*NikkiBell*
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Hi Book Clubbers!
This is it! The moment you have been waiting for has arrived! I am proud to announce our fourth selection for The DIS Book Club...
Wild Ride
by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer
Over the next several weeks, we will read and share our thoughts on Wild Ride in this thread. It is a very different type of book from our previous selections. It was also the second most requested selection from our book club survey last month.
Anyone who is interested in joining us is welcome. You could be a first time poster or a regular visitor to the DIS. Either way, we'd love to have you!
Please check this post in the near future for updates including a reading schedule and any other goodies that may come our way. I hope to begin our reading and discussions one week from today so everyone has a chance to pick up the novel.
See you soon!
Nikki
Novel Synopsis
from www.crusiemayer.com
Mary Alice Brannigan doesn’t believe in the supernatural. Nor does she expect to find that Dreamland, the decaying amusement park she’s been hired to restore, is a prison for the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world. Plus, there’s a guy she’s falling hard for, and there’s something about him that’s not quite right.
But rocky romances and demented demons aren’t the only problems in Dreamland: Mab’s also coping with a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, a secret government agency, an inexperienced sorceress, an unsettling inheritance, and some mind-boggling revelations from her past. As her personal demons wreck her newfound relationship and real demons wreck the park, Mab faces down immortal evil and discovers what everybody who’s ever been to an amusement park knows: The end of the ride is always the wildest.
Wild Ride Prequel Story
Click here for the official prequel to Wild Ride.
Author Snippets
Jenny Crusie is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Welcome to Temptation, Faking It, Fast Women, and Bet Me.
Bob Mayer is a former Green Beret and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty-two novels under his own name and the pen name Robert Doherty. More than two million copies of his books are in print.
Tidbits to Wet Your Whistle
from www.crusiemayer.com
The New York Times bestselling duo of Crusie and Mayer team up again with a hilarious paranormal novel that shows why the wildest ride at the Dreamland Amusement Park isn’t the roller coaster.
Reviews for Wild Ride:
“A fun, quick-paced read with engaging characters, a clever story line that never seems ridiculous, and laugh-out-loud moments. ” --Library Journal
The dynamite team of Crusie and Mayer make a most welcome return, this time putting their own touches on the urban fantasy genre with a hilarious demonic adventure... Sarcastic wit and offbeat humor are Crusie–Mayer staples, and they get even nuttier when supernatural shenanigans are added. This is one ride you won't want to end! --Romantic Times
"“Wild Ride” is as wacky and wonderful as a Frank Capra movie, if Capra had dropped acid and dreamed up a demon-infested Potterville crawling with evil minion teddy bears. The story is both warmly, weirdly familiar and totally original, infused with Crusie's and Mayer’s strong, uniquely recognizable voices yet unlike any of their other books." --Romance B(u)y The Book
Reading Schedule
The following reading schedule will be used as we venture through the decaying amusement park, Dreamland, in Wild Ride. To help everyone keep track of their reading, I will break the text into sections based on the page numbers. If you fall behind or want to go ahead, please do so! Read at your own pace and enjoy. These deadlines will just help guide our discussions as we go through the novel.
Obtain Copy of Book by June 17
Read Chapters 1-7 (pages 1-95) by June 25
Read Chapters 8-13 (pages 96-189) by July 2
Read Chapters 14-19 (pages 190-297) by July 9
Read Chapters 20-21 (pages 298-351) by July 11
Book Club Discussions
One of the best parts about the DIS Unplugged Book Club is that we can share ideas about our reading here online. In order to keep our discussions moving, I will post conversation starters about each section. Feel free to post a reply with your thoughts or other ideas you had while reading that relate to a topic of your own.
If you read ahead of the above schedule, please change the text color to white so you do not give away parts of the plot that the rest of us have not read. Remember, your participation in the discussion will make this a more rewarding experience. Post away! Don't feel as if you need to wait for me to bring up a topic to discuss it. This is your group and there isn't such a thing as a reply that is too little or too big!
Previewing the Ride
Discussion Point 1 - Point of View & Writing Style
Discussion Point 2 - Disney References
Discussion Point 3 - Mab as a Character
Discussion Point 4 - The Ending
This is it! The moment you have been waiting for has arrived! I am proud to announce our fourth selection for The DIS Book Club...
Wild Ride
by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer
Over the next several weeks, we will read and share our thoughts on Wild Ride in this thread. It is a very different type of book from our previous selections. It was also the second most requested selection from our book club survey last month.
Anyone who is interested in joining us is welcome. You could be a first time poster or a regular visitor to the DIS. Either way, we'd love to have you!
Please check this post in the near future for updates including a reading schedule and any other goodies that may come our way. I hope to begin our reading and discussions one week from today so everyone has a chance to pick up the novel.
See you soon!
Nikki
Novel Synopsis
from www.crusiemayer.com
Mary Alice Brannigan doesn’t believe in the supernatural. Nor does she expect to find that Dreamland, the decaying amusement park she’s been hired to restore, is a prison for the five Untouchables, the most powerful demons in the history of the world. Plus, there’s a guy she’s falling hard for, and there’s something about him that’s not quite right.
But rocky romances and demented demons aren’t the only problems in Dreamland: Mab’s also coping with a crooked politician, a supernatural raven, a secret government agency, an inexperienced sorceress, an unsettling inheritance, and some mind-boggling revelations from her past. As her personal demons wreck her newfound relationship and real demons wreck the park, Mab faces down immortal evil and discovers what everybody who’s ever been to an amusement park knows: The end of the ride is always the wildest.
Wild Ride Prequel Story
Click here for the official prequel to Wild Ride.
Author Snippets
Jenny Crusie is the New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me Lies, Crazy for You, Welcome to Temptation, Faking It, Fast Women, and Bet Me.
Bob Mayer is a former Green Beret and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty-two novels under his own name and the pen name Robert Doherty. More than two million copies of his books are in print.
Tidbits to Wet Your Whistle
from www.crusiemayer.com
The New York Times bestselling duo of Crusie and Mayer team up again with a hilarious paranormal novel that shows why the wildest ride at the Dreamland Amusement Park isn’t the roller coaster.
Reviews for Wild Ride:
“A fun, quick-paced read with engaging characters, a clever story line that never seems ridiculous, and laugh-out-loud moments. ” --Library Journal
The dynamite team of Crusie and Mayer make a most welcome return, this time putting their own touches on the urban fantasy genre with a hilarious demonic adventure... Sarcastic wit and offbeat humor are Crusie–Mayer staples, and they get even nuttier when supernatural shenanigans are added. This is one ride you won't want to end! --Romantic Times
"“Wild Ride” is as wacky and wonderful as a Frank Capra movie, if Capra had dropped acid and dreamed up a demon-infested Potterville crawling with evil minion teddy bears. The story is both warmly, weirdly familiar and totally original, infused with Crusie's and Mayer’s strong, uniquely recognizable voices yet unlike any of their other books." --Romance B(u)y The Book
Reading Schedule
The following reading schedule will be used as we venture through the decaying amusement park, Dreamland, in Wild Ride. To help everyone keep track of their reading, I will break the text into sections based on the page numbers. If you fall behind or want to go ahead, please do so! Read at your own pace and enjoy. These deadlines will just help guide our discussions as we go through the novel.
Obtain Copy of Book by June 17
Read Chapters 1-7 (pages 1-95) by June 25
Read Chapters 8-13 (pages 96-189) by July 2
Read Chapters 14-19 (pages 190-297) by July 9
Read Chapters 20-21 (pages 298-351) by July 11
Book Club Discussions
One of the best parts about the DIS Unplugged Book Club is that we can share ideas about our reading here online. In order to keep our discussions moving, I will post conversation starters about each section. Feel free to post a reply with your thoughts or other ideas you had while reading that relate to a topic of your own.
If you read ahead of the above schedule, please change the text color to white so you do not give away parts of the plot that the rest of us have not read. Remember, your participation in the discussion will make this a more rewarding experience. Post away! Don't feel as if you need to wait for me to bring up a topic to discuss it. This is your group and there isn't such a thing as a reply that is too little or too big!
Previewing the Ride
Discussion Point 1 - Point of View & Writing Style
Discussion Point 2 - Disney References
Discussion Point 3 - Mab as a Character
Discussion Point 4 - The Ending
