Jennifer Armintrout

For the young adult author, see Jennifer Armentrout.
Jennifer Armintrout
Born (1980-07-15) July 15, 1980
Pen name Abigail Barnette, Jenny Trout
Occupation Novelist
Genre Urban Fantasy, fantasy, drama
Website
www.jennytrout.com

Jennifer Armintrout (born July 11, 1980) is an American author best known for a series of urban fantasy novels known as the Blood Ties series, published by Mira Books. The books chronicle the life of Dr. Carrie Ames, an emergency room doctor who must adapt to life as a vampire after being attacked by one of her patients. Armintrout's Blood Ties series has been published in five countries, with the first volume making USA Today's top 150 book list. Armintrout also publishes erotica under the pseudonym Abigail Barnette.

Reception

Reception to Armintrout's work has been mixed to positive, with Romantic Times giving her work mostly four stars.[1] Publishers Weekly positively reviewed The Turning, calling it "a squirm-inducing treat",[2] but stating that while American Vampire had an "unusual premise, there's not much to distinguish this from other dark paranormal romances".[3]

Controversies

In 2015 Armitrout led an Internet campaign to have Fionna Free Man's book Thomas Jefferson's Mistress pulled from book shelves and booklists. Fionna Free Man is the pseudonym of a writer of erotica, and the book was a recasting of the story of Thomas Jefferson and his alleged mistress Sally Hemings into vampire fiction. After encountering comments from a black reader that the idea made her uncomfortable, Armitrout mounted the campaign, calling the book an atrocity and complaining that it advocated rape and racism.[4] Her campaign continued even after Fionna Free Man was revealed to be an African American writer and it became clear there was no advocacy of rape in the novel.

Bibliography

Blood Ties series

  1. The Turning (2006)
  2. Possession (2007)
  3. Ashes To Ashes (2007)
  4. All Souls' Night (2008)

Lightworld/Darkworld series

  1. Queene of Light (2009)
  2. Child of Darkness (2009)
  3. Veil of Shadows (2009)
  4. Child of Darkness (2012)

The Boss series (as Abigail Barnette)

  1. The Boss (2013)
  2. The Girlfriend (2013)
  3. The Bride (2014)
  4. The Hook-Up (2014)
  5. The Ex (2014)

Standalone novels

  1. American Vampire (2011)
  2. Such Sweet Sorrow (as Jenny Trout) (2014)

References

  1. ↑ Jennifer Armintrout a.k.a. Abigail Barnette RT Book Reviews
  2. ↑ Review: The Turning Publishers Weekly
  3. ↑ Review: American Vampire Publishers Weekly
  4. ↑ "Jenny Trout Sabotages Another Author’s Book, Encourages Fans to Pirate It". Retrieved 13 Jan 2016.

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