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1. “Things have been extremely difficult around here…. The adventures of the Mendez family provided a wonderful distraction. And the ending filled me with hope, for some inexplicable reason. I love the warmth and togetherness of the family.”
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1. “Things have been extremely difficult around here…. The adventures of the Mendez family provided a wonderful distraction. And the ending filled me with hope, for some inexplicable reason. I love the warmth and togetherness of the family.”
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Here are a baker's dozen comments from readers and reviewers of one or another of the six Distant Cousin books to date: the stories of the human extraterrestrial Ana Darcy and her family. Not only have many people have found them refreshing and uplifting, more than a few have come to think of the characters as members of their own families!
2. “Toward the end of this novel I found myself thinking I
was reading about my good friends and not some characters in a novel. I'm
hoping there is a 5th in the series, I'd like to know that my friends are OK.
This is a fun and exciting series to read.”
3. “We've watched Ana come to Earth, cause some trouble, get
into some trouble, settle down, get married, get into more trouble, have two
wonderful kids, etc., etc. I've really enjoyed watching the characters grow and
become part of my family.”
4. “It's always a pleasure to read a book where the
character is so fleshed out that I feel I would know him/her if I met them on
the street. Not only would I know them, I'd have invited them to lunch so we
could chat!”
5. “The books flow so easily you feel like you are a part of
the family. You want to be a part of the family. However I am so sad that I
have read the last one. My mom loved them and has read them all 3 times
already. I will be taking them on my
vacation with me so I can read them all again.”
6. “I stayed up and read the last half of DC4, really
enjoyed it. I love her kids! and that cat. I want that cat but no way I could
sneak it in past my neighbors LOL.... My sister wanted me to let you know that
she has read DC1-DC4 in less than a week. She really enjoyed them and said if
you weren't already writing DC5 she'd hunt you down.... We both were getting a kick out of Darcy and
Matt.”
7. “I love Darcy. I can’t wait to see what happens next. It
is indeed a page turner, a cute and funny book with lots of laugh-out-loud
parts.”
8. “Awesome!!! I am 3/4 through this book and am literally
dragging my heels about finishing it. I ration myself. The story and characters
are just so captivating.”
9. “I have truly enjoyed Ana's adventures. It leaves me
wishing I could meet her. I love how you bring seemingly unrelated things
together so neatly.”
10. “I like stories that focus on the characters, and not
around a central plot. It makes the characters seem more real and it's easy to
become emotionally invested in their well-being. How can you not like a story
when you are actually worried about the characters?”
11. “I would recommend the book to any of you who like
science fiction with some romance and adventure thrown in. No little green
men/women will be involved, but there will be characters about whom you will
care a great deal.”
12. ”A couple of huge successes that are excellent movies
are E.T. and Close Encounters. These have a strength of character and plot that
pushes your intellect forward while engaging your heartstrings at the same
time. Distant Cousin does it, too.”
13. "I loved the storyline for Distant Cousin. I fell in love
with Ana Darcy."
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