Review by Ashley Simon
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Online Book Club (it’s pretty awesome, though. It’s kinda like Goodreads, but with more emphasis on talking to other readers.) I bring it up because I recently had A Book Without Dragons reviewed on their website, and I was just so flattered and delighted with what Ashley Simon had to say about it!
In particular, I loved her impression of my dear, darling Willow:
“And finally, there’s Willow Ayers. Willow likes to think of himself as an ordinary guy who loves fantasy novels. But he’s also the guy who invented Unitime. And when the system breaks down, people everywhere turn their eyes to him. He’s the only one who can fix Unitime and restore order to their world. But Willow’s in hiding, and he doesn’t seem to be making a whole lot of progress. In fact, some people would say he doesn’t really want Unitime to be fixed at all. Or does he?”
- Ashley Simon, Online Book Club reviewer
With a novel as unusual as ABWD, it just warms my heart when I see a reviewer who really understands what I was attempting, and seems to have taken something positive away from the experience.
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Thanks for the shoutout! I’m glad you liked the review!
You’re quite welcome! Thank YOU 🙂 I know it takes a special kind of reviewer to take on an experimental novel. Thanks for taking the risk!