manuscript in the right place, my agent sold it pretty quickly. But it definitely didn’t happen overnight!


Your book trailer is so awesome! Rumor has it you were in the movie industry. Could you share a little bit about your background?

Thanks so much! I’m so glad you liked it! I was in the movie industry. I worked for MGM Studios for three years but I was on the business side of it. I was more of a numbers gal. I ran analyses and complicated spreadsheets to determine which movies the studio should acquire and how much they should pay for them. It was a really cool job that I enjoyed tremendously but my heart was always in writing so I left to pursue that. I still use my spreadsheet skills from time to time. For instance, I outline all my novels in Excel and use it to compute my daily word count quotas! Most writers think I’m crazy!

It's a given that The Karma Club will be a movie one day. It has to be! Any bites yet?

I’d love to see it as a film! We’ve had a few bites, some more promising than others. My agent is handling all that as we speak! Fingers crossed!


Any advice for aspiring writers?

Regardless if you’re a bestselling author with twenty books under your belt or you’re just starting out, writing is a craft that needs to be constantly honed. Try to write every day. Even if the stuff that’s coming out reads like a third grade book report. Sometimes you have to get the crap out in order to get to the good stuff. And sometimes, writing just to write is the only way to get a book done. Even if it means having to go back later and delete it all!

Where can we learn more about you?

Everything you want to know (and maybe even some things you don’t) can be found on my website: http://www.jessicabrody.com/


I appreciate you giving us the opportunity to get to know you better!! Thanks so much, Jessica for taking time out of your busy schedule. You rock!! And so does The Karma Club!

Thank YOU! I’m so glad you liked the book! And thanks for the fun interview!

The Karma Club

The Karma Club is an AWESOME read! Five big stars all the way.

I couldn’t get enough. I couldn’t flip the pages fast enough. Jessica has created an engaging and believable tale of a teenage girl who takes yin yang and karma to a new level.

It's fun, engaging and it hooked me all the way to the very end. This one will definitely go on top of my bookshelves with the rest of my faves.

Without a doubt, I can see this one selling millions and becoming a major motion film.
Way to go Jessica! You made a fan in me.


P.s. If you're a writer, this book is a great read to learn from. Jessica is a master on how to create suspense and a true page turner. She also has some writing tips HERE

View the trailer to the Karma Club HERE

To learn a little more about the book click HERE

And last, but not least, buy it HERE on Amazon