Reviews

Here are a sample of early reviews for my original novel – Cherished Castaway. None have been solicited, and all are for the story in its current length and format. They are listed in no particular order.

All the reviews are original, unedited and have a paper trail to verify their authenticity.

9/05/06 – (for chaps one and two only)

Cor, very damp and very exciting. Mind you I have never quite worked out how come it is safer in a little open boat as opposed to a great big enclosed boat - just go figure I suppose. I hope all your fans buy two copies - one for themselves and one for a friend - the cover is cheesy but pretty good - I suspect Elisabeth would love this tale - perhaps you could e-mail it to her. 

One or two obvious typos that no doubt have been picked up on the edit, go for it.

Rose 

26/05/06

I read your notice on your PPFanFic site, and, tho disappointed that we must
wait for more, am frankly delighted that you hope to publish!

I hope you'll let us all know what it is and where we can buy it.  As well
as write gushing fanciful reviews on Amazon.com!  Don't hesitate to use your
extensive fan base.  We love your work, and wish you well!

CheetahLee

14/04/06 – (for chap one only)

It is……amazing. Really Louise. What a fantastic first chapter. You already have me hooked. I can’t believe how wonderfully you described all of the action scenes on the boat. It’s amazing how knowledgeable you are about those subjects. With your words, you paint these pictures that I can clearly see in my mind. One scene that stands out a lot is when Alice looks down and can see the ship in the valley that the wave has created. That was so vivid a picture in my mind. It was awesomely eerie.

It’s funny, my original character is named Evan. Sounds close to Gavin eeehhh?  Actually, Gavin was one of the three names I had narrowed it down to in the end. It’s a sexy name for this Character. Our stories are completely different but at times, you write things in a similar way to what I have written. It’s like, there are certain things that you and I see in the same light. I have a long way to go, but I hope that I will be as great an author as you are once I get more seasoned.

Murphy

28/04/06 -(for chap ten)

The only problem with this is that I want to read more…..right now.  LOL!

The story is still shaping up very well. Lots of cool little mysteries here and there. I love that.

It is very suspenseful in parts too. I love that as well.

The tension between the two “would be lovers” is flowing very nicely. I could actually feel Gavin’s pain when he was hurt by her teasing. That was written very well. It makes me wonder why he is so vulnerable. I can’t wait to learn about his back story.

Murphy

4/06/06 – (for first three chapters)

bugger, sent that email before I meant to!  Seriously, though. Fantastic start. I'm not a huge reader of historical romances but it hooked me straight away. Loved the characters, who are developing nicely, and you've obviously researched your period ships too. I could picture each scene, the descriptions are lovely and the sense of action rolls along well. Hmm...do I feel that Gavin Smith is not who he says he is? Could he be a noble-born lad working a ship's passage for some reason? :-)   Can't wait to read more! 

I did make a few grammatical and typo corrections (can't help myself!); hope you don't mind. Attached version should show tracked changes.

Oh, I really hope you can get a publisher to take this on for you!

Cheers

Sabrina xx