Creative Reviews discussion

Our very own Cassie just wrote an amazing review for this long-short (or short novella!) here--and I didn't even ask for a review, just editorial help! Wow, thank you, Cassie! Below is what Cassie posted here on Goodreads and here on her Gathering Leaves Reviews blog. NOTE: The first chapter of Conditioned Response is included/excerpted at the end of When Minds Collide, and WMC is "priced" at free indefinitely.

-Friday
@phoenicianbooks

When Minds Collide (A Phoenician Series Short Story)
by Marjorie F. Baldwin
Published August 1, 2012
ISBN: 9781476235936
Available Format: ebook

My Rating: ★★★★★

When Minds Collide is a bit of a short story preview into the world of the Phoenician Series and Conditioned Response. Not only do we get a little intro to the planet where Earth's inhabitants are now living, we get a peek at the Phoenicians and their creatures, and a major look into the lives of William Harrington and Andrew Caine right when their lives truly changed forever.

Having already read Conditioned Response (find my review and an interview with Friday HERE), I really enjoyed getting to go back and get the more in depth story of Will and Drew and Joshua Scherrer—basically where it all began. It really makes me curious how things play out between this story and the beginning of book two. Of course, I would love for the story to be longer (though Friday admits it is really a short novella instead of a short story J), but it is a great little taste of the series for anyone who might not be sure if this will be their cup of tea.

As always, Friday's writing style is easy and she is fantastic with the details that really make a story shine. Readers are immediately drawn in and find themselves fully invested in the lives of the characters. The pacing is perfect and the sci-fi/fantasy aspect is completely believable from start to finish.

You can snag this story FREE on Smashwords right now, so you have no excuse not to give this series a try! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/209623

While you're there, go ahead and purchase Conditioned Response, because if you haven't read it already, you will definitely want to when you finish When Minds Collide! https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/150558

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