Around the World: Shopping spread

Lesson n° 1: don't go shopping when you lost 2 sizes and you know it... Everything started in an innocent way, I got delayed in Istanbul without luggage and I needed a change of shirt. My idea was to buy one of those cheap touristic shirt, but then I went in a bazar and I liked this one (please proceed with evidence n° 1)



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Well the good news is that now I have really too much clothes... the bad news? I'm here for other 4 weeks!!!

A Werewolf's Soldier (Warwolves 1) by Kayley Scott

From the blurb and the plot, a US Army soldier in Afghanistan who is rescued by a “very special unit” US officer only to fall both of them in the clutches of a monster, I would expected for this novel to be more drama and less comedy. And instead it has a “light” core that, even among the dark/gothic events, is impossible to not notice.

Sergeant Joshua Tanner is for sure in trouble, and when he is rescued by US Military’s Warwolves unit officer Tuck, only to find Tuck is a werewolf, he should be even in more trouble, but instead he starts to see how Tuck is not a nightmare, but on the opposite, his dream lover comes true. From that moment on, Joshua starts also to understand how he has to deal with his furry lover, how Tuck has basic instinct of protection Joshua cannot force away. Joshua is no weak man needing a protector, but he also understands that, letting Tuck believes he is the one in command, will grant him more power, not the viceversa.

As I said, there is more comedy than drama, and the two will even manage to experience a paradise like experience in the middle of nowhere. To Joshua, still abiding the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, having Tuck as a lover is a eyes opening experience; most of Tuck’s mate are gays (a genetic thing) and he doesn’t see anything wrong in loving a man. That is, what Tuck is searching is not simply sex, he wants a mate, someone to love forever and ever, and that is a completely new experience for Joshua, let aside that his lover is a werewolf…

Amazon: A Werewolf's Soldier (Warwolves)
Amazon Kindle: A Werewolf's Soldier (Warwolves)
Paperback: 150 pages
Publisher: DLZ Entertainment (July 27, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1937608077
ISBN-13: 978-1937608071

Reading List: http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle

Here we are again...

... but this time, sincerely, I didn't care much and I have a reason for that. I read a book from a newbie author, Atom Heart John Beloved by Luke Hartwell. I think I was the first to review it, and since I have the referrals link report, I know people went on the Amazon website and bought the book after reading my review. I was happy of that, actually more than one people did that, and if you consider that I cannot check all link, then I think even more than those I saw bought it. Very very happy for this new author, it's always a joy to see a new attempt being successful.

And then today I received a notification from Amazon someone left a comment on the review on their website. I was happy and clicked to read the comment (I love comment)... this is it:

"Due to a complete disregard for proofing, or perhaps just bad grammatical skills, this review makes little or no sense.

Why bother posting a review if no one can understand it?" (http://www.amazon.com/review/R1QQV3WJ3XH910/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1478142928&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag=)

it was a bummer. I even re-read the review to understand if it was really so bad, and sincerely, I don't think so. My first reaction was to blame myself, but then, just second away, I thought, go to hell you and your hateful comment, you are not even worth a second thought. And I posted a reply:

"Apparently you are 1 out of 5 who cannot understand this review, and btw, since I also posted this on my website, and I have the referrals links report, I also know that people bought the book AFTER reading this same review. So yes, I think my "bother" in posting this review was worth the result. And BTW how many languages do you speak? Because, obviously English is not my mother tongue, but I can write good enough to have people giving me a positive vote, while probably you don't speak and write in Italian, am I wrong?"