Sentences with phrase «page turner written»

The NYT reviews, calling it «highly enjoyable» and a «page turner written with great brio.»

Not exact matches

«Stepan's history of eradication efforts gives you a good sense of how involved the work can get, how many different kinds of approaches have been tried without success, and how much we've learned from our failures,» he writes, though he also warns that, while extremely valuable, it is far from a page turner.

«I might lose whatever credibility I have with readers if I suggested flat out that a book centered around the subject of oil, written by an economist, was a page - turner, but I am willing to say with conviction that Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller, by former CIBC Chief Economist Jeff Rubin, is a fantastically compelling read.

There is life saving information in this book, but it is written in a practical manner, easy to read, and put together so that it is a page - turner.

Kendra Saunders has a fun, witty writing style that makes the book an unique page turner!

Charles Brandt has written a page - turner that has become a true crime classic.

Hopefully each book I write is a page turner.

While much of Lent's writing is rich with insights about the human condition, those who prefer a more fast - paced read may find this detailed examination of daily living less than a page - turner.

Based on your favorite authors and novels, I have a feeling that you love books that are about women's lives — page - turners, but still substantive and written beautifully.

Prolific children's and YA author Tim Wynne - Jones has created a page - turner with Blink & Caution, the story of two teen runaways who are accidentally drawn into a mystery.Wynne - Jones may have written a thriller, but he hasn't lost his sense of humor.

This year, Brooks is celebrating twenty years of continued success by taking his writing to a new level; Running with the Demon is a stunning contemporary fantasy, a page - turner with sleek, spare writing and a dark vision not found in his earlier work.

Her books are meticulously researched and steeped in history, but what really matters is that she can flat - out write a page - turner.

So it appeals to my contrarian nature that Yax pretty much ignores the rules yet still has written a great page turner.

This is not great literature or beautiful, lyrical writing, but it is a terrific mystery and page turner.

Very widely reviewed, Queen of Dreams gets a thumbs up from most, for example, Donna Seaman writing for Booklist says that «Divakaruni masterfully illuminates the tangible and the numinous, the abruptly changing present and the deep past in a page - turner lush with emotional, cultural, and spiritual insights.»

Biarritz Passion: French Summer Novel Book 1 Laurette Long Suspense and slow burn romance in this page - turner set in exotic Basque country «beautifully written by a master story teller» $ 0.99 or free on Kindle Unlimited

Romantic suspense in this page - turner set in exotic Basque country, «beautifully written by a master story storyteller» $ 0.99 or free on Kindle Unlimited

An intelligent, deeply moving, and remarkably written portrait of a relationship that reads as a cross between a romance novel and a literary page turner, A Small Hotel is a masterful story that will remind readers once again why Robert Olen Butler has been called the «best living American writer» (Jeff Guinn, Fort Worth Star - Telegram).

An intellectual, suspenseful, and entertaining page - turner, The Weight of Ink tells the story of two remarkable women separated by three centuries, the ambition that connects them, and the power of the written word.

The author of three previous novels, Carol Anshaw has written a book that is a page - turner, thought - provoking and beautiful on the sentence level with Carry the One.

DuBois has fashioned the rare page - turner that combines deep insight and stellar writing, switching perspectives deftly among the various characters.

All I have to say is... Hurrah for page - turners written by women!

Writes our reviewer, «Electric chemistry between two believable and interesting characters coupled with the investigative details make this page - turner especially compelling.»

Daniel Orozco's characters and modern, mostly work - life settings add up to a rare type of writing: short stories that read like mini page - turners.

Worth Dying For is the kind of explosive thriller only Lee Child could write and only Jack Reacher could survive - a heart - racing page - turner no suspense fan will want to miss.

According to the Guardian, «The excellent writing, and the eschewing of anything remotely winsome or mawkish, make this an eerily subtle literary page - turner.»

If you write a 20,000 word page - turner, you could make out better than the author of a 100,000 word snoozer.

With more than 70 percent of African Americans identifying themselves as Christians who go to church at least once a month, I believe with all my heart that if presented with a page turner that is not only entertaining and well written but also glorifies God, the readers will respond,» Stinson remarked to the Tri-State Defender.

I recently read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, to learn how to write that kind of pop page - turner novel.

THE HAPPY HOOKER»S GUIDE TO THE ART AND CRAFT OF WRITING A PAGE TURNER by Ruth Harris «First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, then you do it for money.»

I recently reviewed Lawrence Block's new iteration of his novel writing guide, and after finishing my WIP yesterday, was inspired enough by that book to share what passes for my approach for producing a page - turner novel.

First, put in the hours to write a compelling page - turner, be willing to humble yourself (constantly)-- and if you're doing your job right, the novel sells itself.

Pearl has written an intelligent, character - driven page - turner that asks important questions about honesty and forgiveness and examines how conscious choices and behaviors strengthen us and our relationships.

Just a note: While I do prefer «subject matter I love but with poorer story writing or telling» books to books with «subject matter I hate but with great writing and storytelling», I have to admit that the VAST MAJORITY of the former type of books I loved were page - turners to me, or at least were almost never boring.

What this system will essentially do is reward authors who write cliffhangers and page - turners; books that can keep the reader hooked.

The book is well - written, and if you take it as fiction, it is a real page - turner.

This collection of stories is (again) very well written, descriptive, and fun; a real page - turner.

Written as a narrative, this page - turner takes an inside look at what happened to two families, a community, unprepared agencies and an inept company during an environmental disaster involving a new kind of oil few people know much about.

John D. wrote some of the best page - turners, mostly set in Florida.

I love MK Andrews» books — she truly has a gift for writing page - turners!!