Maggie Lynch
Auteur de Expendable
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Photo taken by my husband.
Séries
Œuvres de Maggie Lynch
Shifting Waters 1 exemplaire
Secrets to Effective Author Marketing 1 exemplaire
Gravity (Obsidian Rim #1 / Cryoborn Gifts #1) 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Lynch, Maggie
- Autres noms
- Faire, Maggie
Jaimeson, Maggie - Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Études
- Nova Southeastern University (MS)
Humboldt State University (MA & BS) - Professions
- actor
family counselor
marriage counselor
special education counselor
teacher
software programmer (tout afficher 9)
professor
dean
CIO - Organisations
- Authors Guild, Romance Writers of America
- Courte biographie
- I am fortunate to now spend the majority of my time journeying into the world of my imagination and writing novels that reflect my passions and my belief that strong women can do anything, that the good guys win in the end, and that love will conquer all.
My career over the past 30+ years has included five years as a Family and Marriage Counselor working with families with severely disabled children; eight years in the software industry,and academic appoints at various universities ranging from Professor to Department Director and to Dean. I ended my academic career as a Chief Technology Officer. My educational background is in psychology, counseling, computer science, and education. Yes, I have far too many degrees. I just couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to be when I grew up, and being in constant debt seemed like an interesting challenge.
Somehow I found a way to satisfy both my left and right brain and fashioned a career that could do that by choosing positions that would use my people skills, my love of adaptive technologies, and my desire to be a teacher and mentor.
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There were some great visuals in this story. I especially loved the scenes on and under the glaciers, as well as the dragons. Many individual scenes were vibrant and interesting. However, there were other things that didn’t work for me.
I often felt that this story was several individual scenes that were cobbled together. The story didn’t have fluid continuity and because of that I felt it needed a bit more polishing. An example is Sela with her dragon. In one scene, she introduces her dragon and sheds a few tears (and I have no idea why she’s tearing up). Then a few scenes later she introduces her dragon again, as if she hadn’t just introduced her to the same person just a short while ago. Camryn’s character suffered from this too, being on one side of the fence on a subject in one scene then on the other side a few scenes later.
There’s a love triangle in the making… well a lust triangle…. a friends-with-benefits triangle? Anyway, it didn’t work for me. There’s lots of talk about raging hormones and consent and not being able to control oneself as well as dream sex which may or may not count. Not my thing and it brought the story down a bit for me. Typical nice guy with dented heart (Ohar) and typical hottie bad guy (Dagger) vie for Camryn’s attentions.
The pacing keeps us moving along at a good clip. Camryn goes through a lot in this book. Plus, she’s a hormonal 16 year old. That could make anyone’s life difficult. One of Camryn’s biggest issues is that she keeps shapeshifting without control. She has lost sight of who she is, especially once she learns about her real parents. So the whole story has an underlying message about trying to find oneself. And that was cute; it worked for me.
Over all, it was fun but could use a little more polishing. 3/5 stars.
The Narration: Rachel Jacobs did a good job with this book. I like her voice for Camryn and all of her female voices are pretty good. I do feel that Jacobs’ male characters need more masculinity. Sometimes there was a tremble to the voice for certain characters (like Ohar and Thea) but I think this was on purpose. I think. Well, I hope so. 4.5/5 stars.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Maggie Lynch. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.… (plus d'informations)
I often felt that this story was several individual scenes that were cobbled together. The story didn’t have fluid continuity and because of that I felt it needed a bit more polishing. An example is Sela with her dragon. In one scene, she introduces her dragon and sheds a few tears (and I have no idea why she’s tearing up). Then a few scenes later she introduces her dragon again, as if she hadn’t just introduced her to the same person just a short while ago. Camryn’s character suffered from this too, being on one side of the fence on a subject in one scene then on the other side a few scenes later.
There’s a love triangle in the making… well a lust triangle…. a friends-with-benefits triangle? Anyway, it didn’t work for me. There’s lots of talk about raging hormones and consent and not being able to control oneself as well as dream sex which may or may not count. Not my thing and it brought the story down a bit for me. Typical nice guy with dented heart (Ohar) and typical hottie bad guy (Dagger) vie for Camryn’s attentions.
The pacing keeps us moving along at a good clip. Camryn goes through a lot in this book. Plus, she’s a hormonal 16 year old. That could make anyone’s life difficult. One of Camryn’s biggest issues is that she keeps shapeshifting without control. She has lost sight of who she is, especially once she learns about her real parents. So the whole story has an underlying message about trying to find oneself. And that was cute; it worked for me.
Over all, it was fun but could use a little more polishing. 3/5 stars.
The Narration: Rachel Jacobs did a good job with this book. I like her voice for Camryn and all of her female voices are pretty good. I do feel that Jacobs’ male characters need more masculinity. Sometimes there was a tremble to the voice for certain characters (like Ohar and Thea) but I think this was on purpose. I think. Well, I hope so. 4.5/5 stars.
I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Maggie Lynch. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.… (plus d'informations)
I wish I had a book like this when I first started. I have read many 'author help' books and most of them are 95% cheerleader and only 5% substance. This one gives good information and gets "under the hood" with real practical examples where others only graze the surface. Most of it I already knew, but there were several tips I didn't. Screen shots from the more difficult websites are a definite asset. I am sure most authors could navigate the maze given time, but Lynch saves that hassle by giving a road map. If you are an author just starting out in independent publishing, I would recommend picking up this book first. It will save you a lot of headaches.… (plus d'informations)
Reviewed by Judy
Review copy provided by Wild Rose Press
Maggie Jaimeson weaves heart-stopping action with the unique premise of biogenetic research. Reed Adler is by far the most believable character as he struggles with near-debilitating flashbacks as part of his PTSD, while still managing to use his considerable skills to stay alive as he fights to unravel the mystery surrounding Jenna, her sister, and her sister’s child.
Jenna, while exhibiting definite contrition about her part in her sister’s disappearance—and admirable tenacity in not making the same mistakes with her sister’s child—is more fragile and not quite a match for her counterpoint Reed.
The fast-moving story succeeds in keeping the reader turning pages. Several points do strain credulity, especially the quick determination of custody of ten-year-old David and the way that Reed and his ex-Marine buddies take the investigation into their own hands with little or no opposition from law enforcement in several jurisdictions.
For those who enjoy a true contemporary thriller interspersed with sizzling romance, Expendable will be a satisfying read.… (plus d'informations)
Review copy provided by Wild Rose Press
Maggie Jaimeson weaves heart-stopping action with the unique premise of biogenetic research. Reed Adler is by far the most believable character as he struggles with near-debilitating flashbacks as part of his PTSD, while still managing to use his considerable skills to stay alive as he fights to unravel the mystery surrounding Jenna, her sister, and her sister’s child.
Jenna, while exhibiting definite contrition about her part in her sister’s disappearance—and admirable tenacity in not making the same mistakes with her sister’s child—is more fragile and not quite a match for her counterpoint Reed.
The fast-moving story succeeds in keeping the reader turning pages. Several points do strain credulity, especially the quick determination of custody of ten-year-old David and the way that Reed and his ex-Marine buddies take the investigation into their own hands with little or no opposition from law enforcement in several jurisdictions.
For those who enjoy a true contemporary thriller interspersed with sizzling romance, Expendable will be a satisfying read.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 15
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 44
- Popularité
- #346,250
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 7
- ISBN
- 12
I was gripped from the start with the early introduction of a murdered woman, Tanya, who is found by an ex Special Ops Marine soldier, Reed Adler, with a severely traumatised young boy by her side. While Reed tries to establish the boy's relationship to this woman and break through his barrier of silence, he has his own demons to face after serving in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the dead woman's sister, Jenna, has to deal with her grief, intensified by the fact that when they last met 10 years previously, not only did they have a bitter confrontation, but it was to be the last time they saw each other.
Her sister's murderers catch up with Jenna and fate unites her with the nephew she never knew existed and the man who found and looked after him. Reed, Jenna, his close Marine comrades and her nearest friends work together to find Tanya's murderers and uncover an unscrupulous, immoral and unethical operation by a deranged and delusional doctor scientist.
Maggie tells a very good story: her style is easy, uncomplicated and very readable, her characters are well-conceived: the camaradie between Reed and his ex-Marine associates is warming and his PTSD is particularly poignantly portrayed; it weighs heavily against the undeniable and inevitable attraction he feels for Jenna. Maggie depicts an evil villain with conviction; there is a perfect balance of action, tension and romance in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This review was originally written for The Romance Reviews
http://www.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=3206… (plus d'informations)