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Violet Towe
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
326
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 06:46 am: |   |
Now I know how Jenny feels to receive a wonder review of her work. I have posted below my very first review, and I must say, I am on cloud nine, no make that cloud ten. Here it is:
Violet Towe, has certainly announced her arrival in the fast paced, suspenseful world inhabited by some of the best mystery authors.
“Betrayed” has all the ingredients of a good “who dunnit” with characters that leap off the pages and come alive for you. Chief Boswell was one of my favorites. Violet’s portrayal of life in a small town police department was rife with color and richness.
Bruce Digman is refreshing change to the usual jaded officers’ one associates with in most murder mysteries. Here is a man – a law enforcement officer who is at once hardnosed, sensitive to death and chivalrous to the core. His occasional show of vulnerability endears him to the reader. Bruce is the type of hero I would root for any day.
Kate O’Connor’s conflicts add more depth to the entire story and the romance is skillfully woven through the mounting tension of the murder mystery. It doesn’t over power the story and thus adds to the original storyline of “who dunnit” rather than distracts from it. The twists and turns kept my eyes glued to the pages and the surprise at the end capped a truly remarkable story.
Violet, deftly weaves the colorful strings of the mystery with finesse and ease giving us a rich tapestry to marvel at in the end. Taut, thrilling, suspenseful, “Betrayed” was a most enjoyable read and I definitely recommend it to anyone with an appetite for thrilling mysteries.
Reviewer
Cheryl Pereira
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Jennifer Lynn
Unity Member
Post Number:
1167
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 07:42 am: | |
Said it on the Wings loop, and I'll say it here.... as someone who's read your first novel, Violet, I'm not surprised that you've got another winner on your hands! It sounds great and I can't wait to read it in May.
Jenn
Yeah.. feels awesome, doesn't it?
Jennifer Lynn
www.jenniferlynn.ca |
Violet Towe
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
327
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:41 am: | |
Thanks Jenny. I left a message for you on the Wings message board. |
Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1044
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 08:46 am: | |
AWESOME, I guess that is about all one can say to a great review like that. Happy for you on all points. Good things will happen soon.
Claudia |
Gloria Marlow
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
797
Registered: 04-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:02 am: | |
That's great, Violet!!!
Gloria |
Violet Towe
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
328
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:03 am: | |
Thanks Claudia, I sure hope you're right.
You know when a person receives bad news it means so much more
when we reveive good news usch as the review I posted above.
However, this is my 2nd review of Betrayed.
The bad news I was talking about was from my daughter regarding my
granddaughter, Susan. Susan is 17 years old and is a junior in high
school, and is on the Govornors Honors. She is a member of the BETA Club, taking college advance courses in high school and has been accepted into the Honors Society for Honor Students. She is so bright and will be attending 1/2 day of college her Senior year, and has a grade point average of 3.95
Susan has suffered all her life with irratible bowel syndrome and has
developed algeric reaction to any glouten products so bad that she
almost died from a severe reaction. The doctor thought she might have
a rare type of cancer in her stomach and small intestine, so in order to
prove or disprove this, Susan had to collect her urine for 24 hours
for testing. That test came back positive that she indeed does have
this very rare cancer.
The doctors has said this cancer is cureable through surgery and will most likely be done in the next few weeks. Susan is a wonderful, tender hearted young
lady and has the most positive attitude about this.
I ask for your prayers for Susan as she starts her journey through
these next weeks or months that she will pull through and recover
100%, as the doctors has predicted she will. This cancer is very rare
but thank God, cureable.
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Violet Towe
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
329
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:05 am: | |
Thanks Gloria. |
Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1046
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:12 am: | |
Violet,
You and Susan have every good thought that I can muster up for her surgical success. I would not wish anything like that on any person, let alone one so young and doing everything else in her life right. She sounds like a wonderful granddaughter.
Do eveything in your power to keep he held tightly in your heart, as I am sure you are all doing. It works wonders.
Claudia |
Gloria Marlow
Wisdom Member
Post Number:
798
Registered: 04-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:27 am: | |
Violet,
I will keep Susan and your family in my prayers. I am so glad that the cancer is curable.
Gloria |
Kathy Bosworth
Wandering Member
Post Number:
285
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 09:43 am: | |
Violet,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I will keep positive vibes for her speedy recovery. Susan sounds like a great kid with a promising future ahead of her. You must be very proud!
Congrats on your wonderful review!
Kathy |
Trina Green
Awareness Member
Post Number:
11
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 10:10 am: | |
Congrats on the excellent review! |
Violet Towe
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
330
Registered: 03-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 03:45 pm: | |
Thanks everyone, your thoughts and prayers means a lot to me and Susan as well as her family.
Thanks Trina for your comment on the review. |
Donna Brown
Awareness Member
Post Number:
31
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 10:20 pm: | |
Vi - so sorry to hear about your granddaughter - please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. And congrats on the very nice review - good job!
Donna |
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