Rebecca Books

This book is a page-turner right from the beginning. I loved reading in this time period when men spoke to women like this (from page 23):

"See the two meadow flowers, the yellow and the violet? One is as different from the other as day from night. Yet who will say that one is more beautiful? Oh, a fool might. But only a fool... But do you know what may determine the desirability of one over the other?... The fragrance!"

Be still my heart! If you love that kind of subtle romance, you will love this book.

Anna shows such strength despite the overwhelming tragedies (one after the other) she faces in her young life. And even though she is a Countess, she is very down-to-earth and sensitive to those "under her" although it was a no-no for those of such high society. Her tenderness and innocense makes her so very likable.

The book goes back and forth between family life and what's politically going on in Poland during the late 1700s with the underlying romance throughout. You're always wondering about what will finally happen with Jan Stelnicki. At no point was this book boring!!!

I loved it.

I loved this book. There are so few novels on the market about Poland and Polish history (I don't know of any others!). This is indeed a rare find. The characters are well developed, the descriptions of locations and activities are wonderfully detailed and passionately written. The setting and content about the significant historical moments are woven in expertly. It really is a history lesson embedded in a very fast-moving and dramatic story. Yes, sometimes it may be a bit overly dramatic, but I really enjoy that rich, gossipy style. So cool that it is based on REAL journal entries. These characters come alive and will stay with you well after you are done reading. Great ending, too.

Looking forward to reading Chrimson Sky.

I found this historical fiction text to be absolutely enthralling! It has not only provided me with hours of enjoyable, page-turning reading, but has also given me great insight into my Polish ancestry and heritage. The strength, spirit, and heart of the Polish people--MY people--is wonderfully portrayed within the pages of this book. I'm so looking forward to receiving Mr. Martin's sequel, Against a Crimson Sky. I'm sure I'll not be disappointed!

I found the book very engaging. I loved the characters and can't wait to find out what happens next.

This is the best book I've read in a long time. Martin's vivid descriptions and the depth of his characters made this book an incredibly interesting and fulfilling read. I could not put it down. I love "Push Not the River."

Just the recipe of the ALL SOLD OUT CHICKEN POT PIES alone is reason enough to buy this book. They are incredible!
The Texas tortilla soup is a favorite. The desserts are extra yummy too.

I visited Rather Sweet Restaurant in Fredricksburg, Texas with a friend. We both had chocolate cake for desert and decided it was the best we had ever had. So I was on a quest for the recipe. I found it in this book, made it for a party and got the same results! Heaven, this lady can bake and tell you how to bake too!

I absolutely love this cookbook. I have made several of her recipes and all of them have turned out great. I appreciate her sense of humor, tidbits about each recipe and ways to create variations if one should desire. I own A LOT of cookbooks and this has become my favorite. I know that I can count on the recipes to get rave reviews! Rebecca Rather truly has outdone herself.

This is a great cookbook!! The Turbo Charged Brownies have made me famous!! I am trying the toffee torte this weekend - can't wait!!

I bought this book along with the Christmas one from The Pastry Queen. This book is actually the reason I wanted to buy both books. This book is beautifully written and I can't wait to try out the recipes for the upcoming holidays. I am happy to have both of the Pastry Queen's books in my collection

I own about a dozen different audio Bibles and this one is by far the best. The score and sound effects are beautiful and the actors did an excellent job.

They split the tracks by chapter and did a good job of putting the complete books on one CD.

My only negatives were that sometimes it feels like the actors are just reading it and the voice of satan/demons were a bit...shall we say trick-or-treat (I was hoping for more of an Exorcist/Omen).

I love The Word of Promise. I listen to it every time I'm in my car. I agree that Jim Caviezel can sound flat at times. But overall he did a fine job, especially the final hours of Jesus' life up to the cross. My favorite actor is Stacey Keach as Paul. He is outstanding! I love the sound effects, too. This would be a wonderful gift for someone of the younger generation that doesn't love to read.

This is very well done. The Word of Promise is very well read and acted. Some of the interpretation may be questionable in regard to the book of Revelation. The overall meaning of the scripture is being conveyed very well. The overall tone and feel of the presentation is very similiar to a childrens' program called "Greatest Heroes of the Bible". This would be a good tool to get your kids interested in the Word of God.

We like it.
Both of them, this product and Amazon services are great!!!
We Recommend people should buy this from Amazon.

"The Word of Promise" brings the New Testament to life like never before! Done in the style of an old-time radio program, actors' narration are blended with sound effects and a stirring orchestral score to bring the listener to the Holy Lands when these events took place, bringing power and emotion to the Holy Scriptures!
Overall, the actors' narration is fantastic! Jim Caviezel is fantastic as Jesus, though he is hit-and-miss in some places. Stacey Keach is fantastic as Paul, lending his voice to a huge chunk of this production. Lou Diamond Phillips, Louis Gossett, Jr., Michael York, Marisa Tomei and many others lend their talents to this truly remarkable production!
"The Word of Promise" is brilliant listening; a remarkable interpretation of the twenty-seven books of the New Testament. Whether you're new to the Bible, or have read the scriptures all your life, you'll find "The Word of Promise" a truly powerful experience!
Grade: A+

Do you want a parent-friendly guide to realistic educational goals for your child at each grade level? This is it. This is another must-have book for me in my venture through homeschooling. How do I know if what my child is learning is typical for their grade? Look it up in here. I did many searches online and kept coming up with grand pages written in dense "teacher-ese" about abstract geometry and linguistic comprehension... for kindergarteners. I need the easy to understand, quick version and this is presicely what I was looking for. There are also excellent resource suggestions listed in here.

I checked this out at the library when deciding to homeschool. After renewing it and then checking it out again and renewing it again, we decided to buy our own copy.

If you are homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling, this is a great year by year guide to help you decide what to cover. Extremely helpful!

This book offers a good guide for someone new to homeschooling or maybe interested in the idea. If you are not certain what your child will need or where to begin this book will get you started.

I think this book could be helpful for those who have been homeschooling since day one, or are starting at day one, but I can't imagine it helping those who are removing their child from public school, as I am with my daughter. My daughter is half way through her 3rd grade year. I read through the 3rd grade chapter and was completely overwhelmed with everything my daughter did *not* know/had not been taught. And I couldn't believe some of the things the author said should be learned- in 3rd grade? So, for reference I went back to the 2nd grade chapter- almost as bad! And then I started to go to the 1st grade chapter but gave up. The fact is that this book will *not* tell you what children are learning in public schools, although the author does give links for that. It seems to me, from what I know, that this is the "Classical" approach to homeschool (this is never mentioned in the book description, and only very briefly mentioned in the introduction)- which is not what we're doing. I would think that any person pulling their child out of public school would feel as I did- completely overwhelmed & hopeless - there is just too much to "catch up" on! Each year builds upon knowledge from the previous year, and I would think that most private schools don't even measure up to the standards put forth in this book. I do give it two stars because it lists resources for teaching- books and websites mainly, and some curriculum, relating to topics listed. That is all the use this book will be of to me.

If you want to build your own curriculum or just want to know what your kids need to know for each grade than this is your book!

First of all this is a teen book and I'm 28. That being said, I loved the book. For advanced readers it's a fast read, but thouroughly enjoyable. I could picture the places the author was describing and picture Æthelflæd easily. With so few historical fiction novels being directed toward great women, this was a welcome read, and the author stayed true to the history of the time.

"Surprise, stealth, unbalancing her enemy, these were the ways her guardian had taught her to save herself, and to win," are the words that are featured on the back of the book, The Edge on the Sword, because the things her guardian taught her is a crucial point. Making history come alive, Rebecca Tingle mixed magnificent facts and fiction together to make an unforgettable story, where any girl can escape. In 2001, it was published by Penguin Putnam Books. Beautifully, remarkably, and magnificently done, the front cover illustration of The Edge on the Sword was drawn by Karen Savary, a memorable artist.

At the end of the ninth century, Flæd was now on her fifteenth year of living. Living in the burgh, staying with family, and learning her languages were all she knew, since she had done that for all her life. Her father was King Alfred of Wessex. He had a passive kingdom. As Flæd grew up, her main companion was her brother, Edward. They enjoyed their ambitious adventures among the forests around the burgh. Eventually, these trips got slim because Flæd began her education in writing, Latin, and Greek under her instructor, (w) Bishop Asser. Little did she know that soon her life would dramatically alter.

As instructed, Flæd headed toward her father's private chamber. Inside the small room she entered, sat King Alfred, who had been waiting. He gestured for her to sit. Alfred looked at her for a second then said gently, "Æthelflæd, as women grow they obtain more responsibilities. Now, that you are almost sixteen, it is time for you to be married. At the end of the summer you will travel to Lundon, Mercia, to be married to my friend and partner, Æthelred." Being the daughter of a very powerful man, Flæd had known this was coming, but it still shocked her. Soon, she would leave everything. She would lose her family. Permanently, she would leave home. Immediately the next morning, a warrior and envoy from Lundon came to be her guardian and warder. His name was Red. Flæd had always had a strong, enduring friendship with her brother, but as that last summer came and went, that friendship was almost lost, but that friendship lasted. No longer could they go on their private adventures in the woods, because of Red, Flæd guardian, who followed her everywhere.

At the end of the summer, Flæd equipped herself, packed up, and prepared her gifts for Æthelred in preparation for her departure to Mercia, because it would be several days before they would arrive in Lundon. As her protection, she had been trained in the arts of the sword and had a minute band of warriors with her. Leading them, Red rode at the front, followed by two wagons and a small amount men on horse back. They followed the river. Surprisingly, they were attacked and many of the men fell in battle, leaving Flæd with a few desperate men and little hope. Could they arrive safely after this tragedy?

This book has a fantastic twist of history and adventure, as if the excitement is literally bounding off the pages. As a great source of entertainment and much more, every pre-teen and early teen girl should read this book. Over all, The Edge on the Sword is an astounding masterpiece, because of the unforgettable story and amazing use of words, which is a charismatic combination.

A teenager named Aethelflaed, is the daughter of the king. That means he picks the husband for her! Her dad picks a man that's about his age (which is about in his fourties!), which she's never met. She sadly can't refuse her dad on this, and is now tortured by the thought of what he looks likeand who he is.

Her dad hire's a protecter for her, since there is a big deal of raiding in the area. Aethelfaed is annoyed by the man who watches her because he follows her everywhere(she is very independant!) She eventually befriends the man, and he teaches her to defend herself, and she teaches him a few tricks as well.

There is a lot of stuff that occurs that I don't want to give away, so you'll have to read it! I'll warn you that there is a sad part, but a happy one fills it in! This book has a slow begining, but gets you hooked!

This was a awesome book, and if you read it you'll enjoy it as much as I did, and I enjoyed it a lot!

I absolutly loved this book. I think Aethelflaed is an amazing heroine. It was sad in some parts, happy in others, with a great plot. Aethelflaed seems so real, and sort of like me. I hope other people can relate to this book as well as I can.

This is definetly one of my favorite books! I've read it countless times and I also love the sequel 'Far Traveler'. The characters are all lovable and the plot is excellent. Another great thing about this book is it is partially a historical fiction novel. The author Rebecca Tingle wrote this book wrote this looking at historical notes. AEthelflaed was a real person and did many great things. Enough great things to be known as Lady of the Mercians.

Flaed is a girl that's only lived fifteen winters but her father King Alfred is making her marry a man named Ethelred of Mercia...a man that she's never met... He's also many years older than her. But Flaed must agree and her father tells her that she cannot be left alone any longer. She must have a bodyguard...a man named Red.

While Flaed and Red are together Red teachers her many things on how to defend herself. She learns how to ride faster and better (which will let her show off to her future husband soon), she uses the sword and many other things. But little does Flaed know that when she leaves for her new home trouble will follow.

I first read this precious book, when a friend sent it to me, after my husbands death.
It was such a comfort.
Now I send it, hoping it will help and comfort some one else.

This is a wonderful book to own for yourself or give as a gift to anyone that has had a love one go on before them to heaven. It gives a vivid picture of what heaven is like. You will feel close to heaven and those that have gone on to their reward.
I first read this book when my sister and then my father died in the same year. It was a tremendous source of comfort, and made the vast expanse between us seem so much smaller.
I highly recommend it.

I first read 'Intra Muros' in the late 1970s.
Although I realize it is not absolutely the truth, it gave me such a peace about death and the hereafter, I passed the book on to another.
At one time I bought 24 of them to pass around. Not one came back to me.
Isn't that wonderful!
Now I am doing the same thing with 'My Dream of Heaven'.
I wish everyone would/could read it.

I really enjoyed reading this book. This book is a great gift to give to someone who has lost a loved one. It helps you to imagine what Heaven will be like.

Although it is the author's dream of heaven, it is a beautiful story about how heaven may be and that it is a continuation from our life on earth. We will meet our family and friends and we will all be so happy and praising our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It is a lovely book and produces warm and happy feelings!

I'm vegetarian and have been for over 10 years. My husband on the other hand, doesn't like "healthy" food. So every time I present an argument for trying one of my dishes, he always wants to know what that particular food 'provides' him. This is my savior, when it comes to quick and easy reference to what food have what nutrients. Also contains helpful suggestions on how to shop and buy the foods as well as cook them.

I got this book 2 years ago when I was interested in finding out more about whole foods, even though what we ate was already almost entirely whole foods. I wanted to know about the benefits of each food, and find some new ones as well. This book quickly became, and still is, my most used book. I always take it with me when I travel. It's fascinating to pick it up and read about 1 or 2 specific foods at a time. The amount I've learned about the foods we're eating is tremendous, and for curious food-loving people the book is tops.

Every time I open this book, I find some new fascinating information in it. There are also great recipes and interesting anecdotes sprinkled throughout.
I'm very glad to have this one in my library.

A must have reference for those that need to know more about what they eat and how they can maximize their nutrtional needs through the understanding of "whole plant based" foods,...flavor need not be sacrificed!

I absolutely love this book! Although I have only had it a few weeks, it is already a constant resource in my kitchen. I look something up in it almost everyday, and I've never been disappointed with the entries in the book. I am pregnant, and my doctors are concerned about me getting enough of certain nutrients. This book has helped me alter my diet to get as much of those nutrients naturally as I possibly can. It's informative, user-friendly and well written. I am definitely glad I bought it, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to eat a more balanced, healthy diet.

What a beautiful and poignant, bittersweet romance.

I fell in love with Olivia and Jai. The history, description and writing drew me right into the author's world.

I first read Olivia and Jai years ago and I've read probably thousands of books since, but I have never forgotten this book or the dynamic main characters, Olivia and Jai. There are also a number of very well developed and interesting secondary characters. Rebecca Ryman is a master of characterization and rarely have I read a book where the characters and the setting come alive to this degree. There are so many layers to the characters and to the plot that each revelation throughout its perfectly paced plot is like a gift of literary brilliance. This book encompasses the themes of love, hate and the sacrifices and devastation of revenge. It will make you laugh and cry, and it will break your heart. In the end, it will restore your faith in true love overcoming all obstacles, all the while educating you about a fascinating time and place in history. My 19 year old daughter recently came home from college for the summer so I checked this book out of the library for her. She at first showed little interest in spending her summer reading, but ended up locking herself in her room and ignoring her family and friends until she finished this book - in 3 days! Young and old will enjoy this book and I can not recommend it enough. I would actually give Olivia and Jai 10 stars! (I'm less enthusiastic about the sequel.)

Those who enjoyed The Far Pavilions by M M Kaye or Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald will love this book - if you've read Shalimar by Ryman you will have an idea of her writing style, although this book has far less politics and much more character interaction than that book.

Set in India during British rule it is a story of two people - Olivia and Jai - who meet and whose lives affect each other deeply. In some ways it is a harrowing read as these two people almost destroy each other but it also has moments of real beauty in the descriptions of India, the people with all their faults and the insight into the lives of Indians and British people at that time.

Olivia starts the novel as a brash young American woman who goes to stay with her Aunt, Uncle and Cousin in Calcutta for a year. She finds herself in the middle of British society in India with all its self-importance and insularity. Olivia is popular with the men and has suitors who like her direct and forthright nature.

And then she bumps into Jai Raventhorne, the half-caste man who has built up a shipping business from a position of poverty as a dish washer. She soon discovers that mention of his name in her Uncle's household causes almost complete apoplexy but no-one will tell her why. Jai Raventhorne intrigues her and she manages to meet him and spend time with him, eventually falling head over heels in love. Of course he doesn't love her, he's a hard man who is emotionless, and yet she is sure she can fix him.

Only Jai has a plan for his life and Olivia can't be included in that. There is a huge event in the family's life which causes a colossal upheaval and could be the ruin of all of them. Within that event Olivia starts to see the world from an entirely different perspective and her love of Jai changes to something much more spiteful. This is the Greek Tragedy aspect of the book where pretty much every character finds their life blasted. It's sad and depressing and has profound effects on all the characters - this much devastation probably does happen in real life but is rarely written about. The consequences of Olivia's actions are immense and she finds herself pitted against Jai in a challenge to break him down - love has turned to hate and destruction. But don't despair, the book does end on a relatively happy note (and in fact Rebecca Ryman has written a sequel, The Vale Of Illusion, which picks up this story many years on).

This isn't a light book to read, as mentioned above. It's hard reading of all the troubles that these families go through as layers of Jai's past are unveiled. Yet unlike a true Greek Tragedy this one ends on a note of hope - that love can survive, that people can lay down things that they have held on to their entire lives when something better comes along. The setting in India with all the inequities that the British rulers commanded is excellently written and the characters are all complex and believable. I recommend this book to those who love reading books about India or books about deep and complex characters.

The story begins in Calcutta in 1848 as Olivia O'Rourke arrives from California to spend time with her mother's sister, Lady Bridget Templewood. Used to the freer life she shared with her father, Olivia chafes under the rigid morals of British Society, but then she accidentally meets a man reviled by her family, Jai Ravenstone. Jai is a Eurasian with a mysterious past who against all odds built up a successful shipping empire.

Despite her family's hatred of Jai and his attempts at destroying her uncle's competing shipping business, Olivia cannot overcome her overwhelming attraction to Jai and sees him at every opportunity, even though Jai himself warns her of the dangers of involvement with him. Just when it seems Olivia and Jai may be able to surmount the problems of his past and find love, Jai's obsession with destroying the Templeton's takes him on a path that utterly destroys Olivia's love for him and sends her on a path of building her own business ventures to enact her revenge against Jai.

This was a wonderful tale of love and revenge that will have you reading well into the wee hours of the morning, by page 250 or so I literally didn't come up for air until I finished it. There are many twists and turns and quite shocking surprises that will have you guessing and turning the pages until the very end. It's not quite up to the standards of The Far Pavilions, but for those seeking a well spun yarn set in 19C India during the British Raj this is one worth checking out. Five Stars.

I can't say enough about this book. It is one of my absolute favorites. My favorite historical fictions alway seem set in India. I call it a love story because one of the central themes is love but its not very "romancy." This novel is set in 1848, prior to the Sepoy Mutiny. Olivia is an American girl sent to Calcutta for 1 year in the hopes of her Aunt to find a proper husband. Of course, Olivia being a brash American is not at all interested in that but in the India that none of the English want to know.

She meets the engimatic Jai Raventhorne, who is of mixed blood, an "Eurasian". He has pulled himself out of the gutter to become a wealthy, yet bitter, businessman. She soon falls in love while secretly meeting him. I don't think I'll give much away by saying there is a huge betrayal that sets the tone for the rest of the book. Revenge is probably an even more important theme than romance.

The book is one that you don't want to end. You really fall for the characters. The book does have a sequel, "Veil of Illusion" which is good (because you love the characters so much) but not nearly as good as "olivia and Jai."

If you like this type of book, my other absolute favorites in the Indian historical fiction that are first rate include "Zemindar" by Valerie Fitzgerald and "Shadow of the Moon" by M.M. Kaye. Those do revolve around the Sepoy Mutiny of the late 1850s.

Rebecca Ryman is a penname for someone who has been born, raised, and lives in India. The background touches really make India come alive for me.

Highly recommend this book!!!

If you want a very thorough "glimpse" of what heaven will be like for the born-again believer, this book is it!!! Be warned though, after reading it, your desire for the things of this world will "fade away." This book has you drooling to be in heaven asap!! :-) The book reads "like a novel," very fast-paced (I guess you could say)-- a real page turner! I love how humbly Jesus came to her, just like his character revealed in the Gospels. Man, I could go on and on, but I'll restrain myself. Just get it!

For those who are suffering the loss of someone very close, this book brings such comfort. It makes the unknown far more evitable by its look beyond the gates of death.

I purchased it for my brother who recently lost his wife. It comforted him so that he has read it two or three times, and ordered more to share with others in his plight of despair over her death.

This little magnificent book is just that! I was captivated from the very beginning. Her trip to heaven makes me long for the day when our LORD tells me it is time to go home. Wow, now I don't have to imagine anymore. This sweet book is on my "best book" list along with several others that relate stories of having gone to heaven. The interesting thing is, they all have a thread of commonality to them.They all describe the streets of gold! Fruit they had never seen before. Nothing decays. There is no sorrow, no danger, and everything is so magnified in it's glory!!!
I can't say enough about this wonderful book. I've read it three times now and never get tired of reading more. I would like to find more books like this. I would dive into them all! Please read this book and be blessed!

This book changed my life. After reading around 30 pages I knew that she had experienced Heaven and returned to tell about it. My childhood picture of Heaven dramatically changed and I felt great comfort knowing the reality of where I will spend Eternity.
As to the book I received it was not the one pictured. I am familiar with the edition pictured so I ordered several but the edition was different and much poorer quality.

While I find that Rebecca Springer's "dream" of heaven very uplifting, there are too many scriptural flaws to believe it was an actual experience. In light of that, I still enjoyed reading the book and didn't want to put it down until I was finished.

While Rebecca Seum could have spun a tale from the sensational aspects of a young woman choosing to become one wife of many in a polygamous marriage, her reserve in tone and style credits the plight of her main character in *Sisterwife*. With careful attention to how her narrator carefully takes us through her journey as one of several wives of Dillon, the restraint of Raina, the young protagonist, resists sensationalism and sentimentality. *Sisterwife* is a novel that in tone resembles the work of Anne Tyler and Jane Smiley, but with a sensitivity that belongs to this author alone.

A modern polygamous marriage? I was immediately intrigued by the premise of "Sisterwife." I can't help but want to be a fly on the wall in the kitchen of Raina's "family" and Seum grants me my wish. The author unfolds Raina's tale in beautifully clear, precise prose, making an extraordinary situation feel both natural and peculiar at the same time.

An intriguing premise -- who wouldn't be interested? This excerpt sets up a story with high potential for drama, emotional depth, and character development, and it's off to a good start. Now it only remains to be seen whether the narrative can build momentum and credibility as the plot unfolds, and not dissolve into sensationalized junk. So far the author has struck a tone that is serious enough, and presented a protagonist who seems sympathetic enough, to hold our interest. That's quite an accomplishment already, since (given the far-fetched premise and the tone of realism here) the moment something doesn't ring true you start to lose your reader.

That said, I wasn't really satisfied by the background story that Raina, the narrator, provides us Chapter 2, about the origins of this polygamous family. Apparently we're meant to accept the reasonable explanations offered as easily as Raina seems to, but it doesn't add up. Raina at one point admits to wondering about "the baser details of their lives" (well, of course, aren't we all?), and asks herself, "Exactly how did three women share one man?" But then these questions are just as quickly dismissed with the statement, "Soon, their marriage didn't seem at all peculiar to me." How could this be, when her (our) most obvious and pressing questions have not been answered? Since the unusual situation tests the story's credibility in the first place, I think it's critical that this chapter do a more convincing job of showing us how these people got there in the first place. The author seems to be trying to tell us that we're not reading about nutcases here, but normal people living in an unconventional arrangement for compelling reasons. If the story that follows is to rest on this assumption, then that foundation needs to be more persuasively established. There are hints of trouble in paradise, as Raina is clearly not comfortable with the rules and regulations of this clan, and the author has her work cut out for her shedding light on how they all got to this strange place. The breezy tale told in Chapter 2 doesn't begin to cover it.

Meanwhile, we're all just waiting to see how this volatile situation explodes -- um, I mean develops. And hopefully alongside the drama there will be insight into the meaning of family and relationships, that could move this story from mere prurient interest to lasting value. The writing style, while natural and clear, is not particularly interesting, and my sense is that the main attraction here is simply the story, not its literary merit.

the writing in and of itself is fairly good... i find the topic interesting. but...

after reading the excerpt, not sure that the story has a fullness to be conveyed. At times, the reading feels a tad redundant or unnecessary; the story seems - to lack purposefulness in how TRUTH is revealed. i'm sure the background elements that are shared in the excerpt feed into the overall plot, but .. the way that its presented, i am completely not interested in why or how.

also, the writer's own voice seems to come off to me as ... timid ... scared. perhaps i am misunderstanding what i've read and this is an element of the main character raina.

Would not read the full book.

The unusual topic of this book drew me in. Even in just a few short pages, the author has created a character with depth. Although I have absolutely nothing in common with Raina, I feel like I can identify with her, and I care about what happens to her. Hoping I get the chance to purchase this book on amazon.com one day and read the rest!