I followed Daddyo's example and downloaded several samples of Musa books on my nook. I wasn't impressed by the cover art—note I'm not an artist, and they are 1,000 times better than I could produce.
A major suggestion I have, and I don't know if that is JUST on the nook or not, but the blurb or description of each book is short. I was unable to get any real idea what the book was about, so in all honesty I only downloaded 3 books. Again, I don't if that's just on the nook, but I would love to see the books given more "blurbage"
Some examples of this:
- The Philosopher's Lover: "When philosophy meets reality. 'The real is the rational,' or is it?"...I kind of get what's trying to be said here, but 'the real is the rational' does not exactly fit with philosophy...as I assume the book deals with philosophy? I have a degree in philosophy so...I was intrigued, but want to know more!
- The Silent Hills: "Everyone has a secret."...okay, so who cares?
The three samples I download:
1) The Royal Scam: The Martian Alliance 1- Can't say much...the sample was 5 paragraphs...of mostly dialogue...wish there was more!
2)Lost in the Bayou...I was expecting to LOVE this, because my first book takes place in Reconstruction Louisiana, and is all about Voodoo etc. I did, and I didn't. There are some GREAT descriptions such as..."At twilight, a ghostly blanket of fog rolls in." LOVE that! But, there's a page and a half of descriptions just as beautiful...which dragged. It was also difficult to know who was talking a few pages in, and I gave up. I think the author is FANTASTIC, but noticed a grammar mistake or two (sorry I don't remember where, I should have taken notes, apologies). I must also note, I notice the same thing in WoTC books, and "mainstream" books so no real biggie?
3) The Geneva Connection (due to Daddyo's response)...honestly did not get off the first page. First paragraph..."rubbed away at his sleeve"...doesn't make sense and is a colloquialism...it may just be that I finished a course at Harvard and had this issue beaten violently into my head! Lol. Once I reached this sentence, "...Buick that looked it was trying to shaft the rear of an equally burned-out Corolla." I count two colloquialisms, and not quite sure what "shaft" is referring to in this sentence...the Buick having sex with the Corolla, bump into? I don't know, but the 3 colloquialisms caused me to stop.
These comments are in no way a reflection of the author's writing ability, especially the Royal Scam...since I had so little to read. The errors I found I think editing/editors should have been able to solve. Not an attack Musa, of which I had queried but declined, just comments.
And to be honest, I think I might go buy Lost in the Bayou based on the author's amazing descriptions (as many as there are) and it's a topic I love!
My $.02