Euphoria

My reaction to the review can be found here:

http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/56527/euphoria-review-am-i-the-only-one-/

EUPHORIA: fast furious and disturbing read. Hooks are one thing but your start is beyond the norm. If only there were more to read. It wasn't till I had read and was starting to prepare this short comment that I caught sight of your books rating...no shock there to see you at number one. this is where I normally moan about not having the full book to read...will just watch the bookshop for it to come out!
backed
Raven Scott (Love is a colour too)

This is excellent, Lorri. Great intro, smooth read and intriguing world. All the earmarks of sitting at the top! Choice stuff here and well paced. Hope you get published, your book's deserving of it. Backed with admiration.

Andrew
Dark Disciple.

I wish I'd written this...(what deplorable cursings and lamentations it does cast upon my art, and what scorn its wonderment does pour upon my meek and humbled prose!!). This is an exceptionally fine story; gripping, exquisitely written and very original. Think I'll turn this lark in and get a paper round.

Jack Hughes
"Dawn of Shadows"

Chapter 1

What a nice simple first line. Love it.

I knew right away the character we were dealing with just by the naration. Like with him losing focus for just a second on stupid people waiting in the bar line. What a great intro. Really. You have pulled me in by four things:

1) The first sentence of the chapter (perfect, even more perfect rereading it after finishing the first chapter).
2) The visual of the girl running out of the bar and her in the street and especially when the girl backed away from the guy and she screamed. It was written so very simple but it was soooo powerful, visually and emotionally. I'm a visual person so I could see it clearly.
3) the sinister character you portray as a grim reaper-like man. Great character and naration. You don't overdo things.
4) Last sentence: 'It had begun'. I know this is a cliche but most writers don't use it properly. Here, it had content. Now I want to read more.

grim piece of urban fantasy

Lynne Ellison

The Green Bronze Mirror

It reads fine to me, Lorri. I recall reading it about a year ago and liked it then too. I see you've cut a bit from it, which really quickens the pace, adds a very nice feeling of urgency to the opener. Punctuation and stuff were all good, pace was great.

/...an approaching ambulance siren.../ [maybe] I say this only because, with one person injured, only one ambulance would be sent. Loved it. Great first chapter.

Gerry

The perfect first chapter. Now if I could only learn how to use all those nice features that let me remember what I've been reading and where I left off...

I liked your book. You write great dialogue.

This is very well written though not the genre I like to read. I will back it.

Lorraine,

I felt you had a great idea here, but the first chapter was all description. I'd balance it out with more dialogue and inner thoughts.

The editor’s desk, was it worth? Was your book reviewed by HarperCollins? Did you receive a book publishing offer, or have other publishing houses expressed and interest in you book? We have found the comments and suggestions from the other authors on Authonomy helpful in revising our book, but were just curious as to the benefits of landing at the top.
CC Brown
Dark Side

This first chapter is really gripping. I can see why you made it to the editor's desk. Best of luck.

My reaction to the review can be found here:

http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/56527/euphoria-review-am-i-the-only-one-/

Hi, Lorrie,
I'm putting Nightcrawler on my watchlist.
Gloria
Finnegan's Quest

Hi Lorrie,

I have had a message from MickR and have backed his book. He said you might review my book Exhuming the Past?

Would be very grateful if you could

Kindest regards
Frankie

Well, I guess Harper said it all. Congrats!

Suz :)

http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/56527/euphoria-review-am-i-the-only-one-/#AnchorPostId1400907

Very interesting read yet kept me hooked
Backed
Green H
through green's eyes

Dear Lorraine: Mick Ridgewell says you will look at my novel if I tell you I backed the "Nightcrawler." Having read (and backed) your superb "Euphoria," I believe you would like "The Doctor of Summitville," my love story about a young country doctor's problems in attempting to aid an abused girl. Could you take a look? Best of luck with your novel, Bill

Well, I love thrillers and this one is no different. A perfect summer read for sure. BACKED with pleasure!
Carrie
The Darkwood Tales: Demouri's Defeat

I've only read four chapters, and I'm backing on the basis of that - will come back to finish because you had me from the first page. You keep the reader wanting to go to the next chapter - your descriptions are clear, the action never drags. This is usually not my type of book, but I can't wait to read more. It is a pleasure to back this book.
Patricia West Hays
The Witness Tree

YOW! It isn't like you need my backing, but I do have you on my watchlist and will come back to read more. t

I didn't have time to read a whole lot, but what I saw I liked. I think it gives a new face to stories of this type. I like the way Finn and Lysa are more than cardboard cutouts - they seem real even though the story is obviously fictional.

Great job,
Ian Kraft
(The Freel of Streel)

We were just skimming the site and ran across your book. Noticed the yellow star and decided to check it out. After the first chapter, we were hooked. We would buy this book. Hope you get published.
CC Brown

I was just skimming the site and ran across your book. Noticed the yellow star and decided to check it out. After the first chapter, we were hooked. We would buy this book. Hope you get published.
CC Brown

I was just skimming the site and ran across your book. Noticed the yellow star and decided to check it out. After the first chapter I was hooked. I would buy this book. Hope you get published.
CC Brown

My reaction to the review can be found here:

http://www.authonomy.com/Forum/posts_new.aspx?threadId=56527

I'm guessing that the star indicates that this book does not require backing but, even so, I really enjoyed the writing style and found this an easy and interesting read.

From someone who sometimes struggles to understand the reviews in car magazines, this was a refreshing and exciting find.

Considering that the author's profile photo is a cat, it might have been nice to have a key character in the book who was half-man / half-cat, but other than that oversight, the story is spot-on.

So, I've backed this book.

Best wishes and strokes,
Trevor McDingle

Dear Lorraine,

Thanks very much for backing "Call Home the Child." I hope the star under your cover pix is a good sign, as I admire your writing. If you're still active on the site, I hope you'll take a look at "The Doctor of Summitville." It's quite different from "Child" but I believe you'd like it. Just let me know if I could still support your book in any meaningful way.

Thanks again

Hi Lorraine

Loved your opening chapter, it was absolutely chilling, can`t wait to read more, backed.

Good luck
Cerys (Gabriel)

Lorraine,
This is gripping. Your story captivated my attention. It's such a pleasure to not stumble over punctuation errors or grammatical blunders, especially when the story itself is the star. I felt nauseous by the end of Ch 1 and experienced anxiety through the conversations in Ch 2, meaning there was a complete suspension of disbelief. Well done. I see why your book has the gold star beside it! Well deserved.
Lee Ann
Slightly Dented Halos

Lorraine,

You sent me a message about a month ago, and I'm playing catch-up. Have you on the WL and will put you on the shelf in a day or so. Sorry for the delay, thanks for your patience.

James - INTO THE DELTA

Congratulations for reaching the top of the pile! From what I've read it is well deserved. An absolutely unique story with clear depth and pace. Engaging and gripping with necessary humour. Really kept me glued. Obviously Shelved!
All the best.
- Milan
(Flicker)

Good to see your booked on the ed's desk.

Congratulations, Lorri! Well done. I look forward to a smashing review.

Lorriane,
Euphoria is a great concept, your writing pulls the reader in most effectively.
You have a gift of setting a scene and inhabiting the scene with believably disturbing characters.
on My WL will be backed
Njoy

Congratulations! And best of luck with the editorial board - I hope it leads to publication for you.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Wolfe (Memories of Glory)

Congratulations!!!

Congrats!
Mike Napier (VietMom)

Horrors!
A zoomer
Going Out In Style

Opening Chapters of this writing are certainly fast-paced and graphic in detailing the uglinesss of evil and the sickness of fear. Although not my choice of subject, I'd imagine it would be lapped up by horror readers. So I'd be fascinated to see how it does. Moya

Absolutely fabulous first chapter, grabbed my attention and held it, begs for me to read the rest! Should do very well!

This one deserves to be read on paper. Clever concept and even better execution. Backed without question!

Ryan
the Steel Town Secret

Congratulations!

WOW! Came with the intentions of reading one chapter, and read six. I couldn't stop. Only reason I did is exhaustion set in! Will definitely be back to read more. Upbeat, intriguing, and not a dull moment. Backed

Exceptionally well crafted. A successfully convoluted and believable plot, peopled with deftly drawn characters, your tale brings us into its world and won't let go. Thanks for the look-see. Good luck, but you don't need it.
SC
(Viene La Tormenta)

Not for me but surely a bestseller! Donatienne

A little supportive re-backing for our Numero Uno! Good luck! Your time has come! Straussy

Backed with pleasure! Tom Ryerson (Carnal Wreckage)

Congratulations for being in route to the editor's desk.

Misa Rush
Family Pieces

Opening chapter simply grabs you by the throat and squeezes until you have to give in and read more - shelved, most definitely!
Amerynthe
The Living and The Dead

EUPHORIA: fast furious and disturbing read. Hooks are one thing but your start is beyond the norm. If only there were more to read. It wasn't till I had read and was starting to prepare this short comment that I caught sight of your books rating...no shock there to see you at number one. this is where I normally moan about not having the full book to read...will just watch the bookshop for it to come out!
backed
Raven Scott (Love is a colour too)

Finn seems a really great character I could get to like him. Working under cover with some pretty ruthless gangsters, secretly shielding innocents at the airport, this guy worth a sequel. With the exception of the maggot farm joke I could find him intrigueing. Liverpool sounds like my own home town of Portsmouth, I live in an inner-city dumping ground for addicts and drug users. we have dawn raids by the police as an annual event, and a couple of weeks ago, a dead body was discovered on the landing on the eighteenth floor. I'm afraid this story to much like home for me, when I read I want eascapism. Your realism to real even down to the new drug out on the streets. Not something pushed by some phantom I'm relieved to say, cough mixture is the in thing in my town, dmx and its legal so get Finn on the case.