{"id":184,"date":"2008-12-02T14:20:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T19:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/mojo\/?p=184"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T17:08:42","slug":"more-reviews-for-the-proviso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/blog\/more-reviews-for-the-proviso\/","title":{"rendered":"More reviews for The Proviso!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wow. It doesn\u2019t rain but it pours and I so want to thank the reviewers for their time!<\/p>\n

First up is from R.J. Keller\u2019s blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

My faithful readers know I\u2019m always looking for something more than just a good book<\/a>. I want a book that moves me, or makes me think about or look at Stuff in a way I never have before. And I recently found such a book. [ \u2026 ] This is a deep, intelligent book. It\u2019s a long\u2019un, yes, but so engaging that I didn\u2019t want to put it down. The characters are real, the writing is top-notch \u2026 oh, and it\u2019s damn hot, too!<\/p>\n

One of the best books I\u2019ve read in a very, VERY long time. Highly recommended.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And second is from Julie Weight\u2019s blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

This books moves at a slower pace than I\u2019m used to but it\u2019s been a long time since I picked up and read a lengthy, layered story that delves into the details of the characters. As I read it and sometimes got annoyed with the slow pace, I remembered that I loved Shogun<\/em> – and if you\u2019ve read Shogun<\/em> you know how involved that<\/strong> story is! And this story takes the time to acquaint you with the characters. [ \u2026 ]<\/p>\n

[ \u2026 ] in my opinion this is a character-driven story. Any story about religion, money, politics and sex is about entanglements, complications, lies, deceit, manipulation, good and evil – and this The Proviso<\/em> delivers in spades while delving into the human side of the main characters. My favorite part of the cover says what this story is really about: \u201c \u2026 embroiled as they are in their war, the last thing they expect to find on the battlefield is love.\u201d [ \u2026 ]<\/p>\n

Bottom line? Big thumbs up for this first novel by new author Moriah Jovan.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Julie also notes:<\/p>\n

I have a print copy of the book and the first thing you notice is it\u2019s size. It\u2019s huge. The second thing you notice is that it\u2019s absolutely gorgeous. The cover art is extraordinary, in my opinion. If you walked into a bookstore and this was on the table inside the door, you wouldn\u2019t be able to resist walking over and running your hand over the cover before you flip it over to see the back (also beautiful artwork). When you lay it open, the inside is as gorgeous and rich as the cover and there are actual chapter titles, something you rarely see any more in a book.<\/p>\n

The print copy is expensive.<\/em><\/strong> I know the author believes in e-books and of course the e-book version is much more affordable. However, for those of us who like the tangible feel of a print book, this one is worth it (and would make an excellent gift for any reader on your list).<\/p>\n

Emphasis mine.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And really, you have to read Keller\u2019s post on \u201cmore than just a good book\u201d (linked above) because I so identified with it as a reader. Those are the books I read as a teenager and they\u2019ve gotten more and more scarce over time. I\u2019m still looking for those books, though now I have a head start since I\u2019ve got a copy of Shogun<\/em> in my hands.<\/p>\n

Thank you, ladies!<\/p>\n

You can purchase The Proviso<\/em> at B10 Mediaworx in print ($27.99, and we do offer gift wrapping) and ebook ($8.99).<\/strike> It\u2019s also available for the Kindle<\/a> and soon you\u2019ll be able to purchase it in the iTunes store as an iApp (we\u2019ll let you know).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wow. It doesn\u2019t rain but it pours and I so want to thank the reviewers for their time! First up is from R.J. Keller\u2019s blog: My faithful readers know I\u2019m always looking for something more than just a good book. I want a book that moves me, or makes me think about or look at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[526,81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews-mojo","category-the-proviso"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22806,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions\/22806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moriahjovan.com\/talesofdunham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}