Reviewer: BluewindFarm Signed
Date: 10 Feb 2013 08:04 pm Title: Chapter 1

Wow, and I thought Stone Roses with Eli Prowse was harrowing…

Was their desire to have their own ‘Ponderosa’ worth it?  Maybe the moral learned is one should be thankful for what they have and work hard to prosper, but envy… just goes to prove it is a deadly sin.

Marvelously wicked, thanks Krystyna!

Author’s Response: Thank you so much, Deanne. This story was written a little before Stone Roses so perhaps Eli was not so evil after all l.o.l You’re so right to envy anothers belongings, to covet to such a degree what is not one’s own leads to so many deaths…death of conscience, empathy, trust, and honour until the inevitiable has to happen, as it did. Many thanks… I love your concluding thought on the story.Krystyna

 

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Reviewer: frasrgrl Anonymous
Date: 29 Dec 2011 12:10 am Title: Chapter 1

Great story. It was good to see Joe bring to town together and fight evil. Too bad about Georgie.

Author’s Response: Thank you so much, frasrgrl,yes, Georgina was a sad sweet girl, but her life would have been very tragic as an m.s sufferer in those days. I’m very pleased you enjoyed it,frasgrl. Thank you. Krystyna

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Reviewer: Puchi Ann Signed
Date: 27 Dec 2011 05:55 pm Title: Chapter 1

Very suspenseful.  It grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go.  It is a tribute to your original characters that I was saddened by what happened to some of them.

 

Author’s Response: Puchi Ann, I am very touched by your review on this story and thank you so much for taking time out to read it and leave comments on it. Thank you so much indeed. Krystyna

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Reviewer: jfclover Signed
Date: 24 Dec 2011 08:18 am Title: Chapter 1

Hi Krystyna – I read this story a long time ago, but it was well worth a second read. I’m reading a series of books at the moment and the main character is Gideon Kent.  I had to do a double take when he appeared in this story too!!  This was an excellent story and fun to reread!

Author’s Response: Well, how odd is that … although I had an odd experience while posting this story here as a chap phoned re. cold canvassing somethng and his name was Gabriel O’Connor, so I did a bit of double take of my own there as well. Really glad you enjoyed reading it both times and thank you so much for the review, very much so. Krystyna

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Reviewer: freyakendra Signed
Date: 24 Dec 2011 07:01 am Title: Chapter 1

An amazingly phenomenal story! So rich in detail exposed little by little like jigsaw puzzle pieces we need to pull together right along with Joe and the rest of them. Expertly plotted, with wonderfully unexpected twists. Joe had courage and strength of character, along with a wisdom we don’t see often enough in stories. He did exactly what he needed to do, and he did it so well there’s no doubt his family would be proud of him! Your original characters provided excellent depth and motivation. All in all, this is a masterpiece, one I will “favorite” and read again! I would love to see his family in the end, but I’ve been filling in that scene in my head already!;)

Author’s Response: Thank you Freyakendra, this was a quite wonderful review and one I shall treasure. I wrote this story strictly for Joe-fans (although I sneaked Adam in here and there you’ll have noticed). Therefore I thought it best to keep the family well out of the story even at the end because the triumph was all his, he was truly vindicated at the end. Love the comments, and feel very happy that you liked it so much, thank you again. Krystyna

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Reviewer: Cheaux Signed
Date: 22 Dec 2011 06:28 pm Title: Chapter 1

Excellent story, Krystynaw.  Worthy of an episode or a TV movie!.   The addition of the time to the date at each chapter really accentuated the tension because the reader could subliminally sense the countdown to a catastrophe.  You’re original characters were well drawn and each clue was delivered subtly without undue foreshadowing.  I liked that your female characters were strong women–even Georgina in her own right possessed a strength she didn’t know she had.

Author’s Response: Cheaux : I am so pleased that you noticed the date and time preceding each chapter, no one had mentioned it before and I thought it had gone over readers heads, too subtle perhaps. Thank you so much for that, as it was important to the story. Yes, Georgina had an inner strength, didn’t she, love kept her blind to things but once the scales were lifted love propelled her to do what was right, to try anyway. Thank you so much. Krystyna