© 2013 by Raymond Alexander Kukkee
**UPDATED NOVEMBER 2014 -- Updates AND Milestones!
**UPDATE MARCH 17/13 Nadine Sellers, blogger at Last Known Nest, writes A 5-Star review for The Fires of Waterland
** UPDATE MARCH 16/13 A new 5-Star Review for The Fires of Waterland has been received. Get the new, 2nd Edition at Rocking Horse Publishing, online at Amazon, or at fine bookstores everywhere.A book Review: The Fires of Waterland by Raymond Alexander Kukkee.
"Raymond Alexander Kukkee has broken into print, a mark of his talent and passion for fiction. In his novel, The Fires of Waterland, he has brought an entire range of universal concerns into full view. Honesty is served in doses of violent conditions in the boiling secrecy of buried poverty.Set in mid-century Canada, the suspenseful tale of family strife and cascading abuses reads as a serial film of great scope. Somewhere between memorable epics of the great depression and Dickensian classics, the story begins as charming details of the lush countryside “small plants domesticate undisciplined cracks in the delicate lacework of broken curbstones—mosses and meticulous ivies advance”, innocuous introductions of slow memories pouring from an old man's recollections of a seemingly simpler era.Then, the reader begins to suspect there is...." ( read more here )**
**5 Stars: "The Fires of Waterland is a book that kept my eyes glued to the pages and my heart in my throat--in a good way" ...C.B.
Reviews make a Difference
It never ceases to amaze how a few words can entice, lure, enable and establish the first impression a reader gets when considering a book. Simple words. " A good read". "Fantastic" "Brilliantly written". "Reads like..." "Reminiscent of". "We recommend". Are reviews valuable? If a reader is looking for guidance in selection, style, or confirmation of chosen, favourite genre, a review can certainly help. Do great reviews guarantee a good read? Common sense suggests that reviews are opinion. Hopefully, insightful, informed, and thoughtful opinion. A good review offers a birds-eye view of the novel for the reader without ever seeing the book. How valuable reviews ultimately become are determined by the readership. A dozen great reviews do not guarantee every book will be 'liked' by every reader. On the other hand, a few good reviews suggest a book is worth investigation. If the reader cannot find a review in sight, the book is a complete unknown. Are reviews valuable? It depends if they're good, or if they are fantastic. Ultimately it depends if you, the reader, place faith in experienced reviewers and their insight. Book reviews do make a difference. Thoughtful prospective readers will ultimately make up their own minds, --that is a given. No scribbler in the writing world can expect more. The Fires of Waterland has received great reviews. 5-Stars. I'm the author. I believe you'll agree with the reviewers. Here's how to find out. Read reviews for The Fires of Waterland--available in print and eBook formats at Rocking Horse Publishing, at Amazon online, or at fine bookstores everywhere. Get your copy of new, 2nd edition of The Fires of Waterland now. If you haven't read the reviews, why not? Reviews can and do make a difference.MILESTONE !
This was the 1st edition of The Fires of Waterland. The 1st edition is NO longer available except by special request directly from the author by email at: rkmywest@gmail.com
Things just keep getting hotter and hotter, don't they?
THIS is the 2nd Edition, Rocking Horse Publishing (2014) available both online at my new publisher, Rocking Horse Publishing and at Amazon in print, and eBook formats.
The Fires of Waterland by Raymond Alexander Kukkee (2nd Edition, Rocking Horse Publishing)
having read the reviews, i am chomping at the bit..my laptop is undergoing a revision process–deletion/addition of new programs to suit the growth of my own projects–so as soon as i am able, i will add my few cents to the five stars..i liked Jim’s complete book profile of Fireland..Amanda did a fine brief of your literary explosion into the new classics..
my sincere congratulations for your consistent success.
Thank you, Nadine, I can hardly wait for your review of The Fires of Waterland too, and yes, all of the reviewers have done positive, excellent reviews which are SO encouraging! I appreciate your dedication and congratulations, best of luck with that computer, technology is wonderful until it doesn’t work properly…”:) I hope your projects are going equally well! ~R
Thumbs up for the great reviews you are getting, Mr Kukkee. You do deserve the best given the great work you produce. I think the review do help books sell as people want to know what real people think of the text rather than reading what a magazine or newspaper writer feels. Wishing FOW much success!
Why thank you, Christyb! Kind comments are always appreciated! Thanks again! “:)