“Well presented and completely engaging”

I love strong characters and am so glad Jo and Snow show such signs of strength.

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IAmIndeed

I am, Indeed gave Bend Me, Shape Mea 4-star review and had some great things to say, particularly about Snow and Jo as characters.

Snow’s “determination to protect her brother and survive against horrific odds is a testament to her strength.”

“Jo is pretty amazing and the careful nurturing of the budding relationship that she is building with Snow is well-defined and presented with a solidity that feels both possible and realistic.

I hope you will click through to read the whole review, but here is another little taste of the a 4-starry goodness:

There must be something in the air or some odd convergence of planets: I’ve had a group of books that I have read lately that, at least tangentially, deal with characters that are “less than” in society’s eyes. Bend Me, Shape Me is no different. Debra Borys deals with the issue of underground teenaged runaways…

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“Realistically portrayed while still being suspenseful”

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The review for Bend Me, Shape Me is not yet posted at IndieHeart Reviews, but I did receive an email today from their reviewer that got my work week off to a great start.  With inspiration like this, how can I not dig deep into the third Street Stories suspense novel?

I finished “Bend Me, Shape Me” on Friday, and I hope to have a review written by next week. I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed the book. I spent 10 years as a Family therapist specializing primarily with violent teens (and juvenile sexual offenders) in both Phoenix and my current rural Ohio location, and I was so pleased to see your characters so realistically portrayed while still being a suspenseful novel with an interesting storyline.

As you might guess from that, my review will be on the good side!

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