CORONA (The Chronicles of Jaenrye): SPECIAL EDITION
Long past the Age of Wonder, several thirty-somethings form an unlikely band of adventurers in the fair land of Jaenrye. Can they keep at bay the seemingly inevitable rule of a man determined to destroy the magic they can't bring themselves to believe in?
Tom Strausser is a lonely failed musician with a day job he hates. Rose Smith thinks she could be a best-selling novelist, but can't be bothered to spend time writing. Father Rey Lopez was a rising star in the Catholic church until depravity got the best of him.
All three of these everyday nobodies are pulled from the world they know and are forced to find out what they're really made of, confronting their own cowardice, malice, and complacency. Will they rise to the challenge, despite themselves?
Praise and Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you read 'Cat Fancy' on a regular basis you will NOT enjoy this book. There are no mentions of cats dressed up like ballerinas or Sarah Jessica Parker's character from Sex&The City.
However, there is a talking rat- and that's close.
Well, not REALLY a rat.
Like Sarah Jessica is NOT REALLY a horse.
If you like words with more than 2 syllables you will like this book.
Disappointment for some- the word 'sparkle' is not prominently featured. Descriptions of contours of face and the words 'pressed against her' are not mentioned either.
The word 'inswirling' is not used- as it is not a word.
But there are easily over 5000 good words in this book- and their various combinations. So enjoy! Be envious of my signed copy- I had to mug someone outside a bookstore for.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
5.0 out of 5 stars
Which is good, because I paid my hard earned cash on this book and getting ripped off tends to make me as happy as a weepy, Lindsay Lohan in her tiny, tiny jail cell.
With Corona, the good Ms. Heiser has created a word that feels both real and imagined but never for a moment fake. The characters are living, breathing, and relatable. You care about the choices they make, you get worried when they're threatened, and you can feel it in your bones when they hurt. I know people like this. I've met people like this. I am people like this. While skillfully avoiding the all too common pratfall of becoming overly preachy, Heiser offers up tidbits on life, and art, al while delving headfirst into the creative process in a way that feels entirely heartfelt, honest, and never for a minute forced or overdone.
Long story short, this ones a page-turner of the highest order.
There are books, there are good books, and then there are books like Corona - books that quite simply stand alone.
Though the sequel hasn't yet been released she already has my money. Which says an awful lot, because I like my money. I like it a lot, and I don't nearly have enough of it to toss around willy-nilly and fancy-free like a half naked Lindsay Lohan in a vat full of cocaine. I like my money so much I try not to spend it on crap. Corona's the opposite of crap - which I guess is food.
Corona is nourishment for the brain.
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