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'Engrossing start - I liked the strong characters, the well paced narrative and the clear sense of structure in your
writing. It has a well-honed quality and really feels like the start of a carefully thought out (and complete) novel. '
'A great tale - Malachy Flynn is a well-written character and I
can’t wait to see what happens to him. All of the characters are realistic and well drawn.'
'I
liked - the intercutting of the two stories. I liked the contrast of the different landscapes, I liked
the peaks of tension.'
'I liked - the ideas in this book, the
struggle for survival by people who are at the bottom of the pile. I think the author has done some homework on the settings
with good detail about the run-down places her characters inhabit.'
'I enjoyed this.
It's well written, with interesting, distinctive characters, credible dialogue and a nice balance of narration with
it, and a good set-up to carry the story. I thought you did the segues well, shifting from one character to another without
back-tracking too much or making the action jerky and confusing, as happens too often with multiple-POV stories. That takes
enviable skill.'
'It
has real atmosphere. The characters are drawn in an easy and slightly understated way that allows us to fill
in the gaps ourselves without objecting to the work. They do real things in a real sort of way.'
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