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A Review of Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema

The first American edition has recently been released of Robert J. Wiersema's debut novel Before I Wake.Book details:Hardback. Octavo. 312pp. Bound in maroon boards and published by St. Martin's Press. The dust jacket is designed by Pete Garceau. $21.95Author details:Wiersema is a bookseller in Victoria, B.C. where he runs the reading program and takes care of the PR for Bolen Books. His book reviews have appeared in the Vancouver Sun and the Globe and MailReview:Wiersema weaves a provocative tale of pain and redemption that is told using multiple narrators.The novel begins with a traumatic car accident that turns the Barrett...

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Getting to the End

This is how Heather McElhatton got to her debut novel Pretty Little Mistakes that hits stores today . You see it's a "Do-Over Novel" and she came up with 150 unique scenarios. Yep 150! "One Beginning 150 Endings: The Choice is Yours."Of course I am exhausted just thinking about it but the originality alone merits a peek. If you are fresh out of high school and ready to hit the world then it is closer to a must read.You just graduated from high school and you got a couple of choices. You either "go to college to get ahead or...

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