Save Me...
"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, RT Book Reviews, 2009
Becoming Maren...
"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 , October 2003
"... Fine eloquently dramatizes the difficult transition from child to adult made
more challenging by death and unfamiliar surroundings."
Booklist, Patty Engelmann, December 15, 2003
"An excellent coming-of-age book..."
redondowriter.typepad.com, December 2003
"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, January 2004
"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, February 2004
Katrina...
"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, November 2001
"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, September/October 2001
"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, RT Book Reviews, 2009
Becoming Maren...
"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 , October 2003
"... Fine eloquently dramatizes the difficult transition from child to adult made
more challenging by death and unfamiliar surroundings."
Booklist, Patty Engelmann, December 15, 2003
"An excellent coming-of-age book..."
redondowriter.typepad.com, December 2003
"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, January 2004
"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, February 2004
Katrina...
"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, November 2001
"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, September/October 2001
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