Sue Seabury

'Bite Me' is a rollicking ride through the inanities and insanities of trash TV, experienced by scriptwriter Molly, whose life is falling apart as disastrously as the vampire show she works for. Packed with loopy characters, such as fellow hacks or her appalling friend Queenie (whose line in crochet you have to discover for yourself) the story is delivered in a witty, bantering, throwaway style calculated to sum up Tinseltown, its productions and preoccupations. Bitingly satirical as the title suggests, this isn't however a brittle book: there's a wry depth to Molly as she discovers in the course of all the madness who she is and what she really wants, and a realistic if tender look at family: dippy daughter Trina and recluse son Alex, not to mention her own insufferable parents, are all deft studies. You'll be rooting for Molly even as the earth gives way beneath her feet - not to mention shakes when irresistible Val, the series' new hero, gets his fangs into her before a satisfying wrap-up.… (altro)

The star turn in "Shear Luck" is Kandi, whose name alone suggests a certain lack of sophistication, and the author wrings any amount of humour out of Kandi’s undemanding perceptions of life’s aims and purposes - most of which centre on personal presentation. But being stranded in Alaska, close to an eligible but seemingly unreachable man, brings out other sides of this resourceful and appealing woman. What I loved about Kandi’s blossoming is that it’s convincingly based on who she is: her very superficiality becomes a fund of values concerning family, taking initiative, and making in every sense the most of herself. And, this being a romance novel, the chemistry doesn’t fail and the coming together of Kandi and Mario (whose struggles with heritage and preconceptions are just as challenging) will certainly not disappoint.… (altro)

For a woman determined to put into practice her new philosophy - YOLO, You Only Live Once - Kat Dixon takes her time in working out that broad-chested Hugo Diaz is the man she should be living that one life with. But Kat's had a few hard knocks and she's turned up at Hugo's Puerto Rico resort for solace and refuge, not romance. Sue Seabury leads us through the new storms in Kat's life with wit, insight, and a lightness of touch she's made her own, and readers who've made the wise decision to follow her works will be glad of the chance to get reacquainted with the outrageous Queenie.… (altro)

Ray Kurzweil predicted that mind uploads would become reality around twenty years from now. No more death, no more degeneration: the kind of immortality held out to impressionable wunderkind Moxie in Sue Seabury’s latest novel. But Moxie lives in a claustrophobic pod, and, as we start to piece together the wider world about her, there’s something disturbing about the fine print. Moxie’s dilemma - whether the gift from the local cyber-gods is all it seems - may well become that of readers alive today. It’s examined with great fineness by the author, who challenges us with characteristic humour and insight to define what we mean by being alive.… (altro)