One of the best things about writing is reviews. Obviously, good reviews are preferred, but just the fact that someone is reading the story I wrote and getting feedback - any feedback - is a lifeline. I am a SAHM. Stay-at-home-mom for those of you who don't know the acronym. It makes it sound like I'm always at home, and I'm not, but I do have contact with fewer people than I would if I worked outside the home. But my novel helps me reach out to the world, and sometimes people reach right back out. In the past few weeks, I've gotten a few new reviews on Amazon, both from people I don't know.
And the good reviews don't make me think
yeah, I'm an awesome writer. I rock. They make me think
wow, someone took the time to sit down and read the story I wrote. And it brought them pleasure. And maybe they learned something new. That rocks. So, reviewers, thank you!
Here are the two reviews that appeared on Amazon:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
A lovely gem! Secrets of A Summer Village is an innocent and lovely coming of age story revolving around two fast friends, Rachel Guo and her host-sister Aylin, and Aylin's host-family and friends in a summer beach village called Didum, Turkey. Secrets surrounding relationships are the theme of the story as are the customs and language of Turkey and commonalities between Rachel's American-Chinese culture and Turkish culture. This is a well-written, delightful story that brought back some nostalgia about my teenage years. Rachel's involvement with Aylin's cousin, Cem is short and sweet. I would recommend this book to my nieces and for any one interested in a page-turning nostalgic tale of falling in love for the first time in their youth, and to anyone interested in another culture.
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book was very nicely written and you start to get into the characters' lives and their growing relationships. It is about an American exchange student who travels to Turkey for the summer and the evolvement of her relationships in Turkey as well as back home.
It is very clean but still interesting so safe for a younger teen to read without worrying about language and overt sexual descriptions. I enjoyed that, without knowing it, you learned a lot about the Turkish culture and way of life as well.
No comments:
Post a Comment