“This is some powerful writing”

5-star review

Jeffrey Miller, author of Ice Cream Headache, When a Hard Rain Falls and several other novels, gave Bend Me, Shape Me a warm 5-star review on Amazon.com.  Here’s what he had to say:

I would like to echo the sentiments of the other reviewers here regarding how engrossing and riveting this book is. I was immediately drawn into the story by Debra Borys’ deft handling of the drama and the raw, gritty dialogue. She’s got a knack for capturing the futility of life as revealed in the characters struggling with their own demons and hardships. This is some powerful writing.

via Jeffrey Miller, author of Ice Cream Headache

“An engrossing thriller and a satisfying read”

4-Star review

I almost missed this 4-star review of Bend Me, Shape Me.  Al is one of Amazon’s top 1000 reviewers and posted the review both on his website and on Amazon.com.  Here’s what he had to say:

Although the story of Bend Me, Shape Me is an engrossing thriller and a satisfying read for that reason alone, what I found most interesting was the light it shines on the issues faced by homeless kids. Sure, the book has the normal disclaimers about not being about real people, and I believe that. But prominent in the author’s bio is her experience working with organizations that help such kids. I’ve got to believe the issues, experiences, and difficulties of runaways and throwaways are depicted accurately, even though the specific personalities and characteristics of the kids in the story are made up.

via Big Al’s Books and Pals

“A nail biting all night thriller”

While I have been extremely pleased by all the positive reviews Bend Me, Shape Me has received, I have been waiting anxiously for the first unsolicited review to be written by someone who was neither a friend nor a professional reviewer first contacted by me. Someone purely a reader/fan, in other words. Today, it happened.

Not only is Sheri Wilkinson a prolific Amazon reviewer (a Top Reviewer Ranking of 7,354 is nothing to sneeze at!) but her profile states she is from Princeton, IL which I consider my home turf.  I spent about fifteen years living twenty minutes away and was just there yesterday at the library getting some writing done.  Princeton is also the inspiration for one of the settings in my current WIP, A Bull By The Horns.

5-star review

Thank you, Sheri!

A nail-biting all night thriller. The characters were likable, I could feel what they were experiencing. I would love to read more in the Street Stories by Debra R. Borys

via Amazon.com: Sheri A. Wilkinson’s review of Bend Me, Shape Me (Street Stories).