Just Stab Me Now v6 (or: ARC v1.1)

I just finished it and it's FANTASTIC! I can't wait until February when I can have a proper copy to add to my library.

Sara Moseley

Oh no - the penny has just dropped that we're getting sooo close to publication, which means that at that point the story will be FIXED and we won't get these lovely reads where we search out which bits have changed, which bits are added and which are still the same! I have loved watching this book develop.

Liz C

Thank you! (I now wonder: do ARC reviews count on Goodreads? I know you can't do them on Amazon, but Goodreads might be different...maybe I should find out)

Jill Bearup

Thank you so much :) I'm glad you liked it!

Jill Bearup

That was by far the cutest book I have ever read and I love it so much. I can’t wait until it’s out for real so I can leave a review about how much I would recommend it!!!

Just finished this and very very much enjoyed it, left me with that perfect 'god I want more' feeling

Thank you and thank you 😊

Jill Bearup

Chapter 15, the line "To her left, she could see Robin and Elinor giving her identically sympathetic smile," that should be 'smiles', since both Robin and Elinor are doing so. Loving this draft including all the changes. Finished, and that was the only edit.

Allan West

Thank you for your feedback! It was a wrench to lose the fight, but: - it introduced a Chekhov's gun that never got used, - a sword fight, even a sporting one, would have been entirely out of keeping with things that Rosamund would have been willing to do at that point in the story, and - it had no bearing at all on the plot or themes or central conflict of the story. I'm hoping that we'll be able to polish the beginning up in the final editing round to make it less exposition-dump-ish, but a reader coming in cold needs to know who Rosamund is and what her problem is. So I felt I should explain XD

Jill Bearup

Is it too late to go back and change the beginning? I just really think the opening page or two of the novel got a lot worse than in the first two drafts. It's practically a bulletpoint list of exposition, where there used to be a fencing scene. Sorry :/

This is the best draft yet! It feels really polished and I love the final scenes with Rosamund and Leo, Caroline and Henry, and the ending! I like how there's more detail about the Feast and that you re-added part of the chapel scene. And Rosamund asking Leo to stay is so sweet! One question though, are they able to prove that Mabry killed Hugo?

L J

I love your 3 layered dedication. 😊

Heather Cutler

Ohhhhh, I so xcited!!!

Emily Flanigan

Isn't it amazing what fresh eyes can see? You'll go over it a zillion times, your editors and beta readers will scour for weeks or months, and there is still something that got overlooked. It's enough to drive you absolutely bonkers

SR Nulton

Too early in the morning to properly register what's going on around me. But.. boooooooooooooook. 📖 🤤

Jesse Thompson

How long did it take for someone to spot a continuity error? Less than 2 hours XD Love you guys.

Jill Bearup