Africa Fine

"This story was a sad, yet inspiring one that reminds us all of the power we have to shape our future, no matter what kind of past we had..."

B. Nakia Garner, Romantic Times Book Reviews

"Fine presents a stimulating novel that snatches your attention from the start and leaves you wondering what will happen. Readers will enjoy her ability to make her words speak to the mind and the soul. Plus, the strong characters really make the story come alive."

Eleanor S. Shields

"Becoming Maren is a superb family relationship drama that hooks the audience from the moment Maren describes the reactions of friends to how her mom died. The story line is character driven so those readers who prefer action will need to go elsewhere. Readers who
value a deep come together tale will enjoy the struggles of Becoming Maren."
Harriet Klausner

"... Fine eloquently dramatizes the difficult transition from child to adult made more challenging by death and unfamiliar surroundings."
Booklist, Patty Engelmann

"An excellent coming-of-age book..."
redondowriter.typepad.com

"This book is a complicated tale that draws you in almost immediately.  The characters are well thought out; the plot is complex and engaging and deals with real issues faced by teens such as peer acceptance and racial identity.   In addition, there is more than a healthy dose of family drama and this drama made the book quite a page turner...I have a great respect for Africa Fine’s talents as an author and am anxious to read some of her other work."
Stacey Seay, RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

"The teen problems that are portrayed through Maren and Ellison give the story a realistic background.  The family problems that are typical of today’s society, make Maren and Ellison seem like real people, not characters from a novel.  The anger, hurt and lust of today’s teens give this novel a five star rating from this reviewer.  Africa Fine has created a fiction novel that reads like a biography. She makes Maren’s feelings jump from the page into the reader’s heart.  Ms. Fine’s characters come to life with her words.  She paints a picture of the lives of her
characters that gives the feeling of watching down on them from above. "
loveromances.com

"Africa Fine creates a convincing array of people, a mix of races where the basic humanity of all is more significant. This is a love story about the tensions between childhood dreams and coming-of-age reality. Definitely a new author
worth watching for."

Gerry Benninger, Romantic Times Magazine

"The emotional suspense is carried throughout the novel.  The reader will remain guessing until the end which man Katrina will choose. "

Donna Bolk, Affaire de Coeur Magazine