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Apollo's Curse (2014)

by Brad Vance(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1499332599 (ISBN13: 9781499332599)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

CreateSpace

review 1: Review not complete4.5 StarsI really don't know how to describe Apollo's Curse other than to say I loved it. Very different from my typical M/M reads but it was just what I needed, some romance, some fantasy, and some real talk :-).The style of writing the author, Brad Vance, used is one of my favorites; where the MC talks to you like an old friend catching up over coffee that turns into cocktails. A nice easy banter with some laugh out loud moments. Dane is an author learning the hard way the new world of publishing and marketing in order to become a successful author. From the blurb you know he teams up with the ladies in his book club and have some success in the romance genre. Which leads him to an encounter with his muse Paul and gives him commercial success but t... morehis success comes at a high price. Not only is he compelled to write every waking moment of the day the stories are not his own. As Dane approaches the one year mark of his encounter with Paul he starts to really worry about the warning received from the previous year's queen of romance. Will he loose the ability to write anything, even his name, ever again.
review 2: 4.5 starsApollo’s Curse by Brad Vance is a wonderful tale. As in all tales, there is magic and a curse, a tormented hero and a Prince Charming waiting at the end. The quest to find happiness is a tricky one, with many a test and unexpected surprises. But unlike most fairy tales, here the real test comes at the end. And so the HEA becomes a brand new beginning.Dane Gale wants to be a writer, but after self-publishing his first novel and experiencing the dismay of unsuccessful sales, he joins a book club and sets to write romance with the help of his two new comrades, Rose and Sherry. They reach a relative success, which is completely surpassed when Dane meets his muse, Paul Musegetes, a cover model who is probably much more than what he seems to be. After spending the night together, Dane enters a writing frenzy: he cannot stop writing, all his books become sales hits and money begins to pour in. But this gift hides a terrible curse, and Dane must start a race against time to save his life as he knows it. When the year ends, and the curse kicks in… Will his life be the same again?It is difficult to praise this book without giving too much of the plot away. Although it was a bit languid at the beginning, the plot unfolding slowly, it soon gains pace and with the change in rhythm the story becomes more interesting. I must recognize I could not put the book down. I really liked the characters and the settings. And the end… I am a sucker for unconventional endings so I just loved it. As in fairy tales, things are not exactly what they seem to be, and the HEA is not what Dane was really expecting. Anyhow, this is a positive book, which leaves you with a half-smile in your face and a lot of questions in your mind. Worth reading. less

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