What I Just Read: A D.S. Marquis Book Review of Dragged Up and Torn Apart by Cain Quillman
Raw, honest, & bittersweet! An unforgettable & harrowing memoir that fills up all five senses!
Raw, honest, & bittersweet! An unforgettable & harrowing memoir that fills up all five senses!
A strong debut with compelling characters!
A fun mystery with a Scooby Doo vibe! Appropriate for middle grade on up!
Charming, unforgettable, comical, yet consequential story about the mystery and potency of love.
I read the The Song of Achilles with my book club and it really surprised me. I expected a war story and got so much more.
A View from the Window by Erika Crosse is beautifully crafted with a strong protagonist, late 18c historical setting, and tightly knit plot.
D.S. Marquis' writes about an agent querying journey. She believes there are readers for every book. She just has to find you.
The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo is a wild pitch-dark ride blended wickedly with thrills, horror, crime and fantasy.
The novel, Take a Bow by Beatrice Sylvie is so much more than ballet. It's life in the face of challenge personified.
Meet Me Tonight by Florian Parent is a heartfelt, peaceful, easy joy of a read set in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic in California.
The authentic voice of this true story drew me into a 10-15 year portrait of the home life of the narrator, Anahita and her family.
I read The Whisper Man from cover to cover within twenty four hours. I couldn't put it down.
Paula C. Deckard’s psychological horror novel is a mind twisting allegorical read told from the perspective of a junior heart surgeon.
Kate Dunbar’s new adult novel, Used, is a strong suspenseful survivor story and romance rolled into one.
Anyhoo, as my old pal used to say, that summer Luanne had her first boyfriend and her first break up. And I had my celebrity crush.
Finding Innocence, a young adult fantasy by Karen Keith is a story written in first person narration from the perspective of a runaway prota
The Context Marketing Revolution by Mathew Sweezey will change the way you look at your relationship with your customers or readers.
Who has ever reinvented their career? Or in the process now? I'd love to hear about it. You can contact me on my website. Here's my story.
Somewhere between drafts five and six my manuscript could stand on its own.