Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Memoir
Approximate word count: 45-50,000 words
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Author:
A native of
Wichita, Kansas, Everett currently splits her time between Kansas and Colorado.
She has two other books available, both novels.
Description:
“A young
family opens a unique bookstore to help independently-published authors tell
their story. But as the traditional publishing industry begins to fall, e-books
dominate the book market, and the economy slows, the family winds up homeless--
a big secret to keep, as business owners. While some authors struggle with
addiction and others struggle to tell their story, a young family struggles
simply to survive.”
Appraisal:
Self-Published Kindling … exceeded my threshold for proofing
and copy editing issues, which significantly impacted its rating. However, for
readers who aren’t bothered by such things, it has a lot going for it.
I enjoyed
the glimpse at the challenges of running a bookstore, a job made even tougher
given the author’s focus on self-published books. However, the part that I got
the most out of was the insights into what it is like to be homeless. This was
a family who didn’t fit the preconceived notions many people have about those
who find themselves on the streets. Since it is a story about specific people
and their situation it is much harder to write others off as either an anomaly
or a situation they deserved.
FYI:
Some adult
language.
Format/Typo Issues:
Too many
copy editing and proofing issues.
The Kindle
version I read had an issue where what appeared to be compound words were
missing the hyphen. I verified that this was the issue using look inside on
Amazon. It is not a problem with the print version.
Rating: *** Three stars
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