Joely Sue Burkhart

Daisy at The Long and Short of It Reviews has given Rose another great review:

Ms. Burkhart also gets bonus points for illustrating the best way to deal with tangled extra-long hair. Start at the bottom and work your way up. So many fantasy writers give their heroine butt-length hair and never mention the every day maintenance of it. One cannot get through a sword fight, or run for one’s life without having to deal with hair-related consequences later.

Rose of Shanhasson is a gritty, sweaty great start to what I believe will be a promising trilogy. I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on the next one! This one’s recommended for fantasy and romantic fantasy readers who like a little Conan in their heroes.

The part about the hair really tickled me.  This might sound dumb, but I remember in the first draft a hundred years ago, I had Shannari’s hair loose under the helmet and someone called me on it.  And I was like…yeah…duh.  Loose long hair is ridiculous.  So from there, I tried to make it REAL, as real as possible.

My warriors even wear socks.  (That’s a joke in the epic fantasy world.) 

Read the whole review here.  Thank you, Daisy!