A few professional book reviewers are also critiquing the novel, and their reviews will be posted as soon as we receive them.
Here are some of the comments we've received from Urbis.com members:
"Wow, Very good "The Back of My Mind" is very intriquing The 12 characters that you have interacting, including the crispy critter and his female accomplice, are well written. What Jesse is up to when he heads back to the frame of his home gets me wondering when the book will be out I noted that some of the characters are over 50. At least those in authority, the fire chief, fire marshall and the boss of Balmoral Insurance Agency. Trevor Samuel`s the gent telling the tale seems like a more laid back individual than is normally investigating a house fire but I really don`t know Brillant writing. Hope to see it on shelves soon..."
"Rather odd concepts in the first page, such as bolting along "with their jugs of fuel in hand" and the "crisp spring day" yet they are keeping their faces to the ground, so how would they be able to tell it was such a morning? Little practical factors like these can mar a work in a number of ways. They can cramp on its believability in a number of ways, by touching upon the description in such a way that it is rendered less descriptively satisfying. Then again, you juggle an impressive roster of characters in the story that keeps the description (however sparse and so on) from spilling over into very paired-down writing (that suffers as a consequence of these shortcomings). The dialogue is well rendered, as I believe we are dealing with the work of a published author here, so I give you full credit for the quality of this work. It is thoroughly enjoyable to read from start to finish and I would recommend keeping the action at the same level of enjoyment throughout so the reader also keeps their attention. It is odd that a published author would submit work to a writing website for tips when it is past the critique stage. Anyway best of luck,"
"I really enjoyed reading that. You gave great details for the plot. There was enough comic relief to keep it from getting to depressing. Good plot. I would love to read more."
