Recommendation: Quarter Share

[alpharaposa]

I was feeling grumpy yesterday. The cub took a while to settle in bed, and by the time I got him settled, I didn't feel like doing anything else around the house. So, I pondered reading something and remembered haikujaguar's review of Quarter Share by Nathan Lowell.

So I looked it up, bought it, and started reading. At the beginning, I was still feeling grumpy and wondering if I really wanted to read science fiction in that mood (and not, say, Tarzan stories). By the time I decided that I really ought to go to sleep because it was almost 10 o'clock, I was up to chapter 16. It was actually an effort not to immediately turn around and finish reading it.

I haven't finished the book and I'm recommending it. haikujaguar is right; it's a coming-of-age story that's wonderfully wholesome. There are a few odd commas or one or two run-on sentences (the perils of self-publishing!), but not enough to break the flow even for a twitchy grammarian like myself.

It is available as an ebook, not in paper. You can also download it as a free audiobook here: http://www.podiobooks.com/title/quarter-share. So, if you have a Kindle app or like listening to your novels, this one is a good choice.

(I can't believe I don't have a "reading" icon! How did I overlook that?)

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I believe the sequel is out in e-book format already, but not the third book (though all of the audiobooks are out, I think?).

[stryck.livejournal.com]

I saw Half Share on the Kindle listing, but haven't picked it up, yet. Probably after I finish Quarter Share and then read some Tarzan. (Because Tarzan is free!)

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

I continue to await its availability on Smashword. >_>