Lady Reader's Bookstuff: Official Book Tour: MAJRA by J. Simon

Friday, February 28, 2014

Official Book Tour: MAJRA by J. Simon - Review, Trailer & Giveaway!

“In distant Sa'bahr, divinely inspired lunatics spend their lives inscribing every story ever told upon the backs of giant tortoises. The tortoises spend their lives weeping, for they cannot read the wondrous tales written upon their own backs...”

Aris has managed to live a quiet life, even in a stark desert land of glorious tales and beautiful lies, crazed artists and mad hermits. So what if he has a knack for tales? A mere messenger can't change the world. Mighty great works he'll leave to mighty great men.

Now the soldiers of Majra have come to pacify his “savage” people.

Few dare stand against them. Certainly Aris never meant to. Taking work with the invaders was a way to help his family, not gain insights into the alien ways of their singular truth.

Beset by beguiling widows and vengeful plutocrats, firebrand Sheyks and sword-tongued maidens, the choices Aris faces could save his land—or break it.

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I was asked to read this book and give a review. This is my 1st leap into this genre. The story was a bit difficult to get into at first. I am so glad I stuck with it though. I got to travel to a foreign land while reading this book. I just love it when an author succeeds in taking me there (to the story) instead of just placing it in front of me.

This isn't just one story, but a bunch of little stories that the author manages to weave together. With love, lies, and conflict in it, the story picked up and took me by surprise.

So my honest opinion is that you should grab this book and give it a chance. I doubt you will be disappointed.

I doubt very highly that you will be disappointed.

*Guest Review by Karin Baker*

J Simon is a small blue bird who has been published in magazines and anthologies ranging from Baen's Universe to Writers of the Future.

This surely indicates a lapse by the Guardians of Taste, and inquiries are being made.

There is also a very small chance that nuclear test fallout has transformed J Simon into a gigantic nuclear starfish poised to attack Tokyo, but these reports have yet to be confirmed.