the sounis influence ripples ever wider -

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

I came across this review today -

This is book 1 of The Queen's Thief series. This recommendation came from the girl working in the Y.A. section of the BYU bookstore, who impressed me with her expansive knowledge of the books in the Y.A. category, and convinced me that she is an avid reader. She claimed these were her favorite books of all time (but quite frankly she didn't look more than about 16 to me). She said that each book (3 in the series) has a complete story, but of course all tie together. She said that each book has some very cool and unexpected twists... oooooh.


http://smartremarksbookclub.blogspot.com/2009/03/april-selections-please-vote-by-1st.html

*thinks this girl who looks to be 16 is a member of sounis, and one of those with strong feelings re: OIL vs ACRYLIC*

just sayin'

: D

Comments

[thelasteddis.livejournal.com]

Huh.
IS IT HER???? I MUST KNOW!!!!!!

[checkers65477.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA. Nice.

[kulai-raito.livejournal.com]

Applauds that 16yr old look to be girl! Yay to word-of-mouth advertising!

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

HEY. I AM TOTALLY TWENTY YEARS OLD. On campus jobs are only for college studends, pretty sure sixteen year olds can't work there!

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOSH I TOTALLY REMEMBER WHEN THIS GUY CAME INTO THE BOOKSTORE. I actually suggested Goose Girl as well. Dunno if I suggested Redwall, I don't think I would have just based on what he wanted the recommendations for.

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

Rosie, you totally rock

(just sayin')

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

Why, thank you.

Out of curiosity, how did you find this review? (Or suggestion/nomination/whatever we want to call it)

I'm really tempted to go over there and comment and say, "Hello, this is me, I'm not sixteen but I understand how you made that mistake, and I really think you should read these books and so do all these other people (insert link to Sounis here).

But I won't. Because that would be really weird.

field trips

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

yeah, best not to, I think

Out of curiosity, how did you find this
my mad ninja!skilz strike again

: )

[kulai-raito.livejournal.com]

lol
I'm always surprise at how sounisians can find every related news about the books so fast..! noo its not - its because we're Gen, that how we stalk too!

[thelasteddis.livejournal.com]

You are so awesome.
WELL DONE.

Can we have a 'woot woot!' for whisper campaigns???!!!!

[kitsune-rains.livejournal.com]

Woot woot!

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I am so, so, so sorry. *believes you are twenty years old*

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

*pats*

Clearly this guy is not knowledgable.

[peggy-2.livejournal.com]

*nicks icon*

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

:D

In case you were interested, it is a quote from Green Wing, a British TV show.

Where, incidentally, the pig rescuing quote comes from.

[annikah.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for spreading the word! And since it's posted on their blog, even more people are learning about the books.

As for looking 16, yeah... I'm a grad student and the first day I stepped on campus everyone thought I was a freshman. It gets old pretty quick. :P

[magicsandwiches.livejournal.com]

Hey, I went to BYU! The bookstore is fantastic. My brother-in-law works there now in some capacity although he's not a college student. Maybe you know him, Stephen L***yer? We should gang up on him and make him read these books. *nods*

[rosaleeluann.livejournal.com]

I'm totally game for ganging up on people for their own good. However, if your brother-in-law doesn't work in the General Book department I probably don't know him.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

I will confess I am reading the comments and this one

Whoa whoa whoa whoa. I just read the reviews and looked past the covers and I am changing my vote to the Goose Girl. I didn't realize that Steph liked it. So cancel my thief vote and change it to Goose Girl.

made me cry.

I mean I'm sure Goose Girl is excellent (and I do like Shannon Hale), but SERIOUSLY, PEOPLE.

also I am amused at the people voting for TT based solely on the cover.

most importantly, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ROSIE!

[emmaco.livejournal.com]

I know! I want this random group of people to choose our series and love it!

Good work Rosie!

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

*high fives TA*

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

Huh? What?

Ah-HA.

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

I am slow, but I just went and looked at the comments...

PR, did you see this one two comments down from yours?

Hot Pants said...
Pigrescuer and Tearoha have convinced me, number 4!

*catches high five*

Re: Ah-HA.

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

XD Go us!

[pigrescuer.livejournal.com]

... see below, dear.

[tearoha.livejournal.com]

I think you mean above, dear :D

(Go the book-suggesting ninjas, and also the review-trawling ninjas!)

Woot woot!

[ninedaysaqueen.livejournal.com]

*notice icon*

So, it all comes full circle. The internet is an amazing tool.