A Good Home

The Review That Left My Husband Speechless

Because saying “thank you” never goes out of style.
Thank you, Colin and Justin!

Cynthia Reyes

If you look at the back of almost any book these days, you’ll see glowing recommendations from big name authors or other celebrities.  You know: a fancy version of “This book is the best thing since sliced bread!”

 Writing ‘book blurbs’ has become such a going concern that some well-known authors make a good chunk of change off it.

 But when my manuscript was complete, I wasn’t looking for big name celebrities to lend their names. I wanted people who genuinely “got” my book. And I wanted individuals whose own writing reflects a passion for the thing we call “home”.

I asked only a few people and was very lucky: they all said yes. You’ll see their kind comments on the back cover of A Good Home.

Book back coverOne response stood out. It wasn’t just a sentence: it was a whole review. To have two strangers agree to read the…

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11 thoughts on “The Review That Left My Husband Speechless”

  1. Big name reviews usually don’t tell the reader much of anything, and they all sound the same. Sorry big name authors! But this – it informative and true!

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