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Diane Rose Duffy

Autor/a de Take a Piece of My Heart

3 obres 13 Membres 3 Ressenyes

Obres de Diane Rose Duffy

Take a Piece of My Heart (2014) 8 exemplars
Blame Bogart (2015) 1 exemplars

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This is a story of Bogart the family dog told from his view. Being the only pet for the family changes during a trip to the nearby shelter when the family picks out Ginger the cat. Bogarts initial reaction “Put that smelly creature back in it’s cage and let’s go home!”

The story is fun and had me chuckling nearly the whole way through. Being an animal lover and seeing the view of the dog and his thoughts was great. The book also proved one other thing I’ve always thought, Cats are evil! They may look cute and cuddly, they may butter you up, rub against your leg but deep down they are just looking for ways to cause trouble. I have two cats I love and I still feel this way.

The author says at the end the book was co-written with her ten year old granddaughter and I think they did a great job together. It’s an easy read that most children should get through by themselves. I really liked the story and believe kids and adults will enjoy it as well.
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thenotoriousjed | Jan 3, 2016 |
I’d reviewed Diane Rose Duffy’s first book “Take a Piece of My Heart” which I’d won as a free download. I gave this book 5 STARS for the story of a young woman who had been infatuated with her first love enough to marry him, against her parent’s wishes. The love relationship she had envisioned turned into an abusive one no woman would ever want to be evolved with. To take her readers into this woman’s life Ms. Duffy wrote her book as a diary.

In Love Heals the Heart she has taken us into life of her characters and although she doesn’t go into any details, one of them must have already been shell-shocked from a previous relationship. Naturally this causes a mistrust which gets eroded by Gracie as Dylan’s heart warms up and softens as love blooms. I love this theme regarding the heart as it pertains to love, just as I did in her first book.

The juxtaposition of Trish’s character to that of Gracie added to my enjoyment of the book as did her relationship with Gracie’s brother Justin. The humor, drama and mystery of the storyline adds in rounding out the entire book itself; which is why I’m giving this book 5 STARS, and looking forwards of reading more of Ms. Duffy’s writing endeavors.
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MyPenNameOnly | Jun 20, 2015 |
I found “Take a Piece of My Heart” by Diane Rose Duffy to be an almost true story of what happens to a young girl like Kara, who’s too young to really understand the true meaning of love. Kara, against her parent’s wishes decides to run off with a guy her parents had forbidden her to see and gets married to him; which only could have happened because of her youthful innocence.

Before long she discovers the truth of what the adorable man she’d married is truly like, and the happy ever after she once thought she’d get is merely is now a nightmare no woman wants to be in.

Not only did the cad she married take a piece of her; he took quite a lot more from her. I believe her husband had taken almost everything from her, everything that is except for her will to survive and her determination to find solace somewhere far away from him.
This is a story any woman who’s in an abusive relationship and has been able to escape from can relate to. Once Kara leaves her husband she gets on a roller coaster of emotions like any another woman who has lived through the same ordeal.

While I usually find 50+ chapters a bit excessive for a novel of this length; however, Ms. Duffy skillful use this number of chapters to her first outing as an author, makes it like a diary of Kara’s existence with her husband, from when they first met, through her horrific life with him, her escape, to the journey in which she finds the happy ever after she has search so long for.

It’s too bad I can only give this book 5 STARS, as it deserves more.

Robin Leigh Morgan is the author of “I Kissed a Ghost,” a MG/YA Paranormal romance novel and a soon-to-be release book entitled “Micro Fiction – An Anthology”
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MyPenNameOnly | Nov 14, 2014 |

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Obres
3
Membres
13
Popularitat
#774,335
Valoració
5.0
Ressenyes
3
ISBN
3