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Stephanie A. Cline - 5.0 out of 5 stars I'm not one to just pick up different fantasy novels and start reading them, but with this one I had a hard time putting it down. The way the author brings the two worlds together in the book was just great. I also enjoyed the way she kept you jumping from area to the next. It kept me on the edge of my seat all the way to the end. I would recommend this book to everyone. Would love to see a hardcopy come out, so I can add it to my bookcase.
5.0 out of 5 stars
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Story for the Artist in Us All, August 5, 2010By
stvfoolery "stvfoolery" (California) - It's not so easy to write a book that both keeps you entertained and makes you think, and it's a rare gem of a find when you come across an author capable of meshing both seamlessly. MJ Heiser is exactly that author.
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.
