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• Traveler on Dec. 01, 2010
  
  It's a premise that's been done before, and everything happened way too fast. The story was over before I realized I had finished the introduction - seriously. There were also a few minor spelling/editing errors, nothing major. I'd have enjoyed the story much more if there was more to it.
  
• The Mark on Dec. 01, 2010
  
  Wonderful, intriguing premise. Some parts could have been written a little clearer, but then again, my grammar stinks. A few things stuck out at me: your daughter is kidnapped, and you cry for hours before you go get help? And they don't believe you, until you show them the hole in the wall? Police would be all over a crime scene (yes, I know this is fantasy, but it's written as realistic fantasy, so let's be consistent). And your daughter gets admitted no problem to the hospital, even though there's a crowd outside and the doctor tells you that they are turning people away? And then you find out your daughter is going to die, and you are completely calm about it? (even though the night before, you cried for hours when she was kidnapped? So dying is OK, but kidnapping is not?) And the doctor "diagnosed" the death? Don't you mean he witnessed the death, or signed off on the death? And then, the whole thing ends with the guy waking up. Stupid - it's Dallas all over again.
  
• The Taste of Miracles on Dec. 02, 2010
  (no rating)
  great story, very well written & paced, and mentions a favorite of mine, Apollo 8!
  
• Outside My Window on Dec. 02, 2010
  
  starts a little jarringly, but you get sucked into the story right away. I enjoyed the author's style, and think it's written very well. But the story ends so quickly, I d/l other formats of the book to make sure I wasn't really missing the ending. I don't understand the ending at all - it really feels like the author just forgot to finish the story. I don't get the point.
  
• Clowns in my closet on Dec. 02, 2010
  
  well written, but overall lacking. This is supposed to be a mystery & a horror story, and it wasn't scary at all. I didn't understand what was going on, other than the main character was afraid. And once again, another story story that ends so abrumptly, you don't even realize the story ended so you keep looking for the rest of it.
  
• Fulton Ridely on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  Book is unreadable, due to lack of editing & spell check.
  
• Carl The Caterpillar on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  Completely unreadable due to lack of editing/spell check, etc.
  
• 2012 on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  That was 30 seconds of my life I won't get back! I love end-of-the-world type of movies & books, and this didn't present anything new or original except for the ending (which is the only reason why I give this 2 stars instead of 1). Could have been edited a bit better as well.
  
• Death of the Sun on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  Interesting short story. Well written & edited, fast to read. I would have liked to have seen a bit more character development, but I realize that's difficult to do in a short story. I ask for more character development because you are supposed to feel for the main character, Sadie, and the choices she has made, but it's hard to do that when you don't really know who she is as a person.
  
• The Prodigal Daughter on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  All in all, a great story & a nice read. I give it four stars only because it really drove me nuts when the author put the mother in Intensive Care, when a) the mother wasn't injured that badly, and b) the author clearly had never been in Intensive Care before, and was describing a regular hospital room, not ICU. I know, this doesn't really matter in the long run, but it just bugged me. It ended a little abruptly.
  
• The Jensens on Jan. 20, 2011
  
  Loved it! Great story, and that old man was smart.
  
• Scary Mary on Aug. 27, 2011
  
  It's a young adult book, about a girl who can hear ghosts. It's extremely well written & edited, & is better then a lot of the books I get to review that you have to pay money for. The plot moves along very well, there are no slow parts, & the story wraps up very nicely in the end. It's well worth the read. I'd love to hear more about Scary Mary, as she's just a fun, scarcastic, great all around character.