I get to read incoming manuscripts for my friend the Editor. Lots of times I'm terribly disappointed. This last day and a half I was entranced, fascinated, totally in to somebody else's world. My poor kitchen was a wreck when I went to bed last night because I had to stay up and finish reading the story.
This author, in my humble opinion, has written a great story. Her main character was believable and I followed him through his adventures from page 1 to page 316 and 80K words. Her characters' antics made me smile and a couple of times I even laughed out loud. No raw manuscript is perfect. This one had a flaw or two. But all in all, the book deserves a second and third look.
I find myself hoping that someday my characters will hold a reader's attention and keep them turning pages into the night.
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