My website has changed a great deal since the early days of my writing career. From stumbling through a webs.com site in 2010 to nervously wandering into the world of domains and 'real' websites a few years ago, I experienced a learning curve and continue to educate as much as possible in this area.
In the shuffle between websites, I lost one of my favorite pages. It was titled 'Testimonials' and contained various reviews for my first books, contributed by my original readers. It meant a lot because it was early in my writing career, and it showed support for what I was doing.
So today, I was really excited to find some of these old reviews for my first two books and would like to share them with you!
Starlily - "First there was a match, then
there was a spark, and now there's Fire!" Fire chronicles the rise,
triumphs, and heartbreaks of a band in the '90s. Mima clearly has put a lot of
research, effort, and heart into her first novel. She takes an honest and
unflinching look at the music industry and the ups and downs of the decade.
Tarah's story drew me in and I finished it in a half a weekend. Can't wait for A
Spark Before the Fire!
Joe - 'From the front to the back cover Fire is a
book that cannot be put down. The gripping action goes from page to page with a
climactic ending. This novel showcases the rise and tribulations of bands in
the 90 s music scene, which the author catches very realistically in the
characters, which are portrayed in this novel. Mima has done an amazing job on
this book and I can’t wait for Spark Before the Fire.'
Maxine - 'What a great read. If you haven't read a
book in a while, grab Fire and find a quiet corner. You can feel yourself
becoming involved in every aspect of this story. You get to know every
character, and can really visualize every scene. I cannot wait for Spark Before
the Fire!! Great job Mima. Looking forward to many more books from you!!'
Jamie - 'When I read 'Fire', I couldn't put it down!
The characters were so real and beautifully described, you felt yourself
cheering them on when something great was happening, and worried and anxious
when they were faced with challenges and difficult life decisions. Mima has
beautifully crafted this wonderful piece of literature, greatly detailing the
time, the culture and sub-culture of the 90s, and the unforgiving music scene. I
am anxiously awaiting Mima's next installment to read more about the 'Fire'
characters!'
Evelyn - 'When I read Fire I couldn't put it down. I
sat and read it from cover to cover. Then I told lots of my friends about it
and they bought the book and told me the same thing. It was happy, sad, exciting, and the edge of your seat reading. I can't wait for the next book to come out. I am
looking forward to reading it and I know it will be just as good or better than
the first'
Linda - 'Congratulations on a great story. I very
much enjoyed the storyline. Just so different from anything that I have read. Looking
forward to the sequel.'
Nadine - 'Fire was so well written! The details were
there exactly when needed. I could imagine everything so vividly. The story was
intense and so interesting I had a hard time putting down the book. I read it
until my eyes got dry! When I was at the end, I just wanted to keep reading and
was hoping for another book to continue this one and now there is one. I read
the first chapter and can`t wait to read the rest. BTW the sensual scenes made
me hot!!! Thank you MIMA for the excellent entertainment and information
because this book was also very well documented.'
Lisa - 'This is a book everyone can relate to
because at some point in your life you must have seen or even done.. sex, drugs, and/or rock and roll. I could see either myself or my friends in the main
character Tarah on many occasions, I have known many guys who were like William
or Jimmy and Michael is a hateful character who I've known a few of as well. As
previously mentioned in one of the comments "Fire was so well written! The
details were there exactly when needed. I could imagine everything so
vivid." I can't wait to read about Jimmy's life and I would absolutely
love to see this made into a movie. Great job Mima and congratulations on a
super awesome book!! Keep them coming and I will keep reading!'
Sherry - 'Just finished reading A Spark Before The
Fire. Absolutely loved the book. Could not put it down, I loved reading about
the life of Jimmy, I could defiantly picture this as a movie just like Fire. I
would love to read another book on what happened after Fire. Do you think you
would continue with this story? I look forward to your next book. All the best!'
Joseph - 'KUDOS TO MIMA. ANOTHER AMAZING READ.THE
PREQUEL TO FIRE PORTRAYS A GRIPPING REALITY OF NOT JUST LIFE ISSUES BUT THE UPS,
DOWNS, AND TRIBULATIONS OF TRAGEDY TO FOLLOW A DREAM TO ITS FULLEST. THE DIALOGUE
BETWEEN CHARACTERS DRAWS YOU INTO EVERY PAGE AND MAKES YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ON
TILL THE END. CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER WRITING SUCCESS. TO EVERYONE I RECOMMEND
YOU READ FIRE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED'
Maxine - 'If you've never taken a day off work to
complete reading a book, then you've never read Spark Before the Fire!! I have
not found myself engrossed so deeply in a book since the release of Fire. My
world disappears, and Jimmy's springs before me. Not one detail is left out,
yet a lot of "didn't see that coming" surprise moments spring up. A
must-read for everyone. Kudos to Mima. Yet again, you have caught and kept my
focus on your words. Keep up the great work'
Jean - 'I have just finished reading A Spark Before
the Fire, another excellent book by Mima. Like her first book, Fire, each
chapter brings a surprise, you never know what to expect with each chapter. She
tells the story of a young boy, who suffers a traumatic experience as a child
and it haunts him through his teen years. It affects his lifestyle for many
years. It shows how one person's actions can affect the lives of so many innocent
people. Mima deals with the issues very well, making people see that bad times
can be worked through and good things can happen to people who never give up.
Reach for your dreams you can make them come true, that is what she shows in
this novel. Looking forward to reading many more books by Mima. If you haven’t
read Fire or a spark before the fire, then you don’t know what you're missing. '
Canadian
author Mima is known for her complicated and diverse characters, a dark style, and for never shying away from controversial topics. To request an interview or
if you are interested in doing a book review, please send requests here
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