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annieb123's review
4.0
Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 3 is a new multi chapter preview of four upcoming books publishing fall 2021. The sampler was released 25th May by Macmillan on their Minotaur imprint. It's 90 pages and is available (possibly for a limited time) as a free download in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
The book includes excerpts from: Hannah Morrissey's Hello, Transcriber, Kimi Cunningham Grant’s These Silent Woods, Julia Dahl’s The Missing Hours, and Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche. The publication dates range from Aug through Nov 2021. These are all top shelf mysteries with the full. All of these are top quality fiction from well known authors with the promising addition of debut author Hanna Morrissey. Of the four books, I was unsurprised to find that I intend to acquire and read all four of them, and moderately surprised to find that I'm anticipating the debut from Ms. Morrissey the most.
I do really enjoy the extra resources and enhancements the larger publishing houses are able to employ to support their upcoming publications. I also appreciate that most library systems can provide quite a lot of extra support and guidance to their patrons and groups via these "sneak peeks" and promotional materials.. These previews would be appropriate for online/remote discussion groups, book clubs, individual readers looking for good "buzz" books to build up the TBR lists. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
The Minotaur Sampler, Volume 3 is a new multi chapter preview of four upcoming books publishing fall 2021. The sampler was released 25th May by Macmillan on their Minotaur imprint. It's 90 pages and is available (possibly for a limited time) as a free download in ebook format. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
The book includes excerpts from: Hannah Morrissey's Hello, Transcriber, Kimi Cunningham Grant’s These Silent Woods, Julia Dahl’s The Missing Hours, and Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche. The publication dates range from Aug through Nov 2021. These are all top shelf mysteries with the full. All of these are top quality fiction from well known authors with the promising addition of debut author Hanna Morrissey. Of the four books, I was unsurprised to find that I intend to acquire and read all four of them, and moderately surprised to find that I'm anticipating the debut from Ms. Morrissey the most.
I do really enjoy the extra resources and enhancements the larger publishing houses are able to employ to support their upcoming publications. I also appreciate that most library systems can provide quite a lot of extra support and guidance to their patrons and groups via these "sneak peeks" and promotional materials.. These previews would be appropriate for online/remote discussion groups, book clubs, individual readers looking for good "buzz" books to build up the TBR lists. Five stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
undertheradar's review
4.0
Rumor on the street is that my #feedback ratio is ridiculously low. And I’ve just requested like 10 titles that come out later this year including YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS by Jeffrey Cranor, published by: @harperperennial
Coming November 2021.
And HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG by Tracey Garvis Graves, published by: @stmartinspress coming November 2021 as well.
Both of those titles blew me away and I can’t imagine my birth month happening without reading these.
So ✨ pray that I get approved...
Anyways long story short I need to RAMP UP my #ratio. So this entire weekend will be dedicated to just that.
I’m going to throw a lot of titles at you all at once. I think you can handle it.
Let’s start with one
I’ve already requested..
HELLO, TRANSCRIBER
By: Hannah Morrisey
Publishes 11/30/21
Pub: @minotaur
How many times have you heard a scream carried into the wind? Have you ever once felt inspired to respond. Or did you chalk it up to screams of joy. Perhaps it was none of your business. I’d like to know how you’d answer that question.
First of all the cover is awe-inspiring. It draws me in and tells me we’re going for a ride.
The Main Character, aptly nicknamed Fargo, is cold, smart, efficient like your secretary. Full of secrets and objectives, like your mistress.
True story... I know someone who was once on police dispatch. I used to work on the crisis line. We’ve never swapped work stories. I’m too afraid to ask which is worse.
One during the event
The other enduring.
Here is my 6 word pitch for
#hellotranscriber
Clever, smart, & quick as a whip!
✨
NUMBER TWO
THE SILENT WOODS
BY: Kimi Cunningham Grant
Comes out: October 26, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
I feel distanced immediately upon reading just a few passages.
I think it’s intentional.
Characters are steadfast with trauma-induced attention to details and surroundings.
The writing effectively raises your anxiety, pointing out things you would never notice as a passer-by. It is raising your level of sensitivity, making you hyper aware of characters motives and behaviors.
I’m going to pass on this one and might regret it. With a 4.69 early rating it may be very appealing to the appropriate audience.
I recommend this book to readers who are:
✨Fans of male protagonists
✨Not looking for a show, the writing is not flashy. But is super effective
✨ Looking for a thriller with a side of adventure.
Here is my 50 words or less pitch for THESE SILENT WOODS:
Rugged in the best of ways, Grants writing and characters take you on a journey through the Appellations you’ll never regret.
Thanks to @minotaurbooks for this #giftedcopy✨
⭐️
Number three
So you all know this or at least you should I do not on a regular basis post trigger warnings.
I know some readers like them. I find them to be spoilery and extremely self-centered as a reviewer. This may be a regular practice I change at some point but until then I'll insert trigger warnings with discretion.
So here are the trigger warnings for
THE MISSING HOURS
BY: Julia Dahl
Coming: September 14, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
cinta's review
2.0
Thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for letting me read this book prior to its publication. My opinion is 100% honest, unbiased, and my own.
Since I had already read another sampler by Minotaur, they sent me this one for me to read. Unfortunately, none of the books included in the sampler managed to hold my attention. The thrillers didn't look interesting enough for me to want to read the full book. And after watching the cinematographic version of Enola Holmes, the books irritate me just as much as that movie.
So, sadly, I won't be interested in reading any of those books.
Since I had already read another sampler by Minotaur, they sent me this one for me to read. Unfortunately, none of the books included in the sampler managed to hold my attention. The thrillers didn't look interesting enough for me to want to read the full book. And after watching the cinematographic version of Enola Holmes, the books irritate me just as much as that movie.
So, sadly, I won't be interested in reading any of those books.
undertheradarbooks_'s review
4.0
Rumor on the street is that my #feedback ratio is ridiculously low. And I’ve just requested like 10 titles that come out later this year including YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS by Jeffrey Cranor, published by: @harperperennial
Coming November 2021.
And HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG by Tracey Garvis Graves, published by: @stmartinspress coming November 2021 as well.
Both of those titles blew me away and I can’t imagine my birth month happening without reading these.
So ✨ pray that I get approved...
Anyways long story short I need to RAMP UP my #ratio. So this entire weekend will be dedicated to just that.
I’m going to throw a lot of titles at you all at once. I think you can handle it.
Let’s start with one
I’ve already requested..
HELLO, TRANSCRIBER
By: Hannah Morrisey
Publishes 11/30/21
Pub: @minotaur
How many times have you heard a scream carried into the wind? Have you ever once felt inspired to respond. Or did you chalk it up to screams of joy. Perhaps it was none of your business. I’d like to know how you’d answer that question.
First of all the cover is awe-inspiring. It draws me in and tells me we’re going for a ride.
The Main Character, aptly nicknamed Fargo, is cold, smart, efficient like your secretary. Full of secrets and objectives, like your mistress.
True story... I know someone who was once on police dispatch. I used to work on the crisis line. We’ve never swapped work stories. I’m too afraid to ask which is worse.
One during the event
The other enduring.
Here is my 6 word pitch for
#hellotranscriber
Clever, smart, & quick as a whip!
✨
NUMBER TWO
THE SILENT WOODS
BY: Kimi Cunningham Grant
Comes out: October 26, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
I feel distanced immediately upon reading just a few passages.
I think it’s intentional.
Characters are steadfast with trauma-induced attention to details and surroundings.
The writing effectively raises your anxiety, pointing out things you would never notice as a passer-by. It is raising your level of sensitivity, making you hyper aware of characters motives and behaviors.
I’m going to pass on this one and might regret it. With a 4.69 early rating it may be very appealing to the appropriate audience.
I recommend this book to readers who are:
✨Fans of male protagonists
✨Not looking for a show, the writing is not flashy. But is super effective
✨ Looking for a thriller with a side of adventure.
Here is my 50 words or less pitch for THESE SILENT WOODS:
Rugged in the best of ways, Grants writing and characters take you on a journey through the Appellations you’ll never regret.
Thanks to @minotaurbooks for this #giftedcopy✨
⭐️
Number three
So you all know this or at least you should I do not on a regular basis post trigger warnings.
I know some readers like them. I find them to be spoilery and extremely self-centered as a reviewer. This may be a regular practice I change at some point but until then I'll insert trigger warnings with discretion.
So here are the trigger warnings for
THE MISSING HOURS
BY: Julia Dahl
Coming: September 14, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
ontheradar's review
4.0
Rumor on the street is that my #feedback ratio is ridiculously low. And I’ve just requested like 10 titles that come out later this year including YOU FEEL IT JUST BELOW THE RIBS by Jeffrey Cranor, published by: @harperperennial
Coming November 2021.
And HEARD IT IN A LOVE SONG by Tracey Garvis Graves, published by: @stmartinspress coming November 2021 as well.
Both of those titles blew me away and I can’t imagine my birth month happening without reading these.
So ✨ pray that I get approved...
Anyways long story short I need to RAMP UP my #ratio. So this entire weekend will be dedicated to just that.
I’m going to throw a lot of titles at you all at once. I think you can handle it.
Let’s start with one
I’ve already requested..
HELLO, TRANSCRIBER
By: Hannah Morrisey
Publishes 11/30/21
Pub: @minotaur
How many times have you heard a scream carried into the wind? Have you ever once felt inspired to respond. Or did you chalk it up to screams of joy. Perhaps it was none of your business. I’d like to know how you’d answer that question.
First of all the cover is awe-inspiring. It draws me in and tells me we’re going for a ride.
The Main Character, aptly nicknamed Fargo, is cold, smart, efficient like your secretary. Full of secrets and objectives, like your mistress.
True story... I know someone who was once on police dispatch. I used to work on the crisis line. We’ve never swapped work stories. I’m too afraid to ask which is worse.
One during the event
The other enduring.
Here is my 6 word pitch for
#hellotranscriber
Clever, smart, & quick as a whip!
✨
NUMBER TWO
THE SILENT WOODS
BY: Kimi Cunningham Grant
Comes out: October 26, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
I feel distanced immediately upon reading just a few passages.
I think it’s intentional.
Characters are steadfast with trauma-induced attention to details and surroundings.
The writing effectively raises your anxiety, pointing out things you would never notice as a passer-by. It is raising your level of sensitivity, making you hyper aware of characters motives and behaviors.
I’m going to pass on this one and might regret it. With a 4.69 early rating it may be very appealing to the appropriate audience.
I recommend this book to readers who are:
✨Fans of male protagonists
✨Not looking for a show, the writing is not flashy. But is super effective
✨ Looking for a thriller with a side of adventure.
Here is my 50 words or less pitch for THESE SILENT WOODS:
Rugged in the best of ways, Grants writing and characters take you on a journey through the Appellations you’ll never regret.
Thanks to @minotaurbooks for this #giftedcopy✨
⭐️
Number three
So you all know this or at least you should I do not on a regular basis post trigger warnings.
I know some readers like them. I find them to be spoilery and extremely self-centered as a reviewer. This may be a regular practice I change at some point but until then I'll insert trigger warnings with discretion.
So here are the trigger warnings for
THE MISSING HOURS
BY: Julia Dahl
Coming: September 14, 2021
Pub: @minotaurbooks
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