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Fotografie: Sherry Maysonave 2016

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female
Nationaliteit
USA
Land (voor op de kaart)
USA
Geboorteplaats
Texas, USA
Woonplaatsen
Austin, Texas, USA
Opleiding
Texas A&M University-Commerce
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Author & Motivational Speaker
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Public Relations agent, Stacey Miller, S. J. Miller Communications | P.O. Box 834 | Randolph, MA 02368-0834
Korte biografie
An accomplished author, Maysonave has made multiple appearances on NBC’s Today, CBS, ABC, Fox, and NPR. She has been featured in USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek. Sherry wrote the category, best-seller Casual Power: How to Power Up Your Nonverbal Communication and Dress Down for Success, the award-winning eBook EggMania - Where's the Egg in Exactly? , and most recently in 2016, The Girl Who Could Read Hearts.

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I picked up The Girl Who Could Read Hearts by Sherry Maysonave from Netgalley because the description of someone reading hearts instead of minds intrigued me. I thought it would a nice change of pace. The story is told in the third person but the perspective changes between a six year old child and several adults.

Kate is preparing to celebrate her sixth birthday. She has an angel figurine, Etta Elba, given to her the day she was born by her grandmother. The figurine communicates with her through wing movement and eye flashes. It seems as though there is a telepathic link also. The adults who surround Kate range from caring like her parents to evil like her uncle by marriage.

The concept of the book, that one's heart/soul can be visible has potential but I had a few problems with the book. Every character in Kate's family has names that are double initials, for example Terrence Ted or TT. Some of the minor characters had similar naming, for example Virginia Vettlehurst. I found that to be distracting after the first few chapters. My second problem was the characters were two dimensional. The "villian" Vaynem Moxsin reminded me (showing my age here) of the old cartoon character Snidley Whiplash. I found all the characters light or dark with very little in between.

The book contains Christian themes. Jesus and The Great Angel Mother are mentioned often. If religious themes are not your cup of tea, you may want to give this one a pass. Overall I enjoyed it. It was different. I see potential in the writing of Ms. Maysonaye and look forward to checking into her next book.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for honest review.
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nhalliwell | 1 andere bespreking | Nov 13, 2016 |
The Girl Who Could Read Hearts is an engaging novel with many twists and turns. It is thought-provoking while making making you laugh and smile. Yes, I am Sherry's husband and have watched the gestation of this incredible novel over the past 7 years. As an avid reader, and hopefully objective, I can say that Sherry's novel is unique and memorable.
 
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maysonave | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 25, 2016 |
Best book I've found for helping me figure out what to wear at work. Mostly examples without much background to help you branch out into your own styles, so I use books like John Molloy's (New Women's Dress for Success) to understand more about the effects of color and quality.
 
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