tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post4504606473519988962..comments2024-03-23T18:48:21.038-04:00Comments on Our Town Book Reviews: If Darkness Takes UsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-73491521914898904112021-07-24T00:25:32.165-04:002021-07-24T00:25:32.165-04:00Thank you, Christina, for the kind remarks.Thank you, Christina, for the kind remarks.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-1229341086782376812021-07-17T09:08:07.571-04:002021-07-17T09:08:07.571-04:00"I understood where Nature was coming from. M..."I understood where Nature was coming from. My family never listened to me either, which is why I didn’t tell them about the guns I’d bought."<br /><br />Uh oh, this could be trouble.Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-2028847800020962502021-07-16T19:20:07.279-04:002021-07-16T19:20:07.279-04:00"No matter how desperately a mother loves you..."No matter how desperately a mother loves you, she can only put up with so much. And so, the day came when Mother Nature lashed out against us."<br /><br />LOL, great passage.Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-59041024788887546352021-07-12T00:21:35.576-04:002021-07-12T00:21:35.576-04:00You're welcome. Being a grandmother, I also li...You're welcome. Being a grandmother, I also like that angle. There aren't enough of us in fiction, especially science fiction.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-68681853111778043332021-07-07T17:52:49.858-04:002021-07-07T17:52:49.858-04:00"There is real, identifiable humanity, subtle..."There is real, identifiable humanity, subtle and sweet and sad, and events utterly shattering in their intensity."<br /><br />Wow, very nice review.Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-63476799413852317402021-07-06T15:53:51.759-04:002021-07-06T15:53:51.759-04:00'“Bea Crenshaw is one of the most unique chara...'“Bea Crenshaw is one of the most unique characters in modern literature—a kick-ass Grandma who is at once tough and vulnerable, and well-prepared to shepherd her extended family through an EMP disaster, or so she thinks."'<br /><br />She sounds awesome!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-61058281843477401422021-07-05T15:26:55.057-04:002021-07-05T15:26:55.057-04:00"It’s sequel, If the Light Escapes, is told i..."It’s sequel, If the Light Escapes, is told in the voice of Bea’s eighteen-year-old grandson, Keno Simms, and will be released by SFK Press on August 24, 2021."<br /><br />I like sequels. Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-46804544330673284392021-07-04T17:29:39.224-04:002021-07-04T17:29:39.224-04:00"If Darkness Takes Us is realistic post-apoca..."If Darkness Takes Us is realistic post-apocalyptic science-fiction that focuses on a family in peril, led by a no-nonsense grandmother who is at once funny, controlling, and heroic in her struggle to hold her family together with civility and heart."<br /><br />I like the grandmother angle. That's unique for science fiction. Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-75388604689924789162021-07-03T14:01:28.861-04:002021-07-03T14:01:28.861-04:00You're welcome. Good luck!You're welcome. Good luck!Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-16484713469212976042021-07-02T17:04:29.719-04:002021-07-02T17:04:29.719-04:00"And deciding whether or not to share food wi..."And deciding whether or not to share food with her starving neighbors puts her morality to the test..."<br /><br />That certainly would do. Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-22813729621422151042021-07-01T17:59:06.487-04:002021-07-01T17:59:06.487-04:00Welcome to Texas. I had the opposite culture shock...Welcome to Texas. I had the opposite culture shock when I lived in CA for about a year long ago. I was raised in Oklahoma, which is similar to Texas only slower, lol.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-76832864538394623772021-07-01T16:49:37.594-04:002021-07-01T16:49:37.594-04:00I live in Texas myself, but I literally moved here...I live in Texas myself, but I literally moved here one week after the crisis happened, back in February. Coming from California, it's a culture shock.Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-27366209042600593082021-06-30T17:45:17.547-04:002021-06-30T17:45:17.547-04:00Thanks, Christina. What people like most about it ...Thanks, Christina. What people like most about it is how authentic it is. It feels like it could happen to you or me any day. And we got a taste of it with the Texas Snowpocalypse in Feb. 2021. Had to use many of the same skills to survive the single-digit temps with no heat, power, or running water. Scary.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-54081243391056063422021-06-30T16:27:15.435-04:002021-06-30T16:27:15.435-04:00"She must teach these kids to survive without..."She must teach these kids to survive without power, cars, phones, running water, or doctors in a world fraught with increasing danger."<br /><br />I can't imagine. What a fun read. Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-11537025085990173042021-06-29T21:37:01.492-04:002021-06-29T21:37:01.492-04:00Thank you, Edgar. It's a different kind of apo...Thank you, Edgar. It's a different kind of apocalypse, that's for sure. It's very character-driven. I hope you get a chance to check it ou.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-8561161242955676542021-06-29T15:46:33.715-04:002021-06-29T15:46:33.715-04:00Interesting plot, it seems like a good story.Interesting plot, it seems like a good story.Edgar Gerikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777708416720484595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-4971195450782246822021-06-29T13:52:42.303-04:002021-06-29T13:52:42.303-04:00Yes, it's quite a situation all right, lol.Yes, it's quite a situation all right, lol. Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-28225815408386427662021-06-29T13:15:59.627-04:002021-06-29T13:15:59.627-04:00"In suburban Austin, Texas, Bea Crenshaw secr..."In suburban Austin, Texas, Bea Crenshaw secretly prepares for apocalypse, but when a solar pulse destroys modern life, she’s left alone with four grandkids whose parents don’t return home." <br /><br />Wow, what a situation! Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-31933734067373652872021-06-29T01:45:12.549-04:002021-06-29T01:45:12.549-04:00Thank you, Debbie. I also love the cover. Olivia H...Thank you, Debbie. I also love the cover. Olivia Hammerman. She's so talented. I hope you get a chance to read the book and that you love it. I appreciate your kind words.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-60746082954969209482021-06-29T00:30:58.682-04:002021-06-29T00:30:58.682-04:00This sounds like a great read. Nice cover!This sounds like a great read. Nice cover!Debbie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963994322896527723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-83280142425438102772021-06-28T21:18:11.732-04:002021-06-28T21:18:11.732-04:00Thank you. It's the opening of the book.Thank you. It's the opening of the book.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-3841432778163971442021-06-28T20:41:06.098-04:002021-06-28T20:41:06.098-04:00nice excerpt nice excerpt bn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-9495373921808502652021-06-28T20:02:35.082-04:002021-06-28T20:02:35.082-04:00Thank you, Christina. The cover artist is Olivia H...Thank you, Christina. The cover artist is Olivia Hammerman (nee Croom). She's doing the cover for If the Light Escapes as well. I'm supposed to have it any day. Good luck with the giveaway. Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-80060760407125141762021-06-28T19:31:07.825-04:002021-06-28T19:31:07.825-04:00I love the ominous cover. Thanks for the giveaway...I love the ominous cover. Thanks for the giveaway!Christi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00676171366636199043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5593661590711662606.post-60378234112990202312021-06-28T11:28:36.858-04:002021-06-28T11:28:36.858-04:00Thank you. I hope you get a chance to read it.Thank you. I hope you get a chance to read it.Brenda Marie Smithhttps://brendamariesmith.com/noreply@blogger.com