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Heartstrikers #1.5
Mother of the Year
Bethesda the Heartstriker opens up about her family's secrets...
24 pages, ebook
First published July 12, 2016
About the author
Rachel Aaron
32 books2,890 followersHello, my name is Rachel Aaron, and I write the Heartstriker books, a new Urban Fantasy series about misfit dragons, starting with Nice Dragons Finish Last. I also wrote The Legend of Eli Monpress fantasy series for Orbit Books about a wizard thief and the poor bastards who have to try and stop him. PLUS I'm also the author of the new, rolicking fun Science Fiction romance Fortune's Pawn under the name Rachel Bach.
I was born in Atlanta, but I currently live a lovely, nerdy, bookish life in Denver, CO with my lightspeed son, perpetually understanding husband, and far too many plants. Besides my own books, the internet knows me best for writing very fast. The best way to get to know me is probably to read my blog or follow me on Twitter.
I was born in Atlanta, but I currently live a lovely, nerdy, bookish life in Denver, CO with my lightspeed son, perpetually understanding husband, and far too many plants. Besides my own books, the internet knows me best for writing very fast. The best way to get to know me is probably to read my blog or follow me on Twitter.
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April 20, 2024
3.5
« Motherhood is cruel, which is why I must be crueler ».
Relato corto en forma de entrevista de televisión. La verdad es que me ha gustado bastante, ha sido original y entiendes un poco más al personaje de Bethesda. Yo la recomendaría antes de leer el segundo libro, si bien no aporta mucho de la trama, sí que aporta profundidad al personaje y la conocemos un poco más.
Sublime.
« Motherhood is cruel, which is why I must be crueler ».
Relato corto en forma de entrevista de televisión. La verdad es que me ha gustado bastante, ha sido original y entiendes un poco más al personaje de Bethesda. Yo la recomendaría antes de leer el segundo libro, si bien no aporta mucho de la trama, sí que aporta profundidad al personaje y la conocemos un poco más.
Sublime.
March 10, 2019
Actual rating: 3.50
Heartstrikers series:
Book 1 - Nice Dragons Finish Last: 3.75 (4*)
Book 1.5 - Mother of the Year: 3.50 (3*)
Book 2 - One Good Dragon Deserves Another: 3.75 (4*)
Book 3 - No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished: 4.25 (4*)
Book 4 - A Dragon of a Different Color: 3.50 (3*)
Book 5 - Last Dragon Standing: to be read
Heartstrikers series:
Book 1 - Nice Dragons Finish Last: 3.75 (4*)
Book 1.5 - Mother of the Year: 3.50 (3*)
Book 2 - One Good Dragon Deserves Another: 3.75 (4*)
Book 3 - No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished: 4.25 (4*)
Book 4 - A Dragon of a Different Color: 3.50 (3*)
Book 5 - Last Dragon Standing: to be read
August 6, 2018
A short of Bethesda being interviewed by a talk show host dragon. It gives, maybe, a little history of the Heartstrikers but mainly it is Bethesda being herself. Not particularly nice and very into herself. It was interesting.
August 2, 2019
There's nothing wrong with Mother of the Year. It's mildly funny and it's a quick read. Mostly, I feel meh about it because there's nothing essential in it, a common issue I have with bonus novellas in series. Very rarely do they really feel worth the time to read, even if they're short like this one.
September 14, 2021
Lots of funny and interesting tidbits from the Heartstrikers world. Bethesda is a horrible person (dragon) but is so blatant about it, and unashamed, that she says these outrageous things and makes me laugh in horror.
Freebie from author.
Freebie from author.
June 3, 2021
As usual i check the loc points when i open a book on my Kindle. This one said 800, so was obviously a short, but i was rather disappointed when it suddenly ended after 242 loc points and i find the rest is just a marketing exercise for a future book in the series. It's a very short, short masquerading as a normal short.
But, ho hum, it was free for signing up to the mailing list so maybe i shouldn't moan too much. But just as you're getting into Bethesda's character and you're really looking forward to the other 3/4's of the 800 loc points being filled with even more revealing stuff, you realise you're not getting what you hoped so much for.
So what's the 242 loc points about? Bethesda gets interviewed on another dragon's chat show.
Sadly, only a little bit of background into Bethesda's character, and her attitude towards her children, before moving onto the rest of the series: i so wished there was more.
But, ho hum, it was free for signing up to the mailing list so maybe i shouldn't moan too much. But just as you're getting into Bethesda's character and you're really looking forward to the other 3/4's of the 800 loc points being filled with even more revealing stuff, you realise you're not getting what you hoped so much for.
So what's the 242 loc points about? Bethesda gets interviewed on another dragon's chat show.
Sadly, only a little bit of background into Bethesda's character, and her attitude towards her children, before moving onto the rest of the series: i so wished there was more.
January 16, 2020
An unexpected but fun way to get to know Bethesda and get a better feel for what she's doing when she's not tormenting her offspring!
April 29, 2021
Heartstrikers #1.5
The very best thing about this short is that it is very short. Only one quarter of the entire length of the book is the actual short. The rest of it is a preview for the third book in this series.
I suppose my deep loathing of Bethesda is the main reason that I don't like this short. It's an interview with her and know it is somewhat amusing, the topic repels me at every turn.
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April 29, 2021 – FREE when you sign up for the author's mailing list
The very best thing about this short is that it is very short. Only one quarter of the entire length of the book is the actual short. The rest of it is a preview for the third book in this series.
I suppose my deep loathing of Bethesda is the main reason that I don't like this short. It's an interview with her and know it is somewhat amusing, the topic repels me at every turn.
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April 29, 2021 – FREE when you sign up for the author's mailing list
July 21, 2022
A very short little look into Bethesda, who is categorically never going to be 'Mother of the Year'. It gives a little background for how Bethesda raised her small army of dragon children and is mildly entertaining. The short length - 25 pages odd - and format means that there isn't a lot here though, so it is a quick and free bonus read.
November 30, 2022
This wasn't bad, but it was pointless. I don't feel like we learn anything new about Bethesda by reading this and it doesn't add anything to the plot. If you're a huge fan of the series you'll probably still enjoy it and it's very short which is a bonus in this case.
October 2, 2018
A little, semi-entertaining blurb of a story, focused solely on Bethesda. If you came looking for the inside scoop on Julius, prepare for disappointment.
Verdict: 3 stars.
Verdict: 3 stars.
November 30, 2018
This was fun reading. I liked how the whole thing went.
August 31, 2019
Cute send up of celebrity interviews. Bethesda offed Leno? ^^chuckle^^
April 20, 2020
Very short story about Bethesda being interviewed on a talk show.
May 7, 2020
Fun little interlude! I love that it clearly sets up some stuff that is revealed in later books in the series :)
May 12, 2020
An entertaining interlude from the rest of the series. The product hawking was really funny.
June 13, 2021
A fun but silly bit of bonus material
July 3, 2021
This was fun. A glimpse into the narcissistic view of Bethesda.
July 8, 2021
Good short story, depicting Bethesda, huge name drops for characters to come in future books.
August 27, 2022
I adore Bethesda so much it feels almost sinful.
November 27, 2022
This was a short read and pretty much what one would expect from Bethesda.
March 1, 2023
Practically pointless short story / interview transcript... available from newsletter... easily skippable...
August 4, 2023
A nice, short story of Bethesda going on a talk show to get more insight into her character and how she thinks.
December 25, 2020
Cute glimpse, made me laugh, but Bethesda sucks so she doesn't get five stars.
November 20, 2018
A special Bethesda short story exclusively for my new release mailing list subscribers!
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