It's been a good couple of days for
Delicate reviews so if you're thinking of picking up a copy and want to know more about the book, you may want to check out
The Globe and Mail and
Quill & Quire reviews.
This is the first time one of my books has ever been reviewed in
The Globe and Mail, which is really exciting. Here's a snippet of their review:
"Authentic portrayals of teen sexuality are few and far between...But Ontario author C.K. Kelly Martin unabashedly portrays the hormonal realities of being 16 and 17 in this dual narrative of second cousins Ivy and Lucan. Martin does not shy away from the messier realities of young love, including a laudably prolonged and uncomfortable description of an STI..."
And an outtake from the
Quill & Quire write-up:
"C.K. Kelly Martin’s YA writing is the kind you want to give the teens in your life. It’s written for them, not adult crossover readers, and it meets teens where they live. Her latest novel, told in two characters’ alternating voices, is a flinchingly accurate look at the confusion and conviction of adolescence."
If you're in Canada you can pick up
Delicate in various bricks and mortar bookstores and online shops right now.
Delicate's U.S. release is scheduled for May 16th but I'm currently running a Goodreads contest (U.S. only) to celebrate the January 16th U.S. release of my previous Dancing Cat Books offering,
The Sweetest Thing You Can Sing. Each winner will receives a copy of both
The Sweetest Thing You Can Sing AND
Delicate. Good luck!
C.K.
Kelly Martin’s YA writing is the kind you want to give the teens in
your life. It’s written for them, not adult crossover readers, and it
meets teens where they live. Her latest novel, told in two characters’
alternating voices, is a flinchingly accurate look at the confusion and
conviction of adolescence. - See more at:
http://www.ckkellymartin.com/p/ivys-seemingly-perfect-master-of-social.html#sthash.f1Dwpqd2.dpuf
C.K.
Kelly Martin’s YA writing is the kind you want to give the teens in
your life. It’s written for them, not adult crossover readers, and it
meets teens where they live. Her latest novel, told in two characters’
alternating voices, is a flinchingly accurate look at the confusion and
conviction of adolescence. - See more at:
http://www.ckkellymartin.com/p/ivys-seemingly-perfect-master-of-social.html#sthash.f1Dwpqd2.dpuf
Authentic
portrayals of teen sexuality are few and far between...But Ontario
author C.K. Kelly Martin unabashedly portrays the hormonal
realities of being 16 and 17 in this dual narrative of second cousins
Ivy and Lucan. Martin does not shy away from the messier realities of
young love, including a laudably prolonged and uncomfortable description
of an STI... - See more at:
http://www.ckkellymartin.com/p/ivys-seemingly-perfect-master-of-social.html#sthash.f1Dwpqd2.dpuf
Authentic
portrayals of teen sexuality are few and far between...But Ontario
author C.K. Kelly Martin unabashedly portrays the hormonal
realities of being 16 and 17 in this dual narrative of second cousins
Ivy and Lucan. Martin does not shy away from the messier realities of
young love, including a laudably prolonged and uncomfortable description
of an STI... - See more at:
http://www.ckkellymartin.com/p/ivys-seemingly-perfect-master-of-social.html#sthash.f1Dwpqd2.dpuf
I’ve been—and will continue to be—mostly staying offline in an effort to avoid Star Wars: The Force Awakens spoilers until I get a chance to see the movie on Monday night. But I didn’t want to wait until then to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. Even as I type that a part of me bristles, not because whoever is reading this might not celebrate Christmas (as an atheist I celebrate the season not as a religious event but as a time we can aspire to peace and goodwill towards our fellow man. I also treasure the lustrous decorations and festive lights that temporarily brighten our long winter nights), but because the pressure to be happy can make the season so difficult—amplify feelings of loneliness, stress and sadness.
